New York — YTD through August 2026
Source: ELANY · Last scraped September 22, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Market conditions: Growing YoY, but Softening vs LY
Premium grew +4.8% vs +18.6% over the same period last year — still growing, but the slowdown points to a softening market. (Jan–Jun 2026 vs prior years)
Biggest line
Primary Gl & Other Bi/Pd is New York's largest coverage category at $2.19B — 30% of the state's $7.4B in surplus lines premium.
Who's buying
Real Estate And Rental And Leasing ($2.03B) and Construction ($1.44B) are the biggest buyers of surplus lines coverage in New York — together 47% of premium across 22 industries.
Concentration
The top 5 insurance groups hold 30% of New York's market, led by Lloyds Of London at $1.09B.
Transaction volume
ELANY has recorded 401,710 transactions this period — about $18K in premium per transaction.
$7.35B
Premium
YTD through August 2026
401,710
Transactions
YTD through August 2026
$18,305
Avg Policy Size
vs $18,852 full year 2025 -2.9%
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Coverage Categories
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Top Insurers
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Insurance Groups
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