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QueryLines MCP Server

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QueryLines is answering right now. Last checked 7 min ago. It exposes 40 tools.

Surplus lines market data, per query. U.S. E&S: premium, financials, litigation, catastrophe.

Uptime history 40 hours of history
40 hours agonow
100.0%
Uptime 24h
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40
Tools
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1403 ms
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Access
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Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 7 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add mcp --transport http https://api.querylines.com/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.querylines.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.mcp]
url = "https://api.querylines.com/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.querylines.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp": {
      "url": "https://api.querylines.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 40

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

cat
get_cat_counties
Per-county FEMA disaster-declaration detail for one hurricane event (declaration type/date, incident window, IA/PA/IH/HM program flags). Filter by `state`. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/cat/counties. Free discovery: /v1/cat/events, /v1/cat/sample.
get_cat_exposure
Hurricane exposure: the latest annual county-level surplus-lines premium for a state, annotated by which counties were federally declared for a given storm, with the declared-zone premium and its share of the statewide total. A current-book snapshot, NOT a pre-vs-post change. `state` defaults FL. $0.50 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/cat/exposure.
get_cat_impact
Hurricane premium impact: the change in county-level surplus-lines premium in a storm's federally-declared counties, the last full year BEFORE landfall vs the first full year AFTER, with the rest of the state as a control. The E&S-grows-after-a-storm signal, quantified. `state` defaults FL. $0.50 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/cat/impact.
get_cat_sample
Free sample of the hurricane/catastrophe dataset: recent events plus the latest FL-affecting hurricane's Florida exposure headline (declared counties and their share of statewide surplus-lines premium). Free.
list_cat_events
List U.S. hurricane catastrophe events (FEMA disaster declarations grouped into named storms, with NOAA landfall category/wind), most recent first. Filter by `state` (2-letter code), `year`, or `peril`. Free -- the discovery bait for /v1/cat/counties and /v1/cat/exposure.
carrier
get_carrier_financials
A carrier's statutory-statement financial dossier: identity (domicile, FEIN, parent, incorporation date) plus its full loaded fiscal-year series (assets, surplus, premium, IRIS distress ratios), from each carrier's NAIC annual-statement filing. Requires `insurer` or `naic`; add `year` to narrow to one fiscal year. $0.10 per query. Free discovery: /v1/financials/sample.
get_carrier_profile
One carrier's multi-year trajectory (rank, dpw, market_share, YoY) for a single line and scope (a jurisdiction or countrywide), plus group member companies for group codes. DELIBERATE single-scope limit: use compare_carrier_states for a cross-state comparison. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/carriers/profile.
get_carrier_solvency
Is a carrier in trouble? Look up a company's receivership/liquidation record plus its enforcement actions (fines, license suspensions/revocations) across the covered states in one dossier, or list receivership estates by status. Add `state` to narrow. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/solvency. Free discovery: /v1/solvency/sample.
list_carrier_lines
List the NAIC annual-statement line-of-business taxonomy (line_no, line_code, name, category, from_year, comparability_note) used by the carriers (NAIC Market Share Report) dataset, plus which data years are loaded. Free.
citizens
get_citizens_depopulation
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Florida) depopulation (takeout) activity: annual totals by policy type, or company-level detail for years with published detail (2017, 2018, 2021+). $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/citizens/depopulation.
get_citizens_pif
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Florida) monthly policies-in-force by product line, optionally broken out by coverage (wind/ex_wind), region (tri_county/remainder), or filtered to a single county. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/citizens/pif.
get_citizens_sample
Free sample of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Florida) dataset: statewide all-lines policies-in-force, latest 13 months, plus the latest year's depopulation (takeout) totals. Free.
financials
get_financials_distress
The IRIS distress screen: carriers whose NAIC annual-statement filing reports a published, NON-ZERO count of IRIS ratios outside the usual range for a fiscal year (NULL/unpublished years are excluded, never read as zero). Filter by `year`; a carrier can appear more than once across years. $0.10 per query. Free discovery: /v1/financials/sample.
get_financials_reinsurers
A carrier's reinsurer panel from its NAIC annual-statement filing (the 'Reinsurers (Top 5)' schedule): reinsurer name, class, authorization status, gross recovery, and amounts over 120 days overdue. Requires `insurer` or `naic`. $0.10 per query. Free discovery: /v1/financials/sample.
get_financials_sample
Free sample of the insurer financial-cards dataset: a handful of carriers' latest-fiscal-year headline figures (assets, surplus, gross premium, combined/losses-incurred ratios, IRIS distress count) plus a distress-screen headline. Free -- the discovery bait for /v1/financials, /v1/financials/reinsurers, and /v1/financials/distress.
hazard
get_hazard
County natural-hazard risk scores for a state and peril (FEMA National Risk Index): Expected Annual Loss ($), EAL/Risk scores (0-100) and ratings, ranked by loss. `peril` is composite (default) or one of 18 hazards (wildfire, coastal_flood, hurricane, earthquake, ...). $0.10 per query. Free discovery: /v1/hazard/sample.
get_hazard_premium
Premium overlay: a state's latest annual county-level surplus-lines premium alongside each county's FEMA hazard Expected Annual Loss for a peril, ranked by loss -- which counties carry the risk, and the E&S premium riding on it. `state` defaults FL (the only state with county premium today). $0.50 per query.
get_hazard_sample
Free sample of the natural-hazard risk dataset (FEMA National Risk Index): Florida's highest-risk counties (composite) plus the surplus-lines premium-overlay headline, and the perils/states available. Free.
rate
get_rate_activity
The rate-activity index: admitted-market SERFF rate filings aggregated by state x coverage line x period (month/quarter/year) -- filing_count, avg_rate_change_pct, share_increasing/share_decreasing, max_increase. Compare states with `states=TX,MS`. Admitted-market rate activity is a leading indicator of surplus-lines (E&S) growth; this is the differentiator endpoint. $0.10 per query. Free discovery: /v1/rates/sample.
get_rate_filings
Browse or filter admitted-market SERFF rate filings (Texas TDI open data, Mississippi MID bulletins, California CDI rate-filing approvals, and Washington OIC annual reports): filter by `state` (CA|MS|TX|WA), `line` (coverage category or TOI name substring), `insurer` (name substring), `min_change` (rate_change_pct >= this), or `from`/`to` (received_date, YYYY-MM). Admitted-market rate activity is a leading indicator of surplus-lines (E&S) growth. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/rates. Free discovery: /v1/rates/sample.
get_rate_filings_sample
Free sample of the SERFF admitted-market rate-filings dataset: per-state (CA, MS, TX, WA) filing counts and date range, plus a few of the largest recent rate increases. Admitted-market rate activity is a leading indicator of surplus-lines (E&S) growth. Free -- the discovery bait for /v1/rates and /v1/rates/activity.
compare
compare_carrier_states
One carrier's footprint across states for a line and year: per-state rank/dpw/market_share/YoY, plus the countrywide reference row. $0.50 per query -- the cross-state differentiator, mirrors compare_states. Mirrors GET /v1/carriers/footprint.
compare_states
Compare premium/policy count series across multiple states side-by-side. $0.50 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/compare.
eligibility
check_eligibility
Look up NAIC IID (Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers) surplus-lines eligibility -- nationwide under NRRA -- for an insurer by name or alien ID, or list the current roster with recent additions/removals. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/eligibility.
get_eligibility_sample
Free sample of the NAIC IID (Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers) eligibility roster: a few alien companies and Lloyd's syndicates, plus the latest edition's additions/removals. Free.
litigation
get_litigation_metrics
Florida homeowners property-insurance litigation metrics by year: Florida's share of the nation's homeowners' claims and lawsuits opened (the admitted-market litigation leading indicator that pushes risk into E&S), plus defense cost & containment expense figures. Optional `from`/`to` year window. $0.10 per query. Free discovery: /v1/litigation/sample.
get_litigation_sample
Free sample of the Florida property-insurance litigation dataset: the headline ratio (Florida's share of the nation's homeowners' claims vs. lawsuits) and the latest three years. Free -- the discovery bait for /v1/litigation.
premium
get_premium
Time series of E&S/surplus lines premium and policy counts for a state, optionally by coverage line, date range, and granularity. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/premium.
get_premium_sample
Free sample of the premium data: statewide all-lines premium and policy-count series for a state, latest 13 periods, at whatever granularity that state publishes (month for FL/TX/CA, half for IL, year for NY/WA). Annual states whose history runs longer than the sample window also return a `history` object with first-to-latest premium and growth multiple across the full series. Line/county/insurer detail, full history, and cross-state comparison are paid tools.
syndicate
get_syndicate
How is a Lloyd's of London syndicate performing? Look up a syndicate's capacity and Lloyd's estimated result forecast (worst/best case % on capacity, by year of account) plus its US surplus-lines eligibility, or browse syndicates by managing agent. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/syndicates. Free discovery: /v1/syndicates/sample.
get_syndicate_sample
Free sample of the Lloyd's of London syndicate-results dataset: how many syndicates are covered, the forecast year-of-account range, and a few example syndicate dossiers (capacity + estimated result forecast). Free -- the discovery bait for /v1/syndicates.
top
get_top_carriers
Top carriers (NAIC group codes and standalone companies, ranked together per the report's own methodology) by direct premiums written for a jurisdiction (or countrywide) and line of business, with year-over-year change and CR4/CR10 concentration. `line` accepts a category to fan out into multiple line blocks. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/carriers.
get_top_insurers
Top insurers by E&S/surplus lines premium for a state and period (month, half-year, or year), each with the carrier's latest-year combined and losses-incurred ratio joined by NAIC code (premium AND loss ratios in one call). $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/insurers.
carriers
get_carriers_sample
Free sample of the carrier market-share dataset (NAIC Market Share Report, P/C): Florida's top 5 carriers for total-all-lines, latest data year, with the STATE TOTAL/all_other rows and CR4/CR10 concentration. Free.
coverage
get_coverage
Report which states, date ranges, and granularities (month/quarter/half/year) have data available. Free.
enforcement
list_enforcement_actions
The multi-state insurer enforcement ledger: fines and license suspensions/revocations/denials from state regulators (FL OIR, Texas TDI, New York DFS, California CDI, Washington OIC), plus Florida's examinations and investigations roster. Filter by `insurer`, `state`, `action_type`, or `year`. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/enforcement. Free discovery: /v1/solvency/sample.
lines
list_lines
List the coverage line taxonomy (source codes, names, normalized categories) available for a state. Free.
rates
get_rates_vs_premium
The leading-indicator join: E&S/surplus-lines premium (plus YoY growth) aligned period-by-period against admitted-market SERFF rate-filing activity (filing_count, avg_rate_change_pct, share_increasing, max_increase) on the shared coverage category. `lag` shifts the rate series back N periods so you can test the leading-indicator relationship yourself (lag=1, granularity=year pairs premium with the prior year's rate activity). TX only (the state with both a rich rate history and E&S premium by line); category join is annual, line=all is also monthly/quarterly. Two aligned data families, not a prediction. $0.50 per query. Free discovery: /v1/rates/sample, /v1/premium/sample.
solvency
get_solvency_sample
Free sample of the multi-state carrier-distress dataset: headline counts plus a few recent liquidations and recent enforcement fines. Free -- the discovery bait for /v1/solvency and /v1/enforcement.
summary
get_summary
Year-over-year premium and policy count summary for a state and year. $0.10 per query. Mirrors GET /v1/premium/summary.

Endpoints

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https://api.querylines.com/mcp streamable-http answering 1332 ms 7 min ago

QueryLines — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can QueryLines do?
It exposes 40 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: check_eligibility, compare_carrier_states, compare_states, get_carrier_financials, get_carrier_profile, get_carrier_solvency and 34 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
What is QueryLines mostly used for?
Its tools cluster around cat, carrier and financials. That is what this server is built to work with — the grouping comes from the actual tool names, not from a category we assigned.
Is QueryLines working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 91 of 91 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 1403 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
How do I connect QueryLines?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does QueryLines need an API key?
No. QueryLines completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 40 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is QueryLines?
It answers our handshake in 1403 ms on average, which is faster than 2% of all working MCP servers we measure. That is on the slow side — worth knowing if the tool sits inside an interactive loop. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.