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Florida Learjet crash kills nine as aviation liability questions emerge
Florida Learjet crash kills nine as aviation liability questions emerge
Investigators probe the fatal descent as the crash highlights passenger and ground-level exposures
AI agents are moving faster than human oversight – and insurers are taking notice
Lockton warns autonomous transactions could prompt different underwriting and pricing as human safeguards lose their effectiveness
AI agents are moving faster than human oversight – and insurers are taking notice
AI’s building boom exposes a cargo insurance blind spot
Marsh’s Herman Brito explains why brokers need to address delay exposures before construction begins
AI’s building boom exposes a cargo insurance blind spot
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Spotlight
‘Ignorance is not bliss’ ‘Ignorance is not bliss’
As our lives get more connected, we need to be better protected – and that begins with having the best personal cyber coverage
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Monthly Features
“You can’t really separate them”: The case for keeping AI-powered attacks within cyber “You can’t really separate them”: The case for keeping AI-powered attacks within cyber
HSB’s cyber practice head explains the coverage challenge as attackers' capabilities expand
Cyber’s soft market is masking a coverage squeeze Cyber’s soft market is masking a coverage squeeze
Lower premiums and abundant capacity may be obscuring exclusions and sublimits for businesses dependent on external technology
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E&S
EPIC hits $1.4bn as specialty focus and New York move reshape the broker
A series of specialty acquisitions and a New York headquarters move signal that EPIC is positioning for a different tier of carrier relationships and client complexity
ACIC locks in AmRisc deal and readies E&S carrier amid Florida rate falls
The Florida commercial property specialist posted its first premium growth in over a year, and it came from E&S, not its admitted book
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Digital Transformation
The broker is not going anywhere. But what the broker does is changing
Independent agents wrote 87.7% of US commercial lines premiums last year. The channel is not in decline. The question is whether individual brokers are building the capabilities to justify that position over the next decade
Cat losses topped $100 billion six years running. Who checks the models?
Carriers and brokers still lean on third parties to explain what catastrophe models say - and the bill is rising
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IB Talk
Hidden risks in green energy: Insurance gaps in solar, batteries, and beyond
Renewables may be cleaner, but their end-of-life risks are creating new liabilities and coverage gaps.
Hidden risks in green energy: Insurance gaps in solar, batteries, and beyond
How brokers can ride the next wave of MGA growth
Agility, tech, and niche expertise will be differentiators, says TMPAA head
How brokers can ride the next wave of MGA growth
Beyond insurance: Rethinking risk for high net worth families
In 2026, protection for affluent families is less about buying more coverage and more about building resilience
Beyond insurance: Rethinking risk for high net worth families
Championing women in construction risk
Behind the Marsh program aiming to redefine leadership and equity in a traditionally male-dominated sector
Championing women in construction risk
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Speciality News
Weather risk assessment has become a capital allocation requirement
Knowing your weather hazards is not enough. Extreme weather exposure is now a capital question
Weather risk assessment has become a capital allocation requirement
Insurance Business analysis finds private auto is now the most concentrated major line in US P&C
By Dauphin Oler
Nov 02, 2026
Motor & Fleet
For agents in the tightest states, that means fewer carriers to place with and more exposure to any one insurer's change of heart
Insurance Business analysis finds private auto is now the most concentrated major line in US P&C
US tort costs hit $580bn as casualty market feels the strain
A new Triple-I and ILR report finds US tort costs growing at twice the pace of the economy, with commercial lines hit hardest
US tort costs hit $580bn as casualty market feels the strain
Impersonation fraud surge exposes gaps in standard cyber cover
Nearly 60% of Allstate’s 2026 scam cases involved impersonation, and the payment methods are where most policies fall short
Impersonation fraud surge exposes gaps in standard cyber cover
EPIC hits $1.4bn as specialty focus and New York move reshape the broker
A series of specialty acquisitions and a New York headquarters move signal that EPIC is positioning for a different tier of carrier relationships and client complexity
EPIC hits $1.4bn as specialty focus and New York move reshape the broker
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