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Gallagher’s 5% organic growth looks modest - until you compare it with the competition
Gallagher’s 5% organic growth looks modest - until you compare it with the competition
With results now in from all five top brokerages, Gallagher is the only one that stayed purely focused on what it does
Credit insurance covers €9.58trn in trade as insolvencies rise
ICISA data shows insured trade volumes climbing even as coverage share of world commerce slips to 14%
Credit insurance covers €9.58trn in trade as insolvencies rise
Ryan Specialty grows revenue as property softening squeezes E&S returns
Casualty is carrying the E&S market as property rates keep falling, and Ryan Specialty’s numbers show exactly how
Ryan Specialty grows revenue as property softening squeezes E&S returns
Ukraine reserve charge cuts Hamilton’s underwriting profit as casualty reinsurance push grows
The NYSE-listed specialty insurer and reinsurer added $47 million to Ukraine-related reserves, lifting its combined ratio to 97.3%.
Ukraine reserve charge cuts Hamilton’s underwriting profit as casualty reinsurance push grows
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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
Ryan Specialty grows revenue as property softening squeezes E&S returns
Casualty is carrying the E&S market as property rates keep falling, and Ryan Specialty’s numbers show exactly how
Orion180 opens new Melbourne headquarters as first earnings date approaches
The E&S homeowners' carrier moves into a 40,000-square-foot corporate base less than two months after its Nasdaq listing
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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
Relation Insurance buys St. Louis life and long-term care planning firm Wright Insurance
The acquisition adds advanced life insurance, long-term care and business continuity planning to Relation's national platform
Relation Insurance buys St. Louis life and long-term care planning firm Wright Insurance
Settled the contractor, abandoned the owner: Scottsdale sues Evanston
One insurer settled its contractor out of a lawsuit. The property owner landed in default
Settled the contractor, abandoned the owner: Scottsdale sues Evanston
Three insurers sue COSCO over $647K in missing Acer laptops
A container of Acer laptops left Vietnam for Chicago. It's now a $647K question
Three insurers sue COSCO over $647K in missing Acer laptops
Intact unit hit with Miller Act suit after sub alleges total non-payment
The dredging is done. The invoices are in. The surety has not paid a cent
Intact unit hit with Miller Act suit after sub alleges total non-payment
Pentagon investigates freezer failures as French attacks expose coverage gaps
Suspected cyber attacks at US military stores put the gap between cyber and property coverage under scrutiny
Pentagon investigates freezer failures as French attacks expose coverage gaps
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