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Can workers’ comp rates keep falling if claims frequency levels off?
Can workers’ comp rates keep falling if claims frequency levels off?
Premiums have fallen for 18 straight quarters in a broker survey. As claims get costlier, AmTrust's Matthew Zender explains where agents still have room to influence renewals
Cranbury fraud leaves $8.7m hole that a $5m policy may not fill
The New Jersey township wired $26 million to criminals. Investigators froze two-thirds of it, and the rest now hinges on how its coverage is worded
Cranbury fraud leaves $8.7m hole that a $5m policy may not fill
Grade disputes reach the courts, adding to school districts’ ELL exposure
Two Palo Alto cases, one over report card comments and one over an AI-cheating flag, show how routine classroom decisions can end up on an educators legal policy
Grade disputes reach the courts, adding to school districts’ ELL exposure
American Integrity’s South Florida comeback: 233 policies to 8,003 in a year
The Florida insurer’s Q3 results show how quickly Tri-County is opening up for admitted homeowners carriers
American Integrity’s South Florida comeback: 233 policies to 8,003 in a year
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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
Orion180 grows premiums 72%, but reinsurers hold most of the risk
The E&S homeowners carrier’s Q3 results reveal how much of its growth model depends on annual reinsurance renewal
Excess and surplus casualty tightens as James River shrinks premium
When submission growth and written premium diverge, broker placement choices narrow
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Digital Transformation
Cowbell launches standalone AI agent liability policy for SMEs
The standalone coverage addresses scenarios that fall outside standard cyber and CGL policies as ISO exclusions spread
Is a Kalshi-style weather contract insurance? Look to insurable interest
Daniel Schwarcz explains when an event contract looks like a swap, when it looks like insurance, and why basis risk limits its use
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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
iA Financial posts record US individual insurance sales at $97m
The final expense segment keeps growing, and independent distribution is doing most of the work
iA Financial posts record US individual insurance sales at $97m
Inszone buys Pennsylvania trucking specialist in East Coast push
The acquisition adds hard-to-place commercial auto expertise to the Sacramento brokerage’s growing East Coast footprint
Inszone buys Pennsylvania trucking specialist in East Coast push
Orion180 grows premiums 72%, but reinsurers hold most of the risk
The E&S homeowners carrier’s Q3 results reveal how much of its growth model depends on annual reinsurance renewal
Orion180 grows premiums 72%, but reinsurers hold most of the risk
California judge alleges she was fired for ruling against insurer settlements
A lawsuit by California’s former chief administrative law judge puts the state’s rate approval process under scrutiny
California judge alleges she was fired for ruling against insurer settlements
Marsh acquires Wilshire in push to expand investment advisory reach
The $1.6 trillion AUA deal signals Marsh’s bid to integrate wealth management into its brokerage platform
Marsh acquires Wilshire in push to expand investment advisory reach
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