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AIG tops profit forecasts even as storms take a bite out of underwriting
AIG tops profit forecasts even as storms take a bite out of underwriting
Investment income and broad premium growth have pushed the insurer past Wall Street’s expectations, but catastrophe have hit its US commercial book
As Kim leads commissioner race, California brokers warn of uncertainty over insurers’ return
Broker association urges the next commissioner to preserve market reforms as insurers’ existing policy positions highlight concerns about public catastrophe pools
As Kim leads commissioner race, California brokers warn of uncertainty over insurers’ return
Mercury expands California homeowners 10% as 2025 wildfire costs linger
Palisades and Eaton fires generated reserve development for the third consecutive quarter as the carrier expands its exposure
Mercury expands California homeowners 10% as 2025 wildfire costs linger
UFG’s fastest-growing line is also its most troubled in Q3
Workers’ comp loss ratio hits 79% as UFG grows the line into a softening market - a signal worth watching
UFG’s fastest-growing line is also its most troubled in Q3
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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
Bowhead Q3 premiums rise 10.8% ahead of buyout
Adjusted earnings rose 16% and digital premiums more than doubled as Bowhead waits for its $1.2 billion American Family sale to close
Why transportation’s insurance squeeze is becoming a tale of two fleets
RPS's Mark Gallagher explains how financial strain and safety practices are widening the gap in insurers’ appetite
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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
Hagerty raises 2026 profit outlook as policies in force climb 18%
Record member growth lifts guidance, even as reported revenue falls 7.1%
Hagerty raises 2026 profit outlook as policies in force climb 18%
Oakbridge opens East Coast Florida base with Ormond Agency deal
The Top 50 broker gains a high-net-worth personal lines team in Ormond Beach as Florida’s property market shows early signs of stabilising
Oakbridge opens East Coast Florida base with Ormond Agency deal
Bowhead Q3 premiums rise 10.8% ahead of buyout
Adjusted earnings rose 16% and digital premiums more than doubled as Bowhead waits for its $1.2 billion American Family sale to close
Bowhead Q3 premiums rise 10.8% ahead of buyout
CVS weighs drugstore spin-off to break away from insurer Aetna, PBM
Aetna and Caremark would stay together under the reported plan, as lawmakers in both parties take aim at companies that own insurers, PBMs and pharmacies at once
CVS weighs drugstore spin-off to break away from insurer Aetna, PBM
Binance’s $6.3bn hack began with a fake job offer, and it had no cyber cover
The exchange’s incident report traces a five-month North Korean campaign that used fake recruiters and tampered developer tools
Binance’s $6.3bn hack began with a fake job offer, and it had no cyber cover
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