Strategy
Don’t Get Burned: A Smart Approach to Choosing an InsurTech Partner
Walking the expo floor at an InsurTech conference can feel overwhelming. With over 100 vendors touting AI-powered automation for underwriting, service or claims, it's ...
MGAs by the Numbers: Fronting Biz, Non-Affiliated MGAs Drive Growth
Direct premiums written by U.S. managing general agents jumped to over $114 billion in 2024, according to the latest installment of an annual research series on the MGA market. The report titled ...
How Decentralization Works at C&F
Crum & Forster CEO Marc Adee remembers what it was like in years past when he was leading divisions of a company then operating under a centralized model that forced him to fight for corporate ...
U.S. E&S Growth Slowed Again in ’24; Berkshire, AIG Top Premium Rankings
A recent analysis by S&P Global Market Intelligence reveals that the pace of growth in the U.S. excess and surplus lines market slowed to 13.4 percent in 2024, down from 14.5 percent a year ...
Selling the Right to Sue
Having already paid out billions of dollars in claims related to the Eaton fire, more than 100 insurers have filed lawsuits against Southern California Edison to recoup these costs, alleging the ...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Risk Strategies, One80 Parent for Nearly $10B
Brown & Brown Inc. said it has entered into an agreement to buy Accession Risk Management, the parent company of specialty brokerage firm Risk Strategies and wholesaler One80 ...
Long-Term Thinking and Scale Keys to Travelers Success: CEO Schnitzer
When an S&P Global Ratings executive asked the leader of Travelers how current challenges like tariff uncertainty, inflation and geopolitical risks influence the insurer's strategy, Alan ...
How To Transform Tedious Book Transfers Into Growth Opportunities
Acquiring a book of business has traditionally been viewed by carriers as a necessary evil, a complex, time-consuming, and often tedious undertaking. This process, whether driven by mergers, ...