Specialty
We’re No Longer Pressured to Push for Rate ‘Across the Board,’ Berkley Says
W.R Berkley reported a "flattish" top line but nearly 15% growth in underwriting income for fourth-quarter 2025 this week. The chief executive also signaled a change in the level of rate increases ...
RLI Inks 30th Straight Full-Year Underwriting Profit
"It's too long to be considered a hot streak." That's how the chief executive officer of specialty insurer RLI delivered the news of his company's unbroken 30-year record of underwriting profits on ...
Update: Beazley Rejects Zurich Insurance’s £7.7 Billion Takeover Bid
Beazley Plc has rejected Zurich Insurance Group AG's £7.7 billion ($10.3 billion) takeover approach, the latest twist in the Swiss giant's attempt to acquire the UK specialty insurer. London-listed ...
Zurich Makes £7.7 Billion Bid for UK Cyber Insurer Beazley
Zurich Insurance Group AG has made an offer to buy Beazley Plc, valuing the UK-listed cyber insurer at about £7.67 billion ($10.3 billion). The Swiss insurer offered to buy London-based Beazley at ...
Justice Department Using Fraud Law to Target Companies on DEI, WSJ Reports
The Trump administration has launched investigations into the use of diversity initiatives in hiring and promotion at major U.S. companies, the Wall Street Journal ...
AI, Litigation Funding and Market Crosscurrents: What CM Readers Cared About in 2025
As 2025 unfolded, Carrier Management readers gravitated toward features that explored the intersection of technology, economics, and strategy. From artificial intelligence transforming underwriting ...
Concert Group Announces Ownership, Board Changes
Late last week, Concert Group Holdings, Inc. ("Concert"), announced that its shareholders have entered into an agreement for founding shareholder Freedom Underwriters LLC ("Freedom") to purchase all ...
New York Times Reporter Sues Google, xAI, OpenAI Over Chatbot Training
An investigative reporter best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos sued Elon Musk's xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta Platforms and ...
