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How Insurers Can Avoid Post-Merger Technology Failure
M&A transactions remain one of the most powerful levers for insurers seeking growth, diversification and operational scale.
Insurance carriers are operating in a period of structural volatility. Catastrophe events are more frequent and severe, customer expectations continue to rise, ... Commercial lines insurance is changing—not with loud announcements or flashy tech demos, but through quiet, meaningful shifts in how work gets done. For decades, subrogation has been treated as an afterthought. A file closed, a claim paid and only then, sometimes months later, would a ... Managing general agents account for over $100 billion in annual premium, or 10 percent of the total property/casualty market—and their share continues to grow. ...
Underwriter, Actuary Fears of AI Drop; Work Needed on Collaboration
You're just about as likely to find a commercial P/C underwriter or actuary who is unconcerned about the increased use of AI in insurance as you are to find one that's afraid of being replaced by AI. ...
Adapting Insurance Talent Models for a More Volatile, Tech-Driven Market
Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy
The European insurers that S&P rates displayed good operating performance in the life and non-life segments in 2025, and we expect they will largely continue to do so in 2026. The European ...Industry Veteran Trent Richmond Launches Executio to Address the Insurance Industry’s Chronic ‘Execution Gap’
Kerrville, TX — December 18, 2025 — Industry veteran Trent Richmond has launched Executio, bringing an Execution-as-a-Service (EaaS) model to the independent agency channel to address the ...
Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules for Commercial Lines
Viewpoint: Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026
Fitch Ratings' outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is "neutral" for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business conditions to remain mostly unchanged, compared to those in 2025. ...
How Carriers Are Pairing AI and Process Discipline to Drive Subrogation Outcomes
Examining 5 Key Factors Fueling MGA Growth—and Emerging Challenges Ahead