Latest Middle Market Headlines
All the headlines from our Middle Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.
People Moves: AXA XL New Heads of E&S Property, Middle-Market; Aon Chief Innovation Hire
Jul 29 2022 // AXA XL promotes Chris Lee to Head of E&S property; Mathew Waters to Lead Middle Market AXA XL has promoted Christopher Lee to lead its excess & surplus property insurance business. Based in New York, he reports to...
SMBs Are Struggling to Get Cyber Insurance; Here’s How to Stay Protected
Jul 4 2022 // For the first time ever, cyber insurance is facing a hard market. Since the product line’s inception about 20 years ago, carriers, brokers and policyholders have reaped the benefits of soft market conditions....
SMBs Are Struggling to Get Cyber Insurance: Here’s How to Stay Protected
Jun 27 2022 // For the first time ever, cyber insurance is facing a hard market. Since the product line’s inception about twenty years ago, carriers, brokers, and policyholders have reaped the benefits of soft market conditions....
Most Middle-Market CFOs Believe ESG Strategy Will Improve Financial Growth
Mar 16 2022 // According to a new survey from professional services firm BDO, about two-thirds of middle-market CFOs think implementing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) plan will benefit financial performance in the long...
Business Risks the Same
Mar 7 2022 // This issue’s special report talks to a few carrier executives about the state of the small business insurance market and the opportunity and risks this important sector faces in 2022. But when it comes to top risks,...
Pandemic, Other Risks Weigh on Minds of Middle-Market Execs
Feb 25 2022 // Most middle-market firms experienced a recovery following the height of disruptions caused by COVID-19 and remain mostly optimistic about the global economy, but other business risks loom large. According to a survey of...
People Moves: Zurich Adds Martino; Lattner Joins Claro Group
Feb 16 2022 // Zurich Names Martino Regional Vice President For Midwest Region of U.S. Middle Market Unit Zurich North America has named Trey Martino as regional Vice President for the Midwest region of its U.S. middle market unit. He...
Resilience Cyber Closes $80M Funding Round to Further Expand Into Middle Market
Nov 22 2021 // Resilience, which offers cyber insurance and security solutions, reported that that it closed an $80 million Series C funding round as it plans for further middle market expansion and international growth. The funding...
Middle Market Firms Miss Out on Agents as Risk Management Resource: Survey
Oct 4 2021 // Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers. According to a survey sponsored by insurer Chubb, only 15% of middle market companies rely heavily on an...
Middle Market Firms Miss Out on Agents as Risk Management Resource: Survey
Sep 27 2021 // Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers. According to a survey sponsored by insurer Chubb, only 15% of middle market companies rely heavily on an...
Chubb Updates Lower Middle Market Commercial Package Product
May 27 2021 // Chubb has rolled out a new insurance product for the lower middle market segment with an expanded base coverage offering in both property and liability. Benchmarq Package features scalable property and general liability...
People Moves: Palomar Adds White in Alabama; BRP Forms Middle Market, Insurance Co. Team; Vault Hires Ross as CIO
Apr 28 2021 // Palomar Insurance Adds White in Alabama Tammy White Palomar Insurance has added Tammy White to its expanding marketing team as a transportation marketing representative. A native of Birmingham, Ala., White has more than 20...
Stand Alone, Together: Why SMBs Need Standalone Cyber Cover
Apr 5 2021 // It is well known that small and medium businesses (SMBs) face an ever-increasing risk of cyberattacks. Sixty-three percent of SMBs, surveyed in Fall 2019–prior to COVID-19 lockdowns–reported they had...
Zurich Names Jordan, Heintz to Appoint U.S. Middle Market South Region
Mar 9 2021 // Zurich has promoted Kim Jordan to regional vice president for the South Region, and Jim Heintz was named the underwriting manager for the South Central area. Jordan and Heintz held their new positions on an interim basis...
QBE Custom Property Coverage Form Targets Mid-Size Company Risks
Feb 17 2021 // QBE North America has launched a new modular property form designed to give underwriters and brokers the ability to tailor a program for each individual customer. The QBE Custom Property product contains 33 additional...
Coalition Adds 5 Hires to Middle Market Production Underwriting Team
Jan 29 2021 // Coalition has appointed five new production underwriters to help grow and serve the company’s middle market relationships. New Coalition production underwriting team members include: Andrew Cross, based in San...
Applied Specialty Underwriters Names Black to Lead Middle Market Surplus Lines
Jan 19 2021 // Applied Underwriters has named John Black, Sr., CPCU, to lead its expansion into middle market surplus lines. As executive vice president of the newly-expanded Applied Specialty Underwriters, Black, who has 35 years of...
28% of Michigan Small-to Mid-Sized Business Leaders Satisfied with Economy: Survey
Dec 9 2020 // A survey funded by the by Accident Fund Insurance Company of America and the Michigan Business Network shows that most leaders of small-to mid-sized businesses in the state continue to be wary about the economy. The latest...
Middle Market Firms May Be Untapped Telematics Opportunity
Dec 9 2020 // Middle market business owners may be more interested in vehicle telematics insurance products than their agents realize. Approximately 14 percent of agents surveyed for insurer Nationwide responded that they don’t...
Beazley Expands Life Sciences Insurance Offering in UK
Sep 28 2020 // Specialist insurer Beazley has enhanced its life sciences insurance offering in the UK with the launch of a new policy designed to protect the sector’s small and start-up research & development-focused...
