January 27, 2025 Specialty Markets Directory, Winter Edition

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In this Issue

• Features
  Ameren Missouri to Pay $61M Over Emission Violations
  The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered...
• Features
  Nebraska Sues Change Healthcare Over Data Breach
  Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit in Lancaster...
• Features
  Iowa Roofer Ordered to Cease Unlicensed Public Adjuster Services
  An Iowa roofing company has agreed to a consent order to stop...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  2025 Begins
  What a start to the new year for the insurance industry. January 1...
• Features
  Settlements Eclipse $40 Billion in 2024 as PFAS, Reverse Discrimination Claims Emerge
  Once again, settlements from class-action litigation topped $40...
• Features
  Commercial Property Market Stabilizing, With Ample Capacity: USI
  The commercial property market is showing signs of stabilization, and...
• Features
  Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Hit $140B as Climate Change ‘Shows Its Claws’
  Insurers saw the third most expensive year for natural catastrophe...
• Features
  Strategies for Brokers as M&A Slows and Insurance Rates Soften
  The brokerage industry is adapting to a changing landscape as...
• Features
  Industry Trends to Exploit for 2025 – Part Two
  This article follows Part One from last month and covers group...
• Features
  Reinsurance Buyers With Good Portfolio Stories See Better Renewal Outcomes: Brokers
  Reinsurance buyers generally found ample capacity during January...
• Features
  Big Recruiting Challenges Ahead for Insurance Agencies in 2025
  Have you felt like hiring and recruiting has been harder lately? It's...
• Features
  Lessons From 2024’s Extreme Weather Events
  The year 2024 will be remembered as a defining moment in the history...
• People & Places
  People & Places
  National Matt McHatten, president and chief executive officer at MMG...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National Arthur J. Gallagher, Assured Partners Arthur J. Gallagher...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  Secrets to Success "We really look for people that are good at...