Insurance Journal May 18, 2026 Issue

Inside this issue:

🏷️ Why Classification Matters

📉 Specialty Insurance Rates Soften Faster Than Expected, Hitting 2020 Price Levels: WTW

🤝 Trend of Fewer Insurance M&A Deals ‘Bottoming Out’: OPTIS

🌊 Study Finds ‘Alarming’ High Flood Risk for 17M Americans on Atlantic, Gulf Coasts

⚔️ ‘The Arms Race Is On’: Chubb’s Greenberg on Mythos, Middle East

🔐 Chubb: Cyber Claim Severity Nearly Doubled for Large Businesses

🤨 Rational Market? How About ‘Dumb’ and ‘Bizarre’?

🏢 Small and Middle: A Different Story

💻 As Organic Growth Rate Slows, Consultant Urges Agents and Brokers to Embrace Tech

👥 How Leaders Can Maintain Humanity in the Modern Insurance Era

🛡️ EY and IIF: Four in Five CROs Rank Cyber Among Top Risks

🏭 Manufacturing Industry Top Target of Costly Cyberattacks: Report

🎬 Shifting Landscape Creates Uncertainty in Entertainment Market

…and more!