Overview
Inside this issue:
🏆 Top 100 Agencies
💸 Cost of a Data Breach Reaches Record $5 Million on Average
📉 Insurance M&A Pace Down 15% in First Half 2026: OPTIS
🌎 Q2 Global Commercial Rates Keep Dropping, Except for Casualty
🏢 Apartment Living: Why Property Owners Need Solid Insurance Requirements and Verification Processes in Lease Agreements
🤖 Insurer Interest in AI Coverage Exclusions Growing as Risk Becomes Omnipresent
…and more!
A special thank you to this issue’s sponsor, RPS.


Insurance Journal September 7, 2026 Issue
Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent P/C Agencies 2026