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Insurance Industry Reps Back Reauthorization of Federal Terrorism Backstop

Sep 17 2025 // Marsh McLennan lost 358 employees in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and in Washington today Michelle Sartain, who has worked at Marsh for more than 28 years, encouraged lawmakers to...

Viewpoint: Competition to Drive ‘Deteriorating’ Reinsurance Market, More M&A in 2026

Sep 10 2025 // Pricing and returns in the reinsurance market are expected to gradually come off recent highs, with the market facing moderately weaker, but still sound, operational and business conditions in 2026. Abundant capacity and...

How Fast Will the Reinsurance Market Soften?

Sep 8 2025 // A softer reinsurance market will prevail during the Jan. 1 reinsurance renewals. The only question is how much more softening will happen and how fast, leaders of Guy Carpenter said during a recent media briefing. Laurent...

US P/C Insurance Industry First-Half Underwriting Profit Triples

Sep 4 2025 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry recorded a net underwriting gain of $11.5 billion and net income of $49.1 billion for the first-half of 2025, according to a new report. “The lack of any significant...

Viewpoint: A Workers’ Comp Hard Market Is Coming to California

Aug 11 2025 // Word on the street is that California employers should start expecting higher workers’ compensation rates. California employers have enjoyed a soft workers’ comp market for the last decade, but all indications...

This Hard Market Explained

Aug 4 2025 // This hard market is the longest and hardest in generations. Historically, hard markets occurred every seven years or so and lasted two to three years. Agents that sold price and represented carriers who sold price worked...

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