Guy Carpenter Rebranded as Marsh Re September 1, 2026 By L.S. Howard Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance arm of Marsh, has been rebranded Marsh Re — retiring a name that has been in...
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Exchange Handles Operational Digital Infrastructure Risks August 27, 2026 Global insurance broker Marsh announced the launch of Stratus, a property insurance exchange designed to address the complex operational risks...
People Moves: Chubb’s Westchester Announces Leadership Appointments; Fields to Lead New Marsh US Semiconductor, AI Compute Practice August 5, 2026 Chubb announced key executive appointments within Westchester, the company’s wholesale excess and surplus (E&S) lines business in North America. Dave...
Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Protection Gap August 4, 2026 By Jemima Denham, Elizabeth Howcroft and Michael Jones Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the...
Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk August 3, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to pass on historic levels of wildfire risk to the capital markets. Issuance of...
Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns July 31, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Claudia Cohen Europe’s insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world’s fastest-warming continent....
Q2 Global Commercial Insurance Rates Keep Dropping, Except for US Casualty July 23, 2026 By L.S. Howard Global commercial insurance rates dropped by 6%, on average, in the second quarter of 2026, following a 5% decline in...
Marsh Reports 6% Revenue Increase in Q2, as Reinsurance Unit Sees 2% Decline July 21, 2026 By L.S. Howard Insurance broker Marsh reported consolidated revenue of $7.4 billion during the second quarter, an increase of 6% over Q2 2025,...
UK Steps Closer to Creating ‘Internationally Competitive’ Captive Market July 15, 2026 By L.S. Howard The UK has lagged behind many of its insurance market competitors in that it does not have a not have...
UK Sets Out Rules to Create Captive Insurance Regime July 15, 2026 By Leonard Kehnscherper The UK has proposed rules to help encourage a potential new insurance market worth billions of pounds as part of...