Ben Margulies
Ben joined Insurance Day in 2024 from Infopro Digital, where he covered central banks.
Before embarking on a career in journalism, Ben was a lecturer at the Universities of Essex and Brighton.
He has a PhD in government from the University of Essex, a Master’s in comparative politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in politics from New York University.
Latest From Ben Margulies
Acrisure to lay off 2,250 staff in digitalisation push
Company plans to dismiss 11% of staff, mainly in US, by 2027
Storms cause another nine-figure loss week in US
Hurricane-force winds recorded in several locations
NOAA says ‘below-normal’ Atlantic hurricane season likely
El Niño may intensify Pacific season while breaking up Atlantic storms
PRA eases reporting burden on foreign insurance branches
Regulator is also raising threshold for subsidiarisation of branches
Investors plan to increase allocation to insurance-linked structures
Three-fifths of investors plan to increase exposure to insurance-related assets over the next two years, Gallagher Re survey finds
Moody’s uses AI tool to reveal hidden property storm risk
Half of US properties analysed saw modelled losses rise by more than 15% when AI-enhanced aerial data applied