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
NFIP’s rating model in Republican crosshairs
Insurers say Risk Rating 2.0 is boosting the private US flood market, but some Republican Senators have called for it to be abolished and for a return to a zone-based pricing model
Half of firms do not have cyber insurance, survey finds
Phishing and social engineering attacks are most cited cyber peril
US Senate strikes out AI moratorium
Trump budget bill had initially banned state and local artificial intelligence laws and regulations
Energy markets must focus on discipline and customer outcomes: Markel’s House
Markel International’s energy lead describes how insurers are navigating competing influences in a transitioning market
FCA to extend non-financial misconduct rules
Regulations will now apply generally to insurers and non-banks
Russia planes ruling ‘an earnings event’: Fitch
Last month the UK High Court ruled war risk insurers must pay out on trapped planes