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
Russia planes ruling ‘an earnings event’: Fitch
Last month the UK High Court ruled war risk insurers must pay out on trapped planes
LatAm insurers face slowdown this year
US trade policy will dampen growth but insurers’ credit ratings should stay stable, according to Fitch
Lloyd’s welcomes withdrawal of US penalty taxes
US agrees to pull Section 899 ‘retaliation tax’ from Trump budget currently in Senate
Hurricane Erick insured losses ‘below $2bn’
Insured losses expected to be ‘well below’ those caused by 2023’s Hurricane Otis, rating agency AM Best says
FM pours resources into risk mitigation with new research facility
Firm’s mutual structure, business model and engineering workforce give it an edge in risk mitigation, mutual's head of London operations, Bill Bradshaw, says
Insurer implications of Trump’s AI moratorium remain unclear
Regulators worry moratorium could erode state oversight of use of artificial intelligence technology by insurers