Sector sees 191 public transactions worth $29.6bn in six months to May 2026, PwC analysis finds

IUA-Airmic report calls for improved engagement between clients, brokers and underwriters

Privy Council decision highlights the potential for increased exposure for businesses and their liability insurers in claims involving dangerous substance escapes

Engineering-based approach to probable maximum loss assessment should be used, analytics firm Synthetik argues

Financial lines, inland marine and environmental liability classes added to group’s US excess and surplus lines platform

New line will focus on complex US healthcare professional liability risks, including hospitals and allied health providers

While the next generation of nuclear power offers significant growth opportunities, it also introduces a new generation of risks that require careful calibration of policy wordings, aggregation management and capital deployment

Carrier hires former Everest senior underwriters to lead new product line as it continues to expand European footprint

Eric Joost will spearhead insurtech’s expansion into the US wholesale market, where other tech firms mostly operate in the retail insurance space

Intermediary platform continues to build-out workers’ compensation expertise with purchase of Associated Specialty Insurance Agency

Kevin Webb will build transportation-focused binder business at the Lloyd’s broker

Delay in start-up and contingent business interruption covers are becoming trickier to obtain as projects become more complex and elements such as on-site power plants are introduced