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Postcard from APCIA 2025: Let the good times roll (cautiously)
The mood in Orlando was sunny among cedants and reinsurers alike, but there are clouds on the horizon.
Research
Research
Expansion into adjacent markets, capital return and M&A among top means of capital deployment.
Industry stocks were firmly behind the S&P 500 in Q3.
Lower rates mean lower investment incomes and higher book values for insurers.
Cat losses in August were below historical trends, but we are not in the clear just yet.
Opinion
Opinion
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AmTrust's MGA spin-out is a canny deal with a blue chip partner
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The Golden Age of Specialty is giving way to the Darwinian Age – where winners and losers will emerge
Adam McNestrie, Sanvi Bangalore and Ben Wylie
Latest news
Latest news
A quick roundup of today’s need-to-know news, including WTW, Howden, BMS and more.
Jeremiah Bickham will be a strategic adviser until the end of the year.
Lupica moved to the role last year as part of a staggered handover of responsibilities to Juan Luis Ortega.
JP Morgan and RBC are advising the brokerage on its options ahead of an eventual IPO.
Featured
Featured
Featured
Our 10 takeaways from the industry’s Davos – Part II
E&S is most exposed to growth normalization, private credit is hunting P&C and fronting is deadlocked on exits.
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Perspectives
Perspectives
When owners are not paying attention, discipline and governance are not top priorities.
Unpacking how much excess capital there really is and dissecting the source of its returns.
Here’s the five-pillar playbook for insurers ready to move from pilots to profit.
Despite elevated ROEs, insurers have remained disciplined.
Interviews
As both carriers and reinsurers deal with softening markets, all eyes are on hurricane-prone areas.
The deal will give the broker access to an M&A war chest to fuel inorganic growth.
The firm posted trailing 12-month organic growth of 23% YoY supported by a three-pillar strategy.
Neptune’s stock price jumped 25% on the first day of trading.
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Analysis
Analysis
Verisk's recent deals and its interest in cyber-analytics firm CyberCube show M&A in the segment has ticked up.
According to McKinsey, the projected spending on data centers is expected to hit $6.7tn by 2030.
The insurance industry’s lower reliance on foreign skilled workers softens the blow.
Sources said momentum around resiliency laws is growing at the state and local level.
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“I don’t see the [E&S market] momentum slowing down”, said Stephen Buonpane, President of Everest Evolution™.
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M&A Services
The explosive growth of the E&S market, coupled with higher seller valuations, is driving a steady stream of carrier M&A activity, said Jason Murgio, Principal & CEO and Paul Procops, Vice President, of boutique insurance investment bank Merger & Acquisition Services.
From cat losses from wildfires and hurricanes to litigation battles to the shifting commercial insurance landscape — these are the stories that defined our industry in the last 12 months.
In celebration of Insurance Insider US Honors Awards, please enjoy our Year in Review video.
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Aspen
AI Is transforming the insurance industry but “natural intelligence” remains important, Bruce Eisler, Aspen US CEO and Aspen Insurance CUO said. “We are risk takers not daredevils”, he said.
Conferences & awards
Executive Business Club Meeting
4 November 2025
New York
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