A favorable nine months for the industry does not solve its underlying problems.

Loss ratios in troubled casualty lines ticked down year-over-year despite worsening loss costs.

Light cat losses at year-end portend capital deployment and return decisions in 2026.

Sizable reserve releases offsetting casualty reserve charges cannot last forever.

A quick roundup of today’s need-to-know news, including Brown & Brown, Marsh/Howden and more.

Marsh has accused its former execs of flouting a preliminary injunction.

The retail heavyweight uses around 1,000 trading partners to access the wholesale channel.

The executive was most recently head of US casualty at Aon.

Many carriers are still pricing above technical rate, but could reassess their strategies after Q1.

With property getting more competitive, FM pursued an opportunity for growth in E&S with Velocity.

The MGA is exploring new product lines including condos and renters, CEO John Chu said.

Building electrical capacity quickly requires carriers to do due diligence on who’s behind the new power plants.

Looking ahead to 2026, Michael Silas, Head of Global Credit, AXIS, sees mildly positive global growth driven by tech and infrastructure, but says credit sentiment remains cautious and reinsurers must still price to long‑term tail risk.

With real-time data and analytical tools giving underwriters a clear view of pricing adequacy, mix and attachment points, and allowing faster corrective action when rates fall below acceptable thresholds, insurers are shifting into a new paradigm for soft markets, said James Slaughter, Group CUO, Apollo, during an interview at the Insurance Insider’s London Market Conference.

Insurers can turn the global energy transition into both a commercial opportunity and a force for societal good, said Charlie Heathcote, Head of Sustainability, the Fidelis Partnership, during an interview at the Insurance Insider’s London Market Conference

Allowing insurers to receive real-time data from MGAs could eliminate the need for monthly bordereaux reporting, said Matt Hicks, Co-founder, Recorder, during an interview at the Insurance Insider’s London Market Conference.