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Ben Wylie

Lead Data Journalist
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Ben Wylie is Insurance Insider's lead data journalist. He joined the team in London in July 2021, after working for five years as a chartered accountant.

Ben provides data and graphics support to the editorial teams in the UK and the US, produces written analysis of the financial performance of Lloyd's and the London Market and is responsible for the data tools – such as the Talent Tracker – available to subscribers on the Insurance Insider website.

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  • M&A
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    Chubb-AIG: The unthinkable becomes thinkable
    The move from Chubb comes at a moment of perceived weakness for AIG.
    Adam McNestrie, December 12, 2025
  • M&A
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    M&A Deal Update: CRC’s hunt for a TL program approaches the trophy stage
    Insurance Insider US reviews Euclid’s process and recent events in US MGA and retail broking.
    Jairo Ibarra, December 01, 2025
  • Talent
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    AIG-Neal: A break-up that throws the succession wide open
    The timing is unhelpful as the global insurer tries to get on the front foot with M&A.
    Adam McNestrie, November 19, 2025
  • M&A
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    M&A Deal Update: US carriers look to Lloyd's
    Insight into the state of the insurance M&A market, powered by Insurance Insider US’s comprehensive deal database.
    Ben Wylie, November 05, 2025
  • Opinion
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    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.
    Adam McNestrie, October 09, 2025
  • Brokers
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    Our 10 takeaways from the industry’s Davos – Part I
    Insurers are pleased, brokers are looking for trade-offs, and everyone’s talking about Howden.
    Adam McNestrie, October 08, 2025
  • M&A
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    M&A Deal Update: Unjamming the conveyor belt and the analytics services uptick
    Verisk's recent deals and its interest in cyber-analytics firm CyberCube show M&A in the segment has ticked up.
    Jairo Ibarra, September 30, 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Hurricane season: Analyzing North Atlantic storm activity so far in 2025
    Despite the formation of Gabrielle, there is "a very high probability" of a below-average season.
    Ben Wylie, September 23, 2025
  • M&A
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    AmTrust-Blackstone: A canny deal and a blue-chip partner
    The as-yet unnamed platform will have to compete in a crowded market for M&A and lift-out opportunities.
    Adam McNestrie, September 17, 2025
  • Commercial Lines
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    The Golden Age of Specialty gives way to the Darwinian Age
    Winners and losers will emerge more clearly, with less opportunity to ride the market wave.
    Adam McNestrie, September 12, 2025
  • M&A
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    Skyward-Apollo: Growth, diversification, capital optionality
    Andrew Robinson returns to Lloyd’s after his previous involvement via The Hanover’s Chaucer deal.
    Jairo Ibarra, September 04, 2025
  • M&A
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    M&A Deal Update: The heated MGA space and the resumption of LatAm dealmaking
    A view into PE-fueled activity in the MGA sector, as LatAm carrier M&A accelerates.
    Jairo Ibarra, September 02, 2025
  • M&A
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    Sompo’s acquisition of Aspen in five graphics
    The Japanese company announced the $3.5bn deal today, three months after the Bermudian completed its IPO.
    Ben Wylie, August 27, 2025
  • M&A
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    Sompo takes its biggest single shot in the Great Japanese M&A Contest
    The insurer has chosen a “take two” deal after buying Endurance, betting again on Bermuda.
    Adam McNestrie, August 22, 2025
  • Opinion
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    AJ Gallagher-AssuredPartners: Exactly what should’ve happened happened
    The completion is also good news for Marsh, Aon, WTW and other potential buyers in US retail.
    Jairo Ibarra, August 20, 2025
  • M&A
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    Economic conditions continue to weigh on broking M&A
    Insurance Insider US takes a closer look at tuck-in activity as valuations continue to hold steady.
    Jairo Ibarra, August 18, 2025
  • MGAs/MGUs
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    Neptune’s potential IPO: Riding the wave
    As the IPO window opened, American Integrity, Slide, Ategrity and others followed Aspen.
    Jairo Ibarra, July 25, 2025
  • Talent
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    The rise of the Gallagher dynasty and what comes next: Part II
    Succession, heavyweight M&A and expanding beyond its core will all test the broker.
    Adam McNestrie, July 18, 2025
  • Talent
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    The rise of the Gallagher dynasty and what comes next: Part I
    The broker has emerged as the emphatic winner of the supercycle, but new tests are coming.
    Adam McNestrie, July 17, 2025
  • Brokers
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    Aon Investor Day: Part Classic Aon, part New Aon
    Above-market organic growth, mid-market M&A and talent infusions were all heralded.
    Adam McNestrie, June 12, 2025
  • Brokers
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    M&A Deal Update: Acrisure completes base camp trek in Everest IPO climb
    Acrisure followed the recaps of Hub International and Broadstreet Partners.
    Jairo Ibarra, May 27, 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Q1 cats: Losses highest in five years as wildfire losses mount
    Wildfires resulted in heavy losses for insurers focused on HNW, personal lines and reinsurance.
    Adam Kovac, May 21, 2025
  • Commercial Lines
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    Just how soft is the US commercial lines market?
    Large account and E&S property have gotten competitive faster than expected.
    Adam McNestrie, May 14, 2025
  • M&A
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    M&A Deal Update: Broking minority stake sales and foreigners circling insurers
    Last summer Insurance Insider US flagged 3 advantages that minority deals provide.
    Jairo Ibarra, April 30, 2025
  • Bermuda
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    Aspen aims for valuation of up to $2.9bn as IPO launched
    The carrier is offering shares priced at $29-$31.
    Rachel Dalton, April 29, 2025
  • Regulation
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    Trump tariffs: The multi-faceted fallout
    Trade credit and marine are among the lines facing direct impacts amid a broader inflationary challenge.
    Fiona Robertson, April 09, 2025
  • Commercial Lines
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    AIG: From 'nothing left to lose' to Palantir-powered, AI-enabled Kinsale?
    The insurer also pointed to accelerating growth, M&A to come, and a sub-30% ER.
    Adam McNestrie, April 03, 2025
  • M&A
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    M&A Deal Update: Insurer IPO and deal activity ticks up
    There is a long waiting list of carriers looking to pull the IPO trigger, but market conditions remain tough.
    Jairo Ibarra, March 31, 2025
  • MGAs/MGUs
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    The next phase for MGAs: The push for yield
    After a period of business building, MGAs will likely spend more time optimizing.
    Adam McNestrie, March 28, 2025
  • M&A
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    M&A Deal Update: Inside the services boom, the NSM process evolution and more
    There were no signs of deceleration in claims and insurance services M&A during February.
    Jairo Ibarra, February 27, 2025
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