Captive insurance structures can offer companies greater control and transparency over their risk — but only when the fit is right. Here’s what first-time buyers need to understand.

Agency and brokerage acquisitions fell to 292 in the first half of 2026, the weakest start to a year in a decade, according to OPTIS Partners.

As risks become more interconnected and complex, brokers are expanding their role beyond policy placement, helping organizations improve resilience, manage total cost of risk and make smarter business decisions.

When Meharry Medical College reached out to Cecelia Rogers of Marsh Risk about creating an African American-only human genome database, she put her relationship skills to the test

Agent-carrier friction has fallen sharply but slow adoption of AI and data tools is threatening the next phase of growth, according to First Connect’s 2026 State of the Industry Report.

Despite surging investment in AI tools, relatively few independent agents use AI daily, and most operate without formal governance or training, according to Cake & Arrow.

Brokers overwhelmingly expect affordability pressures to transform benefits plan design within five years, according to the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.

Marsh Risk Power Broker Yan Veytsman has some good advice for younger brokers.

With the help of Aon broker Lance Williams, this aviation-reliant business soared to new heights.

Average premiums across all account sizes fell in Q1 2026 for the first time since 2017, according to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.

Brokers are there for the entire insurance and risk management process, present when needed and behind the scenes when clients’ focus on renewals is a far-off task on the to-do list.  

A global survey of C-suite leaders found that 87% expect commercial insurance to become increasingly strategic over the next three years, according to a report from the Worldwide Broker Network and MarshBerry.

Deal volume in the insurance agency space fell 6% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to a year earlier, marking the 10th consecutive quarter below the long-term trend line, according to OPTIS Partners.

Geopolitical instability is one risk Power Broker Jason Adamiec thinks insureds would do well to monitor.

Jimmishea O’Lee likes to solve problems, so when a client needed help with its cryptocurrency business, she relished the challenge.

Immersion in the topic of insurance is one of the reasons Nick Abraham thrives in the London environment.

As we edited the profiles of this year’s crop of Power Broker winners, that phrase, “the ball’s in the back of the net,” kept bubbling up into my consciousness.

Capacity, competition and favorable loss ratios signal major shift across most lines of business, according to CIAB Q4 2025 Market Index.

Merger and acquisition activity among agents and brokers in Q4 2025 fell to its lowest quarterly pace since 2019, according to OPTIS Partners report.

Bolstered by some recent acquisitions, Arrowhead Intermediaries is well-positioned to grow even more.