Premium growth of 13.2% at midyear 2025 reported by stamping offices reflects E&S industry’s expanding role as alternative coverage solution, the Wholesale & Specialty Insurance Association reports.

Insurance carriers are facing a growing pressure to modernize by re-examining how they work, make decisions, and engage employees. Enter AI.

Excess underwriters demand double-digit rate hikes for construction casualty while primary coverage remains stable, according to Amwins.

Industry forecasts stable 10% return on equity through 2026 as premium growth moderates and competition intensifies, Swiss Re reports.

Premium renewal rates declined quarter-over-quarter across nearly all major lines, signaling shift from hard market conditions, according to Ivans Index.

Average rate increases ease to 2.8% from first quarter’s 3% rise, with commercial property insurance showing improvement, according to Novatae’s Market Barometer.

Swiss Re identifies extreme heat, fungi adaptation and plastics litigation as emerging risks requiring industry attention.

Complex risk landscape facing corporate executives could bring new risks to D&O insurers, AM Best reports.

Medium-Sized Accounts Experience Largest Decrease While Third-Party Litigation Funding Impacts Casualty Lines, CIAB research finds.

Triple-digit growth among top fronting carriers and evolving reinsurance strategies signal promising future despite performance headwinds in key lines, Gallagher Re reports.

Overall, the market is moving on multiple fronts to improve sustainability, including enhancing underwriting practices and leveraging technology.

Trade dynamics are complex and interconnected.

Personal lines lead sector’s recovery with 10-point improvement in combined ratio, while commercial segment shows mixed performance, S&P reports.

Proactive risk management essential as carriers respond to emerging contaminants, excess capacity limitations and stricter regulatory enforcement: AmWins.

Severe weather risks highlight critical need for enhanced stress testing by insurers, especially regional insurers: AM Best.

The new president and CEO of Global Risk Consultants provides his perspective on property risk engineering and other topics.

P&C insurers projected to maintain 10% ROE through 2026 despite slowing premium growth, tariff-driven auto parts inflation, catastrophe losses, and ongoing reserve challenges: Swiss Re.

Property insurance volatility and emerging risks fuel recent growth in surplus lines premiums, according to AM Best.

U.S. property and casualty insurers rebound with $22.9 billion underwriting gain, marking dramatic turnaround from 2023 losses, AM Best reports.

QBE’s Matt Westhoff discusses the recent profitability in E&S and what he looks for in potential hires, among other topics.