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"There's a log jam": Why global M&A’s biggest buyers could be pulling back
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (513+ words) OPTIS Partners recorded 695 North American agent and broker transactions in 2025, down 12% from 2024 and 24% below the previous five-year average. Private equity-backed brokers completed 10% fewer acquisitions, while activity among publicly traded brokers dropped 27%. The number of identifiable buyers also fell for a…...
"There's a log jam": Why global brokerage M&A’s biggest buyers might be pulling back
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (513+ words) OPTIS Partners recorded 695 North American agent and broker transactions in 2025, down 12% from 2024 and 24% below the previous five-year average. Private equity-backed brokers completed 10% fewer acquisitions, while activity among publicly traded brokers dropped 27%. The number of identifiable buyers also fell for a…...
Large commercial accounts see first price drop since 2017, WTW finds
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (355+ words) Large commercial accounts posted their first price decrease since the end of 2017 in the second quarter of 2026, according to WTW's Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS), as an eight-year run of sustained rate increases continued to unwind across the commercial…...
The 30-day renewal is dead — why brokers are starting earlier than ever
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (721+ words) Some commercial insurance brokers are beginning renewal discussions as much as five months before expiry as persistent casualty pressures raise the stakes around submission quality and carrier engagement. The extended timeline reflects an increasingly divided market. Average US commercial insurance…...
Markel's Steve Markel to retire as chairman after 50 years
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (461+ words) Markel Group's chairman, Steve Markel (pictured), has informed the board that he will retire from that role and will not seek re-election at the company's 2027 annual shareholder meeting, capping more than 50 years with the specialty insurer. The board has appointed…...
Kuwait broker deal exposes shrinking space for GCC independent
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (621+ words) An acquisition in Kuwait by a Gallagher-affiliated regional group reflects a pattern that is reshaping who controls insurance distribution across Gulf markets – and what it means to operate independently. ACE Gallagher Holding announced on September 7 the acquisition of United Partners…...
HDI Global secures Lloyd's approval for new syndicate
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (502+ words) HDI Global UK & Ireland has received approval in principle from Lloyd's to establish a new syndicate, a milestone in the implementation of the firm's Xcelerate29 growth strategy. The syndicate will be launched and managed in partnership with PoloWorks, which will provide…...
Calm loss year in APAC hides earnings pressure building beneath it
1+ week, 37+ min ago (627+ words) Property catastrophe rates across Asia-Pacific fell 10% to 20% at January renewals, and combined ratios for major regional reinsurers stayed below 100% in 2025. On the surface, the APAC reinsurance market looks stable. Fitch Ratings, in its Asian Reinsurance Monitor, argues the surface is…...
Compre renews Wakam LPT as annual cycle mechanism gets its first test
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (356+ words) Compre Group Holdings has completed the first annual renewal of its renewable loss portfolio transfer agreement with French insurer Wakam S.A. The renewed structure covers €126.5 million of net undiscounted reserves as of December 31, 2025. A further accident year has been added to…...
Global loss adjuster Charles Taylor names new Australia managing director
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (269+ words) Charles Taylor provides loss adjusting services and complex technical claims management to the global insurance market. Its Australian operation adjusts claims across natural resources, heavy industry, onshore energy, mining, power generation and engineering, the lines where claim quantum is largest…...