4+ day, 37+ min ago   (307+ words) Two personnel moves embedded in this week's industry roundup point to the same underlying story, and it is a bigger one than a leadership note usually gets. Third Wave Insurance has named Paul Vredenburg chief executive, moving founder Brian Bair…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (592+ words) Achmea Farm Insurance has opened a permanent office in Tamworth, New South Wales, placing a direct insurer’s operation in a regional centre already contested by specialist agricultural brokers. The office opened on September 4, 2026, with around 50 clients, farmers, and industry stakeholders…...

5+ day, 1+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (722+ words) Insurance Business SRG’s first Australian hiring move goes outside the insurance industry The established model of recruiting experienced brokers is losing ground as workforce demographics narrow the available pool Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has launched a structured program to bring…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (684+ words) Cedents will enter the 2027 reinsurance renewals with ample capacity and greater freedom to choose between lower prices and rebuilding protections eroded during the hard market, according to Marsh Re. In a virtual briefing ahead of Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (432+ words) The share of brokers choosing to start their own operations rather than join established firms is growing. Jordan Maskell, network director at Coversure, said the majority of enquiries the network now receives come from people looking to launch, rather than…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (829+ words) Brokerslink has expanded its board of directors from eight to 10 members following a private placement that closed in June 2026, broadening the network's shareholder base. In line with the network's shareholder-led governance model, the enlarged board now includes three new directors…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (122+ words) Terminal ships with the full grammar of a professional market instrument: New vertical synthesizes state rate filings, carrier appetite and economic signals for the specialty lines that generic market tools leave buried in “other liability” classifications Ninth industry vertical arrives…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (439+ words) Construction specialist launches brokerage via Coversure network Insurance Business A 25-year construction insurance specialist has launched his own brokerage PI rates are falling. Insolvency risk in the supply chain is not John Elliott (pictured) has launched Elliott & Associates Risk Management,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (409+ words) ‘Securing £50m of capacity and underwriting authority is an important milestone,’ says chief executive New MGA Ragado has secured £50m of capacity and delegated underwriting authority through a five-year agreement with Accelerant, Insurance Times can reveal. Read: MGAs offer alternative channel as…...