Latest Middle Market Headlines

All the headlines from our Middle Market Topic Page, ordered by recency.

People Moves: AXA XL Insurance Names CNA’s Smith as Head of US Mid-Market Business; Miller Expands US Casualty Team With 2 Hires From Price Forbes

Jul 18 2023 // AXA XL Insurance Names CNA’s Smith as Head of US Mid-Market BusinessAXA XL Insurance appoints Adele Smith as head of Mid-Market Generalist in the next phase of its targeted U.S. Mid-Market insurance business launch....

Markets/Coverages: Zurich Launches Cyber for Middle Market

Jul 11 2023 // Zurich North America introduced a cyber insurance offering designed specifically for middle market businesses. The Zurich Cyber Insurance Policy Concierge Suite includes not only cyber Insurance coverage but also...

People Moves: MGA DUAL North America Appoints 3 Industry Veterans for Leadership Roles; AXA XL Insurance Names Duke as Head of Pricing, Mid-Market Team

May 2 2023 // MGA DUAL North America Appoints 3 Industry Veterans for Leadership RolesDUAL North America Inc., a subsidiary of Howden Group, has appointed three industry veterans to leadership and key underwriting roles through...

Markets/Coverages: Berkley Select Enhances Middle Market Lawyers Pro Liability Coverage

Apr 6 2023 // To address the growing risks faced by middle market law firms, Berkley Select said it enhanced its lawyers professional liability (LPL) offerings, adding new coverages, more flexible policy forms and expanded...

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Mid-Market Commercial Broker Consort Insurance

Mar 14 2023 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance broker, announced the acquisition of mid-market commercial broker Consort Insurance, subject to regulatory approval.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed....

People Moves: AXA XL Adds to U.S. Mid-Market Team; Leftwich Joins Zurich to Grow ESG Services; Mace Joins Lockton Affinity

Mar 2 2023 // AXA XL Adds to U.S. Mid-Market TeamAXA XL Insurance continues to build out its U.S. Mid-Market business with the recent addition of Bennett Turner as head of strategy and operations and Christopher Fallon, head of...

People Moves: Liberty Mutual Names Orloff President, GRS, Middle Market; Risk Strategies Appoints a COO

Feb 23 2023 // Liberty Mutual Names Orloff President, Global Risk Solutions North America, Middle Market Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Marc Orloff as president of Global Risk Solutions (GRS) North America, middle market. Liberty...

Coalition Launches Full-Stack Cyber Insurer for SMBs

Jan 31 2023 // Insurtech Coalition on Jan. 30 announced the launch of a full-stack cyber insurance carrier.Coalition Insurance Company (CIC), what Coalition called the “the first full-stack, active cyber insurance carrier,”...

SMBC Joins List of Aviation Lessors Suing Insurers Over Jets Stuck in Russia

Nov 29 2022 // SMBC Aviation Capital has joined most of the world’s largest aircraft lessors in pursuing insurance claims through the courts over jets it owns that are stuck in Russia, an Irish High Court filing...

AmTrust Acquires Mid-Market Book from DUAL

Oct 26 2022 // AmTrust Financial Services announced that it has acquired the middle market management liability business of DUAL North America, a Florida-based specialty program administrator that offers property/casualty products. DUAL...

AmTrust Purchases DUAL North America’s Middle Market Management Liability Practice

Oct 25 2022 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced it has acquired the middle market management liability business of DUAL North America, which includes its underwriting team and renewal rights to the portfolio.As part of the...

Lexington Starts Middle Market Casualty Group for SMEs

Sep 8 2022 // AIG’s Lexington Insurance Company today announced the launch of the Lexington Middle Market Casualty team, a group of dedicated underwriters focused on providing insurance coverage exclusively to...

People Moves: 2 Middle Market Industry Leaders at Zurich; Tadmoury Head of Global Middle Market at AFM; New EVP, Cyber Team Expands at Gallagher Re

Sep 8 2022 // Zurich North America names new U.S. Middle Market industry practice leadersZurich North America has named two new industry practice leaders to its U.S. Middle Market team. Erin Terpack was appointed head of technology and...

Markets/Coverages: AXIS Cyber and Liability Policy for SMBs; Moody’s ESG Underwriting Solution; CyberCube, AkinovA Partner on Cyber Analysis

Sep 8 2022 // AXIS Launches Streamlined Cyber and Liability Policy for Small and Mid-Sized BusinessesThe new AXIS Cyber Technology and Miscellaneous Professional Liability (ACTM) policy aims to help businesses avoid potential gaps in...

People Moves: AXA XL New Heads of E&S Property, Middle-Market; Aon Chief Innovation Hire

Jul 29 2022 // AXA XL promotes Chris Lee to Head of E&S property; Mathew Waters to Lead Middle MarketAXA XL has promoted Christopher Lee to lead its excess & surplus property insurance business. Based in New York, he reports to...

SMBs Are Struggling to Get Cyber Insurance; Here’s How to Stay Protected

Jul 4 2022 // For the first time ever, cyber insurance is facing a hard market. Since the product line’s inception about 20 years ago, carriers, brokers and policyholders have reaped the benefits of soft market conditions....

SMBs Are Struggling to Get Cyber Insurance: Here’s How to Stay Protected

Jun 27 2022 // For the first time ever, cyber insurance is facing a hard market. Since the product line’s inception about twenty years ago, carriers, brokers, and policyholders have reaped the benefits of soft market conditions....

Most Middle-Market CFOs Believe ESG Strategy Will Improve Financial Growth

Mar 16 2022 // According to a new survey from professional services firm BDO, about two-thirds of middle-market CFOs think implementing an environmental, social and governance (ESG) plan will benefit financial performance in the long...

Business Risks the Same

Mar 7 2022 // This issue’s special report talks to a few carrier executives about the state of the small business insurance market and the opportunity and risks this important sector faces in 2022.But when it comes to top risks,...

Pandemic, Other Risks Weigh on Minds of Middle-Market Execs

Feb 25 2022 // Most middle-market firms experienced a recovery following the height of disruptions caused by COVID-19 and remain mostly optimistic about the global economy, but other business risks loom large.According to a survey of...