July 27, 2026 Specialty Markets Directory, Summer Edition

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In this Issue

• Features
  Driver Sentenced for Insurance Fraud After Crash Caught on Dashcam
  A California driver was sentenced for filing a fraudulent insurance...
• Features
  Organized Jewelry Theft Ringleader in California Handed 16-Year Sentence
  The leader of an organized retail theft ring targeting high-end...

National Coverage

• Editor's Note
  Small Business
  New small business owners are more likely to have proper business...
• Features
  Clyde & Co Survey Shows Rapid Escalation of AI, Geopolitical Risks
  Technology is moving extremely fast, and a recent Clyde & Co...
• Features
  US P/C Industry Books Best Result in a Decade, but Not All Lines Enjoy Success
  The U.S. property/casualty industry posted its best underwriting...
• Features
  Changes in Policy Language, Provisions Suppressing Claim Volume, Report Shows
  U.S. claim volume fell 8.9% from last year, with total claims dipping...
• Features
  Older, Wealthier Renters Drive Changes in Insurance Needs
  As the demographic of the average American renter changes, so too do...
• Features
  US Cyber Insurance Market Sees Flat Premium, More Third-Party Claims Hit Loss Ratio
  The U.S. cyber insurance market may be facing a time of transition as...
• Features
  Cedents Find Competitive Market Conditions at Midyear Reinsurance Renewals: Brokers
  Record levels of reinsurance capital and strong reinsurer profits are...
• Features
  20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: Is the Industry Ready for a Different $100B Disaster?
  On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near...
• Features
  Two for One: When Physics and Finance Intersect
  The line between traditional indemnity insurance and parametric...
• Features
  Money Costs Money
  Insurance is part of the financial industry. Therefore, a reasonable...
• Features
  Emerging Risks to Watch: Quantum Computing, Data Center Buildout, and Peptides
  Emerging risks rarely arrive fully formed. They evolve at the edges...
• Features
  When E&O and D&O Lines Start to Blur
  It's not always immediately clear which coverage line a claim will...
• Features
  Balancing Technology and Human Touch in the Hiring Process
  Technology has revolutionized job searching. Not long ago, we relied...
• Features
  Agency Guide for a Practical Approach to AI Rollouts
  Independent agencies have no shortage of AI-powered solutions to...
• New Markets
  My New Markets
  Small Business Market Details: The Kinsale Small Business Division...
• People & Places
  People
  National Corporate & Specialty insurer HDI Global (HDI),...
• Business Moves
  Business Moves
  National Sompo International Holdings Ltd., Service Insurance...
• Declarations
  Declarations
  ACV Impacts "We're really starting to see increased usage across the...