Magazine
Cover Story
October 2025
Bond. Cat Bond.
As natural disasters grow more frequent and severe, the widening pool of investor capital to absorb these risks has become an essential agent.
Features
Covering Creepiness
Like any business, a haunted house attraction can’t open its doors (and then close them suddenly behind you) without insurance.
Easy Street
The directors and officers market is enjoying favorable pricing and policy terms, but emerging risks threaten that stability.
Fungus Among Us
Fungal diseases are already estimated to kill millions of people each year and devastate crops. Now changing climates are showing fungi’s ability to adapt and spread.
Thought Leaders
Flipping the Script
Top independent brokers are asking potential buyers, “What can you do for me?"
De-Risking M&A
Insurance today is not a secondary consideration in corporate dealmaking, but a core part of buyers’ strategy.
Disappointing the Founding Fathers
Lurching from budget crisis to budget crisis is not how government is supposed to work.
Climate Disclosure Reporting Not Dead Yet
While the federal government steps back from requiring corporate climate financial risk reports, California is pursuing the mandate. But the state rules face legal challenges.
Reader's Edge
Unpacking Family Secrets
In Sandwich, an annual family vacation at the shore strays away from the beach and into serious territory.
A Selection of AI Washing Lawsuits
Lawsuits over "AI washing" fall into three different categories—here are some examples.
Technosavvy
Insurtech Exits and On-Ramps
Though overall insurtech funding was down in the second quarter of 2025, venture capital's interest in insurtech remains strong.
Insurance Aid for Climate-Threatened Communities
Q&A with Charlie Langdale, CEO, Humanity Insured
Vital Signs
Marijuana and the Workplace
Q&A with Larry Lambert, Director of Legal and Compliance, Missouri Employers Mutual, and Shanna Fegely, Associate Attorney, Hoffman & Hlavac
Talent Development Is Strategy
Advisory skills and AI fluency are no longer optional. How firms develop their people today will define the industry’s future.
EdgeWorthy
Trying Our Patience
The battle to reform lawsuit abuse continues, with significant victories in several states and a near-miss in Congress.
Climate Perils Persist
Only taking action to slow climate change will reduce losses from natural catastrophes.
The Big Long on Casualty
While investor interest in casualty insurance-linked securities is growing, obstacles to takeup remain.
The Power of the Ripple Effect
A small action, or even a kind word in passing, can have impacts that extend for years across the industry.
More In This Issue
Wanderlust
Peru-sing Greatness
Explore more of this intriguing country once you’ve visited Machu Picchu.
Culture and Technology Pave a Path Skyward
Q&A with Andrew Robinson, CEO, Skyward Specialty Insurance
Investing in International Connections
Q&A with Susan Hatten, Chief Marketing Officer of Holmes
Mur...
Serving Insureds and Insurers with Premium Financing
Q&A with Benjamin Rubin, Executive
Vice President and Market Head of
Premium Finance and Capital Markets,
FIRST Insurance Funding and
Wintrust Life Finance
Building a Specialist Insurance Business
Becoming a true specialist in insurance requires
talent, technology, and broker partners.