Magazine
Cover Story
October 2026
Stealing the Supply Chain
Inside the multibillion-dollar underworld of cyber-enabled cargo theft, where criminal rings deceive shippers, freight brokers, and motor carriers into unwittingly providing the goods.
Features
Can Captives Control Healthcare Costs?
Captives have become an increasingly popular alternative for group health coverage as employers try to fend off rising expenses.
Worse Than Asbestos?
As personal injury and contamination claims proliferate across the nation, insurers and corporations face potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in liabilities due to PFAS.
Steady as She Goes
While seeming to falter just a few years ago, the property market for personal lines is getting a boost from state regulatory and legislative changes and E&S lines carriers.
Thought Leaders
It’s Not Just About Savings
Understanding the many risks of alternative funding and importation of specialty...
International Country Report
Brazil: A Sophisticated Market with Room to Grow
Foreign brokers and carriers will want local assistance to navigate the nation’s complex taxation and regulatory environments.
Leading on Legal System Abuse
If brokers and carriers want a stable and predictable legal system, they’ll have to fight for it.
The Risk of Waiting
For many independent insurance brokerages, the question is no longer whether they will eventually sell or partner—it’s when. But some firms wait too long.
Go Out on a Limb
Sometimes you need to stretch a bit further to find the best new hire for your firm.
Government Affairs Update
The Road to November
The numbers and stories brokers should monitor during the 2026 midterm elections.
Vital Signs
Navigating Cancer Care
Q&A with Dr. Christine Hale, Chief Medical Officer, U.S. Benefits, Gallagher, and Dr. David Debono, Oncology Medical Director, Carelon Health
Technosavvy
Quantum Threatens Cryptography
Q&A with Craig Linton, AI and Emerging Risk Strategy Lead, Beazley
More In This Issue
The Causation Gap
Two evidentiary obstacles may forestall some PFAS-related li...
Modern Theft Tactics
Crime rings have multiple strategies for making off with freight.
Reducing Cargo Theft Risks
How to protect your freight within the fast-moving delivery system.

