Imagine a family in Austin, scrambling to balance skyrocketing medical bills with a tight budget, only to realize they’ve missed the window to update their health insurance for 2026. In a region like Central Texas, where rapid population growth in areas such as the Hill Country fuels demand for
Imagine an industry often seen as rigid and slow to change, suddenly sparked by a leader who blends mathematical precision with a passion for empowering teams. That’s the world of Amanda Smith, Chief Product Officer for Home at Plymouth Rock Assurance and a 2025 Women in Insurance Leadership (WIL)
What happens when the business world feels like a ship caught in a relentless storm, with no calm harbor in sight? For middle-market firms across the US, defined by revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, the approaching horizon of 2026 promises a landscape of economic turbulence, operational
Today, we’re thrilled to sit down with Lindsey DiGangi, Vice President of Field Operations and Marketing at Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company, a mutual insurer with over a century of dedication to the lumber and building materials industries. Lindsey’s 12-year journey across five
Two fires on tankers linked to sanctioned oil trades erupted within hours in the Black Sea, exposing how wartime hazards and opaque operators now intersect to create risks that stretch beyond normal playbooks for insurers and regulators. The episodes sharpened a debate that has simmered since the
A jobs forecast can read like a balance sheet of gains and losses until a headline turns it into a human calculus, and that happened when Allianz Partners disclosed plans to eliminate 1,500 to 1,800 roles over the next 12 to 18 months as its travel insurance arm leans harder into artificial
