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CRC Underwriting looking to secure whole account QS for ~20% of MGA book
The portfolio encompasses $5bn+ of subject premium across ~75 programs.
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E&S is most exposed to growth normalization, private credit is hunting P&C and fronting is deadlocked on exits. -
The broker is understood to manage Brown & Brown’s account at Howden.
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Fronting doesn’t look any better when it’s broken down by segment.
Lighter cat losses a plus, while top-line, organic growth and reserving concerns persist.
Expansion into adjacent markets, capital return and M&A among top means of capital deployment.
Industry stocks were firmly behind the S&P 500 in Q3.
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Opinion
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The mood at APCIA in Orlando was cautiously optimistic around another orderly 1.1 renewal
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A quick roundup of today’s need-to-know news, including Everest, Alliant, Howden US and more.
Critics claim the dispute system denies consumers' key legal rights.
Property, cyber and workers’ comp rates were all down mid-single digits, offsetting casualty hardening.
Rachel Turk was speaking on an Aon Reinsurance Renewal Season panel.
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The MGA is also looking to build out its US mid-market professional liability expertise.
The MGA platform wants to expand into Europe and the UK and grow its wholesale business.
As both carriers and reinsurers deal with softening markets, all eyes are on hurricane-prone areas.
The deal will give the broker access to an M&A war chest to fuel inorganic growth.
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Verisk's recent deals and its interest in cyber-analytics firm CyberCube show M&A in the segment has ticked up.
According to McKinsey, the projected spending on data centers is expected to hit $6.7tn by 2030.
The insurance industry’s lower reliance on foreign skilled workers softens the blow.
Sources said momentum around resiliency laws is growing at the state and local level.
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“I don’t see the [E&S market] momentum slowing down”, said Stephen Buonpane, President of Everest Evolution™.
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The explosive growth of the E&S market, coupled with higher seller valuations, is driving a steady stream of carrier M&A activity, said Jason Murgio, Principal & CEO and Paul Procops, Vice President, of boutique insurance investment bank Merger & Acquisition Services.
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