"Emerging Trends and the Wholesale Insurance Market: How the Industry is Adapting
Smaller entrants often engage reinsurance as a tool to meet capital needs, while large insurers are looking toward capital markets and acquisitions as means to gain competitive advantages.
Multi-claimant cases can quickly overwhelm traditional insurance towards and other large risk arrangements.
Many wholesale brokers are working directly with insureds, utilizing their subject matter knowledge and access to insurers.
U.S. businesses are being squeezed on a range of litigation and security fronts.
Courts have been slow in returning to full speed. Meanwhile, defense counsel have been learning how to adapt their approach to meet today's changing social expectations.