Investing

Mental health utilization is up - but employer spending fell 7% in 2025

The gap between rising demand and falling investment is widening, and brokers have a clear role at renewal

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Medicare's GLP-1 discount excludes its sickest patients - a lesson for group plans

The Bridge program's access gap illustrates why employer GLP-1 coverage design is harder than it looks

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Larak Island strikes add pressure to an already stressed war-risk market

Claims from the Hormuz conflict already exceed the sector's entire annual premium volume before the latest exchange

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

California drops subrogation curb, sparing homeowners another rate hit

Lawmakers shelved a wildfire proposal that insurers warned could add 10% to 20% to statewide homeowners' premiums

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Humana exits affect 600,000 members - brokers have weeks to act

Non-renewal letters land October 2 as industry-wide exits for 2027 surpass one million members

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Economy

Mold claims against home builders are piling up, and insurers are footing the bill

Is the hard market about to get harder?

Aug 31, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Trust Is the ‘Moat’ Everyone Needs — and the One Most Founders Ignore

After spending the last several years in one of America’s least trusted, most opaque industries, the most competitive advantage is trust.

Aug 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

The Sunday Morning Movie Proudly Presents: Alice (1988) Run Time: 1H 33M Plus Bonuses!

Alice is a very weird take on Alice in Wonderland.

Aug 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Extraordinary athletes, ordinary content: why even Nike should make more of its talent

Nike’s former global editor, Dan Rookwood, argues that brands are leaving value on the table by wasting their allocated time with star athletes....

Aug 30, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Why The Future of Electric Vehicles Is Being Built on the Racetrack

Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds explains how the all-electric racing championship is reshaping motorsports.

Aug 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Malware Has a Branding Department and ToxicPanda Is Its Latest Star

ToxicPanda sounds like an energy drink formulated for people who regard sleep as a character flaw. It’s actually an Android banking Trojan capable of...

Aug 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Fifa crisis shows that fans must get a say in who succeeds Infantino as president

Gianni Infantino has inadvertently shown fans that the Fifa president matters, so maybe we should rethink how we elect one, argues Matt Readman. A yea...

Aug 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

7 Things AI Can Now Do for Your One-Person Business it Couldn’t 2 Weeks Ago (No Staff, No Code)

Stop prompting for answers. Start assigning complete outcomes.

Aug 29, 2026 • 5 min read

Markets

Business Formations Are at Record Highs — and the Fastest-Growing States Aren’t the Ones You’d Guess

AI and remote work just killed the case for building in a legacy startup hub — and the data on where founders are actually launching proves it.

Aug 28, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Talent Isn’t Enough — Here’s What Separates Those Who Stall From Those Who Break Through

The professionals who advance fastest don't rely on a single mentor — they build a network of mentors, coaches, sponsors and peers who help them see w...

Aug 28, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

The Biggest Fundraising Mistake AI Founders Make

In a crowded AI fundraising market, the thing standing between your startup and a term sheet might not be your product. It may be the financial infras...

Aug 28, 2026 • 5 min read

Markets

Europe Heads Into Winter With Gas Storage at a Two-Decade Low

Another look at an expected shortfall for states in Europe meeting targets for gas reserves and what the consequences might be.

Aug 28, 2026 • 5 min read

Investing

Venture heavyweights denounce government’s £1bn scale-up fund plans

The government’s flagship £1bn scale-up fund will miss out on top deals and chalk up poor performance for its pensioner investors should ministe...

Aug 28, 2026 • 5 min read

Banking

Musk's Cursor AI used in Russia linked hit on seven firms as insurers race to rewrite cyber cover

Tool now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX was used against firms in the UK, Europe and the US, according to a new report

Aug 28, 2026 • 5 min read

Economy

Wrap-up programs and tariff inflation - where the audit exposure builds

Construction cost inflation is the new audit risk for brokers managing wrap-up programs

Aug 28, 2026 • 5 min read