MarshBerry

Wealth management merger and acquisition (M&A) activity continued to build through July, with 43 announced transactions during the month, including 35 announced after July 1. This brought the year-to-date total to 230 transactions, representing a 6.5% increase over the 216 transactions announced through July 2025. The sustained pace of activity reinforces the strength and...

Global commercial insurance rates generally continued to soften in Q2 2026, particularly in property, while public brokers reported organic growth rates that were largely in-line with the prior quarter. Brokers noted that growth was supported by success around merger and acquisition (M&A) strategies and strategic investments.

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Entering the year, publicly traded insurance brokers experienced meaningful valuation pressure as investors recalibrated expectations amid a softening property and casualty (P&C) market, moderating organic growth, and emerging concerns around AI-enabled distribution models. This followed a difficult 2025, during which MarshBerry’s Broker Composite declined 7.1%, significa...

Business Insurance has published their annual report on the Top 100 Insurance Brokers, ranked by U.S. revenue for 2025. Total revenue for the top 100 insurance brokers reached $83.3 billion. Of that total, the top 10 firms represented 70%...

Ben Franklin, Henry Ford, and Andrew Carnegie all shared a common advantage: they didn’t succeed alone. They relied on trusted peers to test ideas, gather feedback, and learn from different perspectives. That same principle applies today. Within the right insurance agency network, agency owners can gain insights on current challenges, validate strategic decisions, and refine ...