How Employers Support Lower-Waged Workers’ Access to Health Insurance Options
This analysis examines the costs, availability, and take-up of health benefits for workers with lower wages, using survey data and focus groups with more than 100 U.S. employers with over a quarter of a million employees.
What Are the Recent Trends in Employer-Based Health Coverage?
Employer-sponsored health insurance is the largest source of health coverage for people under 65, covering 165.6 million people in March 2025. This analysis examines who among people under 65 have employer coverage and which workers are offered and eligible for…
Pensions governance: why it matters more than ever
After several years of rapid change the landscape of schools pensions looks very different, with significant variety and diversity of pension offerings.
Why contribution stability matters in the Local Government Pension Scheme
As debate grows around LGPS funding levels and employer contributions, this blog considers why stability may still be the most sensible long-term approach.
From buy‑in to buyout: navigating the post‑transaction bottleneck
BW’s 2026 insurer survey explores how schemes are progressing from buy-in to buyout, where delays arise and what is driving post-transaction timescales.
Marsh CFO McGivney to add COO duties in expanded role
Marsh, a global firm specialising in risk, insurance, and consulting services, has announced that Mark McGivney will assume additional roles as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the firm. His new responsibilities will be in addition to his…
EIOPA & ESM propose European risk-sharing mechanism to reduce nat cat protection gap
A paper by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) proposes a European-level risk-sharing mechanism comprising a natural catastrophe insurance pool and a loan-based backstop, aimed at enhancing overall risk-bearing capacity and reducing…
PwC highlights growing role of asset-intensive reinsurance in Cayman market
PwC has highlighted the growing role of asset-intensive reinsurance (AIR) in shaping the Cayman Islands into a key hub for capital-efficient, asset-driven reinsurance solutions. Supported by regulatory stability, strong capital markets, and a commitment to innovation, PwC noted that the…
Brace promotes Wheeler and Davis as regional Heads of Underwriting for US and London
Brace Underwriting Limited, a multi-line and alternative risk specialist underwriter backed by Octave Specialty Group Inc., has promoted Richard Wheeler to Head of Underwriting for USA, and Michael Davis to Head of Brace London Underwriting. The duo previously served as…
Global life reinsurance capital increased a further 10% in 2025: Guy Carpenter
Over the past decade, total dedicated capital for life reinsurance across both traditional and asset-intensive markets has grown significantly, with Guy Carpenter and AM Best projecting this trend to continue, with a further 10% increase in 2025 to an estimated…