Industry Research & Trends

July 30, 2025 | Buyer-friendly conditions generally continued in Q2, with organizations taking advantage of the market environment by reinvesting savings into program enhancements and loss control measures to strengthen long-term resilience.

July 1, 2025 | Based on proprietary claims data and industry research, the report highlights the growing complexity of healthcare claims, with cancer, circulatory disease and premature births among the most significant contributors to high-cost cases.

May 2, 2025 | Global risk turbulence and interconnected risks underscore the need for strong risk management and financing strategies.

December 4, 2024 | Zurich says overall commercial insurance rates continue to rise but there are big variations between risk and geography. Article from Commercial Risk Online.

November 10, 2024 | Whether you’re a decision maker, at the operational forefront, or an interested citizen, understanding emerging risks & opportunities on the horizon is essential for shaping a resilient future.

October 25, 2024 | Buyer-friendly conditions continued across much of the global insurance market in Q3, painting a largely positive picture as we head into year-end renewals.

October 7, 2024 | Captive insurers, long considered alternative risk transfer mechanisms, have earned a place in the mainstream insurance market.

July 17, 2024 | Aon has gathered insights from more than 800 C-suite and senior executives in North America, the UK and Europe to gauge how business leaders achieve more clarity and confidence in this environment.

June 27, 2024 | Our 2024 report explores the current trends in healthcare spending to provide valuable insights for employers who offer self-funded health plans. We also examine industry insights and developments from our own claims data.

June 17, 2024 | This whitepaper considers the evolution of the risk-intelligent captive and draws on the highlights from the ‘Insuring the Future’ roundtable discussion Artex and Airmic hosted in November 2023. It explores case studies on cyber, geopolitical and UK storm surge risk, highlighting how captive owners can open up their risk retention vehicles to more complex risks, what steps they can take to mitigate some of the more extreme risk scenarios, and the innovative solutions and partnerships that they can achieve.

June 12, 2024 | The world is facing multiple interconnected crises which bring about ever-more complex risks, finds Swiss Re’s 12th SONAR emerging risk report. It explores critical topics of the future to foster better understanding of new or changing risks, their interactions and dependencies.

June 2024 | The Alternative View, Artex’s signature state-of-the-market-report, provides valuable perspectives on the current and emerging market landscape, examining key drivers, trends and opportunities.

May 8, 2024 | As rate increases have moderated and indeed, in some cases, reductions are the norm, captive activity nevertheless remains strong.

March 27, 2024 | Aon’s Reinsurance Market Dynamics report provides a comprehensive assessment of key market trends in the context of the April 1, 2024 renewals period. Commentary on global reinsurer capital, alternative capital and the macroeconomic environment offer insights on the potential direction of the global (re)insurance industry and future renewals.

March 19, 2024 | This year marks our most expansive survey yet, with contributions from over 50 countries, highlighting our commitment to understanding the evolving risk landscape affecting directors and officers globally. The enhanced participation and expanded regional coverage allow us to offer unprecedented insights into the challenges and priorities facing leadership across various industries.

January 10, 2024 | The Global Risks Report explores some of the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, against a backdrop of rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet and conflict. As cooperation comes under pressure, weakened economies and societies may only require the smallest shock to edge past the tipping point of resilience.

December 2023 | Ongoing inflation, refinancing and insolvency pressures, geopolitical issues, and electoral uncertainty are just some of the headwinds D&Os need to be prepared for in 2024, according to Allianz Commercial financial lines and D&O experts.

December 13, 2023 | Captive International reveals the full data from the survey it carried out with ECIROA earlier this year on the role of independent non-executive directors on captive boards.

November 9, 2023 | While there is now less consistency in insurance rate movements than in the previous period, some difficult areas remain.

November 6, 2023 | In this update we assess the insurance market across all major lines of businesses in Europe. We take a detailed look at the current European Commercial lines insurance market in Q3 2023.

November 7, 2023 | Aon’s Global Risk Management Survey (GRMS) is designed to assess business leaders’ attitudes about risk management generally and about specific risks. The 2023 results for the United States show respondents are concerned about the impact on current and future operations of ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and escalating geopolitical volatility.

August 7, 2023 | From inflation to cyber risk, doing business in today’s market requires you to understand the individual trends that make up the bigger picture. These trends can have a significant impact on your organization—for both better and worse.

July 8, 2023 | Companies typically choose to retain more risk when insurance becomes expensive or too difficult to obtain. Download the 2023 Marsh Captive Landscape Report to discover current trends in the captive insurance market.

July 3, 2023 | More organizations than ever before are using captives as a valuable risk management tool. Read Marsh Captive Solutions benchmarking results.