Healthcare

Keys to managing risk with healthcare M&A

Healthcare private equity tends to outperform other segments amidst economic upheaval. That’s partly what’s been driving a rise in healthcare M&A over the past decade.

Skyward Specialty launches E&S solution for individual healthcare providers

Skyward Specialty Insurance Group has brought a new healthcare E&S liability solution targeted at individual providers, including physicians, to market, in a bid to fill what the expansive carrier described as “a significant gap”.

Ryan Specialty acquires medical stop loss-focused Point6 and Ace Benefit Partners

Ryan Specialty has signed definitive agreements to acquire certain assets of Texas-based Point6 Healthcare and Idaho-based Ace Benefit Partners, both of which are focused on the medical stop loss space.

How healthcare professionals can meet digital health complexity with confidence

With the Covid-19 pandemic came a shift toward digital health. Whether it’s wearable devices, mobile health, telehealth, telemedicine, or health information technology, today’s health reality is digital. And the change is here to stay...

Hospitals navigate aftermath of Covid-19 as E&S carriers push up pricing

The after-effects of the pandemic and the resulting shifting legal environment and staff shortages are pressuring the hospital industry and the E&S insurance market that covers it, with pricing continuing to rise – albeit at lower levels than in 2022 – and capacity still tight as underwriters respond to ever-rising liability awards.