Ben Margulies
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Ben joined Insurance Day in 2024 from Infopro Digital, where he covered central banks.
Before embarking on a career in journalism, Ben was a lecturer at the Universities of Essex and Brighton.
He has a PhD in government from the University of Essex, a Master’s in comparative politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in politics from New York University.
Latest From Ben Margulies
Mapfre Re profits rise 15.4% in H1
Reinsurance and global risks arm of Spanish giant trims combined ratio to 95.1% amid lower catastrophe losses and reinsurance premium growth
Florida official calls on Trump to calm insurance crisis
Jimmy Patronis calls on Trump to rein in inflation, pressure European reinsurers to abandon ESG mandates, and abolish the Federal Insurance Office
Securis and Twelve Capital announce merger
Merger of ILS managers will create firm with assets under management of $7.8bn
CrowdStrike insured losses could surpass $1bn for Fortune 500
Only 10% to 20% of total losses are likely to be covered by cyber insurance policies, owing to high deductibles and low policy limits, according to analysis by Parametrix
CrowdStrike outage not a material event for insurers: Fitch
Ratings agency expects total economic losses of several billion dollars, with limited insured exposure
Arch gets regulatory OK for Allianz US mid-market acquisition
Arch is paying $450m in cash for the business, which generated gross written premiums of $1.7bn in 2023