Distribution Just Broke
In Force Weekly: AI-native platforms just erased billions in broker market value and put control of customer access up for grabs
This Week’s Strategic Signals for P&C Carrier and Insurtech Executives
Overall: AI-native platforms just proved they can move broker valuations in a single trading session, putting the defensibility of distribution economics squarely under board-level scrutiny.
Personal Lines: The national rate correction is over, and profitability, retention, and regulatory risk are now diverging sharply by state.
Commercial: Commercial P&C is posting peak-cycle earnings just as early signs of margin erosion and surplus capital set up the next softening phase.
Cyber: A single government-tech vendor breach has exposed how quickly concentrated third-party risk can become a multi-state aggregation event for the cyber market.
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