The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recently released its November Job Openings and Labor Turnover Summary. This month’s report revealed the number of job openings, 10.5 million, changed little from the previous month as the Federal Reserve (Fed) continued its efforts to combat inflation. However, November’s job openings were higher than economists expected.

The global reinsurance landscape tightened significantly on Jan. 1, with one broker deeming this renewal season “one of the hardest reinsurance markets in living memory.” Frequent natural catastrophes and economic and political shifts have introduced significant uncertainty and volatility into the insurance market, along with the biggest capital crunch in more than a decade, per recent broker reports.