Practice by city · November 2026
Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 27
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +22.7%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 25.9%
- Partner share of moves
- 76
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 27 lateral moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami, 4.0% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 22 to 27 (+22.7%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Insurance & Reinsurance | Miami | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 25.9% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 17.1% | 15.9% | 11.1% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 59.3% | 52.7% | 57.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 13.2% | 14.2% | 14.3% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 10.7% | 18.2% | 23.6% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 57.7% | 46.1% | 50.7% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+22.7%) | flat (+2.5%) | rose (+34.4%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Against the Insurance & Reinsurance practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 57.7% against 46.1%. Against all moves in Miami, the widest gap is the share who changed city over three years, which is lower here: 10.7% against 23.6%. Year on year it moved with the Insurance & Reinsurance practice as a whole: both flat.
Over the three years to October 2026, 76 lawyers moved in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami. They joined 33 different firms. 13.2% stepped up a level on the move and 10.7% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 25.5% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner25.9%
- Associate59.3%
Partners account for 25.9% of movers, near the market's 27.7%.
- 1,000+ lawyers57.7%
- 400-999 lawyers19.2%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 33 firms hired at least one lateral in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami in the window. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 65.8% of arrivals (12.2% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. First on the hiring table is Kennedys Law, with arrivals in the 11-20 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers25.5%
- 400-999 lawyers29.8%
- 150-399 lawyers29.8%
- under 150 lawyers14.9%
The practice accounts for 8.9% of all lateral moves in Miami. Over the three years to October 2026, 65.8% of movers came from another firm in Miami itself.
With volume in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennedys Law | 11-20 |
| 2 | Hinshaw & Culbertson | 6-10 |
| 3 | Cole Scott & Kissane | 3-5 |
| 4 | Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel | 3-5 |
| 5 | Cozen O'Connor | 3-5 |
| 6 | Kubicki Draper | 3-5 |
Deals in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami
Sartori & Partners data count 45 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 80.0% of them.
By client industry, Insurance comes first with 71.1%.
Cole Scott & Kissane ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 11-20 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Scott & Kissane | 11-20 |
| 2 | Sidley Austin | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami
23 lawyers were promoted to partner in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.0 years, with the middle half between 8.0 years and 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 87.0% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 23 promotions.
Specialities in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami
Over the three years to October 2026, Insurance Coverage was involved in 64.5% of moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in Miami.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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