Insurance & Reinsurance in New York: lateral monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 89 lateral moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in New York, 13.2% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 82 to 87 (+6.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 234 lawyers moved in Insurance & Reinsurance in New York, 59 of them partners (25.2%). They joined 92 different firms. 15.0% stepped up a level on the move and 9.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 31.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

The level mix sits close to the market: partners are 24.7% of arrivals, against 27.7% market-wide. A step up in title came with 11.2% of moves (market 12.9%).

46 firms hired at least one lateral in Insurance & Reinsurance in New York in the window. Ten firms account for 49.4% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. Kennedys Law ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.

The practice accounts for 4.3% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 65.4% of movers came from another firm in New York itself. 12.1% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

With volume in Insurance & Reinsurance in New York holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.

Sartori & Partners data count 84 dated deals in Insurance & Reinsurance in New York in the 12 months to October 2026 and 189 over the three years to October 2026.

M&A work is involved in 37.0% of them and Disputes & investigations in 27.0%.

By client industry, Insurance comes first with 82.5%.

Debevoise & Plimpton ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.

Over the three years to October 2026, Insurance Coverage was involved in 68.8% of moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in New York, then Reinsurance with 11.5%.