Practice by city · November 2026
Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 24
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 29.2%
- Partner share of moves
- 54
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 24 lawyers joined a new firm in Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia from November 2025 to October 2026, 3.6% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Insurance & Reinsurance | Philadelphia | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 29.2% | 30.5% | 25.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 11.1% | 15.9% | 10.9% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 62.5% | 52.7% | 61.5% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 13.0% | 14.2% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 21.1% | 18.2% | 22.5% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 43.5% | 46.1% | 39.6% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+2.5%) | rose (+24.5%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Set against the Insurance & Reinsurance practice as a whole, the associate share stands out most: 62.5% here against 52.7%, above it. Against all moves in Philadelphia, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 43.5% against 39.6%.
- Partner29.2%
- Associate62.5%
Over the three years to October 2026, 54 lawyers moved in Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia. They joined 33 different firms. 13.0% stepped up a level on the move and 21.1% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 32.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers43.5%
- 150-399 lawyers34.8%
- under 150 lawyers21.7%
With partners at 29.2% of arrivals, the mix is in line with the market's 27.7%.
- 1,000+ lawyers32.4%
- 400-999 lawyers20.6%
- 150-399 lawyers23.5%
- under 150 lawyers23.5%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. Lateral hires in Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia were spread across 33 firms. Ten firms account for 57.4% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Cozen O'Connor, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
The practice accounts for 8.9% of all lateral moves in Philadelphia. Over the three years to October 2026, 55.6% of movers came from another firm in Philadelphia itself.
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 | Cozen O'Connor | 6-10 |
| 2 | Barnes & Thornburg | 3-5 |
| 3 | Zelle | 3-5 |
| 4 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 3-5 |
Deals in Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia
Sartori & Partners data count 27 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 74.1% of them.
Specialities in Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia
Over the three years to October 2026, Insurance Coverage was involved in 64.8% of moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in Philadelphia.
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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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