Insurance Business Magazine
industry trade / professionally neutral
Background
Key Media was founded in Sydney, Australia, in 2001 as a small B2B publishing house with four employees and a single magazine. Over the following two decades it expanded into a global niche-media company operating across Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and elsewhere, eventually rebranding as KM Business Information Holdings. Insurance Business became one of its flagship titles, growing into a multi-regional platform with separate editorial teams covering Australia, New Zealand, Asia-Pacific, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By 2024 the brand reported more than 14 million pageviews worldwide. Private equity firm Housatonic Partners invested in the company, and a buyout/LBO transaction was recorded in September 2023. The publication's revenue model follows standard B2B trade-media practice: advertising from insurers, brokers, and service providers accounts for the bulk of income, with events such as the Women in Insurance conference series and regional awards ceremonies providing additional revenue. Editorially, the outlet positions itself as a thought-leadership and news platform for insurance professionals rather than a general-audience or politically oriented news source, and its coverage of government actions—including those of the Trump administration—focuses on practical implications for the industry rather than political advocacy.
Sources
- About Us | Insurance Business (US)
- About | Keymedia (KM Business Information)
- KM Business Information Holdings – PitchBook Profile
- Trump takes aim at insurers in record-length State of the Union | Insurance Business
- How will Trump's second term impact the insurance industry? | Insurance Business
- Insurers reel as share prices plunge after new Trump administration proposal | Insurance Business
- 2026 Insurance Business US Media Kit
- 70+ Global Insurance Media 2026 – Best Outlets & Magazines List
Profile compiled 2026-07-17; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.