Insurance Journal

U.S. insurance-industry trade press (nonpartisan, business-oriented)

Background

Insurance Journal began as a California insurance publication in 1923. Mark Wells bought it in 1936, and his family grew it into Wells Media Group, which runs regional and national editions, websites, newsletters and events. Mark Wells Jr. led the company for decades. In December 2021 the owners sold the company to its employees through an ESOP, making it 100% employee-owned. The outlet reports on insurance carriers, agents and brokers, regulation, catastrophe losses, litigation and market trends. Its audience and advertisers come from the industry, so its perspective is industry-oriented rather than ideological, and it does not typically run partisan opinion. Its recent coverage of the second Trump administration is largely wire-style and factual. Examples include stories on the court fights over tariffs, tariff-related lawsuits and disaster policy. It reports the effects on insurance costs and coverage without taking an editorial position. I found no major controversies in this research, and I did not check the full editorial record. The caveat is that, like most trade press, it is more likely to stress industry concerns such as costs, regulation and claims than consumer-advocacy angles.

Sources

1. Wells Media Group
2. Wells Media Group Transitions Ownership to Its Employees
3. Wells Media Group Transitions Ownership to Its Employees - Carrier Management
4. US Asks to Keep Collecting Trump's New Tariffs After Court Loss
5. New Jersey Food Importer Sues to block Trump's Canada Tariffs

Profile compiled 2026-10-22; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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