Hal Stucker

Hal Stucker got his start in journalism as a photographer, with his photos appearing in The New York Daily News, The New York Times and Smithsonian Magazine, among others. As a reporter, he first covered technology and the Internet, then switched to insurance, reporting for National Underwriter in the late 90s.

He spent 15 years at online news services Mergermarket and Debtwire, first covering banking and insurance M&A as a reporter, and later serving as chief content editor for the Americas. At Insurance Insider US, he’s currently national news desk editor, writing, assigning, and editing breaking news stories covering the insurance industry and related matters.

He’s also written extensively on subjects not related to insurance, previously producing feature stories on professional photography for PDN, as well as a monthly column on digital imaging and retouching. His essay “Strapped – My Eight Years With a Gun” appeared in Boston Review and was tapped for inclusion in Best American Essays 2014.