A Colorado jury found a contractor intentionally interfered with an insurance contract after allegedly inflating a church hail damage claim. The verdict highlights growing insurer scrutiny of contractor involvement in appraisal disputes and claim inflation.
The Institutes Knowledge Group’s 2026 Skills Report finds AI literacy, claims expertise, leadership, and risk management skills are becoming critical as insurance roles evolve.
Deadly incidents in Washington and California are drawing attention to chemical storage inspections, emergency planning, and the risks tied to aging industrial tanks. Regulators and safety experts say maintenance failures can quickly escalate into major claims events.
Officials allowed more than half of evacuated residents to return home after pressure inside a volatile chemical tank dropped, though thousands remain displaced as investigations continue into the industrial incident.
As Contractor Fraud Awareness Week continues nationwide, roofing contractors, insurers, and adjusters are warning homeowners about storm chasing scams, inflated claims, and post-disaster fraud risks.
Fire crews gained ground overnight as calmer winds helped containment efforts near Simi Valley. Thousands remain under evacuation orders as wildfire risk continues across Southern California.
Munich Re says El Niño conditions could suppress Atlantic hurricane activity while increasing typhoon risks across the western Pacific. The reinsurer warns that even a quiet season can still produce catastrophic insured losses.
The National Hurricane Center has begun issuing daily Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlooks for the 2026 season. No tropical cyclone formation is expected over the next seven days, but parts of Florida and the Southeast Coast are being watched as higher-risk areas this year.
The U.S. property and casualty market recorded its strongest underwriting result in more than a decade in 2025, but adjusters still face elevated catastrophe exposure, litigation pressure and rising replacement costs.
NOAA’s latest ENSO outlook shows warming Pacific Ocean conditions that could shape hurricane activity, winter weather patterns, drought risk, and catastrophe claims through early 2027.
Small landscaping changes can redirect water toward foundations, increase basement flooding risk, and complicate homeowners insurance claims after heavy rain or storms.
Forecasters say exceptionally warm Pacific waters and a developing El Niño could push tropical systems farther north in 2026, increasing flood and storm concerns for Hawaii and Southern California homeowners.
Severe convective storms are generating record insured losses across the United States, forcing carriers to rethink underwriting, catastrophe modeling, and homeowner pricing strategies.
NOAA and the National Weather Service used Hurricane Preparedness Week to remind residents and insurers that flooding, storm surge, evacuation planning and post-storm safety remain critical concerns before the Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1.
