While extreme heat remains a concern during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, workers’ compensation experts say inexperienced seasonal employees and large-scale staffing demands may create greater claim exposure for employers.
Colorado State University has reduced its Atlantic hurricane outlook for the second time this season, citing growing confidence that a strong to very strong El Niño will sharply limit tropical cyclone activity through the peak of the season.
Two new studies conclude that mitigation discounts encourage home hardening for some property owners but fail to overcome affordability barriers for many households, even as climate-driven insurance costs continue to rise across much of the Southeast.
Federal regulators say autonomous vehicles have repeatedly blocked first responders, entered active emergency scenes, and failed to recognize emergency traffic controls. The directive could shape future liability and claims involving robotaxis.
Artificial intelligence is giving fraudsters new ways to manipulate claims, but insurers, TPAs, and defense attorneys are responding with AI-powered detection tools and traditional investigative techniques to identify suspicious evidence.
Police say a reported theft of a 1981 Fiat Spider was fabricated in an attempt to collect insurance proceeds. Investigators used license plate reader data and surveillance video to challenge the claim.
A California wildfire survivor says an unlicensed contractor took an $18,000 payment before abandoning the project. Insurance and fraud experts say similar scams are increasing after natural disasters across the United States.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court upheld regulators’ authority to reject proposed workers’ compensation rates but ruled they must clearly explain how they arrived at a 14.6% statewide rate reduction. The decision sends the 2024 and 2025 rate rulings back for further review.
Structural columns failed during a major office-to-residential conversion in Midtown Manhattan, prompting evacuations, street closures, and an engineering assessment as officials work to stabilize the building.
Licensed insurance agents allegedly used personal information gathered through telemarketing calls to submit life insurance applications without consumers’ knowledge. Regulators say the scheme is generating significant losses for insurers and exposing older adults to additional fraud risks.
Iowa investigators allege an insurance agent opened policies using the identities of at least 11 family members without their knowledge, generating more than $36,000 in commissionable premiums. The case includes 23 felony charges and one aggravated misdemeanor.
State Farm says Illinois homeowners filed 50,000 severe weather claims through mid-June as tornadoes and hail continue driving losses. The new data adds context to the insurer’s ongoing dispute with Illinois regulators over homeowners insurance rates.
A federal appeals court ruled that the 2022 Jif peanut butter salmonella outbreak was a single occurrence under Smucker’s liability policies, rejecting an insurer’s effort to treat hundreds of contaminated product lots as separate occurrences.
Two insurers that reimbursed a New Jersey company for an alleged fraud loss are pursuing subrogation against Bank of America. The lawsuit claims the bank processed wire and ACH transfers after employees flagged them as fraudulent.
The June 24 earthquake sequence caused widespread destruction across northern Venezuela. Verisk says economic losses will likely exceed $10 billion while uncertainty remains high for insured losses because of low insurance penetration and economic instability.
