IIHS researchers found telematics detected cellphone use before crashes at least seven times as often as police reports, highlighting a potential evidence gap in auto claims involving distracted driving.
The fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to weaken before reaching the Leeward Islands, but heavy rainfall could still trigger flash flooding across parts of the Caribbean.
A Virginia insurance agent admitted diverting client premiums for personal use, causing policies to lapse or never take effect and leaving customers with coverage they believed was active.
A Dutch regulator says automated systems improperly deactivated some Uber drivers without adequate explanation or human review, raising broader questions about AI liability, regulatory claims and insurance coverage.
A $200,000 parametric payment will fund rapid coral reef assessment and repairs in Hawaii, showing how catastrophe insurance can respond without the traditional claims adjustment process.
The Justice Department settlement resolves allegations that TikTok and ByteDance illegally collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
Catastrophe models can map where damage occurred, but often lack detailed data showing when and how an event developed. Continuous satellite observations could improve wildfire modeling, claims aggregation, hours clauses, parametric triggers, and mitigation credits.
Organized thieves carried out 75,000 thefts from U.S. freight rail networks in 2025, pushing railroads to invest millions in AI cameras, drones, fencing and law enforcement partnerships.
Data center construction, tariffs and equipment shortages are pushing insured values higher and complicating replacement-cost and loss-of-use calculations after inland marine losses.
A Washington appeals court ruled that disputed questions involving contractor performance, workmanship, and payment generally cannot be resolved through the state’s expedited construction lien procedure.
AI-derived property observations are giving insurers a clearer view of roof deterioration between catastrophes, providing claims teams with more information about pre-loss conditions when severe weather strikes.
Florida authorities allege shell construction companies understated payroll and employee counts to obtain workers’ compensation coverage, then provided insurance certificates to uninsured subcontractors. Nearly $100 million in payroll was processed through the companies, according to investigators.
The 33,000-square-foot training campus uses full-scale homes and nearly 30 vehicles to give claims professionals hands-on experience with property damage, EVs, ADAS and changing repair methods.
Flooding, landslides, powerful winds and widespread power outages damaged homes and infrastructure across Hawaii, with officials beginning damage assessments as the storm moves away.
