Two Ohio asphalt contractors agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations they submitted falsified testing data on federally funded highway projects.

Survey data shows carriers and brokers ramping up AI, cybersecurity and digital platforms as claims, fraud and catastrophe pressures intensify.

Texas Hill Country floods reveal low insurance uptake, mounting NFIP debt, and growing pressure on FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 reforms.

Gallagher Bassett’s 2026 Carrier Perspective report finds social inflation, medical costs, catastrophe losses and AI-driven fraud are compounding severity and workforce pressure for carriers.

Gallagher Re’s Adam Schwebach says mid-year renewals could bring added capacity, rate reductions, and renewed appetite for underwriting hurricane risk in Florida.

Utilities across the West are increasingly cutting power during high-risk weather, reshaping wildfire prevention strategies and claims exposure for insurers.

A Bloomberg editorial urges policymakers to focus on resilience, legal reform, and mitigation rather than capping rates or penalizing insurers as premiums climb nationwide.

Freeze-related property damage and power outages across 14 states are driving insured losses that could make Fern one of the costliest winter storms on record.

Fitch expects broader P/C softening in 2026, while Morningstar says casualty pricing will stay out of step due to litigation and severity. Early earnings-call commentary shows carriers leaning on portfolio mix, disciplined underwriting, and AI tools to protect margins.

A prolonged Arctic outbreak brings snow, crashes, power outages, and freeze losses across the Southeast, raising claim concerns from auto accidents to Florida citrus damage.

Business groups argue California’s climate reporting mandates compel political speech and impose nationwide compliance burdens as the Ninth Circuit weighs constitutional limits.

Frozen pipes, downed trees, and power outages are expected to drive additional property and auto claims as extreme cold persists across the Central and Eastern US.

AccuWeather says snow, ice, extreme cold, and prolonged outages created widespread insured and uninsured losses across the U.S.

New claims data shows freeze-related water losses remain a major severity driver, with average payments exceeding $30,000 and repairs stretching for months.

New research shows business interruption and system-wide losses from blackouts can dwarf insured property damage, raising questions for catastrophe modeling and resilience investment.