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.

BMI warns insurers that territorial disputes, regime instability, and shifting alliances could drive claims volatility across political risk, marine, and specialty lines.

SB 876 would mandate upfront claim payments, double ALE limits, and impose new timelines for insurers after wildfire disasters.

Hyperscale facilities tied to AI and cloud computing are testing property insurance capacity, pricing and underwriting discipline. Brokers face major valuation and business income hurdles.

Reinsurance capacity surged in 2025 amid historic low catastrophe losses, driving down rates and changing the risk-sharing landscape. Adjusters can expect shifts in how insurers deploy capital, respond to claims, and design coverages—especially in casualty, cyber, and catastrophe-exposed regions.

Insurance adjusters, underwriters, and brokers should prepare for transitional risks, evolving D&O exposures, and new scrutiny in casualty lines.

AI-native businesses push insurers to rethink liability forms and create new facilities as casualty risks evolve. Judgment and human expertise remain critical amid tech disruption.

Hazmat carriers are being pushed into the E&S market amid rising costs and tighter underwriting, exposing gaps in broker expertise and threatening long-term coverage stability.

Specialty insurers are asking a California court to void a yacht policy after a collision, alleging the insured failed to meet critical warranty and disclosure terms.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires in Los Angeles have damaged or destroyed 17,027 structures, with estimated insured losses reaching $32.5 billion, making this one of the costliest wildfire events in U.S. history.

Pennsylvania’s latest insurance regulations allow surplus line licensees to charge service fees and offer enhanced nonmonetary gifts to policyholders, improving transparency and market dynamics.

The excess and surplus insurance market is dynamically growing, providing major opportunities for insurtechs.

At RISKWORLD 2024, Jeff Canfield of Ascot explores the potential of AI in underwriting, Ascot’s data-driven deal selection, and their approach to underwriting specialty risks.

Catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities issuance surpasses $10.9 billion in H1 2024, setting new records with more deals expected.

A key Florida Senate bill aims to shift secondary home insurance from Citizens to surplus lines carriers, stirring mixed reactions among industry professionals.