Hurricane Marie to Bring Dangerous Surf, Coastal Flooding Risk to Southern California
Marie is expected to remain well offshore, but forecasters warn its swell could produce dangerous rip currents, large waves and coastal flooding along Southern California, with the strongest effects expected Sunday and Monday.
September 3
Catastrophe
Property
Risk Management
California
Adjusters Say Disputed Claims Create a Workload That Never Goes Away
Adjusters discussing high-volume claims work say a small number of persistent disputes can consume time for weeks or months while new assignments continue arriving.
September 3
Education & Training
Insurance Industry
Risk Management
Swiss Re: AI Raises Cyber Risk as Large Companies Face Insurance Limit Gaps
Swiss Re projects global cyber premiums of $16.4 billion in 2026 while warning that ransomware, data breaches and growing digital dependence can produce losses beyond the limits purchased by some large companies.
September 3
Insurance Industry
Risk Management
Technology
Underwriting
Hurricane Center Tracks 3 Tropical Waves as Atlantic Season Nears Peak
Former Tropical Storm Edouard continues to produce heavy rain and flooding in Texas while the National Hurricane Center monitors three tropical waves across the Atlantic. No hurricane is currently threatening Florida, though periods of heavy rain are expected.
September 3
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Florida
Texas
Supreme Court Ruling Changes Freight Broker Liability Claims
The Supreme Court ruled that FAAAA preemption does not bar a state-law negligent hiring claim against a freight broker. Claims investigations may now put more scrutiny on carrier selection, safety records and broker documentation.
September 3
Auto
Liability
Litigation
Risk Management
Underwriting
Illinois
Tropical Storm Edouard Threatens Texas, Louisiana With Flooding, Storm Surge
Heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and up to 5 feet of storm surge could generate property and flood losses along the Gulf Coast, with flooding also threatening the Houston area.
September 1
Auto
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Louisiana
Texas
Tropical Systems Threaten Florida, Gulf Coast With Heavy Rain and Flooding
Dolly’s remnants could soak South Florida later this week while a Gulf system may develop into Tropical Storm Edouard. Heavy rain and localized flooding could extend from Texas and Louisiana through Tampa and Orlando.
August 31
Auto
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Tropical Storm Dolly Forms in Atlantic, Flood Risk Targets Caribbean
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.
August 27
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Atlantic Tropical Threats Develop as Hawaii Faces More Storm Rain
Two Atlantic disturbances have a chance to develop this week, while Moke brings more rain and flood concerns to storm-weary Hawaii.
August 24
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Uber Hit With $966 Million GDPR Fine Over Automated Driver Decisions
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.
August 24
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Risk Management
Hurricane Lala Triggers First U.S. Coral Reef Insurance Payout
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.
August 24
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Hawaii
TikTok Agrees to $400M Settlement Over Children’s Privacy Claims
The Justice Department settlement resolves allegations that TikTok and ByteDance illegally collected personal information from children under 13 without parental consent.
August 24
Insurance Industry
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Risk Management
Catastrophe Models Lack Key Data on How Disasters Unfold
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.
August 24
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Train Cargo Theft Costs U.S. Railroads $200 Million a Year
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.
August 20
Fraud
Legislation & Regulation
Marine
Risk Management
Subrogation
Arizona
California
Illinois
Tennessee
Rising Equipment Values Raise Inland Marine Claims Stakes
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.
August 20
Insurance Industry
Marine
Property
Risk Management
Underwriting
