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Water Damage Tops Home Insurance Claims Despite Homeowners Fearing Fire

Water Damage Tops Home Insurance Claims Despite Homeowners Fearing Fire

A new PEMCO survey shows many homeowners overestimate fire risk while underestimating costly water damage, creating opportunities for insurers and agents to promote leak detection technology during policy renewals.
June 30 Property Risk Management Technology Underwriting Oregon Washington

Rising Insurance Costs Put Performance Car Ownership Out of Reach

Rising Insurance Costs Put Performance Car Ownership Out of Reach

Higher theft rates, expensive repairs and underwriting changes are making high-performance vehicles increasingly difficult to insure, even as used prices become more attractive.
June 29 Auto Insurance Industry Risk Management Underwriting California Florida New York

When Should Insurers Scale AI? Industry Executives Point to Business Readiness

When Should Insurers Scale AI? Industry Executives Point to Business Readiness

Insurance technology leaders say successful AI adoption depends on workflow integration, human oversight, and clear business outcomes rather than technical sophistication alone. Carriers that delay adoption too long risk falling behind a rapidly changing market.
June 24 Education & Training Insurance Industry Technology Underwriting

Apple and Tesla Data Exposed in Massive Electronics Cyber Breach

Apple and Tesla Data Exposed in Massive Electronics Cyber Breach

A ransomware group claims it leaked more than 630GB of files stolen from Tata Electronics, triggering questions about supply chain cyber risk, intellectual property exposure, and insurance coverage obligations.
June 23 Insurance Industry Risk Management Technology Underwriting

What Claims Professionals Need to Know About the 2026 Hurricane Season

What Claims Professionals Need to Know About the 2026 Hurricane Season

Forecasters expect fewer Atlantic storms due to El Niño conditions, but growing property values, flood coverage gaps and elevated catastrophe exposure continue to challenge insurers, brokers and claims professionals.
June 22 Catastrophe Insurance Industry Property Risk Management Technology

79% of Global Data Center Capacity Faces Elevated Climate Risk

79% of Global Data Center Capacity Faces Elevated Climate Risk

As data center construction accelerates worldwide, new research finds that flood, heat, wildfire, wind, and drought exposures are becoming significant drivers of operating costs, insurance demand, and long-term asset performance.
June 22 Catastrophe Insurance Industry Property Risk Management Technology Virginia

SpaceX IPO Raises Novel Insurance Question About Elon Musk Risk

SpaceX IPO Raises Novel Insurance Question About Elon Musk Risk

SpaceX's public filings place extraordinary emphasis on Elon Musk's role in the company's value. A new legal analysis argues that investors may have a legitimate insurable interest in his continued life under Texas law, raising broader questions about key person risk and insurance capacity.
June 12 Insurance Industry Legislation & Regulation Litigation Risk Management Underwriting

Climate Change Makes Extreme Coastal Floods 12 Times More Likely, Study Finds

Climate Change Makes Extreme Coastal Floods 12 Times More Likely, Study Finds

New research finds that extreme coastal flooding events once considered rare are occurring far more often due to sea level rise linked to human-caused climate change. The findings carry significant implications for insurers, catastrophe planners, and coastal communities.
June 12 Catastrophe Insurance Industry Property Risk Management Underwriting

U.S. Business Owners Report Growing Concerns Over AI, Cyberattacks and Severe Weather

U.S. Business Owners Report Growing Concerns Over AI, Cyberattacks and Severe Weather

Gallagher's 2026 survey finds business owners increasingly integrating risk management into operations as concerns grow over AI, cyber threats, supply chain disruptions, and severe weather exposures.
June 12 Catastrophe Insurance Industry Property Risk Management Technology Illinois

SpaceX IPO Could Reshape D&O Insurance and Securities Claims Risk

SpaceX IPO Could Reshape D&O Insurance and Securities Claims Risk

SpaceX's proposed shareholder arbitration requirements and a surge in AI-related IPOs could change securities litigation exposure while prompting insurers to broaden D&O coverage offerings.
June 12 Insurance Industry Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation Underwriting

Northern California Earthquakes Highlight California’s 87% Earthquake Insurance Gap

Northern California Earthquakes Highlight California’s 87% Earthquake Insurance Gap

Five earthquakes off the Northern California coast caused little damage, but they renewed attention on the fact that most California homeowners lack earthquake insurance and would receive no coverage for quake-related property losses.
June 5 Catastrophe Insurance Industry Risk Management Underwriting

Convr Report Highlights AI Strategy Gap Among Commercial Insurance Carriers

Convr Report Highlights AI Strategy Gap Among Commercial Insurance Carriers

Commercial insurance carriers are rapidly deploying AI underwriting tools, but many leaders lack confidence in the strategic framework needed to maximize those investments and deliver measurable business outcomes.
June 3 Education & Training Insurance Industry Technology Underwriting

Natural Disaster Insurance Gap Tops $424B as Cat Losses Rise

Natural Disaster Insurance Gap Tops $424B as Cat Losses Rise

Swiss Re says uninsured catastrophe losses rose 7% last year, with North America facing the largest gap as exposed property values climb.
June 3 Catastrophe Insurance Industry Property Risk Management Underwriting

Insurance Industry Faces Growing Skills Gap as AI Adoption Accelerates

Insurance Industry Faces Growing Skills Gap as AI Adoption Accelerates

The Institutes Knowledge Group's 2026 Skills Report finds AI literacy, claims expertise, leadership, and risk management skills are becoming critical as insurance roles evolve.
May 28 Catastrophe Education & Training Insurance Industry Liability Property

Global Transactional Risk Claims Jump 34% in 2025

Global Transactional Risk Claims Jump 34% in 2025

A new Marsh report shows global transactional risk insurance claims rose 34% in 2025, with financial statement breaches accounting for more than half of total paid losses and insurers paying nearly $650 million worldwide.
May 28 Insurance Industry Litigation Risk Management Technology Underwriting
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