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.

Deadly incidents in Washington and California are drawing attention to chemical storage inspections, emergency planning, and the risks tied to aging industrial tanks. Regulators and safety experts say maintenance failures can quickly escalate into major claims events.

Georgia regulators say businesses may have received fraudulent workers' compensation certificates and believed they had valid coverage when they did not.

The U.S. property and casualty market recorded its strongest underwriting result in more than a decade in 2025, but adjusters still face elevated catastrophe exposure, litigation pressure and rising replacement costs.

New York lawmakers are trying to reopen workers' compensation access for National Guard members who served at Ground Zero but were excluded from prior 9/11 responder coverage.

New data shows how AI gaps, cyber behavior, labor shortages, and employee stress are driving higher claims frequency, severity, and operational risk.

Speed gains mean little if claim decisions cannot be explained and defended. Adjusters need structured workflows, not just more tools.

High-performing women in insurance claims are driving results but not gaining authority. New research shows the issue is visibility and structural bias, not ambition.

Federal officials allege a construction company fired a worker two days after he reported severe burns from scalding water in a pressurized pipe. The lawsuit seeks reinstatement, back pay, damages, and punitive damages.

Early coordination, clear documentation, and informed MSA decisions help insurers reduce delays and manage Medicare reimbursement risk.

Declining auto claims and reserve releases point to softer pricing in 2026, while liability lines continue to face reserve pressure and social inflation challenges.

A Florida appeals court ruled that workers' compensation carriers are not required to pay for out-of-state travel that is not medically necessary, even when a catastrophic injury claimant argues the trip would improve mental health.

California investigators say two Southern California towing company owners underreported payroll and paid workers off the books, leading to nearly $5.9 million in lost workers' compensation premiums. The case also triggered a payroll tax evasion investigation.

New survey data shows carriers recalibrating underwriting, fraud detection and workforce strategy as social inflation, AI-generated fraud and catastrophe losses intensify.

Decision clarifies that future exposure counts when calculating an insurer's share of third-party settlement costs in Utah workers' comp claims.