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The U.S. economy grew at a 2.0% pace in 2025, but the labor market experienced its weakest job growth outside of a recession since 2003, creating a complex outlook for workers’ compensation, according to NCCI.
AI has become the top priority for insurance industry leaders heading into 2026, according to the International Insurance Society’s Global Priorities Report.
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Capital deployed to new commercial litigation funding deals rose sharply in 2025, though ongoing fundraising challenges kept the market tight, according to Westfleet Advisors.
Softening property rates and stable capacity define the public entity landscape, though litigation and disaster aid changes could shift the burden to state and local governments, according to Amwins.
A growing category of AI-native risks — including hallucinations, algorithmic bias and model drift — falls outside the scope of standard insurance policies, according to Gallagher Re report.
Favorable prior-year development in workers’ compensation exceeded $5 billion for the ninth straight year in 2025, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
NCCI regulatory analysis identified emerging issues driving state and federal legislative activity in 2026.
Drowsiness, distraction and aggressive driving consistently precede incidents, and near-collisions are becoming the leading safety metric for fleet risk management, according to Motive’s 2026 road safety report.
Secondary perils accounted for a record 92% of global insured natural catastrophe losses in 2025, and trend-line projections point to $148 billion in 2026, according to Swiss Re Institute.
Executives are navigating intense day-to-day operational pressures that are crowding out a focus on high-impact risks like litigation, even as they recognize those risks could threaten their company’s survival.
New research from Sentry Insurance reveals a striking disconnect between the threats leaders worry about day-to-day and the single events that could permanently shut their doors—along with the proactive steps many are taking to close the gap.
More than half of Gen Z consumers say they would consider making a rule-bending edit to a claim photo or document, according to Verisk.
Adverse development in 2025 concentrated in post-COVID accident years signals that loss trends are outpacing pricing assumptions industry-wide, S&P reports.
MedRisk identifies three trends reshaping patient care in workers’ compensation and auto casualty claims.
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