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A joint report from the Insurance Information Institute and Fenix24 found that insurers, despite setting cybersecurity standards for policyholders, still have vulnerabilities in their own defenses.
Jeff Green, the risk manager for Larimer County, Colo. Recounts his years in the profession and why risk management ended up being such a good fit.
Poor communication contributes to nearly 70% of workplace incidents, underscoring the business case for fostering psychological safety in construction and other high-risk industries, Gallagher Bassett says.
Nonfatal workplace assaults climbed steadily from 2011 through 2022, driven overwhelmingly by violence in health care and social assistance settings, according to NCCI.
A year-end analysis of ClaimSearch data by Verisk found that quieter weather drove broad declines in claims activity even as the Los Angeles wildfires became the costliest on record.
A report by the California Earthquake Authority concludes that the state’s current systems for managing wildfire risk are failing ratepayers, insurance policyholders, and disaster survivors.
Despite a 3% increase in global cyber claims frequency, average losses in 2025 dropped 19% year over year as organizations became more effective at limiting breach damage, according to Coalition.
Only 7% of property insurance carriers have achieved scalable AI success in claims operations, according to a Sedgwick report.
Gallagher survey found that while nearly two-thirds of businesses have delivered AI training to employees, more than two-fifths still lack formal AI risk management frameworks.
Chubb’s 2026 Cyber Claims Report finds that autonomous AI attacks, expanding privacy litigation, and supply chain interdependence are driving divergent trends in cyber claim frequency and severity.
Extreme weather creates workforce disruptions that many organizations fail to account for in resilience planning, according to Deloitte.
A National Safety Council survey found that workers broadly view musculoskeletal disorder prevention technologies as positive for their safety and wellbeing, especially when involved in implementation decisions.
Class action defense costs have more than doubled over the past 15 years, with a 28% jump in new filings expected in 2026, according to Carlton Fields’ annual Class Action Survey.
The E&S market surpassed $100 billion in direct premiums written for the first time in 2025, but its growth rate fell to 7.8% — the lowest in eight years, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.