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The U.S. health care liability insurance market faces mounting structural stress in 2026, with contracting capacity, longer placement timelines and sharply higher pricing , according to Risk Placement Services.
U.S. commercial insurance pricing has softened significantly from recent highs, with aggregate price increases falling to 2.5% in the first quarter of 2026, according to WTW.
From cyber threats to workforce challenges, business leaders face a growing list of risks. A new report from The Hartford highlights where concerns are bubbling up and how companies can respond.
A white paper from CompScience argues that ‘one size fits all’ safety training is obsolete in today’s multi-generational workforce.
The expansion of AI-driven data centers is generating insurance demand that stretches beyond what the traditional P&C industry has previously experienced, AM Best says.
Risk has become a persistent feature of the business environment rather than an occasional disruption, according to Gallagher’s 2026 Business Owners Survey.
U.S. property/casualty insurers swung to a strong first-quarter underwriting profit as catastrophe losses fell sharply from the prior year’s California wildfire impacts, according to AM Best.
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Insurance buyers and sellers are aligned on the threats reshaping the market, but coverage gaps remain in flood and cyber, according to a joint report from Munich Re US and the Insurance Information Institute.
A new category of deliberately restricted frontier AI models, combined with unreliable evaluation methods, is undermining insurers’ ability to price AI risk accurately, according to Gallagher Re.
Adverse loss development on accident years 2023 and 2024, combined with four consecutive years of premium declines, could compress underwriting margins, according to AM Best.
The U.S. economy added 172,000 jobs in May and job openings surged to their highest level since early 2024, according to the National Council on Compensation Insurance.
Brokers overwhelmingly expect affordability pressures to transform benefits plan design within five years, according to the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers.
Uninsured residential flood losses could range from $375 billion to more than $1 trillion depending on event severity, with protection gaps of about 65% or higher: Moody’s Ratings.
AstroTeq is tackling what seismologists have long deemed impossible: forecasting earthquakes weeks before they occur, and the implications for insurance and risk management are compelling.
Ransomware activity in Q1 2026 held at its second-highest level on record while internal AI adoption is emerging as a cyberrisk for companies, according to Travelers.
Accelerating claim frequency, catastrophic condition costs, and specialty pharmacy inflation are pressuring rates in the medical stop loss market, according to Tokio Marine HCC.
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