U.S. claim assignment volume fell to a five-year low in Q2 2026 while severity heads toward the highest level in recent years, according to Verisk.

New industries tied to A.I., electrification and biotech could drive up to a third of global growth by 2040 and force insurers to rethink pricing, coverage and claims models, according to  McKinsey.

More than 90% of digital infrastructure leaders report a material disruption in the past five years, yet most organizations still prioritize growth over long-term resilience, according to research sponsored by FM.

Rapid adoption of GLP-1 therapies has pushed health insurers to balance rising near-term pharmacy costs against uncertain long-term reductions in medical spending, according to AM Best.

A well-fortified property can still be exposed to loss if the surrounding drainage, vegetation or infrastructure fails, the World Economic Forum and Marsh found in a new playbook on place-based resilience.

Mid-market business cyber insurance purchases jumped 34 percentage points since 2024 even as small businesses remain stalled at 42% adoption, according to Nationwide survey.

Claims Remain Rare but Frequency Has Grown, With Wide Variation by State, Industry and Worker Demographics, According to the Workers Compensation Research Institute

Eighty-four percent of Americans are concerned about severe weather while just 11% feel highly prepared, a preparedness gap that widens in the highest-risk regions, according to COUNTRY Financial.

Insurers are competing aggressively for real estate and hospitality property risks worldwide, according to Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.’s August 2026 Real Estate & Hospitality Global Market Update.

Podcast guest Rose Hall asks whether insurance can get better at preventing loss, and what that shift demands from every player in the risk management chain.

Higher-performing claims organizations achieve strong results by executing common industry priorities effectively rather than by managing simpler claim inventories, according to Rising Medical Solutions study.

U.S. property and casualty market conditions are softening but nonprofits continue to face uneven affordability and access challenges, particularly in casualty, auto and abuse coverage, according to Gallagher.

Businesses are boosting cyber defenses and insurance purchases even as artificial intelligence creates new vulnerabilities, according to The Travelers Companies’ 2026 Travelers Risk Index.

Insurers remain divided between excluding, affirmatively covering or staying silent on AI-related losses, according to a RAND Corporation research report.

State lawmakers introduced a wave of bills tying portable benefits to independent-contractor status in 2026, reshaping the worker classification landscape tracked by the NCCI.

Nearly two-thirds of employers reported annual turnover of 10% or higher in 2025 while retention has become a business-wide risk, according to Gallagher.

Accommodated workers’ comp claims closed at roughly 60% lower total cost than unaccommodated ones, and adoption of tech-guided return-to-work programs has grown for three straight years, per Kinetic Insurance.

AI data centers and renewable energy investment alone could produce roughly $200 billion in cumulative commercial property and casualty premiums through 2030, according to Swiss Re Institute.

A survey of 150 insurance leaders found that 83% back AI for repeatable operational tasks while 86% insist people must retain authority over consequential decisions, according to mea Platform.

More than half of digital health executives expect their businesses to shrink in the next year as cyber, AI and regulatory risks increasingly overlap, according to Beazley.