Average payments for air ambulance transport in workers’ compensation climbed sharply between 2013 and 2024, with wide variation across states, according to the Workers Compensation Research Institute.

Global economic losses from natural disasters reached $37 billion in the first quarter of 2026, well below the 21st-century average, while insured losses tracked near historical norms, according to Aon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Workers’ compensation networks reduce overall claim costs significantly and shorten disability duration by 1.5 weeks, according to the WCRI.

Privacy class actions tied to routine website tracking have surged nearly tenfold since 2022, with small and midsize businesses bearing a disproportionate share of exposure, according to KYND.

Construction costs for a single data center location can exceed $20 billion — double once technology is installed — creating concentration exposures in catastrophe-prone areas, according to Swiss Re Institute.

The American Society of Safety Professionals identified five themes reshaping workplace safety, including skills gap as a result of demographic shifts.

A new Munich Re report finds that ransomware, supply chain attacks and AI-driven threats are expanding the cyber risk landscape while the vast majority of exposures remain uninsured.

A Nationwide survey finds that consumers and commercial drivers overwhelmingly perceive U.S. roads as more dangerous than a year ago.

Ransomware losses, AI-driven exposures and nuclear verdicts threaten to disrupt the currently stable executive lines insurance market, according to Risk Placement Services.

Cumulative losses from severe convective storms now exceed those from hurricanes, challenging the traditional classification of these events as ‘secondary perils,’ according to Allianz Commercial.