The 2026 FM Resilience Index reveals that emerging physical risks — particularly water stress and fire hazards — are creating blind spots for businesses planning expansion and operations.
Insurers report higher claim severity in 2025, with defense costs and social inflation driving rate increases for 2026, according to Ames & Gough survey.
Nearly three-quarters of employers report increased responsibilities, prompting shift to one-stop solutions, according to The Hartford’s 2026 Future of Benefits Study.
Strategic claim management in the critical early weeks after injury can reduce costs and prevent litigation, according to a guide from Kinetic Insurance.
Nearly half of U.S. business owners view economy negatively, yet are more optimistic about their own businesses and commitment to workforce investments: Nationwide survey.
Federally funded infrastructure projects propel recent surety market premium growth and demand for surety bonds among contractors and developers: AM Best.
Record dollar losses at stake signal bigger settlements ahead despite decline in class action lawsuits, according to report from Cornerstone Research and Stanford Law School.
The 2025 Los Angeles fires revealed that catastrophic losses aren’t determined by ignition probability alone, but by whether a fire can scale into a resource-overwhelming event: Delos.