Karen London, President, Specialty Casualty, QBE North America, discusses the evolution of the casualty market, the importance of underwriting discipline, and how QBE is building a specialty casualty platform designed for long-term stability and sustainable growth.

A widening spectrum of risks is eroding food, beverage and agriculture companies’ confidence in their ability to manage them, according to WTW’s Global Food, Beverage & Agriculture Risk Report 2026.

Third-party medical financing is reshaping liability claims by inflating medical costs, increasing settlement pressure and driving higher insurance expenses.

As risks become more interconnected and complex, brokers are expanding their role beyond policy placement, helping organizations improve resilience, manage total cost of risk and make smarter business decisions.

Higher education risk managers face funding shortfalls that could increase liability exposures.

While technology increasingly automates routine claims evaluation, the future of the profession relies on leadership actively upskilling existing teams in uniquely human, higher-order capabilities like AI literacy, negotiation science, data interpretation, and emotional influence.

Excess casualty has moved beyond traditional hard and soft market cycles. Here’s how clients, brokers and risk managers can navigate a more complex landscape defined by severity, specialization and structural change.

The rapid expansion of data center construction is reshaping how insurers evaluate complex construction, property and infrastructure risks.

A California verdict signals a shift from content-based claims to design-based liability, reshaping insurance exposure across industries, according to Lockton.

The governance failures alleged in most major D&O liability claims—the board decided wrong—have acquired a nastier companion claim: the board couldn’t help itself.

Bringing pharmaceutical production home may improve resilience, but it also introduces a fresh set of risks that demand early attention from business leaders.

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.

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.

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.

AI-related incidents rose approximately 50% year over year from 2022 to 2024, and exposure is building across multiple insurance lines, according to WTW’s Willis Research Network.

Despite predictions of reduced storm activity in 2026, Allianz Commercial warns that a below-average forecast has rarely guaranteed a below-average loss year.

Business leaders at midsize and large U.S. companies rank cybersecurity and economic pressures as their foremost concerns heading into 2026, according to The Hartford’s annual Risk Monitor.

Operational incidents — not natural catastrophes — account for roughly three-quarters of total mining losses, with recovery ratios averaging just 50%, according to Marsh.

Total recalled units jumped 27% to 492.31 million in Q1 2026 despite fewer recall events, as tariff volatility, geopolitical disruption and evolving regulations compound product safety risks, according to Sedgwick.