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The Cyber Insurance Conundrum

Cheaper cyber insurance is flooding the market, but escalating risks are quietly testing its limit.

Risk Insider

AI Isn’t the Strategy. Outcomes Are.

AI in claims is no longer about insight alone — it’s about embedding intelligence into everyday workflows to drive faster decisions, stronger outcomes, and more human-centered care.

Risk Insider

Nipped in the Bud

In this fictive scenario, a thriving boutique owner’s dream goes up in flames when a hidden electrical hazard and an overlooked insurance gap combine to deliver a devastating financial loss.

Risk Scenarios

Introducing the 2026 Power Brokers

Poverty produces its own cruel chaos. Consider the work done by these 2026 Power Brokers in the realm of affordable housing.

2026 Power Broker

The Heat is On: Keeping Workers Safe in a Changing Environment

The planet is getting warmer, and companies would do well to do a better job of protecting their workers from extreme heat.

Risk Insider

From Brooklyn Bookshelves to Building Resilience: Lesli Rice on Mentorship, Market Shifts and Modern Risk

The Profession

Travelers' Jennifer Ampulski on Life Sciences Risk Trends

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

When Cyber Risk Becomes a Critical Risk in Health Care

Health Care

Why the Future of Cyber Insurance Depends on the Cyber Talent Behind It

Cyber

News For Jun. 23rd

People on the Move

Editors' Picks

RISKWORLD 2026: Chatting with Lucy Pilko, CEO Americas, AXA XL

Promoted from Within: Vermont’s New Captive Insurance Leader Continues a Legacy of Excellence

Insurance Agents Are Using AI Faster Than Their Firms Can Govern It

RISKWORLD 2026: Surety Insights with Nationwide's Tony Albanese

How Small Business Insurance is Evolving: Balancing Speed, Data, and Underwriting Discipline

5 Questions for MSIG USA's Ron Morrison

RISKWORLD 2026: FM Intellium Vice President Chris Dempsey

Managing Facility Costs in Workers’ Compensation

The Cyber Insurance Conundrum

AI Isn’t the Strategy. Outcomes Are.

Nipped in the Bud

Introducing the 2026 Power Brokers

The Heat is On: Keeping Workers Safe in a Changing Environment

From Brooklyn Bookshelves to Building Resilience: Lesli Rice on Mentorship, Market Shifts and Modern Risk

Travelers' Jennifer Ampulski on Life Sciences Risk Trends

When Cyber Risk Becomes a Critical Risk in Health Care

Why the Future of Cyber Insurance Depends on the Cyber Talent Behind It

News For Jun. 23rd

1. Predict & Prevent® Podcast Episode 28: Turning Water Damage Prevention Into a Trust Business

2. Insurance Agents Are Using AI Faster Than Their Firms Can Govern It

3. Ransomware and Third-Party Vendors Drive Highest Cyber Insurance Losses, Willis Report Finds

4. Agentic AI Is Supercharging Commercial Espionage and Fraud

5. California Cumulative Trauma Claims Surge, Now Represent a Quarter of Workers' Comp Pure Premium

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People on the Move

Paul Collins Named Northeast Area President at Hub International Limited

Allen Kwan Named Head of Broker Management for U.S. at AXA XL

Nationwide Names Nick Andersen to Lead Agribusiness Distribution and Underwriting

Defne Turkes Appointed President and Managing Director of Liberty International Insurance

Maamoun Rajeh to Lead Insurance, Reinsurance and Mortgage Segments at Arch Capital Group Ltd.

Ben Wyatt Named Head of Marine for North America and the UK at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance

Editors' Picks

The Very Real Benefits of an In-Person Vermont Captive Board Meeting

Trucordia's Felix Morgan on Tackling Customer Pain Points in Today's Market

On the Record with John Dempsey of Insight Risk Technologies

No, Really: Insurance Could Lead the Charge in Curbing Gun Violence

Workers' Comp Forum

Pennsylvania Court Allows Doctor-Owned Pharmacy Referrals

Is Workers' Comp's Golden Era Transitioning to a New Normal? Three Threats that Could Reshape the Market

California Cumulative Trauma Claims Surge, Now Represent a Quarter of Workers' Comp Pure Premium

The Hidden Risk of Underreporting — Part 2: When Heat Overexposure Goes Unrecognized

Four Generations, One Workforce: Why Safety Training Must Evolve

U.S. Labor Market Shows Signs of Acceleration, Pointing to Stronger Workers' Comp Payrolls

Risk Insiders

Govern Before You Scale: The AI Risks Hiding Behind Correct Answers

Is Workers' Comp's Golden Era Transitioning to a New Normal? Three Threats that Could Reshape the Market

The Hidden Risk of Underreporting — Part 2: When Heat Overexposure Goes Unrecognized

Pharma Comes Home: What Reshoring Means for Risk Leaders

The New Face of Insurance Fraud Looks Just Like a Legitimate Claim

Understanding the Surplus Lines Market: Why It Matters for Policymakers

Critical Risks

A Look at How Real Estate Insurers Are Responding to Climate Change

Business Leaders Recast Insurance as Strategic Resilience Tool, Not Just a Cost

Four Converging Threats Are Making Critical Infrastructure Increasingly Fragile

AI Tops Insurance Executive Priorities as Regulatory Concerns and Market Volatility Reshape the Risk Landscape

3 Business-Ending Risks U.S. Executives Aren't Prioritizing Enough in 2026

Supply Chain Paralysis and Internet Outages Emerge as Top Business Black Swans

The Insurance Industry

Understanding the Surplus Lines Market: Why It Matters for Policymakers

Opinion | E-bikes? Yikes!

AI Risk Is Here — and Insurers Are Learning to Write the Rules

Perspective | The Strange Thrill of Collecting What Doesn’t Matter

Perspective | My Father, the Jazz Legend Who Never Was: Why AI Prefers a Good Lie to the Truth

MGA Deals Surge as Scale and Specialization Drive Growth

Claims & The Law

Ransomware and Third-Party Vendors Drive Highest Cyber Insurance Losses, Willis Report Finds

California Cumulative Trauma Claims Surge, Now Represent a Quarter of Workers' Comp Pure Premium

RISKWORLD 2026: The Hartford's Matt Scott

Medical Stop Loss Claims Above $2 Million Have Tripled Since 2020, Report Finds

The New Face of Insurance Fraud Looks Just Like a Legitimate Claim

Preparing Builder's Risk Claims During Data Center Construction

The Risk Profession

Risk Manager Sean Catanese Shares His Journey from Landscaping to Leadership

Jeff Green Discusses Innovation, Challenges and Leading the Charge in Public Risk Management

From Brooklyn Bookshelves to Building Resilience: Lesli Rice on Mentorship, Market Shifts and Modern Risk

From Nurse to Risk Leader, Nicole Patterson Champions People First in Risk Management

From Tree-Cutting to Corporate Risk: Hunter Falk on Evolving Roles, Emerging Risks and Everyday Heroism in Risk Management

From Lifeguard to Chief Risk Officer: RIMS 2025 President Kristen Peed Shares Her Journey in Risk Management

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