Expert Viewpoints

Severe Convective Storms: Risk, Field Reality and the Path to Resilience

Severe convective storms have moved from secondary peril to primary loss driver. Hail, tornadoes, and straight-line wind events now generate insured losses that rival, and in some years exceed, those... Read More

The Nation’s Insurance Laboratory: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country

For claims executives and insurance company leaders, one jurisdiction consistently demands disproportionate attention: California. The Golden State has long functioned as the nation’s bellwether for the liability trends, regulatory frameworks... Read More

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When 30 Seconds Isn’t Enough: Responding to Hesitation and Refusal

Sometimes the Door Opens, but the Conversation Slams Shut In our previous article, “30 Seconds or Less: Building Trust at... Read More

The Great Hemp Reset: How the Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products Will Reshape Risk and Coverage

I have been writing about the insurance risks of intoxicating hemp products since 2021, when delta-8 THC gummies first started... Read More

Are We Training Claims Adjusters or Claims Processors?

I started my career as a writer. Not an insurance professional. Not an adjuster. A writer. When I eventually took... Read More

We Should Be Paying More Attention to The New Wave of SMB Cyber Claims

For years, cyber insurance was treated as a niche product reserved for technology firms, financial institutions and e-commerce giants. When... Read More

The Integrity Deficit: The Promise and The Erosion

Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a four-part series on the erosion of integrity in property claims. Part... Read More

When ‘We Accept’ Becomes A Contract: A Claims Lesson From Farmers V. Wood

Claims files often describe settlement as a sequence: obtain authority, communicate acceptance, issue the check, secure the release and close... Read More

A Defensible Framework for Post-Wildfire Smoke Damage Claims

In today’s wildland–urban interface (WUI) losses, the question is often more complex than simply “burned versus not burned.” An increasing... Read More

What Home Age Actually Tells Us About Claims — And What It Doesn’t

Looking at non-catastrophe claims that closed with a payment last year, the median paid loss hovered around $9,000 regardless of... Read More

Montgomery v. Caribe Increases Litigation Activity, Not Shipper Exposure

A recent Supreme Court decision that is widely viewed as a significant development in transportation litigation is particularly worth examining... Read More