LA Fires Push Insurers’ 2025 Disaster Losses to $107 Billion December 16, 2025 By Leslie Kaufman Even with no hurricanes making landfall in the U.S. in 2025, insured losses from global natural catastrophes surpassed the $100...
How Tiny Bat-Inspired Drones Could Save Lives in Dark And Stormy Conditions November 3, 2025 By Holly Ramer Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab...
Catastrophe Bonds’ Huge Market Gains Put Reinsurers on Backfoot October 21, 2025 By Gautam Naik The seemingly unstoppable rise of catastrophe bonds may now be eroding the market share of reinsurers. After years of raising...
First-Half 2025 Insured Losses From Natural Cats Hit $100B, Driven by US Events July 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses during the first half of this year were at least $100 billion, and more than 90% of...
U.S. Homeowners Insurance Rates Rose 40.4% in Six Years, LendingTree Report Shows June 16, 2025 U.S. homeowners insurance rates rose 40.4% over the past six years, with the biggest increases hitting in the last two...
Fixing the Claims Experience Where It Matters Most: In the Mess June 3, 2025 By Chris Casaleggio Before becoming a parent, I thought I could plan for everything. There are books, blogs and apps galore. My prediction...
Catastrophe Experts Tap AI to Tackle Soaring Insured Losses March 27, 2025 By Gautam Naik Insurers are betting on a suite of new AI-driven techniques to better predict surging losses from climate-driven weather catastrophes ranging...
Disaster Insurance Set to Test Italy’s Business Backbone in 2025 December 17, 2024 By Alberto Chiumento and Andrea Mandala Italian companies are preparing to comply with a requirement to take out natural disaster insurance from next April, although some...
International, Domestic Insurers Push into Catastrophe-Hit US Property Markets December 16, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain International and domestic insurers are pushing into the U.S. market for hard-to-protect homes, charging high premiums and enjoying strong profits...
Sedgwick Eyes Trends and Risks in 2025 Forecast December 16, 2024 Next year will bring more changes and risk to companies, including continually evolving work environments, product recalls, natural catastrophes, and...