Hail A Growing Loss Driver on Rising Tide of Severe Convective Storm Risk, Allianz Says April 1, 2026 By Don Jergler Hailstorms drove record insured damages as severe convective storms become more common and damaging, popping up in new places, a...
From Skill to System: The Next Chapter in Insurance Claims Negotiation March 25, 2026 By Kate Dombrowski For the last several months, this series has made a deliberate case: Negotiation is not a peripheral activity in insurance...
Swiss Re Says Wildfires, Storms, Floods Account for 92% of Global Insured Losses March 24, 2026 By L.S. Howard Wildfires, severe convective storms and floods — also known as secondary perils — accounted for a record 92% of total...
Even Low-Risk Homes Are Caught Up in California’s Climate Insurance Crisis March 16, 2026 By Todd Woody As another wildfire season looms, insurance companies have abandoned some California neighborhoods at lower risk of burning, forcing tens of...
Nine Claims Trends to Watch Through The Rest of 2026 March 9, 2026 By Don Jergler Catastrophe, resilience, automation, digital transformation, personalization of the claims experience, talent strategies, operational flexibility—there are a mouthful of trends to...
Westchester Close to Settling $230M-Plus Hurricane Condo Claim March 6, 2026 By William Rabb Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance has reached a settlement with a Florida condominium association in a hurricane claim, three years after...
Cattle Ranchers Search for Feed as Wildfires Burn Grazing Lands February 23, 2026 By Tom Polansek Pasture lands have been stripped down to a sea of sand after wildfires tore across the U.S. Plains, killing cattle...
Moody’s: LA Wildfires, US Catastrophes Drove Bulk of Global Insured Losses in 2025 February 19, 2026 The devastating Los Angeles wildfires in 2025 and U.S. insured catastrophe losses of more than $45 billion for the third...
‘Structural Shift’ Occurring in California Surplus Lines February 17, 2026 By Don Jergler The Los Angeles wildfires that kicked off 2025 not only sped up a statewide homeowners insurance market pullback, they also...
Portugal Rolls Out $2.9 Billion Aid as Deadly Flooding Spreads February 6, 2026 By Sofia Horta e Costa Portugal approved emergency laws to speed reconstruction after deadly flooding as part of a $2.9 billion support package in one...