All the headlines from our Trends Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 22 2025 // The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announced the state’s mutual insurance companies reported a considerable reduction in net losses from $17.7 million in 2023 to just $4.8 million in 2024.In...
Aug 22 2025 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a” (Excellent) of Southern...
Aug 22 2025 // Hurricane Erin is muddling computer models and making forecasters, analysts and traders question the accuracy of the outlook for heat, wind and storms across Europe next week.Erin, which churned through the Atlantic 330...
Aug 20 2025 // The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of uncertainty.The fortunes...
Aug 15 2025 // Mercury Insurance said it has submitted a filing based on California’s new regulation enabling catastrophe modeling to be included as a factor in ratemaking.The filing is reportedly the first to use the Verisk...
Aug 15 2025 // Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin.Last month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the...
Aug 13 2025 // Insurtech Superagent AI issued a press release yesterday to announce its goal of starting the first fully autonomous AI insurance agent by the end of the year.“We’re not just reshaping insurance. We’re...
Aug 13 2025 // New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce...
Aug 11 2025 // Fires, storms and the potential for near-record high temperatures across the western US are in the offing for the coming week.The Gifford Fire, about 125 miles (201 kilometers) northwest of Los Angeles, had burned 114,621...
Aug 11 2025 // Colorado State University’s hurricane researchers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued updates to their 2025 Atlantic hurricane forecasts, with both maintaining calls for an...
Aug 8 2025 // Surplus lines sector continues to grow with mid-year premium reaching $46.2 billion from the 3.7 million items filed so far in 2025, according to data from U.S. surplus lines service and stamping offices in 15 states.These...
Aug 6 2025 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$80 billion in the first half of 2025, which is almost double the 10-year average between 2015 and 2024 and marks the fifth year in succession when H1 losses have...
Aug 5 2025 // Written premium in the first quarter was 4% lower than the same period in 2024, extending a trend in which written premiums in calendar years 2022 through 2024 remained relatively stable compared to large swings during the...
Aug 5 2025 // U.S. companies are spending record amounts to keep their executives safe in response to rising threats and the killings of two high-profile corporate officials in separate attacks in Manhattan over the last eight...
Aug 5 2025 // Insurtech Lemonade reported a second quarter 2025 net loss of about $44 million compared with a loss of $57.2 million a year ago during the same time.Though still a loss, it was a 23% improvement from the prior year, which...
Aug 5 2025 // Aircraft lessor Air Lease Corp. reported a rise in second-quarter profit and revenue on Monday, due to a $344 million insurance claim settlement plus robust aircraft rental demand.Aircraft lessors have benefited from...
Aug 4 2025 // The independent agency channel placed 61.5% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2024, a slight decline from 2023 where independent agents placed 62.2% of P/C lines nationwide.That’s according to...
Aug 4 2025 // Global growth is slowing as U.S. tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating growth in insurance premiums, according to Swiss Re.Global GDP growth...
Aug 4 2025 // The architects and engineers (A&E) sector is changing rapidly as design professionals adopt new project delivery methods and technology tools to increase efficiency and reduce costs.As the sector evolves, A&E firms...
Aug 1 2025 // Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation this week approved an average 31.5% increase in homeowner rates for Trusted Resource Underwriters Exchange – one of the largest Florida rate hikes in two years – despite...