The most viewed headlines from our Trends Topic Page over the last 30 days.
Dec 1 2025 // AM Best revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the rating agency announced.The change comes as rates soften and premium growth moderates. “Although...
Dec 1 2025 // A new wave of insurance coverage litigation has taken shape in U.S. federal courts, with lawsuit activity in insurance disputes since 2022 diverging sharply from the patterns of both the pandemic years and the decade...
Dec 11 2025 // After years of asking for rate increases to help drive consumers to the private market and reduce its exposure, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is now asking for a rare decrease in homeowners’...
Dec 18 2025 // When Albania appointed the world’s first AI-powered cabinet minister in September 2025 in an effort to help stamp out corruption from public procurement, reactions ranged from optimism to disbelief. Whether symbolic...
Dec 4 2025 // New surveys of Florida homeowners show continued concerns about property insurance, premiums and hurricanes, but policyholders seem to be breathing a little easier in recent months.A poll by Florida Atlantic University...
Dec 16 2025 // New York officials have told rideshare companies, driver representatives and others in the for-hire vehicle industry that insurance policy rates will rise by an average 25% over the next three years, according to people...
Dec 4 2025 // Despite clear evidence that plastic is clogging oceans and beaches and breaking down into microplastics that enter our bodies, humans are continuing to produce the material at accelerating rates.The result: Global plastic...
Dec 23 2025 // Keep an eye on that sleigh, Santa—holiday cargo theft events increased 82% between 2020 and 2024.“The holiday period creates conditions criminals exploit—reduced oversight, facility closures, and high-value...
Dec 12 2025 // More than one million State Fam auto insurance policyholders in Louisiana should see a decrease in premiums in 2026, as Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple approved the carrier’s request for a 5.9% average rate...
Dec 4 2025 // Devastating floods have killed more than 1,300 people and caused at least $20 billion in losses since late last month across parts of South and Southeast Asia, underscoring the increasing risks from climate change and...
Dec 23 2025 // Regulators in two Southeastern states will hold hearings early next year, one on a proposed steep dwelling insurance rate increase in North Carolina, and another on new capital requirements for insurers in Alabama.The...
Dec 12 2025 // A federal appeals court, one step below the U.S. Supreme Court, handed down two rulings in favor of employers and insurers, one involving black lung and one regarding a black delivery driver.In Keith McKnight vs. United...
Dec 1 2025 // Agency owners must stay informed about significant new trends in the insurance industry. The following is part one of a two-part article highlighting seven industry trends insurance agencies should track for 2026.The field...
Dec 1 2025 // Residents of the housing complex that was engulfed in Hong Kong’s deadliest blaze in seven decades were told by authorities last year that they faced “relatively low fire risks” after complaining...
Dec 12 2025 // West Michigan remains a leader in job and population growth across Michigan, but there are signs momentum has slowed amid staffing challenges, tariffs and the rise of artificial intelligence.Forty-six percent of Grand...
Dec 8 2025 // Allianz SE and Oaktree Capital Management agreed to set up a reinsurance syndicate on the Lloyd’s of London market, the latest example of a private capital firm pushing into the non-life sector.The vehicle, named...
Dec 11 2025 // French insurer AXA SA said it’s exercising greater caution on the artificial intelligence build-out when backing financing for the sector, amid growing awareness of emerging risks in private markets.“We are...
Dec 1 2025 // The average cost of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington is set to rise 4.9% for 2026.The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries announced that employers and workers will pay on average $1.37...
Dec 1 2025 // The future of insurance is sitting in today’s classrooms. We hold this truth to be self-evident: when young people gain insurance knowledge, real exposure to professional pathways, and meaningful engagement with...
Dec 3 2025 // The Bank of England said on Tuesday that threats to Britain’s financial system had risen this year due to stretched valuations of companies investing in artificial intelligence, risky lending and bets with borrowed...