Isaias is forecast to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026 before making landfall along the central Gulf Coast late Friday. Storm surge, damaging winds and heavy rainfall could produce widespread property losses from the coast well into the Southeast.
Improved imagery, broader acceptance and pressure to handle more claims with fewer adjusters are making drones an increasingly routine part of property inspections.
Mutual of Wausau alleges a thermostat and thermal protection failure in an Amazon Basics coffee maker caused a Wisconsin house fire, prompting a $301,936 subrogation action against Amazon.
Sedgwick’s 2026 loss adjusting outlook points to retiring adjusters, fragmented AI systems, complex infrastructure losses, catastrophe volatility and rising valuation disputes as major pressures on property claims organizations.
Florida’s uninsured motorist rate has climbed above 20%, while the state continues to require just $10,000 in PIP and property damage coverage. In Miami-Dade, more than 13,000 hit-and-run crashes in 2025 show how quickly those coverage gaps can become claims problems.
A Triple-I and Guidewire HazardHub case study found substantial differences in wildfire exposure among properties within the same California ZIP codes, suggesting parcel-level modeling could provide a more precise view of risk and mitigation.
Greenville homeowners saw insurance costs rise 15.8% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, as hail losses, higher rebuilding costs and broader insurance-market pressures reached South Carolina’s Upstate.
National studies found e-scooter trauma admissions increased 92% from 2021 through 2023, while riders younger than 16 suffered major injuries at significantly higher rates than older teenagers.
Moisture left behind by Hurricanes Odalys and Polo is combining with a western storm system to produce heavy rain across the Southwest and Plains, raising the risk of flash flooding, property damage and difficult travel through Friday.
Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently closed its X2 roller coaster after settling a wrongful-death lawsuit and facing additional claims alleging traumatic brain injuries suffered by riders.
NOAA’s National Weather Service has expanded its experimental Flood Inundation Mapping system from 60% coverage to nearly the entire U.S. population, providing neighborhood-scale estimates of where river and stream flooding could occur.
AI systems combining movement, muscle and biomechanical data could help identify functional changes earlier, giving insurers and healthcare organizations more information before mobility problems progress into disability or costly treatment.
A strengthening coastal storm is already producing flooding and beach erosion in the Mid-Atlantic and could bring damaging winds, heavy rain and additional coastal flooding to New York and New England through the weekend.
A consolidated federal lawsuit over Meta smart glasses combines wiretap, privacy and product defect allegations, raising questions about cyber, CGL and products coverage.
A physician’s testimony left unresolved whether a workplace fall caused or aggravated a truck driver’s medical conditions, prompting a judge to deny his request for expedited benefits.
