Catastrophe losses, inflation, and construction costs are squeezing insurers and driving up homeowner premiums—putting more pressure on claims professionals.
Reinsurance capacity surged in 2025 amid historic low catastrophe losses, driving down rates and changing the risk-sharing landscape. Adjusters can expect shifts in how insurers deploy capital, respond to claims, and design coverages—especially in casualty, cyber, and catastrophe-exposed regions.
Feral hogs cause massive crop losses and property damage, prompting state-supported trapping and control programs. For claims professionals, the risks tied to agricultural policies are escalating.
Frozen pipes, kitchen fires, icy walkways, and parking lot crashes make winter the busiest season for property and auto insurance claims. Here’s how adjusters can prepare.
Carriers are rethinking claims and underwriting operations to meet volatile demand and rising costs. Elastic Staffing blends core leadership with vendor and tech support to create scalable, efficient teams.
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfire was the costliest ever, but quieter, relentless storms caused even more damage nationwide. The result is soaring insurance costs and shrinking coverage options.
Extreme weather is driving up insured losses and exposing coverage gaps across Canada. Low-income and marginalized populations face higher risks, slower recovery, and increasing insurance costs.
A candid Reddit discussion in the adjusters subreddit reveals how claims professionals balance empathy, boundaries, and risk when emotions run high after major losses.
New research estimates premium changes under NFIP Risk Rating 2.0 reduced new policy counts and trimmed renewals, with the largest pullback in lower-income ZIP codes. For claims teams, the findings point to a wider protection gap and tougher recovery outcomes after flood losses.
A new survey finds most homeowners believe they’re fully covered for disasters like floods and wildfires, but industry data shows many lack essential protections.
Slower premium growth, stabilized catastrophe trends, and softening property rates are expected to shape a return to 2024-level underwriting performance in 2026.