Improved imagery, broader acceptance and pressure to handle more claims with fewer adjusters are making drones an increasingly routine part of property inspections.
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.
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.
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.
Mark Frisbie admitted to concealing agricultural sales in federal crop insurance claims and agreed to pay more than $3.25 million in restitution tied to insurance and agricultural assistance fraud.
An Intact affiliate alleges a former account executive accessed its customer database after termination and used confidential information to solicit business for a competitor.
Business email compromise accounted for more than $3 billion in reported losses in 2025, while Alaska recorded the highest rate of reported cybercrime incidents relative to its business population.
A federal class-action lawsuit challenges investment practices and financial disclosures at insurance companies connected to the billionaire behind Cadillac's Formula 1 team.
Verisk estimates U.S. natural catastrophes account for $117 billion of the industry's modeled annual insured losses, while extreme scenarios could push global losses well beyond $400 billion.
Federal prosecutors say Kevin Kolenda collected premiums for prize coverage but used aliases, a nonexistent claims department and other tactics to avoid paying claims when contestants won insured prizes.
Recent surf damage in Southern California exposed significant flood insurance gaps as forecasters warn that El Niño could push coastal water levels higher this fall and winter.
