Hurricane Marie to Bring Dangerous Surf, Coastal Flooding Risk to Southern California
Marie is expected to remain well offshore, but forecasters warn its swell could produce dangerous rip currents, large waves and coastal flooding along Southern California, with the strongest effects expected Sunday and Monday.
September 3
Catastrophe
Property
Risk Management
California
Federal Judge Strikes Down New York’s $75B Climate Damage Fund
A federal judge ruled that New York exceeded its authority by requiring major fossil fuel producers to finance $75 billion in climate-related infrastructure and resilience projects.
September 3
Catastrophe
Legislation & Regulation
Litigation
Property
New York
Hurricane Center Tracks 3 Tropical Waves as Atlantic Season Nears Peak
Former Tropical Storm Edouard continues to produce heavy rain and flooding in Texas while the National Hurricane Center monitors three tropical waves across the Atlantic. No hurricane is currently threatening Florida, though periods of heavy rain are expected.
September 3
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Florida
Texas
Tropical Storm Edouard Threatens Texas, Louisiana With Flooding, Storm Surge
Heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and up to 5 feet of storm surge could generate property and flood losses along the Gulf Coast, with flooding also threatening the Houston area.
September 1
Auto
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Louisiana
Texas
North Carolina Brothers Plead Guilty in Roofing Insurance Fraud Sting
Two Charlotte brothers pleaded guilty after a Wake County sting used a ‘bait house’ to investigate intentional roof damage designed to generate repair work and support an insurance claim.
September 1
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Property
North Carolina
Tropical Systems Threaten Florida, Gulf Coast With Heavy Rain and Flooding
Dolly’s remnants could soak South Florida later this week while a Gulf system may develop into Tropical Storm Edouard. Heavy rain and localized flooding could extend from Texas and Louisiana through Tampa and Orlando.
August 31
Auto
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Tropical Storm Dolly Forms in Atlantic, Flood Risk Targets Caribbean
The fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to weaken before reaching the Leeward Islands, but heavy rainfall could still trigger flash flooding across parts of the Caribbean.
August 27
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Atlantic Tropical Threats Develop as Hawaii Faces More Storm Rain
Two Atlantic disturbances have a chance to develop this week, while Moke brings more rain and flood concerns to storm-weary Hawaii.
August 24
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Virginia Insurance Agent Pleads Guilty in $164K Premium Fraud Scheme
A Virginia insurance agent admitted diverting client premiums for personal use, causing policies to lapse or never take effect and leaving customers with coverage they believed was active.
August 24
Fraud
Insurance Industry
Litigation
Property
Maryland
Virginia
Hurricane Lala Triggers First U.S. Coral Reef Insurance Payout
A $200,000 parametric payment will fund rapid coral reef assessment and repairs in Hawaii, showing how catastrophe insurance can respond without the traditional claims adjustment process.
August 24
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Hawaii
Catastrophe Models Lack Key Data on How Disasters Unfold
Catastrophe models can map where damage occurred, but often lack detailed data showing when and how an event developed. Continuous satellite observations could improve wildfire modeling, claims aggregation, hours clauses, parametric triggers, and mitigation credits.
August 24
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Rising Equipment Values Raise Inland Marine Claims Stakes
Data center construction, tariffs and equipment shortages are pushing insured values higher and complicating replacement-cost and loss-of-use calculations after inland marine losses.
August 20
Insurance Industry
Marine
Property
Risk Management
Underwriting
Washington Court Sets High Bar for Challenging Construction Liens
A Washington appeals court ruled that disputed questions involving contractor performance, workmanship, and payment generally cannot be resolved through the state’s expedited construction lien procedure.
August 20
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
Litigation
Property
Washington
AIG CEO: AI Data Centers Are Maxing Out P&C Insurance Limits
AIG CEO Eric Andersen says the AI data center buildout is driving demand across construction, property, cyber and liability insurance, while pushing required P&C limits to unusually high levels.
August 13
Insurance Industry
Liability
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Tornado Alley Shift East Raises Insurance Claim Severity
Tornado and severe thunderstorm activity is shifting toward more populated areas in the eastern U.S., where higher property exposure and reconstruction costs are increasing insurance claim severity even as national tornado volume declines.
August 13
Catastrophe
Insurance Industry
Property
Risk Management
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
