A Hawaii weather team's simulation of a direct hurricane strike on Pearl Harbor highlights the potential for catastrophic wind damage, storm surge losses, and major challenges for emergency responders, insurers, and property owners.

Illinois has recorded 140 tornadoes in 2026, prompting the National Insurance Crime Bureau to warn residents about contractor fraud schemes that often emerge after major disasters. The alert comes as severe convective storm losses continue to generate tens of billions in insured claims annually.

The National Hurricane Center increased development odds for a disturbance expected to move into the Gulf, with flooding concerns growing for Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi and tropical watches potentially needed this week.

New research finds that extreme coastal flooding events once considered rare are occurring far more often due to sea level rise linked to human-caused climate change. The findings carry significant implications for insurers, catastrophe planners, and coastal communities.

Utility warns record electricity demand could force outages in the Carolinas unless generators are allowed to temporarily exceed environmental permit limits during a multi-day heat event.

Gallagher's 2026 survey finds business owners increasingly integrating risk management into operations as concerns grow over AI, cyber threats, supply chain disruptions, and severe weather exposures.

A trailer carrying fireworks caught fire on Interstate 75 in Hamilton County, Tennessee, forcing highway closures as explosives launched across multiple lanes of traffic. No injuries were reported, but the incident highlights transportation and cargo-related insurance risks.

Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Boris could trigger flooding and mudslides across Guerrero and Oaxaca. Insurers and catastrophe response teams are watching for potential property and infrastructure losses as the storm approaches landfall.

As communities recover from tornadoes, floods, wildfires, and other disasters, NICB says contractor fraud schemes are becoming more sophisticated, with roofing scams, inflated mitigation claims, and assignment of benefits abuse among the most common threats.

Forecasters are monitoring a potential tropical depression that could develop in the Gulf by mid-June. Even if a named storm does not form, increased rainfall and tropical moisture could affect Florida and other Gulf Coast areas.

Insurers are expanding their use of AI, telematics, digital identity verification, and predictive analytics as fraud schemes become more complex and costly across multiple lines of business.

Swiss Re says uninsured catastrophe losses rose 7% last year, with North America facing the largest gap as exposed property values climb.

The system has a 60% chance of development within seven days, while NOAA forecasts an above-normal Eastern Pacific hurricane season.

Generative AI tools are making it easier to create fake claim evidence, while a new survey finds insurers have limited confidence in their ability to detect and prevent AI-driven fraud.

Researchers analyzing more than 480,000 Salmonella genomes found climate change is associated with a 10% increase in antimicrobial resistance genes worldwide, with projections showing the threat could intensify by 2100 without emissions cuts and antibiotic stewardship.