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.
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.
An Intact affiliate alleges a former account executive accessed its customer database after termination and used confidential information to solicit business for a competitor.
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.
The EPA has repealed most Biden-era greenhouse gas requirements for coal- and gas-fired power plants and proposed eliminating the remaining federal standards, setting up another round of regulatory and legal disputes over power-sector emissions.
UNESCO has warned there is a near-100% probability of a tsunami exceeding one meter somewhere in the Mediterranean over a 30-year period. Along parts of the French Riviera, locally generated waves could reach shore in less than 10 minutes.
McKinsey’s survey of 5,500 farmers finds extreme weather is a leading threat to farm profits in several markets, while growers facing tighter margins are delaying purchases and adopting AI for day-to-day decisions.
An EPA proposal would eliminate minimum federal public-notice and comment requirements for certain air pollution permits, leaving states and local agencies to determine how much public participation is required. The change comes as AI data center construction raises questions about pollution, power demand, water use and community impacts.
Extreme drought covered 44% of Puerto Rico by late August after rainfall fell far below normal in parts of the territory. Water rationing, crop losses and dwindling hay supplies have accompanied local and federal disaster declarations.
