As prediction markets offer new ways to hedge catastrophe exposure, legal experts warn that event-based payouts may leave property owners and businesses facing significant coverage gaps.
Automated systems generate nearly half of insurer fraud referrals, but investigators accept a much smaller share of those alerts than referrals from claims adjusters.
Researchers developed a system that connects digital communications, financial transactions and device records to help investigators identify fraud evidence and relationships among suspects.
Google DeepMind accurately anticipated Hurricane Isaias' Florida Panhandle landfall ahead of traditional forecasting models, but predicting storm strength remains a challenge.
Two newly disclosed vulnerabilities could allow attackers to take control of vulnerable web servers or access sensitive data. Organizations are being urged to apply emergency PHP updates as exploitation attempts emerge.
A proposed settlement resolves California's claims over a breach affecting nearly 7 million customers and a dispute over the transfer of sensitive genetic information during bankruptcy.
New research reveals growing expectations for workforce reductions in claims management, even as most insurers remain in the early stages of integrating artificial intelligence into their operations.
New consumer research identifies payment delays and communication gaps as major sources of frustration, with most respondents preferring direct deposit over traditional insurance checks.
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.
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.
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.
A consolidated federal lawsuit over Meta smart glasses combines wiretap, privacy and product defect allegations, raising questions about cyber, CGL and products coverage.
The agreement provides compensation to approximately 264,000 delivery workers and establishes a three-year monitoring program to address wage calculation and payment errors.
