Verisk Downplays AI Disruption Fears as Quarterly Profit Beats Estimates February 18, 2026 By Arasu Kannagi Basil Verisk’s fourth-quarter profit topped Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, with CEO Lee Shavel touting the quality of the firm’s proprietary...
World’s Growing Civil Unrest Has an Insurance Sting February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Frances Schwartzkopff A category of insurance risk that hardly existed a little over a decade ago has morphed into a meaningful source...
Nine-Month 2025 Results Show P/C Underwriting Gain Skyrocketed February 9, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Insurers through the first nine months of 2025 recorded an underwriting profit of $35.3 billion—far above a $4 billion result...
Cargo Theft Surges 60% in 2025, $725M in Estimated Losses January 27, 2026 Newly revealed data highlights a surge in criminals targeting high-value freight and new theft locations pushing losses higher, according to...
Severity Was Up, But Will Falling Claims Volume Impact the Profession? December 31, 2025 By Don Jergler The average claim severity during the third quarter 2025 could turn out to be one of the highest quarterly amounts...
Verisk Pulls Plug on $2.4 Billion AccuLynx Deal After FTC Review Delay December 30, 2025 Data analytics firm Verisk said it pulled the plug on its planned $2.35 billion acquisition of roofing software maker AccuLynx,...
Check it Twice: Holiday Cargo Theft Events Up 82% Since 2020 December 23, 2025 Keep an eye on that sleigh, Santa—holiday cargo theft events increased 82% between 2020 and 2024. “The holiday period creates...
One of Highest Property Claims Severity Recorded in Q3 on Low Volume, Says Verisk December 9, 2025 A new report from Verisk has found that property insurance claims volume during the third quarter 2025 was the lowest...
Catastrophe Bonds Absorb ‘Black Swan’ Event Dealt by Melissa November 10, 2025 By Gautam Naik A rare thing is about to happen in the $55 billion market for catastrophe bonds: a trigger event will wipe...
Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Could Reach $4.2 Billion, Verisk Estimates November 3, 2025 Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa’s strike on Jamaica are expected to range between $2.2 billion and $4.2 billion, according to...