Most Popular Trends Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Trends Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Insurance Sector Should Be on the Lookout for ‘Scattered Spider’ Hackers
Jun 23 2025 // Watch out, insurance industry. A well-known cybercrime group appears to have shifted focus to insurers. Apparently, recent cybersecurity incidents at Erie Insurance, Philadelphia Insurance Cos., and most recently Aflac are...
#2 Corporate Nuclear Verdicts Surged to New Record High in 2024, Report Says
May 22 2025 // Nuclear verdicts against corporate defendants reached a record high in 2024, led by cases involving products liability and intellectual property, according to a new report from research firm Marathon Strategies. The number...
#3 Two More Insurers Enter Florida Market as Hurricane Season Warms Up
Jun 30 2025 // Two more property insurers have put their toes in the Florida market this summer, bringing to 14 the number of new carriers in the state since 2023. It’s another sign that legislative discouragement of claims...
#4 Roof Repair and Replacement Costs Up Nearly 30% Since 2022: Verisk
Apr 10 2025 // Roof repair and replacement cost value totaled nearly $31 billion last year — up nearly 30% since 2022, according to a new report from Verisk. The strategic data analytics and technology provider reported that...
#5 Insurtech Looks to ‘Redefine’ Insurance With Autonomous AI Agents by 2026
Aug 13 2025 // Insurtech Superagent AI issued a press release yesterday to announce its goal of starting the first fully autonomous AI insurance agent by the end of the year. “We’re not just reshaping insurance. We’re...
#6 State Farm 2024 Underwriting Losses Shrink on Auto Results
Mar 3 2025 // After reporting underwriting losses of $13 billion in 2022 and $14 billion in 2023, State Farm recorded another underwriting loss for 2024—but narrowed it thanks to its auto insurance results. State Farm reported a 2024...
#7 State Farm Implements 27% Rate Increase for Illinois Homeowners
Jul 15 2025 // State Farm is implementing a significant rate hike for Illinois homeowners, citing more frequent severe weather events and rising home replacement costs that are driving up the cost and frequency of claims. The rate hike...
#8 US Tariffs Projected to Slow Global Economy and Insurance Premium Growth: Swiss Re
Jul 9 2025 // Global growth is slowing as US tariff policy reduces trade and heightens geopolitical uncertainty, which ultimately will lead to decelerating growth in insurance premiums, according to Swiss Re. Global GDP growth (adjusted...
#9 Underwriters of the Future Are Constant Partners With Agents, Carrier Exec Says
May 23 2025 // The future of underwriting will be built on closer relationships between carriers and insurance agents, with carriers working hand-in-hand with agencies to maximize profits from books of business. That was the word from...
#10 What to Watch: The Trends for P/C Insurance in 2025 So Far
Jun 24 2025 // As we reach the midpoint of 2025, now is a perfect time to reflect on some of the key trends that have defined the first half of the year while also looking ahead at what to expect in the back half of 2025. The...
#11 JD Power: Drivers Keep Shopping Even as Auto Insurance Price Increases Slow
May 2 2025 // Even as auto insurance rates level out, drivers are still looking for a better deal. The rate of U.S. auto insurance premium price increases slowed to less than 2% at the end of 2024, down from 13% at the beginning of the...
#12 State Farm Still Wants a 30% Rate Increase in California
May 21 2025 // State Farm isn’t done seeking a rate increase in California, upping its request a week after getting the OK for a large rate hike to what the company had originally wanted before being rejected and agreeing to an...
#13 Ergo Enters US Small Business Insurance Market With Full Buy of Next Insurance
Mar 20 2025 // Munich Re said it has acquired Next Insurance, which will become part of the reinsurer’s major primary insurance business, Ergo. The agreement in place values Next Insurance at $2.6 billion. Ergo already owned nearly...
#14 Pennsylvania Woman Charged With Filing Claim on Barn Pulled Down by TV Show
Apr 4 2025 // A Pennsylvania woman who sold part of her barn for use in a barn-rebuilding TV reality show now faces charges after investigators said she filed a fraudulent wind claim on the structure. Tracey Jeffreys, 63, of the Milton...
#15 Growth of Pet Insurance Continues as Market Could Reach $4.5B
Jan 29 2025 // Any pet owner who has been hit by sticker shock at the vet’s office understands why pet insurance is a booming business. Pet health insurance purchases have been up over the last several years, dramatically expanding...
#16 Auto Insurance Market Stays Rational Despite Improved Trends, Says Allstate
May 5 2025 // Allstate Corp. CEO Tom Wilson said he does not expect auto insurers to get more aggressive on pricing as the industry’s rate increases seem to have leveled off. For the most part, Wilson explained to analysts during...
#17 Buffett to Step Down Following Six-Decade Run Atop Berkshire
May 4 2025 // Warren Buffett, who built Berkshire Hathaway Inc. into a business valued at more than $1.16 trillion and himself into a celebrity billionaire renowned for his investing acumen and witticisms, will step down at year-end...
#18 US Homeowners Insurance Rates Rose 40.4% in Six Years, Report Shows
Jun 18 2025 // U.S. homeowners insurance rates rose 40.4% over the past six years, with the biggest increases hitting in the last two years, a new report shows. LendingTree’s 2025 State of Home Insurance Report shows rates from...
#19 Cloudy Future for Bourbon Has Jim Beam Closing Distillery for a Year
Dec 31 2025 // Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and slumping demand for a product that needs...
#20 AM Best Revises Credit Rating Outlook to Negative for NJM Insurance Group
May 1 2025 // Ratings agency AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the members of the NJM Insurance Group (NJM) for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of A+...
