[Video] Wildfires, Lawsuits, AI, and M&A: A Look Back at Insurance in 2025

December 31, 2025

Insurance Journal recaps the biggest stories of 2025—across all of our regions—from record-breaking wildfires and climate losses to broker mega-deals, litigation reform, cyber threats, AI-driven layoffs, and signs of recovery in key insurance markets heading into 2026.

Watch this end-of-year exclusive with Carrier Management’s Elizabeth Blosfield, Insurance Journal’s Ezra Amacher, and Insurance Journal’s Allen Laman.

Stories Covered:

Brown & Brown to Acquire Risk Strategies, One80 Parent for $9.8 Billion
California Wildfires Will Likely Lead to Large Economic and Insured Losses
As in Florida, Georgia Saw Big Jump in Lawsuits Ahead of Major Litigation Limits
Deadly Floods Reinforce Texas’ Challenge as Crisis Epicenter
Can a More Unified Front Be Formed Against Legal System Abuse?
With Uber Boost, Group Seeks Reforms to Lower New York’s High Insurance Costs
Don’t Look Now, But Citizens Is No Longer the Largest Property Insurer in Florida
Jamaica Catastrophe Bond Has Now Triggered, Government Says
Acrisure to Lay Off 400 Employees, Citing Tech Advancements and AI Integration
Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
Erie and Philadelphia Insurance Still Working on Restoring Their Networks
Tariffs Will Negatively Affect Insurance Industry, Says AM Best

Topics Lawsuits Catastrophe Mergers & Acquisitions Natural Disasters InsurTech Data Driven Wildfire Artificial Intelligence

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