Trends News
Explore the newest/trending Trends content.
Trends Alerts
Subscribe for automatic Trends alerts, sent straight to your inbox.
Latest Trends Stories
Viewpoint: Japan’s $550B Bet on America—What it Means for the US Insurance Market
Apr 17 2026 // Five hundred and fifty billion dollars. That is the figure at the center of the landmark strategic investment agreement the United States and Japan concluded on July 22, 2025. A commitment by Japan to direct capital into...
Workers’ Comp Bureau of California Committee OKs 10.4% Increase in Pure Premium Filing
Apr 17 2026 // The Governing Committee of the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California voted to authorize the WCIRB to submit a September 1, 2026, pure premium rate filing to the California Insurance Commissioner...
Texas Sees Power Demand Quadrupling by 2032 on Data Center Boom
Apr 16 2026 // The Texas grid operator warned power demand may quadruple from recent record levels by 2032 to feed booming data-center expansion and population growth, an increase that would require the equivalent of almost 300 new...
Africa Trade Insurer Seeks $500 million to Help With Iran War Cost Increase
Apr 16 2026 // Africa’s leading multilateral insurer of trade risk is seeking around $500 million in capital from partners to support countries that face higher costs as a result of conflict in the Middle East, its chief executive...
Weather Prediction Markets Are Booming, but Can They Improve Forecasts?
Apr 15 2026 // A few days before Christmas, Howard Qin was scrutinizing weather forecasts on two laptops at home in Shanghai when he noticed prices of contracts for New York City snowfall creeping higher on the prediction market Kalshi....
Progressive Q1 2026 Net Income Up 10%
Apr 15 2026 // First quarter 2026 net income at Progressive Corp. increased 10% compared to the same period a year ago to nearly $2.8 billion. Progressive reports results monthly. Net income for March was up 36% to about $712...
Our best content, delivered to your inbox
Get the insurance industry's trusted newsletter
