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Uninsurable Future: Managing the Climate-Change-Fueled Home Insurance Crisis
Oct 8 2026 // On January 7 2025, an ill wind began to blow down the mountain canyons north of Los Angeles. Upland forests and shrubs were already bone dry thanks to a delayed start to the winter rainy season, so the arrival of...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Stable for Ohio’s Buckeye State Mutual
Oct 6 2026 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to stable from negative and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B+ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb-” (Good) of Buckeye State Mutual Insurance Company...
AM Best Revises Outlook to Positive for Minnesota’s RAM Mutual Insurance
Oct 5 2026 // AM Best has revised the outlooks to positive from stable and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of B++ (Good) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “bbb+” (Good) of RAM Mutual Insurance Company (RAM)...
Prime London Homes Are Increasingly on Frontlines of Extreme Weather
Oct 5 2026 // More than a decade into a downturn caused by tax hikes, economic and political shocks, London’s high-end housing market has a new villain to contend with — intractable heat and flood risks. The assessment comes...
Surplus Lines Leaders Remain Bullish on Outlook in a Shifting Market
Oct 5 2026 // The surplus lines and specialty commercial markets are becoming an increasingly competitive space, with supply outweighing demand in some lines of coverage and risk classes creating “micro-market” trends not...
Wisconsin Workers’ Comp Rates Decrease for 11th Straight Year
Oct 2 2026 // Wisconsin workers’ compensation rates will decrease by approximately 2% over the coming year, making the 11th straight year the state has seen premiums decline. The rate decrease, which went into effect October 1,...
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