Trends News
Explore the newest/trending Trends content.
Trends Alerts
Subscribe for automatic Trends alerts, sent straight to your inbox.
Latest Trends Stories
Insurer Nationwide Operating Income Up 37% in 2025
Apr 7 2026 // Insurer Nationwide finished 2025 with net operating income up 37% compared with 2024, to $4.3 billion as total sales and premiums were up 7% to a record $73.2 billion. The Columbus, Ohio-based mutual insurance...
As Coastal Homeowners Stock Up on Sand, Those Near Cranberry Bogs Pay Price
Apr 7 2026 // For four years, since Larry Lewis moved to Cranberry Village in Massachusetts he’s heard the rumble of trucks and excavators from a sand excavation site owned by cranberry grower A.D. Makepeace. The noise is a...
Hail a Growing Loss Driver on Rising Tide of Severe Convective Storms, Allianz Says
Apr 2 2026 // Hailstorms drove record insured damages as severe convective storms become more common and damaging, popping up in new places—and even storms producing small hailstones are posing unforeseen threats, a new report...
Oil Prices Surge, Allies Discuss Securing Hormuz, as Trump Vows to Step Up Iran Attacks
Apr 2 2026 // Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, sending oil prices back well over $100 a barrel in a blow to consumers around the...
California Drought, Wildfire Risks Grow as Snow Falls Short
Apr 2 2026 // California is heading into its dry season with just a fraction of the snow it typically has across its highest peaks at the end of its winter months, raising the prospects of drought across the most populous U.S....
Viewpoint: How Will the Middle East War Affect the Insurance Sector?
Apr 1 2026 // The recent escalation of the Middle East war introduces geopolitical instability with potential long-lasting effects on commodities, financing conditions, global supply chains, and macro-credit conditions depending on the...
Our best content, delivered to your inbox
Get the insurance industry's trusted newsletter
