Workers’ compensation continued to outperform most property and casualty lines in 2025, posting a calendar year combined ratio of 91%, which was well below the industry’s overall 93% mark and among ...

Merger and acquisition activity among insurance agents and brokers has slowed to its weakest pace in years, with 439 transactions recorded in the first three quarters of 2026, down 19% from 539 in the ...

Collision/crash incidents, faulty workmanship, and natural catastrophes are the leading causes of aviation insurance claims, according to an analysis by Allianz Commercial, with rising repair costs ...

Managing general agents and other delegated underwriting authority enterprises wrote $108.7 billion in direct premiums in 2025, up 17.8% from $92.3 billion in 2024, according to AM Best’s annual ...

Social inflation has increased liability claims in the U.S. by 57% over the past 10 years, reaching a peak increase of 7% in 2023, according to an analysis by Swiss Re. These higher litigation costs ...

Insurance executives are confident about their artificial intelligence progress, but that confidence may not match reality, according to a new report from KPMG International. The survey of 44 ...

Ninety percent of executives surveyed in July 2026 agreed that geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty are limiting their business growth plans, up sharply from 78% in January 2026 and 68% in ...

The global construction insurance and surety market is navigating a widening divide between favorable conditions for well-managed risks and tightening terms for complex or catastrophe-exposed projects ...

From market health to the talent crunch, the surety business has a world of risk and reward to contend with. Tony Albanese, executive vice president – head of surety, Nationwide sat down with us at ...

The share of workers’ compensation organizations reporting claims closure ratios of 101% or greater rose to 36% in 2025, up from 30% in 2022, while the percentage reporting growing claim inventories ...

Now imagine a new college student, an 18-year-old fresh out of high school who is about to enter into four years of schooling — maybe more, depending on their career goals. “Financial stress and ...

Workers’ compensation claimants who hired an attorney reported significantly worse physical health and functioning roughly three years after their injuries than comparable workers without legal ...