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Insurers are trying out new technologies and partnerships to change the way they work, but change doesn’t come easily. Matteo Carbone, founder of the IoT Insurance Observatory, says real progress happens when all parts of the insurance process work together, not just when a new technology is introduced. Carbone explains that insurance is made up … Read more

CFC is undergoing a major change across many parts of its business. Daniel Keeler, who leads digital underwriting and joined the company seven months ago, has already seen how deeply these changes are taking hold. According to Keeler, half of the company’s departments are involved in some form of reorganization or improvement. What makes this … Read more

A new report reveals that most workers feel their skills are going to waste in their current jobs, raising concerns about employee satisfaction and career growth. The Untapped Talent Report by Resume Now, based on a survey of 1,018 workers, found that 69% of employees believe their abilities are not fully used at work. This … Read more

Minnesota is still reeling from a church shooting in Minneapolis that killed two children and injured 21 others. After the tragic event at Annunciation Catholic School on August 27, Governor Tim Walz promised to call a special session of the Legislature to tackle gun violence and improve school safety. But a month later, talks remain … Read more

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new executive order aimed at easing the state’s growing challenges with natural disasters, home insurance affordability, and utility stability. The order pushes various state agencies to work together on finding better ways to handle the costs and recovery efforts from wildfires and other catastrophes. It also seeks to … Read more

In early 2025, a large steel warehouse in the Southwest was completely destroyed by a fire that started outside the building. Despite being well maintained and equipped with an automatic sprinkler system, the 30,000-square-foot warehouse and everything inside it were lost. The blaze began in dry brush near the building and was quickly fueled by … Read more

A Florida Senate committee has given the green light to a new bill aimed at changing how commercial property insurance is handled in the state. The bill, known as Senate Bill 1028, would set up a system for surplus lines insurers to take over certain commercial policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of … Read more

In a recent discussion on Insurance Business TV, Aspen’s Rebecca Gitig highlighted a big shift in how the insurance industry faces catastrophic events. What used to happen once every ten years now seems to occur almost every year. This change is pushing the insurance sector to rethink how it prepares and responds—not only for property … Read more

Brokerage stocks took a sharp hit this week after OpenAI unveiled a major announcement about artificial intelligence. But experts say the market reaction is less about immediate risks to revenue and more about long-term questions of who will control how insurance reaches customers. Trevor Jones, a partner at West Monroe specializing in insurance, thinks investors … Read more

NASA has shared its first radar images from a new Earth-mapping satellite, giving a clear look at the Maine coast and farmland in North Dakota. These detailed pictures come from a spacecraft that launched into orbit from India just two months ago. The satellite, called NISAR, is a joint project between NASA and India’s space … Read more