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Trade groups across the insurance industry are cheering a key policy shift from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on homeowners insurance requirements—one they say could meaningfully cut costs for both current homeowners and prospective buyers.

Catastrophes, resilience, automation, digital transformation, personalized claims experiences, evolving talent strategies, and operational flexibility—these are just some of the powerful forces already shaping this still-young year. Together, they’re redefining how the claims industry works and setting the stage for changes that demand attention.

The U.S. auto industry is wrestling with a stubborn affordability crisis—one that could push more Americans toward the used-car lot while leaving automakers exposed to a growing wave of lower-priced competitors.

Renewal premium rates edged lower across most commercial insurance lines last month—but general liability and workers’ compensation stood out as the only exceptions, Ivans reported Thursday.

Commercial property and casualty premiums across accounts of every size hit their lowest point since 2017 in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the latest quarterly survey from The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB).

A wave of insurance capital is pouring into private markets, igniting a hiring spree and driving compensation sharply higher—even as recent market jitters rattle investor confidence.

The property and casualty insurance industry rode a wave of rate hikes and strong investment income to solid results in 2025.

Swiss Re warns that U.S. tariff policies are undermining trade and stoking geopolitical tensions, contributing to a broader slowdown in global growth and, in turn, insurance premium expansion.

Recent legislative reforms reshaping Florida’s risk environment have restored reinsurer confidence and drawn them back into the state’s market, according to mid-year renewal reports from brokers Aon and Gallagher Re.

The UK government is set to introduce regulatory reforms aimed at establishing a promising new insurance market valued at billions of pounds, as part of its efforts to enhance national competitiveness.