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Weekly Industry Articles

Oct 18-24, 2026

This week: Chubb and Munich Re results, softer insurance pricing, PFAS litigation and cyber risk in the boardroom
Weekly Industry Articles

Oct 11-17, 2026

This week: Reinsurance renewals, rising liability costs, market results and AI risks shape this week’s insurance news

Our Blogs

October 29, 2026

Emerging Mass-Tort Monitor — October 2026

Track October mass-tort developments, from social media and GLP-1 claims to new device litigation, and what they mean for insurers.

October 26, 2026

Claims Costs Are Outrunning Inflation: Why CPI Is the Wrong Benchmark for Reserves and Claims Oversight

Claims costs are rising faster than CPI. See where repair, medical and legal inflation can leave reserves and claims oversight behind.

October 21, 2026

Claims Data and Reinsurance Recoverables Before January 2027 Renewals

January renewals are approaching. Reconcile claims data and recoverables now to reduce questions and strengthen your reinsurance submission.

October 16, 2026

Measuring the Value of Legal Invoice Technology

A billing flag isn’t a saving. The real test of legal invoice software is what survives appeal, minus what it costs to get there.

October 5, 2026

When AI Becomes an Attack Tool: What Claims Teams Need to Know

When an AI agent drains a business account, who pays? The liability chain runs from developer to deploying business — and insurers are narrowing silent cover.

October 1, 2026

Legal Spend & Litigation Monitor

Defense costs are climbing for 76% of claims teams, nuclear verdicts jumped 40.7%, and AI is shifting from adoption to accountability.

September 25, 2026

GLP-1 Vision-Loss Claims: Assessing a Rare, Serious Injury

Regulators call NAION a very rare semaglutide side effect. The studies disagree, and that gap is exactly what makes these claims hard to evaluate.

September 24, 2026

Reinsurance Recoverables and Schedule F Penalties

Insurers are owed $418B by reinsurers, up 30% since 2020. When collections slip, the statutory penalty hits surplus — not just cash flow.

September 18, 2026

Emerging Mass Tort Monitor

Federal mass-tort inventories kept climbing in September, led by a 265% year-to-date jump in Depo-Provera and a new MDL for PFAS firefighter gear.

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