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Sep 6-12, 2026

This week: Property cat rates seen falling 10%+ at 1.1.27; Bayer's $7.25B Roundup settlement faces a pivotal test; Steve Markel to retire, Gayner succeeds
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Aug 30-Sep 5, 2026

This week: US P/C underwriting gains jump to $31.7B, reinsurer capital hits a record $800B, and Guy Carpenter becomes Marsh Re

Our Blogs

Aug 21, 2026

Improving Catastrophe Claims Performance

Five things separate claims teams that hold up under catastrophe surge from those that don't — and the data on what each one costs when it slips.

Aug 13, 2026

Controlling Legal Spend in Captive Programs

Captives exist to give you control. Once a claim hits litigation, that control splits four ways — and legal spend stops answering to anyone.

Aug 12, 2026

Managing Venue Risk in Complex Claims

Identical claims, different zip codes, wildly different outcomes. Venue shapes reserves, defense strategy and final cost more than most carriers track.

Jul 31, 2026

How AI Is Improving Insurance Performance—and Why Oversight Still Matters

How AI is lifting insurance results — and where thin oversight quietly turns efficiency gains into new exposure.

Jul 23, 2026

Artificial Stone Silicosis: Assessing the Mass Tort Potential

Engineered stone countertops contain 90%+ silica — and are causing irreversible lung disease in young workers. Mass tort setup is unmistakable.

Jul 23, 2026

TPAs Under Pressure: Claim Complexity, Legal Spend, and the Role of AI

AI is reshaping TPA workflows, but complex claims still expose fragmented data, weak documentation, and legal-spend blind spots

Jul 16, 2026

Workers' Compensation Legal Spend: Why Claim Complexity Matters

Workers' comp posts an 86% combined ratio — but injured workers now miss 80 days on average, and claim complexity is quietly driving legal spend.

Jul 9, 2026

When Complex Claims Drive Legal Spend

Legal spend on complex claims is a signal, not just a bill. Reading the numbers as strategy — before decisions lock in — is where the savings live.

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