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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 17, 2026 9:22:23 AM
Major automakers warning that Middle East conflicts compound buyer anxiety signals a new volatility cycle for auto insurers just as they've stabilized from pandemic disruptions. When Volkswagen and Volvo executives tell investors that geopolitical...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 17, 2026 8:22:00 AM
A 62% probability of El Niño formation by September presents property insurers with a climate pattern that fundamentally alters risk concentrations...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 17, 2026 8:21:25 AM
The NTSB's upcoming hearing on Ford's hands-free driving system failures exposes how insurers are stuck covering losses from technology that wasn't...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 17, 2026 7:51:12 AM
The Alabama dentist who blew up his own practice was undone by something most business owners never consider: the surveillance cameras next door. Dr....
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 15, 2026 4:06:23 PM
The commercial insurance market's shift from hard market chaos to cautious stability demands different underwriting strategies and risk management...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 15, 2026 4:05:49 PM
Most insurance professionals are feeding AI tools random marketing assets and wondering why every output sounds like it came from the brokerage down...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 15, 2026 4:03:47 PM
Most insurers still communicate risk appetite through PDFs and spreadsheets, but predictive scoring models are delivering 30%+ efficiency gains by...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 15, 2026 2:37:56 PM
Crawford & Company forecasts that simple claims will move to complete automation without human adjuster involvement, while medical costs continue...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 15, 2026 2:37:03 PM
California's proposed Smoke Damage Recovery Act would establish the nation's first statewide framework for handling wildfire smoke damage claims,...
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Nicholas Lamparelli: Mar 15, 2026 2:36:01 PM
When companies buy brands that include personal names, they inherit decades of potential disputes over who can use those names and where. Estee...
