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Viewpoint: Boom in Hyperscale Data Centers Puts Insurers to the Test
Hyperscale data center campuses represent the latest growth opportunity for global insurers and reinsurers. Annual investment in these specialized facilities will likely surpass $300 billion by 2027, ...
The Price of Loyalty: How Higher Premiums Are Reshaping Carrier Retention
The homeowners insurance industry has stuck pretty closely to the status quo when it comes to customer relationships for decades now. That's because many policyholders have remained with the same ...
Supply Shocks Beyond Hormuz: Other Ports Face ‘High’ Risk of Disruption
Supply chain shocks extend beyond the Strait of Hormuz, according to research from Verisk Maplecroft, which finds roughly one-third of major ports and airports are exposed to 'high' or 'very high' ...
Homeownership Becoming Less Affordable: Kin
The homeowners insurance picture has gotten meaningfully worse in the last six months, according to Kin's 2026 Midyear Homeownership Report. Kin surveyed 1,000 homeowners to see how sentiment has ...
Why Reinsurance’s AI Pilots Don’t Scale
Recently, a major reinsurance broker ran a generative AI pilot that was applauded in the boardroom. It was a contract data extraction system that reduced hours of manual review to mere minutes. It ...
What Happens to Property Pricing in ’27, Insurance, Reinsurance Execs Ask
Insurance and reinsurance executives speaking at a recent industry conference said there were few surprises during midyear 2026 reinsurance renewals—with past overreactions on price hikes ...
How to Improve Small Commercial Property Underwriting
Severe weather volatility and rising loss severity are placing sustained pressure on the small commercial property insurance landscape. Weather-related events now account for more than 65% of U.S. ...
Flood Insurance Gap Will Squeeze Local Governments, Homeowners: Moody’s
The flood insurance gap in the United States is big and it's not getting better. And the consequences of that gap are about to worsen for property owners and state and local governments, thanks to ...