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Today's Headlines May 19, 2026

Why and How Homeowners Underwriting Must Change

Excellence in homeowners insurance requires sophisticated risk management, but today's industry environment is testing the limits of traditional underwriting approaches. Weather events are occurring more frequently, losses are becoming more severe, and risks are increasingly hyper-local rather than evenly distributed. Over the past decade, insured catastrophe losses in the United States have increased significantly, and... read more
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Progressive Is Biggest Auto Insurer; State Farm's 84-Year Leadership Reign Ending: S&P GMI

The numbers aren't all in, but it looks like Progressive is now the biggest private passenger auto insurer, based on an analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence that shows Progressive muscling past State Farm. S&P GMI estimates that Progressive's U.S. private auto insurance direct written premiums for the 12 months ended March 31 totaled about... read more
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 Brand Spotlight 
Zeroing in on Cognitive Imagery in Cotality Solutions

In an era where technology evolves as rapidly as the global climate, insurance carriers and restoration contractors require more than just software—they need strategic partners. To optimize decision-making in a data-saturated world, the industry requires collaborators who can translate raw information into actionable intelligence ...read more
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Despite Dip in Cargo Theft in Q1 This Year, Sharp Increase in Fraud Schemes Seen

Despite a year-over-year decline in cargo theft in the first quarter of 2026, a first in five years, fraud schemes surged, according to a new report from in-transit supply chain risk management platform Overhaul. The U.S. Q1-2026 Cargo Theft Report recorded 574 incidents across the U.S., an average of 6.4 per day. Despite the reduced... read more
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Musk Expects Widespread Use of Cars Without Human Monitors in U.S. This Year

Tesla chief Elon Musk said on Monday he expects fully self-driving cars without human safety monitors to become more widespread in the United States later this year, after being introduced in Texas. Speaking via a video link to the Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv, Musk said self-driving cars operate in Texas without safety monitors,... read more
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Industry Concerned as Supreme Court Revives Lawsuit Against Freight Broker

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a man to sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash, a decision that could have big ripple effects across the trucking industry. The justices ruled unanimously in favor of Shawn Montgomery, whose parked vehicle was hit by a speeding... read more
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Women's Board Representation Slips Below 30% as Momentum Stalls

The share of women on the boards of mid-sized and large public companies dipped below 30% in the first quarter, missing that threshold for the first time since 2024, and down from a peak of 30.4% a year ago. In all, women held 29.9% of board seats at Russell 3000 Index companies in the first... read more
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Research and Webinars

The Most Trusted AI in Insurance: A Carrier's Guide to AI Claims Agents

Claims operations have always been the operational core of P&C insurance ...
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4 Pressing Business Challenges Impacting Insurers (and How to Solve Them)

Solve today's revenue pressures and tomorrow's digital challenges. Is your ...
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A Practical Guide to Building a More Complete Carrier Data Strategy

Insurance carriers are sitting on more data than ever—but turning it into ...
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Synthetic Identities. Fake Receipts. What Carriers Can Do Now to Prevent Fraud

Identity fraud losses hit $27.2 billion in 2024—a 19% jump in a single ...
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The Case for Dynamic Decisioning: 14-Point Loss Ratio Improvement in Six Months

Static underwriting rules weren't built for a dynamic market — and the gap ...
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Cyber Risk Is No Longer Just an Insurance Problem

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