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Travel insurance customers have long complained online about gotcha clauses and foot-dragging on claims.

These secondary perils led to a combined $86 billion of insured losses in North America in 2025.

Leaders could have a much more proactive role in protecting their workforce with personal security platforms and benefits.

Predicting natural disasters is becoming more important for banks and insurers as climate change increases their occurrence. Last year's wildfires in Los Angeles killed 31 people, destroyed more than 16,000 structures and caused as much as $131 billion in economic and property losses.

Fewer consumers want life insurance since the pandemic, but sales are still growing, with digital tools keeping sales high among the 38% of Americans who are still buying, according to new research.

The insurance industry's research organization added 10 more states to the first four in its Wildfire Prepared Home designation program. About 35% of U.S. homes in high wildfire risk areas are not yet eligible.

Alongside a bill that gives homeowners a year of forbearance after state-declared emergencies, lawmakers will consider extending wildfire-related moratoriums.

Researchers examined more than 580,000 municipal bond issues and say the data shows communities with higher wildfire risk pay higher interest rates.

A team of former Credit Suisse bankers is preparing to launch a fund they say will offer double-digit returns in exchange for taking on some of the insurance risk tied to data centers.

Federal and state disability legislations support pets at the office, from dogs and cats to horses and monkeys.

Nationwide names new cyber lead and IBHS expands wildfire prepared program, plus more insurtech news.

The U.S. accounted for 79% of global insured losses during the first quarter of this year, according to Aon's latest Global Catastrophe report.

A transatlantic team of brokers, underwriters and meteorologists devised a workaround to save Bad Bunny from losses: They installed a temporary weather station inside the stadium, linked to a bespoke policy that would pay out if rainfall exceeded a set threshold.

Employees can use their account card to purchase Meta Ray-Ban and Oakley AI glasses for prescriptions directly from either company's website.

Climate experts and insurance leaders discussed how the industry must treat extreme events not just with coverage, but also with technology, proactive mitigation and resilience, at the ClimateTech Connect conference.

"Wildfire risk is not just an occasional catastrophe, but a recurring cost embedded in the state's economy," said the report issued this week by the California Earthquake Authority.

Satellite data is reshaping the way that the insurance industry thinks about risk.

The CEO of WellTheory shares how women are struggling the most juggling work and a challenging diagnosis.

Younger workers are approaching their careers differently and flexibility, earning potential, plus work-life balance matter more.

As the "Silver Tsunami" drives a wave of retirements, AI-driven tools are redefining how insurers capture and preserve institutional expertise.