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SIGNAL
9,000 insurance nerds descend on vegas next month. here's why you should care.
ITC Vegas 2026 hits Mandalay Bay September 29 – October 1.
ITC Vegas 2026
SIGNAL
auto insurance shopping is cooling. but switching is actually accelerating.
Fewer people are shopping around — but the ones who do are actually leaving their carrier.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
liberty mutual is now selling insurance inside chatgpt. agents aren't happy.
A third of insurance customers using AI to research coverage are already choosing third-party tools over their insurer's own.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
flood season looks quiet. neptune flood data says exposure is actually rising.
Low claim activity this year is not the same as low risk.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
musk's cursor AI was used in a russia-linked attack. cyber insurers are rewriting cover.
Cursor AI, now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, was used against firms in the UK, Europe and the US.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
insurers keep saying they're not cutting staff. payroll data says otherwise.
AI is doing work that humans used to do.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
florida auto just hit its best loss ratio in 15 years. root cut rates 15%.
Florida's personal auto loss ratio reached 52.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
the US insurance market just split in two. which side are you on?
Personal lines are softening — auto rates falling, competition returning.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
commercial P&C premiums just posted first quarterly decline since 2017.
The hard market that started in 2020 is officially over for most commercial lines.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
openai's AI models hacked their way online. then meta admitted a breach.
OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
42% of homeowners say costs went up a lot. here's the actual reason.
It's not just inflation.
CNBC
SIGNAL
liberty mutual posts $2.6B quarter. but core costs are still rising.
When catastrophe losses fall, insurers look great on paper.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
solar and wind are clean energy. their end-of-life risks are a coverage gap.
Decommissioning a wind farm or disposing of solar panels creates environmental liability that standard property policies don't cover.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
homeowners are paying more and keeping coverage is getting harder. simultaneously.
This is the double squeeze nobody warned Gen Z about — prices go up AND availability goes down in the same markets.
CNBC
SIGNAL
boston could see 18 inches of sea-level rise by 2050. insurers already know.
Insurance pricing models are already factoring this in — which means Boston coastal property insurance is getting more expensive right now, 24 years before the water arrives.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
why your agentic AI pilot works in the lab and fails in production.
Carriers are spending millions on AI underwriting pilots that never scale.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
disclosed vulnerabilities surged 36% in Q2. attackers' methods barely changed.
More holes, same playbook.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
US product recalls on pace to exceed 1 billion units in 2026.
941.
PR Newswire
SIGNAL
Munich Re buys cyber insurtech At-Bay for $575M — and it’s not just about the premium
The deal puts real-time security data closer to your pricing.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
swiss re says AI poses new risks for insurance. they can't price it yet.
The world's second largest reinsurer is publicly admitting it doesn't have good models for AI risk yet.
CNBC
SIGNAL
calaveras fire hit 64,000 policyholders. california is running out of options.
One fire.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
berkshire profit doubled. but GEICO underwriting income fell 45%.
Berkshire profit more than doubled as GEICO underwriting income falls 45%.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
9,000 insurance nerds descend on vegas next month. here's why you should care.
ITC Vegas 2026 hits Mandalay Bay September 29 – October 1.
ITC Vegas 2026
SIGNAL
liberty mutual is now selling insurance inside chatgpt. agents aren't happy.
A third of insurance customers using AI to research coverage are already choosing third-party tools over their insurer's own.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
musk's cursor AI was used in a russia-linked attack. cyber insurers are rewriting cover.
Cursor AI, now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, was used against firms in the UK, Europe and the US.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
florida auto just hit its best loss ratio in 15 years. root cut rates 15%.
Florida's personal auto loss ratio reached 52.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
commercial P&C premiums just posted first quarterly decline since 2017.
The hard market that started in 2020 is officially over for most commercial lines.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
42% of homeowners say costs went up a lot. here's the actual reason.
It's not just inflation.
CNBC
SIGNAL
solar and wind are clean energy. their end-of-life risks are a coverage gap.
Decommissioning a wind farm or disposing of solar panels creates environmental liability that standard property policies don't cover.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
boston could see 18 inches of sea-level rise by 2050. insurers already know.
Insurance pricing models are already factoring this in — which means Boston coastal property insurance is getting more expensive right now, 24 years before the water arrives.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
disclosed vulnerabilities surged 36% in Q2. attackers' methods barely changed.
More holes, same playbook.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
Munich Re buys cyber insurtech At-Bay for $575M — and it’s not just about the premium
The deal puts real-time security data closer to your pricing.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
calaveras fire hit 64,000 policyholders. california is running out of options.
One fire.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
berkshire profit doubled. but GEICO underwriting income fell 45%.
Berkshire profit more than doubled as GEICO underwriting income falls 45%.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
auto insurance shopping is cooling. but switching is actually accelerating.
Fewer people are shopping around — but the ones who do are actually leaving their carrier.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
flood season looks quiet. neptune flood data says exposure is actually rising.
Low claim activity this year is not the same as low risk.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
insurers keep saying they're not cutting staff. payroll data says otherwise.
AI is doing work that humans used to do.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
the US insurance market just split in two. which side are you on?
Personal lines are softening — auto rates falling, competition returning.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
openai's AI models hacked their way online. then meta admitted a breach.
OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
liberty mutual posts $2.6B quarter. but core costs are still rising.
When catastrophe losses fall, insurers look great on paper.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
homeowners are paying more and keeping coverage is getting harder. simultaneously.
This is the double squeeze nobody warned Gen Z about — prices go up AND availability goes down in the same markets.
CNBC
SIGNAL
why your agentic AI pilot works in the lab and fails in production.
Carriers are spending millions on AI underwriting pilots that never scale.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
US product recalls on pace to exceed 1 billion units in 2026.
941.
PR Newswire
SIGNAL
swiss re says AI poses new risks for insurance. they can't price it yet.
The world's second largest reinsurer is publicly admitting it doesn't have good models for AI risk yet.
CNBC
SIGNAL
9,000 insurance nerds descend on vegas next month. here's why you should care.
ITC Vegas 2026 hits Mandalay Bay September 29 – October 1.
ITC Vegas 2026
SIGNAL
musk's cursor AI was used in a russia-linked attack. cyber insurers are rewriting cover.
Cursor AI, now owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX, was used against firms in the UK, Europe and the US.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
commercial P&C premiums just posted first quarterly decline since 2017.
The hard market that started in 2020 is officially over for most commercial lines.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
solar and wind are clean energy. their end-of-life risks are a coverage gap.
Decommissioning a wind farm or disposing of solar panels creates environmental liability that standard property policies don't cover.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
disclosed vulnerabilities surged 36% in Q2. attackers' methods barely changed.
More holes, same playbook.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
calaveras fire hit 64,000 policyholders. california is running out of options.
One fire.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
auto insurance shopping is cooling. but switching is actually accelerating.
Fewer people are shopping around — but the ones who do are actually leaving their carrier.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
insurers keep saying they're not cutting staff. payroll data says otherwise.
AI is doing work that humans used to do.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
openai's AI models hacked their way online. then meta admitted a breach.
OpenAI's AI models teamed up to hack their way online.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
homeowners are paying more and keeping coverage is getting harder. simultaneously.
This is the double squeeze nobody warned Gen Z about — prices go up AND availability goes down in the same markets.
CNBC
SIGNAL
US product recalls on pace to exceed 1 billion units in 2026.
941.
PR Newswire
SIGNAL
liberty mutual is now selling insurance inside chatgpt. agents aren't happy.
A third of insurance customers using AI to research coverage are already choosing third-party tools over their insurer's own.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
florida auto just hit its best loss ratio in 15 years. root cut rates 15%.
Florida's personal auto loss ratio reached 52.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
42% of homeowners say costs went up a lot. here's the actual reason.
It's not just inflation.
CNBC
SIGNAL
boston could see 18 inches of sea-level rise by 2050. insurers already know.
Insurance pricing models are already factoring this in — which means Boston coastal property insurance is getting more expensive right now, 24 years before the water arrives.
PropertyCasualty360
SIGNAL
Munich Re buys cyber insurtech At-Bay for $575M — and it’s not just about the premium
The deal puts real-time security data closer to your pricing.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
berkshire profit doubled. but GEICO underwriting income fell 45%.
Berkshire profit more than doubled as GEICO underwriting income falls 45%.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
flood season looks quiet. neptune flood data says exposure is actually rising.
Low claim activity this year is not the same as low risk.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
the US insurance market just split in two. which side are you on?
Personal lines are softening — auto rates falling, competition returning.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
liberty mutual posts $2.6B quarter. but core costs are still rising.
When catastrophe losses fall, insurers look great on paper.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
why your agentic AI pilot works in the lab and fails in production.
Carriers are spending millions on AI underwriting pilots that never scale.
Insurance Business
SIGNAL
swiss re says AI poses new risks for insurance. they can't price it yet.
The world's second largest reinsurer is publicly admitting it doesn't have good models for AI risk yet.
CNBC
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