Contractor Fraud After Disaster: A Persistent Challenge in the Recovery Process

By Loretta Worters, Vice President – Media Relations, Triple-I Every major disaster exposes the same reality: recovery is not only about repairing physical damage, but also about navigating a complex and often fast-moving marketplace of contractors, vendors, and service providers. In that environment, most contractors are legitimate professionals helping communities rebuild. But alongside them, a … Continue reading Contractor Fraud After Disaster: A Persistent Challenge in the Recovery Process

U.S. P/C Market Records Hard-Earned Decade-Low Combined Ratio

By William Nibbelin, Head of Industry Data and Actuarial Science, Triple-I  After years of significant financial strain, the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is showing strong signs of recovery and stabilization. According to the latest Insurance Economics and Underwriting Projections: A Forward View report from Triple-I and Milliman, the industry’s net combined ratio (NCR) reached … Continue reading U.S. P/C Market Records Hard-Earned Decade-Low Combined Ratio

Suncorp exits retail tobacco insurance business

Australian firm Suncorp Group Ltd. stopped offering insurance to new tobacconist clients last year, citing higher risks and illegal activity in the industry, Insurance News reported. The insurer retained existing policies and continues to offer renewals but will not accept new clients to protect its portfolio from soaring costs.

Storms, quakes spur Japan insurers’ preparedness push

The General Insurance Association of Japan has urged general insurers to continue promoting risk preparedness and business continuity planning as natural disaster threats in the country persist, Asia Insurance Review reported. Chairman Shinichiro Funabiki cited frequent severe storms over the past year followed by a series of large-scale earthquakes.

RiskScan 2026 Reveals A More Interconnected Risk Landscape

By Lewis Nibbelin, Research Writer, Triple-I Organizations across the insurance value chain are navigating an increasingly complex risk landscape, demanding more integrated approaches to resilience shared among all segments of the property/casualty (P/C) market, according to RiskScan 2026, a new research study from Munich Re US and Triple-I. Based on survey data from more than … Continue reading RiskScan 2026 Reveals A More Interconnected Risk Landscape

Bridging the Cyber Risk Resilience Gap Among Insurance Carriers

By Lewis Nibbelin, Research Writer, Triple-I Insurers bring considerable expertise to the cybersecurity landscape to help their commercial customers manage this growing risk, but even they are not immune to the threat. A new study from Triple-I and breach recovery company Fenix24 explores how insurers are managing cyber risk within their own operations and where … Continue reading Bridging the Cyber Risk Resilience Gap Among Insurance Carriers

Steady Workers Comp Performance Masks Uneven Industry Realities

By William Nibbelin, Head of Industry Data and Actuarial Science, Triple-I  While the workers’ compensation line continues to demonstrate remarkable resilience, underlying metrics indicate carriers must move beyond national averages to maintain long-term underwriting stability, according to the NCCI Annual Insights Symposium (AIS) 2026 – a key event for the workers’ comp industry. “There’s not … Continue reading Steady Workers Comp Performance Masks Uneven Industry Realities