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The Return of “Super El Niño”: A potential risk amplifier to watch carefully
With summer's arrival, a familiar climate phenomenon is quietly gaining strength in the Pacific. Ocean temperatures are already flirting with record highs, and forecasters are warning that we may be heading toward a rare “Super El Niño”—one of the st …
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A highway crash and a Supreme Court decision lead to higher risks for freight brokers
In 2017, a speeding truck carrying a load of plastic pots slammed into a tractor-trailer parked on the side of an Illinois highway. A man inside the parked tractor-trailer — Shawn Montgomery — suffered severe injuries, including an amputated leg. I …
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Ensuring resilience as wildfires risks persist
In 2025, wildfires in Southern California destroyed more than 16,000 homes and businesses and cost insurers billions of dollars. So far, 2026 has not produced a singular wildfire event as large as last year’s California fires, and many smaller fires …
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Proposed rules would expand employer options for fertility benefits
Federal agencies have issued proposed rules that could create a new, more flexible pathway for employers to offer fertility benefits, including coverage for in vitro fertilization (IVF), outside of traditional group health plan structures. The propos …
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Reassessing risk, coverage, and compliance amid rising healthcare fraud enforcement
In March, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order aimed at eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse across government benefit programs. While broad in scope, the order places particular emphasis on healthcare fraud, with Medicaid and Medi …
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2026 Product Recall Market Update
Insurers continue to compete, expand coverage Despite recent high-profile recall events, the product recall insurance market remains favorable for buyers heading into the remainder of 2026. Capacity is strong, competition among carriers persists, an …
