U.S. insurers remain optimistic about investment conditions for 2026, even as they anticipate a more challenging macroeconomic environment marked by higher inflation, liquidity risk and lower Fed interest rates, according to the new annual Conning Insurance Investment Risk survey.
Cyber incidents created many headlines in 2025 and are still the biggest worry for companies globally in 2026, according to Allianz Commercial’s annual Allianz Risk Barometer.
As the U.S. insurance industry flips the calendar to 2026, affordability has shifted from a rising concern over sky-high costs to a defining industry challenge.
The median small business holds $12,100 in cash reserves while the average cyber insurance claim now costs $264,000, creating what MoneyGeek calls the “Insolvency Gap,” according to a new analysis examining small business cash flow and cyber risk exposure.
While Farmers has continuously offered homeowners insurance to consumers in the state, prior to today’s announcement, Farmers homeowners offerings had been capped at 9,500 new policies per month.
A report finds that the “rebuilding” of Florida’s property insurance market after Hurricane Ian struck the state in 2022 has reproduced many of the same conditions that left homeowners exposed in the last crisis.