Portugal Rolls Out $2.9 Billion Aid as Deadly Flooding Spreads February 6, 2026 By Sofia Horta e Costa Portugal approved emergency laws to speed reconstruction after deadly flooding as part of a $2.9 billion support package in one...
Berkshire Utility Presses Wildfire Appeal With Billions at Stake February 5, 2026 By Michelle Ma Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp is asking an appeals court to throw out a 2023 jury verdict in a wildfire class-action...
Negotiation by Design: Why Writing Beats Talking February 3, 2026 By Taylor Smith and Cayce Lynch In the modern litigation environment, negotiation is no longer a soft skill. It is the dominant process by which 99%...
Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts January 27, 2026 By John Gittelsohn President Donald Trump signed an executive order that allows the federal government to preempt state and local regulations in the...
Aon: Severe Convective Storms Become Costliest Insured Peril of 21st Century January 22, 2026 By L.S. Howard Severe convective storms have surpassed tropical cyclones to become the costliest insured peril of the 21st century, according to Aon...
LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans January 20, 2026 By Leslie Kaufman A year after the Los Angeles wildfires, many survivors face the same problem: Their insurance policies aren’t paying out enough...
The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think January 15, 2026 By Don Jergler Gallagher Re estimates that the total insured value exposed in the L.A. fires represents a one-in-35-year return period, a new...
Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos January 14, 2026 By Alex Longley The cost of insuring ships sailing through the Black Sea is surging again, as spiraling attacks on vessels underscore the...
Munich Re: Insured Losses From Wildfires, Storms and Floods Hit Record High January 13, 2026 By Stephan Kahl Insured losses for so-called non-peak perils reached a record $98 billion last year, Munich Re said in a new report.
Rebuilding Negotiation Talent: Why This Skill Is Missing and How to Fix It December 22, 2025 By Krista Glenn Negotiation determines the outcome of nearly every litigated claim in our industry, yet it remains one of the least systematically...