Don Jergler | Claims Journal Catastrophe, resilience, automation, digital transformation, personalization of the claims experience, talent strategies, operational flexibility—there are a mouthful of trends to talk about in the still-young year. A new report from Crawford & Company forecasts trends that will be reshaping the insurance claims industry the rest of 2026. The Crawford report… Continue reading Nine Claims Trends to Watch Through The Rest of 2026
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At the Intersection of Indemnity and Prevailing Wages
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog In a case that I’m frankly surprised I don’t see more of, the 2nd District Court of Appeal of California examined an indemnity claim by a subcontractor against a general contractor and public entity who mistakenly believed that a construction project did not require the payment of prevailing… Continue reading At the Intersection of Indemnity and Prevailing Wages
Court Interprets “Completion” of a Project Under Builder’s Risk Insurance
Joshua Tumen | Property Insurance Law Observer In Luke, Inc. v. Berkley National Insurance Company, 2025 WL 2210783 (W.D. Tenn. 2025), the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee determined that the “completion” of a construction project for purposes of coverage under a builder’s risk policy concerned the permanent physical elements of the… Continue reading Court Interprets “Completion” of a Project Under Builder’s Risk Insurance
How Aerial Imagery and Machine Learning Are Reshaping Property Claims
Claims Pages Artificial intelligence is rapidly expanding the volume of property-level data available to insurers, but more data does not automatically lead to better decisions. In a recent interview, Dr. Michael Bewley of Nearmap explained how supervised machine learning applied to aerial imagery is now a mature tool for identifying roof conditions, prior wear, and… Continue reading How Aerial Imagery and Machine Learning Are Reshaping Property Claims
Where There’s Smoke, There’s…Direct Physical Loss?
Elizabeth Doyle | Zelle The January 2025 Southern California wildfires destroyed more than 18,000 structures, burned nearly 50,000 acres, and caused the evacuation of more than 200,000 people. One year later, thousands of residents of Altadena and Pacific Palisades whose homes did not burn have nevertheless not returned because they claim their homes are uninhabitable… Continue reading Where There’s Smoke, There’s…Direct Physical Loss?