Insurance Journal rounds up the biggest news stories of 2025 across all regions, from record wildfires and climate change losses to big deal brokerage, litigation reform, cyber threats, AI-driven layoffs and signs of recovery in major insurance markets heading into 2026.
Watch this year-end exclusive with Carrier Management's Elizabeth Blosfield, Insurance Journal's Ezra Amacher, and Insurance Journal's Allen Laman.
Stories featured:
Brown & Brown, Risk Strategies to acquire One80 parent company for $9.8 billion
California wildfires likely to lead to significant economic and insurance losses
Similar to Florida, the number of lawsuits in Georgia increases significantly ahead of restrictions on large-scale lawsuits.
Deadly floods strengthen Texas' challenge as crisis epicenter
Can we form a more unified front against abuses of the legal system?
With Uber Boost, group aims to transform New York's high insurance costs
Don't look now, but Citizens is no longer Florida's largest property and casualty insurance company
Government announces Jamaica Catastrophe Bond has been activated
Acrija to lay off 400 employees due to technology advancements and AI integration
Marsh sues former team leader Aon over termination of 20 construction warranty company employees
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance are still working to restore their networks
AM Best says tariffs will have a negative impact on the insurance industry
Topics
Litigation Catastrophe M&A Natural Disaster Insurtech Data Driven Wildfire Artificial Intelligence
