Emerging Issues
Keep up with the evolving risks facing your business
Emerging Issues provides Verisk customers with access to insights on cutting-edge research on topics and trends that may be of interest to insurers and risk managers.
Information that empowers
Emerging Issues helps insurers better understand new and emerging risk exposures. Through in-depth research, regular webinars, and a weekly newsletter, the Emerging Issues team helps keep you informed on over 40 topics. Available through ISOnet®, the Emerging Issues website contains proprietary research conducted by Verisk and links to timely research from third parties, including media publications, research groups, universities, and government regulatory agencies. Emerging Issues research is vital market intelligence that can help inform product development and strategic planning and is included for Verisk customers.
CMS corrects minor “technical errors” in the Section 111 penalties
In a new development, CMS has issued an update which corrects certain “technical errors” in the Section 111 final rule.
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The E-bike Coverage Question: Far from Resolved
As e-bikes become more popular, there are increasing concerns insurers must consider.
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Underwriting innovation: The 2022 year in review
Here's what we here at Verisk accomplished in 2022.
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Which emerging issue will shape the P/C industry in 2023…and beyond
The 2023 Emerging Issues Bracket Challenge is our opportunity to see which issues have your attention this year.
Read the articleFrom artificial intelligence to zoonotic disease, Emerging Issues is a powerful resource for researching the emerging risks facing your business.
Emerging cyber risks in the automotive ecosystem
Emerging cyber risks in the automotive ecosystem
What are some of the key cyber risks facing the automotive market?
In this Emerging Issues webinar, special guest Giuseppe Serio, the Vice President of Market Development for the automotive cybersecurity and data management firm Upstream, explains how a new ecosystem of risk surrounding the automotive market could change how we think about vehicle cybersecurity.
PFAS: Trends in Research
PFAS: Trends in Research
This Emerging Issues webinar was held on March 22, 2022, and featured Dr. Rainer Lohmann, Professor at the University of Rhode Island and Director of STEEP (Sources, Transport, Exposure & Effects of PFAS), a research center sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an increasingly concerning subject, especially as more research about this class of chemicals comes to light.
The presentation highlights current trends in PFAS research, with a particular focus on how PFAS behave in the marine environment. Dr. Lohmann touches upon the chemistry of PFAS, their health effects, and current efforts to regulate, replace, or remediate PFAS.
Focus on: Cannabis
The cannabis industry continues to evolve. What might we expect in the near future?
Webinar: Modern Cannabis 2021 and Beyond
Terradigm Co-founder, Sean Arnold, highlights some current commercial cannabis trends with a particular focus on certain standards in this industry and how they have evolved.
Cross-pollination concerns grow
Industrial hemp farmers and marijuana farmers may be botanically at odds if their fields are located too close to each other. Learn more.
Emerging Issues topics in focus
Stay current and informed on over 40 emerging issues. Here’s a selection of some of the issues we’re researching.
Alternative Energy
Energy storage systems play an increasingly critical role in energy infrastructure. But are they a major fire hazard waiting to happen?
Cannabis
Industrial hemp farmers and marijuana farmers may be botanically at odds if their fields are located too close to each other.
Climate Crisis
Changing Arctic weather patterns are beginning to produce tangible results beyond the Arctic that could eventually reverberate throughout the world.
Internet of Things (IoT)
Edge computing may be around the corner, delivering with it a host of associated risks and benefits. Could edge computing have a significant impact on emerging technologies, as well as many others?
Supply Chain
How come some U.S. farmers are being compelled to waste so many food products when hundreds of millions of people—both at home and abroad—are dealing with crisis levels of hunger?