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LexisNexis Risk Solutions' 2025 U.S. Auto Insurance Trends Report reveals significant shifts in the auto insurance landscape during 2024. The report highlights a 17% increase in driving violations, with major speeding up 16% and distracted driving violations surging 50%. Insurance rate increases moderated to 10% YoY in 2024, down from 15% in 2023. Industry profitability improved with direct written premiums growing 13.6% to $359 billion. Policy shopping reached record levels with over 45% of policies being shopped at least once. Notable trends include increased shopping among older consumers (66+) and long-tenured customers, while retention decreased 5 percentage points to 78%. Claims severity showed mixed trends, with bodily injury severity increasing 9.2% and property damage up 2.5%, while collision severity declined 2.5%. EV adoption introduced new risks, with drivers transitioning from ICE vehicles experiencing a 14% rise in claim frequency.

Carrier Management is organizing its second free Demo Day event focused on homeowners insurance technology on June 18th, 2025, at 1 p.m. ET. The online event will showcase rapid-fire demos of AI and data-driven risk assessment tools specifically designed for home insurers. The event targets underwriters, product managers, innovation teams, and executives from insurers, MGAs, and reinsurers. Featured companies include Home Factors, which provides interior and exterior condition insights for U.S. properties, ZestyAI, offering property-level risk insights across various perils, and LexisNexis Risk Solutions, delivering data analytics solutions. The previous Demo Day focused on Wildfire Risk Intelligence and attracted 255 registrants from 197+ companies. Interested speakers can apply until noon Pacific on June 12th, 2025.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has unveiled a new AI-driven Interactive Dashboard for the ADAM Program, enhancing efforts to recover missing children. Launched on National Missing Children's Day and marking the program's 25th anniversary, this tool enables public access to geo-targeted alerts and missing child posters through location-based filters.

The ADAM (Automated Delivery of Alerts on Missing Children) Program, in collaboration with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), distributes geo-targeted posters containing photos and case details of missing children nationwide. The new dashboard allows users to browse real-time cases and share information on social media, facilitating broader community engagement in child recovery efforts.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions reports strong U.S. auto insurance market activity in Q1 2025, with shopping growth reaching 16% ("Sizzling") and new policy growth at 8.4% ("Hot"). Key findings show 46% of policies were shopped within the past year, with consumers aged 66+ leading shopping activity at 19.7% growth. The direct channel saw a 34% year-over-year increase, outperforming other channels. Policy retention declined to 78%, down from 83% in 2022, with policies churning 30% faster than in 2021. Market activity was driven by tax refund season and potential tariff impacts, with ten states reporting over 20% shopping growth, including Hawaii (59%) and New Jersey (43%).

LexisNexis Risk Solutions released a survey revealing significant gaps in healthcare portal usage and security awareness. The study, conducted by Ipsos with 3,010 U.S. adults, found that 49% of respondents use healthcare portals less than once monthly, with 16% never using them. A stark contrast in confidence levels showed 49% of non-portal users lack confidence in health data security versus 11% of active users. The survey highlighted a concerning trend where 58% of users prefer username/password authentication, despite evidence suggesting millions of passwords are compromised weekly. Among non-users aged 18-34, 41% cited lack of awareness or access knowledge as barriers. The top reasons for non-usage included preference for human interaction (36%), lack of awareness (27%), and security concerns (17%).

LexisNexis Risk Solutions' annual Cybercrime Report reveals a significant shift in global fraud patterns during 2024. First-party fraud has emerged as the dominant form of fraud, accounting for 36% of all reported cases, up from 15% in 2023. The analysis of 104 billion global transactions shows that Account Takeover (ATO) fraud represents 27% of cases, while scams account for 11%. The report highlights concerning trends, including that 11% of password reset attempts were fraudulent, rising to 27% for desktop-initiated requests. Regional attack rates vary significantly, with EMEA showing the lowest at 0.6%, while North America experiences 2.2%. Despite a relatively stable global picture with only a 1% increase in human attack rates and a 15% decrease in bot attacks, LexisNexis warns of a potential upcoming wave of AI-enhanced cyber threats.

Brightmine's latest research reveals significant workplace disruptions due to Trump administration policy changes, with 49% of U.S. workers reporting direct impacts on their work. The study, based on a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults including 1,188 employed Americans, highlights several key findings:

- 10% of workers report their roles being eliminated or at risk due to policy shifts
- 3 in 5 workers express concerns about workplace immigration raids
- Only 26% feel confident in their employer's handling of compliance issues
- Nearly 20% would seek new employment if their employer reduced DEI investments
- 64% plan to maintain current positions amid economic uncertainty

The impact is particularly pronounced among younger generations, with 22% of Gen Z and 27% of Millennials citing immigration policy changes as their primary stress factor, compared to lower percentages among older generations.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has appointed Valentina Isakina as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, reporting to CEO Mark Kelsey. In this role, Isakina will oversee strategic direction and corporate development initiatives, focusing on global growth and innovation.

Isakina brings over 20 years of global experience in strategy, transformation, and innovation. Her previous roles include senior advisor to the Office of Tony Blair, managing director at JobsOhio, VP of corporate strategy at Nationwide Insurance, and consulting positions at McKinsey, Bain, and Milliman. She holds an MBA from Cornell, a Master's in Actuarial Science, and a BBA from Georgia State University, along with CFA certification.

This strategic appointment reinforces LexisNexis Risk Solutions' commitment to advancing its vision and enhancing industry-leading capabilities in the data and analytics sector.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions' fifteenth annual True Cost of Fraud Study reveals escalating fraud challenges in North American ecommerce and retail. US merchants face $4.61 costs per $1 of fraud, while Canadian merchants experience $4.52.

Mobile transactions, including digital wallets and peer-to-peer payments, account for 33% of fraud costs in the US and 41% in Canada. US ecommerce reports 53% of fraud costs from online purchases and 30% from mobile channels. The study, surveying 569 fraud executives, highlights that 63% of businesses experience increased customer churn due to fraud, while 64% report reduced conversion rates.

Notable concerns include that 41% of North American merchants still rely on manual fraud prevention processes. Customer friction remains a critical challenge, with poor user experience driving 36-37% of transaction abandonment in US retail and ecommerce during new account creation.