Social inflation describes the trend of rising claims costs driven by societal and legal factors such as increased litigation, higher jury awards, expanded coverage interpretations, and changing attitudes toward corporations. It particularly affects liability and casualty lines, where nuclear verdicts and class actions can significantly exceed historical expectations. Insurance professionals are responding with tighter wordings, revised limits, enhanced pricing models, and greater use of analytics to capture emerging patterns in legal and claims behaviour.
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