Laura and Tim will discuss recent breathtaking verdicts and stratospheric settlements and the causes of what has been called an era of Social Inflation. They will discuss the “new normal” of escalating claim losses and explosive jury verdicts.

This wide-ranging discussion will:

• Define social inflation and describe how it impacts claim losses and jury verdicts.
• Explore the “root causes” of social inflation and shock verdicts.
• Address whether social inflation represents a legitimate industry threat  
• Explore how both social inflation and Nuclear Verdicts® are impacting the insurance industry now and going forward.
• Identify what can be done to mitigate escalating claim losses and nuclear verdicts.