The Material-Handling Line Item Is in the November Lists. Here’s How to Use It.
In September, RIA formally asked Verisk for a dedicated material-handling line item in Xactimate. We covered the ask when it
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Fewer, Bigger, Slower: The New Claims Mix — and the Puget Sound Read
Sourced from Verisk’s Q2 property report and Sedgwick’s Loss Adjusting Insights, corroborated independently, with Washington’s layer from the OIC. National
Verisk’s October Price Lists: Labor Moved 4.51% — and a Material-Handling Line Item Is Coming
Verisk’s October 2026 price lists are live for more than 460 regions across the United States and Canada. The headline
58% of Restoration Contractors Are Absorbing Labor Costs to Hold Prices — Crawford
The number: 58% of restoration contractors are absorbing higher labor costs rather than passing them on, according to the first
Fewer Claims, Bigger Tickets: What Verisk’s Q2 Numbers Mean for Restorers
Verisk’s Q2 2026 property report puts claim volume at a multi-year low while average severity tracks toward a record. Translation for contractors: the everyday job is thinning out, the work that’s left is bigger and harder-fought, and carriers heading into reserving season will squeeze every line item you write.
RIA Pushes Xactimate for Dedicated Material-Handling Line Items
The Restoration Industry Association has formally asked Verisk’s Xactware pricing team to add material-handling line items to the Xactimate database. If it happens, one of the most invisible — and most disputed — costs in restoration work finally gets its own line.
What Gallagher Buying Innovise Means for Restoration Operators
Gallagher just absorbed a Denver construction-risk and surety book. When brokerages consolidate, contractor relationships reshuffle — here is the operator’s read.
The Hands Were Always the Bottleneck
Voice AI is shifting restoration documentation from typing-while-wet to talking-while-working, letting techs keep their hands on the job while the record builds itself in real time.