Verdict Risk Alliance

Coverage and Resources for Increasing Liability Severity

A membership platform providing insurance solutions, litigation severity intelligence, and risk management resources for commercial real estate, habitational, and hospitality organizations operating in an increasingly volatile liability environment.

2024 Nuclear Verdict Data
135
corporate nuclear verdicts — most ever recorded in a single year
Marathon Strategies 2025
$31.3B
total awards — up 116% year over year
Marathon Strategies 2025
34
states with nuclear verdicts — up from 27 in 2023
Marathon Strategies 2025
76%
of Americans believe damages in lawsuits are too low or fair
Swiss Re Institute 2025
$51M
Median nuclear verdict — 2024
+116%
Year-over-year increase in total verdict awards
35%
E&S liability market share in these segments
$67B
Projected TPLF market by 2037
What the Alliance Is

A Structured Program Built Around the Problem

The Verdict Risk Alliance, administered by Rainshade Specialty LLC, provides commercial real estate, habitational, and hospitality organizations with high-limit excess and umbrella liability coverage alongside a four-pillar platform designed for the liability severity environment.

The Alliance is not a standard excess program. It is a structured membership platform where coverage and resources are designed to work together — addressing the nuclear verdict environment from risk qualification through financial protection.

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The Platform

Four Pillars. One Structured Program.

Each pillar addresses a distinct dimension of the liability severity environment. Together, they create consistency in how risk is selected, aggregated and covered.

01
Risk Clarity
Standardizes how risk is defined and documented with a focus on severity attributes.
02
Severity Signals
Provides objective visibility into where and how liability severity is developing.
03
Incident Response
Standardizes what happens in the first 24 hours after a high-severity incident.
04
Litigation Dynamics
Supports understanding of how high-severity claims develop over time.
Who It’s For

Designed for Three Segments

The Alliance serves commercial property organizations facing concentrated nuclear verdict exposure.

Segment One

Commercial Real Estate

Office buildings, retail properties, mixed-use developments, and commercial portfolios with significant public-facing liability exposure in elevated verdict jurisdictions.

Segment Two

Habitational

Apartment communities, condominium associations, and multifamily residential operators facing habitational liability exposure in today’s nuclear verdict environment.

Segment Three

Hospitality

Hotels, resorts, and lodging operators whose public-facing operations create concentrated liability exposure targeted by plaintiff litigation strategies.

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