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LexisNexis Risk Solutions (NYSE:RELX) has released a comprehensive analysis of mental health provider distribution trends in the United States from 2020 to 2024. The study reveals an overall 11.4% increase in mental health providers nationwide, but with significant regional disparities.

Key findings show Montana leading with a 209.6% increase in providers, while Nevada experienced the largest decline of -45.2%. The analysis also found that 24% of providers with prescribing privileges had changes in their license or contact information during Q1 2025, highlighting the importance of maintaining current provider data for effective patient care access.

Cirium, a subsidiary of RELX, has appointed Stephen Burnside as the new Global Head of Consultancy at Cirium Ascend Consultancy, effective September 30, 2025. Burnside joins from Rolls-Royce, where he served as Chief Economist and VP of Strategic Intelligence.

The appointment comes as current Global Head of Consultancy, Rob Morris, prepares to retire on August 31, 2025. Burnside brings extensive experience in strategic data analysis and digitization within the aviation sector, positioning him to lead Ascend Consultancy's next growth phase in providing data-driven advisory services to aviation industry stakeholders.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions has launched Location Intelligence for Commercial, a groundbreaking commercial property risk assessment solution for U.S. insurers. The solution delivers over 20x predictive modeling lift compared to traditional models, enabling insurers to identify the 10% of properties likely to generate 34% of weather-related losses. The platform combines industry loss data, weather forensics, and property characteristics with neural network-driven risk models to provide actionable insights. Key features include multi-source intelligence synthesis, seamless workflow integration, and transparent risk assessment capabilities. This innovation comes as severe weather events, which drive over 65% of U.S. property losses, continue to escalate in frequency and severity.

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.