All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 6 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years–and things are getting worse.Commercial auto has posted an underwriting loss for the 14th consecutive...
Oct 6 2025 // Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the impact of litigation finance on the...
Oct 1 2025 // Texas will no longer issue or renew commercial driver’s licenses to DACA recipients, refugees or people with asylum, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Monday.Commercial driver’s licenses, or CDLs,...
Oct 1 2025 // Geopolitical volatility has surged into a top 10 business risk with cyber risk remaining the number one concern globally, followed by business interruption at number two, according to Aon’s 2025 Global Risk...
Sep 22 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years—and things are getting worse.For the 14th consecutive year, commercial auto has posted an underwriting...
Sep 22 2025 // Are property/casualty insurers facing a potential retention problem with small business customers?According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study, just 55% of customers say they “definitely...
Sep 22 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates increased 3.8% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest WTW Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).WTW said the price increase has been very close to 6% over the...
Sep 19 2025 // Many commercial auto insurers are in a holding pattern, waiting to see how some states’ litigation reforms are enacted and enforced. However, there seems to be some positive signs for buyers.Insurance Journal’s...
Sep 19 2025 // A Clark County, Washington excavating company was fined $140,500 for knowingly putting workers in danger after a Washington Labor & Industries inspector witnessed employees pulling co-workers out of a 12-foot-deep...
Sep 10 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates increased 3.8% in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest WTW Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).WTW said the price increase has been very close to 6% over the...
Sep 9 2025 // In a unanimous vote Tuesday, Durham City Council passed a resolution to make the North Carolina city a “Fourth Amendment Workplace,” increasing protections for city workers against U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Sep 4 2025 // Global Indemnity Group announced that its subsidiary Penn-America Underwriters has completed the acquisition of Sayata, an AI-enabled digital distribution marketplace and agency operations platform for commercial...
Aug 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Aon and the MGA Optio Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon’s Commercial Risk Business Promotes Smaje to Lead...
Aug 21 2025 // Are property/casualty insurers facing a potential retention problem with small business customers?According to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study, just 55% of customers say they “definitely...
Aug 18 2025 // Rockford Mutual announced the official launch of their suite of commercial insurance products in the state of Michigan, effective August 18, 2025 This strategic expansion includes Businessowners Policies (BOP), Commercial...
Aug 14 2025 // An employer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges after investigation into deadly nitrogen leak held the company responsible.California Ranch Foods, a subsidiary of Golden West Food Group, pleaded guilty to two...
Aug 13 2025 // New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce...
Aug 12 2025 // “Are you being serious?”Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company’s second-quarter earnings call about the...
Aug 8 2025 // Zurich Insurance Group reported some record numbers during the first half: business operating profit (BOP) was up 6% to a record US$4.2 billion and core return on equity hit a best-ever number of 26.3%.What is the reason...
Aug 8 2025 // Crest Insurance Group hired Easton Gibbs as a commercial lines broker.He most recently served as a screening solutions specialist at Exact Sciences. Gibbs previously played professional football with the Seattle Seahawks...