#1 Commercial Lines Market Overall Remains Firm, Says Ivans

Jan 23 2026 // Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to fourth quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index.“The commercial insurance market remains...

#2 Private Equity Firms Expected to Unleash Middle-Market M&A Deals, Survey Says

Jan 7 2026 // M&A activity is expected to rise among midsize companies as private equity firms become more willing to do deals, according to a Citizens Financial survey of about 400 companies.Executives at middle market companies...

#3 The Hartford Q4 Net Income Up 33% Led by Business Insurance

Jan 30 2026 // Net income at The Hartford increased 33% to about $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter 2025.Property/casualty written premiums increased 5% compared to Q4 2024, led by growth of 7% in the business insurance segment. CEO...

#4 People Moves: Mosaic Builds Out Global Transactional Tax-Risk Team; The Hartford Names Hill CUO of Small Business

Jan 15 2026 // Mosaic Insurance, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, has expanded its North America and international transactional tax-liability teams to meet heightened demand in the sector, with the recent addition of four tax-risk...

#5 EEOC Scraps Guidance That Expanded Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers

Jan 27 2026 // The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women who have abortions.The...

#6 Q4 Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4%, in 6th Quarterly Decline: Marsh

Feb 4 2026 // Global commercial insurance rates declined by 4% in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking the sixth consecutive quarter of rate decreases, after seven years of increases, according to the Global Insurance Market Index...

#7 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Declares $60 Million Policyholder Dividend

Feb 4 2026 // (TOWSON, MD)—Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company’s Board of Directors declared the company’s highest-ever policyholder dividend of $60 million for 2026.This marks the ninth consecutive year that the...