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

Feb 4 2026 // Correction: This story has been updated to make the following correction: Casualty insurance rates increased by 9%, compared to 8% in the prior quarter; excluding workers’ compensation, the increase was 12%....

#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 Injured Employee Loses Evidence Spoliation Bid Over Video Erased by Employer

Feb 11 2026 // A Virginia public school employee must proceed with his workers’ compensation claim appeal without the evidence of a video he believes shows how and when he was injured at work.His employer, the Newport News Public...

#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Jan 27 2026 // The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women who have abortions.The...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 People Moves: Hinterland Names Krozy CUO, Harding VP Commercial Package and Property

Feb 11 2026 // Hinterland Insurance appointed Evan Krozy as the company’s chief underwriting officer and Kristine Harding as executive vice president, commercial package and property, reporting to Krozy.Krozy has more than 25 years...

#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...