All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 24 2025 // Global commercial insurance rates fell 4%, on average, in the second quarter of 2025 following a 3% decline in Q1 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index released by Marsh, the insurance brokerage...
Jul 24 2025 // The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to...
Jul 22 2025 // Liberty Mutual’s latest Workplace Safety Index has found that workplace accidents cost U.S. employers about $58.8 billion annually.The top 10 causes of injuries account for 86% of those costs, or $50.87 billion. The...
Jul 21 2025 // Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to second quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index.The Chicago-based technology provider for...
Jul 21 2025 // WTW appointed Dale Porfilio as senior director and head of personal and commercial lines business development in its insurance consulting & technology (ICT) business. Based in Chicago, Porfilio will be responsible for...
Jul 21 2025 // Insurance broker Marsh USA is suing rival Alliant Insurance Services, this time for allegedly poaching key commercial surety employees and clients.New York-based Marsh is accusing California-based Alliant of inducing key...
Jul 21 2025 // According to the MarketScout Market Barometer, the composite rate for U.S. personal lines increased in the second quarter by 4.6% compared to 4.9% during the first quarter.Dallas-based MarketScout, a division of Novatae...
Jul 18 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Appoints Key Leaders in EMEA Commercial Risk TeamInsurance broker Aon plc announced several...
Jul 16 2025 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it would cut funding for a national network of centers that have supported thousands of small- and mid-sized farm and food businesses.The cuts are another hit to farmers...
Jul 11 2025 // NEWNAN, Ga. (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican was running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million, federal officials alleged in a complaint filed Thursday.The civil lawsuit by the U.S....
Jul 11 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Consilium and Everest’s International Insurance Operation.A summary of these new hires (and one exit) follows here. Consilium Taps...
Jul 8 2025 // Yemen’s Houthi militants continued to pound a commercial ship in the Red Sea — hours after beginning an assault on the vessel that left crew missing — the latest sign that the Tehran-backed group is once again...
Jul 7 2025 // According to the MarketScout Market Barometer, the composite rate for U.S. personal lines increased in the second quarter to 4.6%.U.S. personal lines rose an average 4.9% during the firth quarter. Dallas-based MarketScout,...
Jul 7 2025 // Insurance broker Marsh USA is suing rival Alliant Insurance Services, this time for allegedly poaching key commercial surety employees and clients.New York-based Marsh is accusing California-based Alliant of inducing key...
Jul 7 2025 // U.S. commercial insurance rates went up again in first-quarter 2025, according to the latest findings from WTW’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS).Carriers reported an aggregate price increase of 5.3%...
Jul 1 2025 // China wants commercial insurance firms to invest in the development of homegrown medicines, Beijing’s latest bid to support its burgeoning biotech and pharmaceutical sector.Commercial insurers have been encouraged to...
Jun 27 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurers MS Amlin and Allianz Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows here. MS Amlin Taps Nilsson From Talbot as Political Violence UnderwriterMS...
Jun 27 2025 // Marsh, insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the launch of Cyber Unity, a new insurance facility for organizations across the European Union, as well as in Israel, Norway, Serbia, and Turkey, with...
Jun 26 2025 // Three years after Citizens Property Insurance Corp. made the unprecedented move to resolve many of its residential claims disputes through a state agency instead of through litigation, officials are now planning to send...
Jun 23 2025 // Aon plc today announced the launch of Aon Broker Copilot, a platform that uses artificial intelligence, large-language models and predictive analytics in the commercial insurance placement process.“Aon Broker Copilot...