Latest Commercial Lines Headlines

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Risk Reality vs. Commercial Insurance: Coverage Holes Exposed

Oct 20 2025 // Two recent reports–one reviewing property and business interruption risks and the other, liability–highlight a growing divide between escalating risk and shrinking insurance coverage. They also suggest...

All Commercial Insurance Lines Except One in ‘Soft-Market Territory’: WTW

Oct 16 2025 // Moment of opportunity.Clear horizons. The latest WTW Marketplace Realities report, published in early October, is heavy on descriptions of a “unique and promising” inflection point for commercial insurance...

People Moves: Chamberlain to Lead Nationwide’s Small Commercial Operations; Duck Creek Gains New CEO in Former PowerSchool CEO Gulati

Oct 15 2025 // Chamberlain Named Small Commercial Operations and Service Solutions LeaderNationwide has tapped Joe Chamberlain to lead its small commercial operations and service solutions organization. Chamberlain has over 30 years of...

Survey: Employer, Employee Views Differ on Workplace Safety

Oct 9 2025 // Employers and employees see safety issues and solutions differently, and open communication could be the easy solution.A recent report on employees’ safety perspectives found gaps in both issues and solutions when it...

People Moves: Arch Insurance Int’l Taps Beazley’s Reid as Head of Business Solutions; Allianz Commercial Promotes Raven as Head of Large Corporate Liability in UK

Oct 7 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International and Allianz Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Taps Beazley’s Reid as Head...

With Capital Aplenty and Power of AI, Commercial Lines Promises Opportunity: Willis

Oct 6 2025 // The commercial insurance industry is entering a period of stability and opportunity made possible by an abundance of capital and the power of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report from global broker...

AIG Promotes 3 to Lead North America Commercial as Bailey Retires

Oct 6 2025 // American International Group (AIG) on Friday said its head of commercial insurance in North America, Don Bailey, is retiring at the end of the year to focus on his health.The insurer said three AIG employees have been...

AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment, and It Could Get Worse

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...

5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B

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...

Texas to No Longer Issue Commercial Drivers Licenses for Many Immigrants

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,...

Cyber Tops List of Business Risks With Geopolitical Volatility Surging Into Top 10: Aon

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...

AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment and it Could Get Worse

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...

People Moves: Lockton Re Taps Le Flufy From Gallagher Re as Global Head of Cyber; Marsh McLennan Promotes McGowan as Chief Commercial Officer, International

Sep 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton Re and Marsh McLennan.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Re Taps Le Flufy From Gallagher Re as Global Head of CyberLockton Re, the...

Keeping Small Business Insurance Customers

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...

US Commercial Lines Prices Increase 3.8%, Falling From Up 6% in Previous Quarters

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...

[Video] Commercial Auto Insurers Wait on Impact of Litigation Reforms

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...

Washington Excavator Fined $140K for Workplace Safety Violations

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...

People Moves: Allianz Commercial Names Stewart Head of Liability, N.A.; Alliant Hires Martin to Lead Alternative Risk Transfer

Sep 18 2025 // Allianz Commercial Appoints Stewart as North American Head of LiabilityGlobal insurer Allianz Commercial, with U.S. headquarters in New York City, appointed Mary Ann Stewart as regional head of liability, North America,...

US Commercial Lines Prices Increase 3.8%, Falling From Up 6% in Previous Quarters

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...

Durham, NC Council Declares City a ‘Fourth Amendment Workplace’

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...