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#1 How to Keep Small Business Insurance Customers From Jumping Ship

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...

#2 Majority of Small Business Leaders Think AI Will Play ‘Crucial Role’ in Work Safety

Apr 21 2025 // More than half of small business leaders believe artificial intelligence will play a “crucial role” in worker safety over the next five years, according to a new report from Pie Insurance.A survey of...

#3 Hartford: 10-Year Analysis Shows Shifts in Common, Expensive Small-Business Claims

Dec 10 2025 // Liability risks for small businesses have shifted over the last decade, with fire and slip-and-falls becoming more expensive while water and freezing damage claims are now the most common type of claim.The Hartford...

#4 Court Hears Small Business Bid to Block Trump Tariffs

May 13 2025 // Five American small businesses asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to halt President Donald Trump‘s “Liberation Day” tariffs, arguing that he overstepped his powers by declaring a national emergency to impose...

#5 Business Continuity Plans Lacking Among SMBs: Nationwide Survey

Feb 25 2025 // Mid- and small-market businesses (SMBs) face a lot of the same big-picture challenges, but how they prioritize risk, spending, and solutions varies widely.According to Nationwide’s latest risk management survey,...

#6 Majority of Small Biz Leaders Think AI Will Play ‘Crucial Role’ in Work Safety

Apr 2 2025 // More than half of small business leaders believe artificial intelligence will play a “crucial role” in worker safety over the next five years, according to a new report from Pie Insurance.A survey of...

#7 US Farm Agency Ends Program to Support Small Businesses

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...

#8 Ergo Enters US Small Business Insurance Market With Full Buy of Next Insurance

Mar 20 2025 // Munich Re said it has acquired Next Insurance, which will become part of the reinsurer’s major primary insurance business, Ergo.The agreement in place values Next Insurance at $2.6 billion. Ergo already owned nearly...

#9 Mission Launches New D&O and Other Liability Products for Small Businesses

Nov 6 2025 // Mission, a group of specialty underwriters and program administrators based in Alpharetta, Georgia, announced it has launched Diamond Head Specialty Underwriting, a program administrator offering executive liability...

#10 Small Businesses Continue to Be Underserved by Cyber Insurers: CyberCube

Apr 2 2025 // Cyber risk analytics firm CyberCube in a report said the cyber insurance market continues to underserve small businesses although these businesses represent a significant share of the global economic output.“This...

#11 Aircraft Lessor SMBC’s Proceeds From Russian Jet Insurance Settlements Hit $1.4B

May 22 2025 // Aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has booked a further $654 million in proceeds from insurance settlements over the past year related to jets stranded in Russia following Western sanctions, the Irish-headquartered...

#12 Chubb Combines Lower Middle Market and Digital Small Business Units

Mar 12 2025 // Global insurer Chubb announced the creation of a new division within its North America Middle Market organization, combining its Lower Middle Market and Digital Small Business divisions into a single unit.The new unit will...

#13 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...