The most viewed headlines from our Small Business Topic Page over the last year.
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...
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...
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...
Dec 26 2024 // For small businesses, the biggest change in the new year will be the arrival of a presumably more business-friendly administration in Washington. But there are other shifts owners should keep on their radar.Among them:...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Feb 5 2025 // The GS Foods Group Inc. in Ontario, California, agreed to pay more than $949,000 to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations related to small business contract bidding. The company was accused of improperly...
Jan 21 2025 // Rainbow, a digitally enabled managing general underwriter based in San Francisco, California, announced raising $8 million in Series A funding led by Zigg Capital. The MGU says the financing, which closed in the fourth...
Jan 30 2025 // The fires in California have been devastating for many small business owners and others who saw their homes, businesses or livelihoods go up in smoke.Raquel “Rockey” Smeir startedMy Friends Café in Sierra...
Apr 21 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...
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...
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...
Mar 24 2025 // Establishing trust with small business clients is key to maintaining their loyalty over time. Insurance professionals can build trust and communicate effectively with smaller enterprises by focusing on personalized...