Latest Business Insurance Headlines

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People Moves: Cowbell Names Klipphahn and Hewerdine to Mid-Market and Claims Leadership; Alliant Human Capital Names Steinhoff as First VP

Oct 27 2025 // Cowbell Names Klipphahn and Hewerdine to Mid-Market and Claims Leadership Jessica Klipphahn Cowbell named Jessica Klipphahn head of North America mid-market and Stephanie Hewerdine as director of claims. Klipphahn has more...

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% in Q3, for 5th Quarterly Decline: Marsh

Oct 23 2025 // Global commercial insurance rates fell, on average, by 4% in the third quarter of 2025, repeating the 4% decline recorded in Q2 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market Index published by Marsh, the insurance...

Rockford Mutual Launches Commercial Auto in Michigan

Oct 21 2025 // Rockford Mutual Insurance Company (RMIC) announced the official launch of commercial auto coverage in Michigan, effective immediately. With this latest addition, RMIC now offers a complete suite of commercial insurance...

Inflation, Supply Chains, Tariffs: Trends Impacting Business Insurance and Claims

Oct 20 2025 // Inflation has been a persistent issue in the United States, though it has moderated since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, while supply chain disruptions for equipment and other goods continue to add to insurance...

Top Business Risks

Oct 20 2025 // It’s probably not a surprise that geopolitical volatility has surged into a list of the top 10 business risks worldwide. But cyber risk remains the number one concern globally, followed by business interruption at...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Oct 6 2025 // “Are you being serious?” 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...