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#1 Parrish Named CEO of Howden US, Is Sued by Former Employer Marsh
Aug 5 2025 // Mike Parrish has been named the chief executive officer of Howden U.S., a new U.S. retail broking business of Howden, and he will start in September subject to his “fulfillment of relevant contractual...
#2 5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
Aug 12 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...
#3 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...
#4 California Employer Pleads Guilty to Charges Over Deadly Nitrogen Leak
Aug 14 2025 // An employer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges after investigation into deadly nitrogen leak held the company responsible. California Ranch Foods, a subsidiary of Golden West Food Group, pleaded guilty to two...
#5 Former Ohio Doctor Loses Defamation Lawsuit Against Ex-Employers
Jun 19 2025 // A former Ohio doctor who was fired before being found not guilty on murder charges in the deaths of 14 patients lost a defamation lawsuit against his former employers on Monday, after a judge stepped in for a jury on...
#6 Employers Miss Out on Talent When Remote Work Isn’t Allowed: Survey
Aug 13 2025 // New insights into workforce recruitment and retention challenges suggest employers who don’t allow a remote work option may be missing out on talent, according to global background screening services and workforce...
#7 Weinstein Wants Mangrove to Be Big Player in Florida, Focused on Mid-Market
Feb 5 2025 // Stephen Weinstein, a Harvard-trained lawyer, has spent more than two decades with Renaissance Re as chief legal officer and executive vice president. He is now turning that experience to Mangrove Property Insurance, a...
#8 Zurich Insurance Reports Record H1 Profit of $4.2B, Driven by Middle Market, Specialty
Aug 8 2025 // Zurich Insurance Group reported some record numbers during the first half: business operating profit (BOP) was up 6% to a record US$4.2 billion and core return on equity hit a best-ever number of 26.3%. What is the reason...
#9 Soft Commercial Market Ahead: Prepare for Underwriter ‘Herd Behavior’
Oct 29 2024 // Executive Summary: During the period 2013 through 2018, the U.S. did not become less litigious nor did Atlantic sea surface temperatures get less warm. Yet rates for U.S. excess liability and Atlantic hurricane both...
#10 What Changes Should Small Businesses Be Aware of for 2025?
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:...
#11 Philadelphia Eagles Seek to Extend Covid-19 Business Insurance Bid Into Overtime
Nov 19 2024 // The Philadelphia Eagles football organization wants to force its case for Covid-19 business interruption insurance against insurer Factory Mutual Insurance Co. into overtime, arguing that its situation is unlike any other...
#12 Workplace Flexibility Is Key to Employee Retention: Research
Oct 9 2024 // Less than a month after Amazon announced employees would need to give up their flexible work arrangements and return to the office full-time, new research has reinforced the value of a flexible work culture. The 2024...
#13 Economic, Social Inflation Influence Drop in Commercial Auto UW Profits: Triple-I/CAS
Oct 28 2024 // Commercial auto insurance has struggled to achieve underwriting profitability, even before inflationary conditions affected property/casualty lines in recent years. The trend has been accompanied by steady growth in net...
#14 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...
#15 Commercial Lines Profit Growth: Execution Matters More Than Portfolio Mix
Nov 22 2024 // It is “how” commercial lines carriers execute their underwriting strategies, not “what” lines they write that is key to profitable growth for top performers, according to new research from...
#16 Commercial Property Market Stabilizing, With Ample Capacity: USI
Jan 27 2025 // The commercial property market is showing signs of stabilization, and buyers with favorable risk profiles will see rate decreases or low-single-digit increases this year, according to USI Insurance Services’ 2025...
#17 Viewpoint: A Review of California’s Workplace Violence Prevention Law
Mar 10 2025 // Workers’ compensation insurers and California employers alike have faced new responsibilities for employee safety from July 1, 2024, when legislation aimed at reducing workplace violence took effect. Now that the law...
#18 Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation
Oct 2 2024 // The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, along with its workers’ compensation carrier, have filed...
#19 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...
#20 Viewpoint: It’s Election Season! Regulating Political Speech in the Workplace
Sep 4 2024 // With less than three months to go until the general election, politics seem to be a hot topic for discussion these days! However, today’s political climate is more divisive than ever, and there are many reasons why...
