Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
AIG to Acquire Renewal Rights of Everest’s Retail Commercial Business Worth $2B
Oct 27 2025 // American International Group today said it has a definite agreement to acquire the renewal rights of Everest Group’s retail commercial insurance business. Everest will focus on its reinsurance, global wholesale and...
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...
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 Leader Joe Chamberlain Nationwide has tapped Joe Chamberlain to lead its small commercial operations and service solutions organization. Chamberlain has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Cyber Lockton Re,...
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...
