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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...
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...
People Moves: Allianz Commercial Names Stewart Head of Liability, N.A.; Alliant Hires Martin to Lead Alternative Risk Transfer
Sep 18 2025 // Allianz Commercial Appoints Stewart as North American Head of Liability Mary Ann Stewart Global insurer Allianz Commercial, with U.S. headquarters in New York City, appointed Mary Ann Stewart as regional head of liability,...
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...
People Moves: Allianz Commercial Appoints Stewart as North American Head of Liability; Rokstone Hires 2 From AIG to Inland Marine Division
Sep 4 2025 // Mary Ann Stewart Allianz Commercial, with U.S. headquarters in New York City, named Mary Ann Stewart as regional head of liability, North America, effective September 22. Based in Chicago, Stewart will be responsible for...
Penn-America Acquires Commercial Insurance Distribution Marketplace Sayata
Sep 4 2025 // Global Indemnity Group announced that its subsidiary Penn-America Underwriters has completed the acquisition of Sayata, an AI-enabled digital distribution marketplace and agency operations platform for commercial...
People Moves: Aon Commercial Risk Promotes Smaje as Specialty Leader, Transportation & Logistics; MGA Optio Names Deloitte’s Hallett Head of Insurer Partnerships
Aug 22 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Aon and the MGA Optio Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon’s Commercial Risk Business Promotes Smaje to Lead...
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...
Rockford Mutual Launches Commercial Insurance Offerings in Michigan
Aug 18 2025 // Rockford Mutual announced the official launch of their suite of commercial insurance products in the state of Michigan, effective August 18, 2025 This strategic expansion includes Businessowners Policies (BOP), Commercial...
Softening Continues for Most Commercial P/C Lines in Q2, Says CIAB
Aug 15 2025 // According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the second quarter 2025 rose by 3.7%–down from the average increase of...
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...
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...
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...
