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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...
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...
People Moves: Crest Names Gibbs Commercial Lines Broker and Muehlebach General Counsel
Aug 8 2025 // Easton Gibbs Crest Insurance Group hired Easton Gibbs as a commercial lines broker. He most recently served as a screening solutions specialist at Exact Sciences. Gibbs previously played professional football with the...
Reliable Transportation Association Launches Lloyd’s Backed Physical Damage Program for Commercial Auto
Aug 6 2025 // New Physical Damage coverage now available in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, California, and Texas; Georgia, Florida, and additional states to follow. Warminster, PA., August 5, 2025 — Reliable...
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...
Independent Agencies’ Market Share Shows Small Decline; Strong Hold on Commercial Lines with Opportunity to Grow in Personal Lines
Aug 4 2025 // The independent agency channel placed 61.5% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2024, a slight decline from 2023 where independent agents placed 62.2% of P/C lines nationwide. That’s according...
