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#1 Commercial Lines Market Overall Remains Firm, Says Ivans
Jan 23 2026 // Premium renewal rates increased year-over-year for all major commercial lines, except workers’ compensation, according to fourth quarter 2025 results of the Ivans Index. “The commercial insurance market remains...
#2 Private Equity Firms Expected to Unleash Middle-Market M&A Deals, Survey Says
Jan 7 2026 // M&A activity is expected to rise among midsize companies as private equity firms become more willing to do deals, according to a Citizens Financial survey of about 400 companies. Executives at middle market companies...
#3 People Moves: Mosaic Builds Out Global Transactional Tax-Risk Team; The Hartford Names Hill CUO of Small Business
Jan 15 2026 // Mosaic Insurance, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, has expanded its North America and international transactional tax-liability teams to meet heightened demand in the sector, with the recent addition of four tax-risk...
#4 Delaware Reports Avian Flu in a Commercial Poultry Flock
Jan 12 2026 // Delaware officials announced Sunday that preliminary testing of a commercial broiler flock in Kent County has returned presumptive positive for avian influenza. The Delaware Department of Agriculture said it quarantined...
#5 Washington Workplace Changes for 2026 Include Higher Pay, New Tower Crane Rules
Jan 3 2026 // A round of changes impacting Washington workplaces now that 2026 has arrived include higher worker pay and several workplace safety alterations. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries year calculates new...
#6 Colorado Faces $24M Funding Cut for Illegal Commercial Driver’s Licenses
Dec 30 2025 // The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial...
#7 EEOC Scraps Guidance That Expanded Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers
Jan 27 2026 // The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination on Thursday rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women who have abortions. The...
#8 People Moves: Cowbell Appoints Hughes as Chief Commercial Officer
Jan 20 2026 // Simon Hughes Cowbell named Simon Hughes chief commercial officer. Hughes, who previously served as senior vice president, global distribution and general manager, U.K., will oversee Cowbell’s global commercial...
