Commercial Lines
U.S. E&S Outlook No Longer Positive: AM Best
AM Best has revised its market segment outlook on the U.S. excess and surplus lines segment to stable from positive, the rating agency announced in mid-November. The change comes as rates soften and ...
‘Clear Soft Market Conditions’ for Commercial P/C Lines in Q3, Says CIAB
According to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (CIAB) quarterly survey, commercial property/casualty premiums across all account sizes in the third quarter of 2025 rose by 1.6 percent, as ...
Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, Court Filings Allege
Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users' mental health, according to unredacted ...
Trucking App Trucker Path Launches Retail Insurance Agency
The company behind a trucking navigation app has launched its own insurance agency. Earlier this month, Trucker Path announced the launch of its in-house, digitally enabled retail agency focused ...
Rebuilding Commercial Lines Underwriting: Smarter, Simpler and More Strategic
Commercial lines underwriting is at a critical turning point.
Traditional models built on manual ...
Deaths and Illnesses Reported in Listeria Outbreak Tied to Recalled Pasta Meals
Two new deaths and seven more illnesses have been reported in an expanding outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to recalled pasta meals sold at grocery stores including Walmart and Trader Joe's ...
Forrester: Cyber Insurance Will Grow by 15% in 2026
Forrester Research predicts written cyber insurance premiums will rise 15 percent in 2026 as new artificial intelligence threats and data demands emerge. In a new report, analysts at the global ...
Tariff-Linked Class Action Suits to Boost D&O Insurance Demand
A group of Dow Inc. investors filed a lawsuit at the end of August accusing the chemical manufacturer of failing to properly disclose the impact of tariffs on its business. This is the first investor ...