Commercial Lines
Johnson & Johnson Announces $5.5 Billion Settlement of Talc Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson said on July 27 it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a ...
New York Approves 22% Workers’ Compensation Cost Reduction
New York has approved a 21.9% reduction in workers compensation insurance premium rates, which the state says represents an estimated savings of more than $1 billion for businesses or an average of ...
Berry Producer Driscoll’s Sued Over Alleged Use of Forever Chemicals
The world's largest berry company will have to face a class-action lawsuit for supposed "greenwashing" after it allegedly failed to disclose the risk or use of pesticides containing what are known as ...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Keep Falling; Down 8 Quarters in a Row
Global commercial insurance rates dropped by 6%, on average, in the second quarter of 2026, following a 5% decline in Q1 2026, according to Marsh's latest Global Insurance Market Index (GIMI). ...
Insurer Interest in AI Exclusions Growing as Risk Becomes Omnipresent
It's no surprise given the penetration of artificial intelligence into lives and businesses that it appears insurers are gearing up to exclude AI risk in some of their commercial liability policies. ...
Deja Vu as Berkley Calls Out MGUs During Quarterly Call
W.R. Berkley's CEO wasted no time addressing the issue that has been stuck in his craw for at least a year. "We continue to have great concern around much of the MGU [managing general underwriter] ...
Chubb Q2 Net Down 3.8%; Large E&S Property ‘Overly Soft’: CEO
Second-quarter 2026 net income at insurer Chubb was down 3.8% compared to the same period in 2025 to about $2.85 billion, with property/casualty underwriting income up 18.8% to about $1.9 billion. ...
Raised on Breaches, Digital Natives Think Differently About Cyber Risk
The spring 2026 cyber incident affecting the Canvas Learning Management System couldn't have occurred at a worse time. As the end of the U.S. school year approached, students and educators suddenly ...