Commercial Lines
J&J Talc Cancer Suits Rise 17% After Failed Settlement Push
Johnson & Johnson has seen a 17% jump in new lawsuits claiming its iconic baby powder causes cancer after the company's latest attempt to force a global settlement was thrown out of bankruptcy ...
Everest Refocusing as Reserve Charge Hits Earnings; Buying $1.2B ADC
Bermuda-based Everest Group, Ltd. published three announcements yesterday—one detailing a third-quarter income decline, and others describing actions to sharpen the company's focus on its core ...
AIG to Acquire Renewal Rights of Everest’s Retail Commercial Biz Worth $2B
American International Group said yesterday that it has a definite agreement to acquire the renewal rights of Everest Group's retail commercial insurance business. Everest will focus on its ...
Global Commercial Insurance Rates Drop 4% in Q3, for 5th Quarterly Decline: Marsh
Global commercial insurance rates fell, on average, by 4 percent in the third quarter of 2025, repeating the 4 percent decline recorded in Q2 2025, according to the latest Global Insurance Market ...
Recent Years’ Commercial Auto Loss Costs Dog Selective Insurance in NJ
Lower levels of catastrophe losses more than offset impacts of prior-year reserve boosts to Selective Insurance's third-quarter and nine-month combined ratios. But behind improved underwriting ...
AWS Outage a ‘Moderate Incident,’ Another Near Miss for Insurance Industry
The recent 15-hour or so outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) again raised questions about the potential for systemic loss to the cyber insurance market, but losses ...
Progressive Now 4th Largest Global Insurer; RenRe Fastest Growing in ’24
As a group, the top 50 global property/casualty insurers grew premiums by 8.3 percent in 2024, but four of them, individually, grew by more than 20 percent, including Progressive which vaulted into ...
Inflation, Supply Chains, Tariffs: Trends Impacting Business Insurance and Claims
Inflation has been a persistent issue in the United States, though it has moderated since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, while supply chain disruptions for equipment and other goods continue ...