Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Rising healthcare costs have been a strain for small business owners’ budgets and are expected to continue to climb for 2027. About 300 small business coverage insurers reported a median proposed ...

After payroll, health insurance is the biggest expense for small businesses, and increases in health-care costs tend to hit smaller companies especially hard. For companies with 10 to 199 workers, the ...

If you have a small business, you've likely seen higher costs across the board. Insurance policies haven't been exempt — liability insurance rates have jumped as much as 25%, according to insurance ...

With insurers requesting 14 percent rate increases on average for 2027, small business owners face impossible trade-offs ...