Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Bush Administration Wants More Notice on Workplace Hazard Rules
Aug 29 2008 // The Bush administration is proposing that workplace hazard standards be subject to more public and expert scrutiny before being adopted. Critics say the proposals could make it harder to limit worker exposure to...
Employers Holdings Amends Merger Deal with AmCOMP over Florida Refunds
Aug 29 2008 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has agreed to an amendment to the terms of its pending acquisition of AmCOMP Inc. that accounts for a regulatory ruling requiring policyholder refunds in Florida. In connection with...
How to Become the Local Employer of Choice
Aug 21 2008 // About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all. Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of demographic pressure in the U.S. is a formidable threat to the health of American business....
Washington Raises Workers’ Comp Benefits, Pays Dividend to Employers
Aug 21 2008 // Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation wage-replacement or pension benefits will receive a 5.018 percent cost-of-living increase, according to the state Department of Labor and Industries...
Employers Holdings Reports Second Quarter Results
Aug 18 2008 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. Second quarter consolidated net income was $27.4 million or $0.55 per share in 2008 compared to $30.8 million or $0.58...
Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Centers Closing in Wisconsin
Aug 15 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says it will close disaster loan centers in Lancaster, Portage and Janesville, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 15. The SBA is urging homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofit...
S&P: U.S. Commercial Lines Outlook Revised To Negative From Stable
Aug 14 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised its outlook on the U.S. commercial lines property/casualty insurance sector to negative from stable. Standard & Poor’s credit analyst John Iten explained...
Small Businesses Lose $200K to Fraud, Survey Reports
Aug 12 2008 // U.S. organizations lose an estimated 7 percent of their annual revenues to fraud – but damages are more among small businesses, according to a new study. The median loss suffered by organizations with fewer than 100...
Bell Joins State Auto Middle Markets in Austin Office
Aug 4 2008 // State Auto Middle Markets has added Leticia Bell to its Austin team. Bell will be responsible for executing all underwriting services for SAMMI, including policy design, issuance and delivery of services to Middle...
Road Danger: Thousands of Medically Unfit Commercial Drivers Still Trucking on U.S. Roads
Aug 4 2008 // Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered...
How to Become the Local Employer of Choice
Aug 4 2008 // Workers’ Comp Expert Advises Employers on Surviving Today’s Demographics About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all. Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of...
How to Become the Local Employer of Choice
Aug 4 2008 // Workers’ Comp Expert Advises Employers on Surviving Today’s Demographics About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all. Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of...
CustomPak from Harleysville Targets Small, Middle Market Firms
Jul 31 2008 // Harleysville Insurance Co.’s CustomPak, its flagship product of its recently launched StarAdvantage Series, supports seven market segments that encompass nearly 500 business classes. Market segments targeted for...
Small Business Organization Honors California Commissioner
Jul 25 2008 // Small Business California, a non-partisan business advocacy organization, honored California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner and seven other Californians for having gone the extra mile to assist small businesses in...
Monahan Joins Bollinger’s Commercial Lines Division
Jul 24 2008 // Susan L. Monahan has joined New Jersey insurance brokerage Bollinger as executive vice president in the Commercial Lines Division. She will be responsible for the commercial lines operations in Bollinger’s Short...
How to Become the Local Employer of Choice
Jul 21 2008 // About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all. Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of demographic pressure in the U.S. is a formidable threat to the health of American business....
Credit Seen Drying Up for Main Street Small Businesses
Jul 21 2008 // As losses mount at American banks and the pain of the credit crisis spreads from housing and finance to the broader economy, many small companies complain it is increasingly difficult to obtain loans. Tighter credit could...
Employers Holdings Schedules Q2 Earnings Release
Jul 17 2008 // Employers Holdings Inc., a provider of workers’ compensation insurance to small, U.S. businesses based in Reno, Nev., will review the company’s second quarter 2008 financial results during a conference call and...
Howard Returns to Dean & Draper as Commercial Lines Manager
Jul 15 2008 // Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LLP announced that Greg Howard has returned to the firm as Commercial Lines Marketing manager. Howard has more than 15 years experience in the insurance field and has both...
Wausau Survey: Employers Stay Level Headed Despite Recession Worries
Jul 11 2008 // Although a U.S. economic recession would not be good news overall for employers, most don’t believe a recession would drive up workers’ compensation claims, according to a new survey of financial executives by...
