Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Establish an authentic small business department
Sep 24 2007 // The small business insurance market has grown in importance to agencies and companies alike. Yet, despite the favorable attention given to this profitable arena, too many agencies still treat small business as they always...
Establish an authentic small business department
Sep 24 2007 // The small business insurance market has grown in importance to agencies and companies alike. Yet, despite the favorable attention given to this profitable arena, too many agencies still treat small business as they always...
N.J. bans business auto ‘step-downs’
Sep 24 2007 // New Jersey insurance agents praised Gov. Jon Corzine for signing into law a bill that bans so-called step-down provisions in businesses’ motor vehicle liability policies and frees agents from a having to advise...
Eight major mistakes employers make when workers’ comp rates go down
Sep 24 2007 // Employers must view coverage more as a comprehensive risk management tool than necessity Throughout much of the country, declining workers’ compensation rates are music to employers’ ears. After all, that seems...
Eight major mistakes employers make when workers’ comp rates go down
Sep 24 2007 // Declining rates act as blinders for many employers. With lower prices it’s easy to shift focus away from injury management and cost containment to other more pressing business matters. Throughout much of the country,...
N.J. bans business auto ‘step-downs’
Sep 24 2007 // New Jersey insurance agents praised Gov. Jon Corzine for signing into law a bill that bans so-called step-down provisions in businesses’ motor vehicle liability policies and frees agents from a having to advise...
Indiana Insurance Offers New Commercial Lines Product
Sep 20 2007 // Loveland, Ohio-based Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, recently announced the introduction of its new commercial lines product, Custom Protector. Custom Protector is a comprehensive array of property and...
Employers Group Opens San Diego Office
Sep 19 2007 // Employers Group has opened a new San Diego regional office. The new office, the third such office opening in the past three months, is in alignment with the association’s plan to add more offices throughout...
New Maine Laws Affect Teens, Drivers, Bicyclists, Elders and Employers
Sep 19 2007 // Like other driving instructors across Maine, Dwight Hawkins has a new lesson to add to his course this fall: If you’re under 18 and behind the wheel, lose the cell phone. As of Sept. 20, a new Maine law will prohibit...
Travelers Product Serves Mid-Sized Restaurants
Sep 19 2007 // Travelers announced the availability of the IndustryEdge product for mid-sized fine dining and upscale casual dining restaurants. The suite of coverages provided in the IndustryEdge product include property, general...
HRH Acquiring Bank of America’s Commercial Insurance Agency
Sep 14 2007 // Insurance broker Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co. has agreed to purchase Banc of America Corporate Insurance Agency, L.L.C., a segment of Bank of America, N.A., and a middle market insurance intermediary in the northeastern...
America First Expands Commercial Coverage in South Central States
Sep 13 2007 // America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced it is expanding its commercial lines offerings in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas to include commercial general contractors, restaurants and...
W. Va. Employer Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Noncompliance
Sep 11 2007 // Owner and operator of West Virginia Concrete Coating and Design in Harrison County pleaded guilty to a felony county of failure to subscribe to the former Workers’ Compensation Commission. Business owner Susan Boram...
Agents Welcome N.J. Ban on Business Auto Liability ‘Step-Downs’
Sep 11 2007 // New Jersey insurance agents praised Gov. Jon Corzine for signing into law a bill that bans so-called step-down provisions in businesses’ motor vehicle liability insurance policies and frees agents from a having to...
Dallas Agency Receives 2007 Employer Excellence Award
Sep 7 2007 // Dallas-based insurance and risk management firm McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. (MHBT) was recently selected as a recipient of the 2007 Greater Dallas Chamber Employer Excellence Award. According to the announcement,...
Zurich Expands Middle Market Directors & Officers Coverage
Sep 7 2007 // Zurich announced the expansion of its directors & officers liability insurance offering for middle market companies in North America. The enhanced offering, which includes several management liability products under...
Unitrin to Sell Business Insurance Segment to AmTrust
Sep 6 2007 // Chicago-based Unitrin, Inc. has agreed to sell its Unitrin Business Insurance segment to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. in a cash transaction. Terms were not disclosed; however, Unitrin indicated that the transaction is...
Calif. Cites Garment Employers for Avoiding Workers’ Comp Insurance
Sep 5 2007 // Investigators with California’s Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC) recently targeted businesses in the garment industry that were operating illegally. The businesses visited were in Los Angeles and...
Fatal workplace injuries drop slightly in 2006
Sep 3 2007 // The Department of Labor’s BLS National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2006 reported that 5,703 people died from on-the-job injuries in 2006 compared with 5,734 in 2005. The rate of fatal work injuries in...
Agency Specialty Forms Alliance with Midwest Employers Casualty
Aug 31 2007 // Agency Specialty Product Network (ASPN) has announced it has formed an alliance with Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC), based in Chesterfield, Mo., to offer large deductible workers’ compensation programs (single...
