Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Md. Workplace Fatalities Rises in 2006
Oct 24 2007 // Statistics show the number of fatal work injuries in Maryland rose to 105 last year, an increase of 10 from the year before. The figure also represents the highest annual total since the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Fewer Iowans Died from Workplace Injuries in 2006
Oct 22 2007 // Fewer Iowans died from workplace injuries in 2006, a year in which 23 percent of work-related deaths involved car crashes, the Department of Labor said Friday. There were 71 fatal work-related injuries last year, a...
The Harry W. Gorst Co. Promotes Babic to Commercial Lines Underwriter
Oct 19 2007 // The Harry W. Gorst Co. based in Chatsworth, Calif., has promoted Sharon Babic to commercial lines underwriter. Babic began her career in insurance in 2003 as an account technician at a retail agency in Woodland Hills,...
Ind. Dept. of Labor Reports 5.2 Percent Drop in Workplace Injuries, Illnesses
Oct 18 2007 // The Indiana Department of Labor recently reported a 5.2 percent drop in the number of workplace injuries and illnesses in 2006 from the year before. The figures are compiled in a survey by the federal Bureau of Labor...
Liberty Mutual Enhances Commercial Property Policy
Oct 16 2007 // Liberty Mutual Property, part of the Liberty Mutual Group, introduced a new commercial real estate product, RM Custom Select Commercial Real Estate. This new product features coverage enhancements designed to complement...
Workplace Woe: Are Abusive Bosses or Inferior Employees to Blame?
Oct 12 2007 // Considerable attention, both in blogs and in popular media, has been given to abusive bosses over the past few years. (See the Web sites HateBoss.com and WorkRant.com, for example.) Less discussed are employees’...
D&O, Business Insurance Prices – Except Property – Continue to Drop
Oct 2 2007 // Steady erosion of commercial insurance industry pricing continued during the third quarter of 2007, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, a survey of current policy renewal prices as reported by corporate risk...
Mont.’s Workplace Deaths Down a Little Last Year
Sep 26 2007 // The Montana Department of Labor says that 45 people were killed in the workplace last year. The agency says that number is down a bit from the previous year. The natural resource and mining industry was the most deadly,...
Virginia Workplace Deaths Down 12%
Sep 26 2007 // The state’s labor department says job-related fatalities decreased 12 percent in Virginia last year after rising for three straight years. The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry says there were 164...
EC Report Questions European Business Insurance Practices
Sep 26 2007 // The European Commission has issued its long awaited final report on business insurance practices within the 25 member countries of the European Union. It raises questions of unfair competition in two areas: 1) premium...
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...
