Latest Business Insurance Headlines
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Watkins Joins Abram Interstate’s Commercial Lines Department
Dec 29 2006 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. located in Rocklin, Calif., has added Aimee Watkins to its Commercial Lines Department. Watkins began her career in the insurance industry six years ago. Working at Networked...
Kentucky aids small businesses with insurance
Dec 25 2006 // Dan Hayes began working at Purcell’s Business Products, in Campbellsville, Ky., in the 1970s. By 1980, he owned the business selling office supplies and equipment with eight employees. A desire to “do good by...
Kentucky aids small businesses with insurance
Dec 24 2006 // Dan Hayes began working at Purcell’s Business Products, in Campbellsville, Ky., in the 1970s. By 1980, he owned the business selling office supplies and equipment with eight employees. A desire to “do good by...
Employers Opens Offices in Arizona, Texas
Dec 21 2006 // Employers, a small business insurance specialist, has opened two new offices: one in Phoenix and the other in Irving, Texas. In Arizona, Employers will offer insurance through Employers Compensation Insurance Co., which...
Builders & Tradesmen’s Offers Commercial Package Policy in California
Dec 13 2006 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has a new commercial package policy available in California underwritten by One Beacon. Eligable classes are garage, manufatures,...
LWCC Reminds Employers to Keep Workplace Safe for Holiday Hires
Dec 12 2006 // As thousands of extra workers populate job sites during the holiday season, the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) issued a reminder to employers of the importance of safety in the workplace for all...
Miss. recovery impeded by business insurance hikes
Dec 11 2006 // Hurricane Katrina only damaged the eaves of Morris Strickland’s shopping center a few miles from the Ocean Springs, Mississippi beach. The damage cost less than $2,000, and stores leasing space in Eagle Plaza quickly...
Employers offering health coverage in California declining
Dec 11 2006 // California has the most number of people without insurance coverage compared to any other state — and the number of employers offering health insurance plans is declining. According to a recent “Snapshot of...
A 268% hike in commercial insurance rates from the
Dec 10 2006 // state’s high-risk pool is slowing recovery for small businesses on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
OneBeacon Programs Liability with Media Business Coverages
Dec 6 2006 // Broadcasters, publishers, multimedia companies, advertisers, advertising agencies and others in the media business have a new option for safeguarding themselves against loss. OneBeacon Insurance has a new product that...
Travelers Expands Monoline Commercial Auto Insurance Offerings
Dec 5 2006 // Travelers is now making available commercial auto coverage for small to mid-sized businesses on a monoline basis through its Select Accounts, Commercial Accounts and Construction divisions. This expanded monoline auto...
Nevada Employer Insurance Firm Converting to Stock Company
Dec 4 2006 // The parent of Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada has won state authorization to convert from a mutual to a publicly traded stock company — and in the process give its 6,500 members cash and stock that could add up to...
Recovering Miss. Businesses Face Hefty Commercial Insurance Hikes
Nov 28 2006 // Hurricane Katrina’s 100-plus mph winds only damaged the eaves of Morris Strickland’s shopping center a few miles from the Ocean Springs, Mississippi beach. The damage cost less than $2,000, and stores leasing...
Md. Court Upholds Fellow Employee Exclusion in Commercial Auto Policy
Nov 22 2006 // The Maryland Court of Appeals has held that a fellow-employee exclusion in a commercial automobile liability policy is valid and enforceable above the minimum statutory liability limits. The court found that a business...
Washington employers to save $315 million in workers’ compensation
Nov 20 2006 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that the state’s employers and workers could save an estimated $315 million in workers’ compensation premiums next year as the result of a six-month partial suspension...
Commercial lines prices up 7%; carriers reap benefits of higher renewals
Nov 20 2006 // Stock Prices: Commercial lines stock prices were up 7 percent through the first nine months of 2006. In October, insurers reported dramatic changes from 2005 third quarter earnings that were dominated by catastrophe losses...
Conn. high court rules liability waiver doesn’t immunize negligent employer
Nov 19 2006 // Requiring a worker to sign a liability waiver does not give blanket immunity to employers if that person is later hurt on the job, the state Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling said the waivers do not protect...
Washington employers to save $315 million in workers’ compensation
Nov 19 2006 // Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire announced that the state’s employers and workers could save an estimated $315 million in workers’ compensation premiums next year as the result of a six-month partial suspension...
Commercial lines prices up 7%; carriers reap benefits of higher renewals
Nov 19 2006 // Stock Prices: Commercial lines stock prices were up 7 percent through the first nine months of 2006. In October, insurers reported dramatic changes from 2005 third quarter earnings that were dominated by catastrophe losses...
The Hartford Expands Program to Commercial Property Managers
Nov 15 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has expanded its real estate insurance program to offer property and liability coverage to commercial property owners and managers. The Hartford’s target market encompasses...
