Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Employers Names Shappell Chief Strategy Officer
Nov 3 2006 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers has appointed Teresa Shappell senior vice president, chief strategy officer. She will focus on new initiatives and opportunities. Previously, Shappell was chairman of Shappell Inc., a consulting...
Washington Employers Save $315 Million in Workers’ Comp
Nov 3 2006 // Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announced that the state’s employers and workers would save an estimated $315 million in workers’ compensation premiums next year as the result of a six-month partial...
GNW-Evergreen Names Riedel Commercial Lines Manager
Nov 2 2006 // Los Angeles-based GNW-Evergreen Insurance Services LLC has hired Mari Riedel as its new commercial lines manager. Riedel will have senior-level responsibilities with accountability for departmental staffing, training,...
LWCC Stresses Fire Prevention Safety in the Workplace
Oct 26 2006 // In recognition of National Fire Prevention Month (October), Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers to educate their employees about fire safety in the workplace. The Occupational...
Liberty Mutual Appoints LeRoy to Lead Large Commercial Division
Oct 20 2006 // Underscoring its commitment to the largest commercial insurance buyers, Liberty Mutual named Melissa A. LeRoy as regional vice president and managing director for its Major Accounts Division. Formed in 2005, Liberty...
Survey: Commercial Market Softens, Insurer Appetite Increases
Oct 19 2006 // The commercial property/casualty market continued to soften during the third quarter, with indications that some insurers are finding an appetite for business in which they previously were not interested, according to the...
New Website Launched For Business Insurance Agents
Oct 17 2006 // FindLocalInsurance.com, a network of insurance and financial Web sites has created a national directory of business insurance agents. InsureMyWork.com is now taking listing orders from business insurance agents. This site...
XL Capital Reorganizes Business Units
Oct 17 2006 // XL Capital Ltd out of Hamilton, Bermuda has changed the company’s financial reporting presentation by expanding its segment reporting to five segments. The new segment presentation will consist of the Insurance,...
Health Insurance Program for Small Businesses in Okla. to Expand
Oct 16 2006 // New rules expanding a program to help small businesses in Oklahoma provide health insurance for their employees are now in effect. Gov. Brad Henry announced Oct. 13 that he had signed Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules...
Small Business Hopes Elections Address Health, Taxes, Regulation
Oct 13 2006 // Some of the most frustrating problems facing small business owners — the ever-rising cost of health coverage, expanding government regulations and uncertainty about taxes — are again concerns as the midterm elections...
Hull & Company Newport Beach adds Market for Commercial Auto
Oct 13 2006 // Hull & Company in Newport Beach, Calif., has added an “A,” IX A.M. Best -rated carrier offering commercial auto in California. Classes written on an admitted basis include public auto (church buses,...
Oregon employers to pay less for workers’ compensation in 2007
Oct 9 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation pure premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16 years, Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently announced. “No other...
Is it private passenger, business use or commercial auto?
Oct 9 2006 // You’re an independent agent, primarily writing property casualty coverages for individuals. A long-time customer comes in and announces that he’s out of the rat race — he’s quit his job and...
Oregon employers to pay less for workers’ compensation in 2007
Oct 9 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation pure premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16 years, Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently announced. “No other...
Is it private passenger, business use or commercial auto?
Oct 9 2006 // You’re an independent agent, primarily writing property casualty coverages for individuals. A long-time customer comes in and announces that he’s out of the rat race — he’s quit his job and...
OSHA Seeking $84K Fine in Pa. Workplace Elevator Death
Oct 3 2006 // A contractor faces $63,000 in federal workplace safety fines for an accident in which a subcontractor’s employee was decapitated by an elevator. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed the...
LWCC Stresses Driver Safety in the “Mobile Workplace”
Oct 3 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers throughout the state to educate their employees about driving safely in the “mobile workplace.” As part of this campaign, the...
Pacific Coast E&S Offers Business Auto Market
Sep 29 2006 // Pacific Coast E&S Services has a new business auto market available in California. Market covers business auto, liability and physical damage, light and medium vehicles; and local and intermediate radius. Most drivers...
Oregon Employers To Pay Less for Workers’ Comp in 2007
Sep 28 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation “pure” premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16...
Both employers and employees benefit from investment in learning
Sep 25 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include education...
