Latest Business Insurance Headlines

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Morrello Joins Beazley’s U.S. Mid-Market Commercial Property Team

Sep 7 2006 // Joseph Morrello has been hired as Beazley Group plc’s U.S. Eastern region underwriting manager, mid-market commercial property, covering the east coast from Maine to Florida. Beazley has been underwriting U.S....

Beazley Launches Lloyd’s Facility for U.S. Commercial Property Cat Risks

Sep 6 2006 // The London-based Beazley Group plc, a leading Lloyd’s insurer, has created a facility in the Lloyd’s market for catastrophe – exposed U.S. commercial property risks. Beazley said its “Quincat...

Sequoia Introduces Risk Management Package for Commercial Middle Market

Sep 5 2006 // Sequoia Insurance Co., has introduced Sequoia EDGE, a risk management package designed for a broad range of middle market customers. It will be available for business starting Sept. 15, 2006, in California. Oregon and...

Both employers and employees benefit from investment in learning

Sep 4 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America today. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include...

Both employers and employees benefit from investment in learning

Sep 4 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America today. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include...

Ind. WellPoint Offers Product in All States to Largest Employers, Individuals

Aug 29 2006 // Indianpolis-based WellPoint, Inc. recently announced that it will make its new consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) products and services available in all states and to all markets, from the largest national employer to an...

St. Paul Travelers Realigns Business Units into New Segments

Aug 25 2006 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. said will realign its three Commercial, Specialty and Personal lines segments. The Commercial and Specialty segments will be realigned into two new segments: the Business Insurance...

Warning: Employers Face Liability for Workers’ High-Tech Addiction

Aug 25 2006 // Taking your Blackberry on vacation with you? Or to the kids’ soccer game? How about the business cell phone? Technology keeps workers connected 24/7. If that sounds like an employer’s dream come true, think...

Every W. Va. employer targeted for workers’ comp audit

Aug 21 2006 // West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year. That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may...

Every W. Va. employer targeted for workers’ comp audit

Aug 21 2006 // West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year. That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may...

New State-Run Commercial Insurance Unit OK’d by Fla. Governor, Cabinet

Aug 18 2006 // Following a presentation by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet approved an emergency rule establishing a property and casualty joint underwriting association to make...

Employers Insurance Doubles Workers’ Comp Market Share

Aug 17 2006 // Employers Insurance Group based in Reno, Nev., announced it has more than doubled its share of the Montana’s workers’ compensation insurance market since the start of the current year. Workers’...

Researchers Find Many Commercial Drivers Impaired by Lack of Sleep

Aug 15 2006 // Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road, according to a major new study by researchers at the...

N.D. Workers’ Comp Agency Wants Records on Delinquent Employers

Aug 10 2006 // North Dakota’s workers compensation agency wants permission to publish a list of employers who haven’t paid their insurance premiums. Members of the Workforce Safety and Insurance agency’s board have...

Aug. 11 Public Hearing Scheduled in Bradenton, Fla. to Gauge Commercial Insurance Woes

Aug 9 2006 // A public hearing to gauge the scope and nature of the burgeoning commercial insurance crisis in Florida has been scheduled held Friday Aug. 11 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in Bradenton, Fla. by Florida Insurance Commissioner...

Florida moving ahead with commercial lines reinsurance pool

Aug 7 2006 // Florida is moving to reactivate a state-run reinsurance pool for commercial lines insurance to help businesses obtain insurance. The Commercial Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) is intended to provide property insurance...

Employers’ workers’ comp costs rose faster than benefit payments in 2004

Aug 7 2006 // Employers’ costs for workers’ compensation grew faster than combined cash benefits for injured workers and medical payments for their treatment, according to a new study issued by the National Academy of Social...

Employers’ workers’ comp costs rose faster than benefit payments in 2004

Aug 7 2006 // News Currents Employers’ costs for workers’ compensation grew faster than combined cash benefits for injured workers and medical payments for their treatment, according to a new study issued by the National...

Washington Employers Invited to Join Workers’ Comp Pilot

Aug 1 2006 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has begun enrolling employers who want to participate in a new way of reporting claims for workplace injuries and occupational diseases. Injured workers in...

W. Va. Employers Face BrickStreet Deadline Today

Aug 1 2006 // West Virginia employers who haven’t made a premium payment for the second half of 2006 to insurer BrickStreet have one last opportunity to retain workers’ compensation coverage. BrickStreet mailed more than...