Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Hartford Offers Agency eSubmission for Mid-Market Business
May 24 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is speeding up the process of placing midsize commercial accounts. Independent insurance agents now can submit new business applications directly to The Hartford for general...
Nearly Half of Large, Mid-sized Businesses Purchased Terrorism Insurance in 2004
May 23 2005 // Nearly half of large and mid-sized U.S. businesses obtained insurance to cover property terrorism risks during 2004, a dramatic increase from the 2003 average of 27 percent. Meanwhile, the cost of property terrorism...
Pro-Business Insurance Bill Tops Ariz. Legislative Session
May 23 2005 // Legislation that will allow business owners to lower their insurance costs highlighted the action on insurance-related measures during the recently concluded legislative session, according to Sam Sorich, regional vice...
Could Washington Be Listening to Small Business?
May 23 2005 // There probably are few American small business owners who could correctly identify the federal group whose primary job is to keep the president of the United States updated on the activities of government such as...
South Bend Employers Sue Company Over Unpaid Health Claims
May 23 2005 // SOUTH BEND, Ind.–Some of the South Bend area’s largest employers have filed lawsuits against a company hired to process health insurance claims for their employees. The employers allege that they paid millions...
South Bend Employers Sue Company Over Unpaid Health Claims
May 23 2005 // Amid Scrutiny, Aon Tops Earnings Estimates With Q1 Profits Up 18% CHICAGO-Aon Corp. saw its shares leap 15 percent after the world’s second-largest insurance brokerage reported quarterly profits that far exceeded...
South Bend Employers Sue Company Over Unpaid Health Claims
May 23 2005 // SOUTH BEND, Ind.-Some of the South Bend area’s largest employers have filed lawsuits against a company hired to process health insurance claims for their employees. The employers allege that they paid millions to...
Could Washington Be Listening to Small Business?
May 23 2005 // Many of the greatest problems small businesses face are government-related, particularly something they call ‘unreasonable government regulation.’ There probably are few American small business owners who could...
California’s State Fund Seminar on Workers’ Comp Fraud Draws Kern County Employers
May 20 2005 // As part of its commitment to fight workers’ compensation insurance fraud, State Fund held a seminar May 18 at the Valley Plaza’s Pacific Theatre where more than 200 Kern County employers heard State Fund and...
R&M: Rates Declining in U.K. Commercial Property Market, as Capacity Increases
May 18 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has added a report on UK Commercial Property Insurance 2005 to their offering, which provides “an in-depth analysis of the commercial property market in the UK, analyzing the key...
Middle-Market Umbrella
May 9 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Wausau Insurance is more than doubling its in-house individual account coverage limits up to $25 million. This new middle-market feature leverages an umbrella program offered by the large account...
Nearly Half of Large and Mid-Sized U.S. Businesses Buy Terror Coverage
May 9 2005 // Nearly half of large and mid-sized U.S. businesses obtained insurance to cover property terrorism risks during 2004, a dramatic increase from the 2003 average of 27 percent. Businesses in Boston and Washington, D.C. led...
W. Va. WCC Files Suit on Employers
May 5 2005 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit...
Nearly Half of Large and Mid-Sized U.S. Businesses Buy Terror Coverage, Marsh Study Finds
Apr 28 2005 // Nearly half of large and mid-sized U.S. businesses obtained insurance to cover property terrorism risks during 2004, a dramatic increase from the 2003 average of 27 percent. Meanwhile, the cost of property terrorism...
For Retail Risk Managers, Workplace Violence and Staff Turnover Proving Top Challenges
Apr 18 2005 // Workplace violence and staff turnover are cited by risk managers in the retail industry as among their biggest challenges to effectively managing their workers’ compensation exposures. According to a recent study...
Experts Report Commercial Property Terrorism Modeling Getting Better
Apr 18 2005 // Insurance companies are getting a better handle on how to estimate commercial property terrorism exposures and price the coverage thanks to advances in computer modeling. Despite the strides made in modeling to estimate...
Could Washington Be Listening to Small Business?
Apr 18 2005 // There probably are few American small business owners who could correctly identify the federal group whose primary job is to keep the president of the United States updated on the activities of government such as...
SMALL EMPLOYER INSURANCE BILL PASSES
Apr 18 2005 // Georgia’s Senate Bill 174, allowing small companies to offer employees pared-down health plans, has been approved by the House of Representatives. The bill, estimated to save 10 to 15 percent on health insurance...
LESS TIME OFF FOR WORKPLACE INJURIES
Apr 18 2005 // A report released by the Oklahoma Department of Labor showed a 20 percent reduction in 2003 in the number of workers requiring time off to recover from workplace injuries. The latest figure further supports the benefit of...
W. Va. WCC Fines Pair of Employers
Apr 15 2005 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against two employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit...
