Latest Business Insurance Headlines

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Zurich North America Unveils FinanceSuite Product Line for Small Business Customers

Jul 18 2003 // Zurich North America announced the launch of the FinanceSuite(tm) product on the Business Finance Center website. The Business Finance Center is an online commercial lending marketplace where the Zurich network of...

EICN, A Mutual Company, and Fremont Employers Insurance Co. Note Q1 Results

Jul 8 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (“EICN”) and its wholly owned subsidiary Fremont Employers Insurance Company (“FEIC”) (collectively the “Company”), a provider of...

CSC Unveils Software for Small- to Mid-Sized P/C Insurers

Jul 2 2003 // Computer Sciences Corporation has introduced POINT IN, insurance administration software CSC designed for small- to mid-sized property and casualty (P/C) insurers and managing general agents. POINT IN, which is a new...

Best Downgrades Employers Re

Jun 30 2003 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength ratings to “A” (Excellent) from “A+” (Superior) of Overland Park, Kan.-based Employers Reinsurance Corp. and its affiliated domestic and...

Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada Receives Best ‘A-‘ Rating

Jun 24 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (EICN) announced that it has received an “A- (Excellent)” rating from A.M. Best Company. “Today is an historic day in the continuing evolution of...

S&P: Commercial Lines Outlook Still Negative

Jun 23 2003 // NEW YORK – Two years into the hardest market in decades, the insurance business is still paying the price for the “irrational exuberance” of its recent years, in the words of Robert Partridge, a Managing...

Commercial Automobile

Jun 23 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services is offering a program for commercial auto. The program is designed for up to four vehicles and up to 10 drivers. The program will allow vehicles with...

S&P: Commercial Lines Outlook Still Negative

Jun 23 2003 // Two years into the hardest market in decades, the insurance business is still paying the price for the “irrational exuberance” of its recent years, in the words of Robert Partridge, a managing director at...

Cos. Receive L.A. Chapter of CPCU Employer Excellence Award

Jun 13 2003 // On Tuesday, June 10, four prominent insurance companies, Allianz Insurance Company, Deans and Homer, Farmers Insurance Group and Marsh Inc. received the prestigious Employer Excellence Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of...

Study: Commercial Insurance Reserves Deficient by $13-$20 Billion

Jun 11 2003 // The commercial insurance industry’s reserves from 1997 to 2001 are deficient by $13 billion to $20 billion, according to a study released by the investment banking firm Cochran, Caronia & Co. The deficiency...

Hartford Survey Says With More at Stake, Small Businesses are Least Ready for Natural Disaster

Jun 6 2003 // Although they have the most at stake, small businesses are less prepared than larger companies to withstand a natural disaster, according to a recent national survey of small and mid-sized businesses by The Hartford...

Fremont Employers Ins. Co. Unaffected by CDI’s Conservancy of Fremont Indemnity

Jun 5 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fremont Employers Insurance Company (FEIC) is unaffected by the California Department of Insurance (DOI) decision to take into...

Fremont Employers Ins. Co. Unaffected by CDI’s Conservancy of Fremont Indemnity

Jun 4 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fremont Employers Insurance Company (FEIC) is unaffected by the California Department of Insurance (DOI) decision to take into...

Employers of Nev. to Host Open House June 6

Jun 3 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) will sponsor an Open House for its agents and vendors on Friday, June 6, 2003 at its Southern Nevada office to commemorate the company’s one year anniversary in...

CNA Provides Big Opportunity for Small Business

May 30 2003 // Chicago-based CNA says it is creating opportunities for agents in Small Business with its people, services, technology, broad appetite, underwriting excellence, comprehensive products and programs, and targeted classes for...

AscendantOne Delivers ISO-Validated Rating for Four Major Commercial Lines of Business

May 23 2003 // Analytical pricing and underwriting information for four major commercial lines of insurance from ISO is now available through AscendantOne®, Inc.’s new policy-management and rating solution, according to company...

Providence Washington Expands Metaserver’s P/C Integration Solution into Commercial Lines

May 21 2003 // Metaserver, Inc., a developer of Business Process Integration (BPI) software, based in New Haven CN, announced that the Providence Washington Insurance Company has chosen to expand its present investment and implementation...

Hart to Build Small Business Strategy

May 1 2003 // Dale L. Hart has joined Synaxis Group, assigned with the responsibility of assembling a suite of resources for small business and providing an efficient delivery system. This new “platform” will provide a range...

Calif. Commissioner Increases Access to SCIF for Small Employers

Apr 22 2003 // Reaffirming his instruction that it remains California’s “insurer of last resort,” Commissioner John Garamendi directed the State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) to ease access requirements for...

Calif. Commissioner Increases Access to SCIF for Small Employers

Apr 21 2003 // Reaffirming his instruction that it remains California’s “insurer of last resort,” Commissioner John Garamendi directed the State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) to ease access requirements for...