Latest Business Insurance Headlines
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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...
Employers, Fremont Employers Report 4Q and Full Year Financial Results
Apr 18 2003 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, A Mutual Company (the “Company”), a leading provider of workers’ compensation products and services, reported its statutory financial results for the fourth quarter...
R&SA Business Division Unveils New Specialty Foods Focus
Apr 11 2003 // As part of its ongoing segmentation strategy, the Business Insurance Division of Connecticut-based Royal & SunAlliance USA announced a new program of insurance and services for manufacturers of specialty food...
Employers Mutual to Buy More EMC Group Share to Hold 80% Ownership
Apr 10 2003 // EMC Insurance Group Inc.’s majority shareholder, Employers Mutual Casualty Company, Announces Stock Purchase Program to Maintain 80 Percent Ownership Threshold Employers Mutual Casualty Co. today announced that it...
Employers, Labor Leaders to Testify on Alarcón’s WC Bill
Apr 9 2003 // In a rare move, employers and labor leaders will both go before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in support of SB 228-authored by Senator Richard Alarcón (D) Van Nuys. SB 228 will be heard on April 9,...
Employers, Labor Leaders to Testify on Alarcón’s WC Bill
Apr 8 2003 // In a rare move, employers and labor leaders will both go before the Senate Labor and Industrial Relations Committee in support of SB 228-authored by Senator Richard Alarcón (D) Van Nuys. SB 228 will be heard on April 9,...
PA Workers’ Insurance Fund Extends Workers’ Comp “Drug-Free Workplace Pilot” Discounts
Mar 25 2003 // Pennsylvania’s State Workers’ Insurance Fund (SWIF) and Drug Free Pennsylvania announced that the drug-free workplace pilot project will be extended for an additional year. The pilot project provides a...
MA CPCU Society to Hold Workshop on Commercial General Liability
Mar 25 2003 // A half-day workshop, examining “2001 Commercial General Liability – Important Changes and Tips, Tricks, & Traps” is to be presented by the CPCU Society, co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter, on...
Employers Re Corp. Affirmed
Mar 24 2003 // S&P’s affirmed its “AA-” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Employers Reinsurance Corp. (www.ge.com) and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Also affirmed were the “A”...
InsuranceNoodle Appointed to Distribute Safeco Small-Business Insurance to More than 3,600 Small-Commercial Agents
Mar 24 2003 // InsuranceNoodle has signed an agreement with Safeco Insurance Corp. to distribute its small-commercial insurance products to more than 3,600 independent commercial agencies using the InsuranceNoodle platform. “By...
The Hartford Able to Handle Commercial Lines Scheduled Items in AMS-Generated Excel Stream
Mar 14 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has sped up the process for AMS systems users to handle large amounts of schedule data as part of the application and rating process for middle market business. A provider in using...
2001 Numbers Show Decrease in Fla. Workplace Injuries, Illnesses
Mar 11 2003 // Private sector workplace injuries and illnesses in Florida decreased slightly in 2001, down 800 from 288,200 in 2000, according to the Florida Department of Financial Services (FDFS). This statistic, among others, is the...
St. Paul Expands Into Small Business Insurance
Mar 7 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. has unveiled a new platform aimed at growing the company’s business with small commercial enterprises. Features of the new approach include a state-of-the-art underwriting technology, enhanced...
Celina Adds Online Quoting for Commercial Lines
Mar 6 2003 // Ohio-based Celina Insurance Group has contracted with a software provider to offer agents instant online rating for commercial lines products. The Internet-based quoting service provided by Rackley Systems Inc. has been...
S&P’s Affirms Employers Re Corp. Ratings, Off Watch; Outlook Negative
Feb 18 2003 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its ‘AA-‘ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Employers Reinsurance Corp. (www.ge.com) and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Standard & Poor’s...
Commercial Lines Auto: A Sleeping Giant Awakens
Feb 10 2003 // The commercial lines auto market used to be a steady line of business, stirred up occasionally by a Department of Transportation regulatory change or fallout from personal auto regulatory issues. Like other lines, it was...
Commercial Lines Auto: A Sleeping Giant Awakens
Feb 10 2003 // The commercial lines auto market used to be a steady line of business, stirred up occasionally by a Department of Transportation regulatory change or fallout from personal auto regulatory issues. Like other lines, it was...
PIA National, Zurich North America Small Business Note National CSR of the Year Award
Feb 4 2003 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) is joining with Zurich North America Small Business to honor an outstanding customer service representative (CSR) who works for a member of the...
