Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Horizon Sells Commercial Insurance Lines To GIS
Oct 22 2002 // Indiana’s Horizon Insurance Services, Inc. (HIS), a subsidiary of Horizon Bancorp, announced that it has sold its commercial and group insurance lines to General Insurance Service (GIS) effective Nov. 1, 2002. The...
GE Employers Re Agrees to Sell Accountants’ E&O
Oct 21 2002 // GE Employers Reinsurance Corporation (GE ERC) has finalized an agreement to sell the renewal rights on its accountants’ Errors & Omissions business underwritten by its Westport Insurance Corporation to...
Additional Workplace Safety Workshop Offered to Pa. Business Owners
Oct 18 2002 // A fourth safety workshop conducted by the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered to small business owners and manager Oct. 22...
Workplace Fatalities Rise 12 Percent in Florida
Oct 17 2002 // The Florida Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, released a census report revealing that workplace fatalities in Florida rose by 12 percent in 2001, marking the first increase in three years....
CORRECTION: S&P Rating for Employers Re is ‘AA+’
Oct 9 2002 // The article which appeared Friday concerning Standard & Poor’s decision to lower its ratings on Swiss Re from ‘AAA’ to ‘AA+’ incorrectly identified Employers Re (ERC) as one of the three...
EBRI Study Explores Employers’ Views on Health Insurance
Oct 3 2002 // America’s 6 million employers largely determine the number of insured – and uninsured – Americans, and new research by the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) examines how and why employers make...
Travelers Unveils Electronic Claim Notification for Personal, Small Business Agencies
Oct 1 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty is now providing its independent agents with online, real-time information on the opening and closing of small business and personal claims. Electronic Claim Notification, or ECN, allows agents...
S&P’s Moves Employers Re ‘AA+’ Ratings to WatchNeg
Oct 1 2002 // Standard & Poor’s has placed its double-‘A’-plus counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Employers Reinsurance Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively referred to as ERC)...
Employers, Insurers Slow To Report Claims Says Missouri Audit Report
Sep 30 2002 // A report from Missouri State Auditor Claire McCaskill has found that a “vast majority of injuries” are reported late or not at all. The audit evaluated the management of the state’s workers’...
Colo. Division Publishes 2002 Workers’ Comp, Employers Liability Guide
Sep 27 2002 // The Colorado Division of Insurance has published the 2002 Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance guide, a survey of workers’ compensation and employers liability insurance loss cost multipliers...
Small Businesses Offered Fourth Safety Workshop
Sep 13 2002 // A fourth safety workshop conducted by the insurance industry and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered to small business owners in Erie, Pa. Wednesday, Sept. 25. The session,...
Commercial Package Policy
Aug 19 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company of Baton Rouge, La., is offering a Commercial Package Policy (CPP) to employers in Mississippi and Alabama. Bridgefield Casualty is a subsidiary of Summit Holdings...
Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Expected to Decrease for Some Colo. Employers
Aug 12 2002 // Workers’ compensation costs for some Colorado employers may decrease on average about 10.2 percent later this year. Insurance Commissioner William J. Kirven III announced that the National Council on Compensation...
Bridgefield Casualty Unveils Commercial Package Policy
Jul 30 2002 // Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Summit Holding Southeast, Inc., is now offering a Commercial Package Policy (CPP) to employers in Mississippi and Alabama. The Commercial Package Policy (CPP) offers...
The Hartford Introduces Online Center for Small Businesses
Jul 25 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group unveiled its new Web site sb.thehartford.com to help entrepreneurs educate themselves about insurance before they buy. The content-rich, interactive Small Business Insurance Center...
ISO Integrater Expanded to Include Commercial-Auto Rating Information
Jul 17 2002 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has expanded ISO IntegRater™ to deliver commercial-auto advisory loss costs and rating factors so insurers can directly incorporate the information into their rating and...
Employers of Nev. Acquires Fremont Comp
Jul 4 2002 // Employers Insurance Company of Nevada (EICN) has acquired California-based Fremont Compensation Insurance Group’s book of business, effective July 1. Fremont Comp is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fremont General...
NAII, OSHA Hosting Workplace Safety Workshops in Wis.
Jul 3 2002 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII), in conjunction with insurers and OSHA, is hosting a series of workshops in Wisconsin focusing on workplace safety for small businesses. Safety at Work I: Risk...
RTW Inc. to Launch New Self Insured Services Business Unit
Jul 1 2002 // Minnesota-based RTW Inc., a provider of workers’ compensation management systems, will launch a new business unit on July 15, to provide its proven core product-case and claims management services-to self-insured...
New Market: Arrowhead of Texas Offers Commercial Auto Program
Jun 28 2002 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency of Texas Inc. has a new commercial automobile program for Texas agents. Target classes include artisan contractors, wholesale/manufacturing/industrial, heavy construction, local and...
