Latest Business Insurance Headlines
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Commercial Insurance Prices Rose 2% in Q4: Marsh Global Index
Feb 26 2019 // Average commercial insurance prices increased by two percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, the fifth consecutive quarter of average increases. Also, according to broker Marsh’s Global Insurance Market Index,...
New Jersey Woman Sentenced to Prison for Stealing $190K from Former Employer
Feb 22 2019 // A former site manager for a temporary staffing agency in New Jersey has been sentenced to prison for stealing $190,000 from the agency. Xiomara Jovel, 47, of Roselle, N.J., was sentenced to three years in state prison by...
‘Sharing’ in Workplace Can Undermine Authority
Feb 18 2019 // Sharing personal information with friends and family has long been held by researchers as a way to build rapport and healthy relationships. But between coworkers, that’s not always true. Researchers at the Georgia...
Expect Direct Online to Gain in Small Commercial Insurance Market Share: Novarica
Feb 14 2019 // Changes in small business owners’ online habits and new market entrants are driving market demand for online purchasing of insurance, according to a report from advisory firm Novarica, which sees direct online sales...
Aon Appoints Lambrou as Global CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions
Feb 12 2019 // Aon plc has appointed veteran Aon leader, Lambros Lambrou, as global CEO of Commercial Risk Solutions. Lambrou has worked within the risk management industry for more than three decades, holding leadership roles that span...
Berkshire Hathaway’s New ‘THREE’ Policy Seeks to Simplify Small Business Insurance
Feb 12 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway’s Insurance Group has launched a comprehensive insurance product for small businesses that combines multiple coverages, and the conglomerate’s legendary chairman has endorsed it. The product,...
Fournier Group in Oregon Names Larson Commercial Insurance Manager
Feb 11 2019 // Portland, Ore.-based Fournier Group has named Melissa Larson its commercial insurance manager. Larson is responsible for boosting departmental efficiencies, refining procedures, and recruiting, training and managing...
QBE North America Launches Business Unit for Financial Institutions
Feb 8 2019 // QBE North America has launched QBE Integrated Advantage for Financial Institutions—a new dedicated business unit specializing in the segment The new unit offers customers access to a single team organized under a one...
How a ‘Sharing’ Workplace Can Undermine Leadership
Feb 8 2019 // Sharing personal information with friends and family has long been held by researchers as a way to build rapport and healthy relationships. But between coworkers, that’s not always true. That is at the center of new...
Champion in California Names Myers Commercial Insurance Broker
Feb 7 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Champion Risk & Insurance Services has named Casey Myers a commercial insurance broker. Myers was previously a vice president with Paul Hanson Partners Transportation Insurance. Casey...
Man Killed in Workplace Accident at Kentucky Toyota Manufacturing Plant
Feb 7 2019 // Kentucky authorities say a man has been killed in a workplace accident at the Toyota manufacturing plant in Georgetown. Scott County Coroner John Goble told news outlets that the man worked for Ryder and was trying to...
Lee Appointed VP, Commercial Lines at Island Insurance in Hawaii
Feb 6 2019 // Island Insurance, a Honolulu, Hawaii-based property and casualty (P/C) insurance carrier, appointed Daniel Lee as vice president, Commercial Lines. Lee will oversee Island’s commercial insurance division, which...
Cigna CEO Says Ending Benefits Manager Rebates Won’t Harm Commercial Market
Feb 4 2019 // The U.S. government’s proposal to eliminate rebates that pharmacy benefit managers receive from drugmakers will not have a meaningful impact on growth, and does not affect the commercial market, Cigna Corp. Chief...
Hartford Revamps Specialty Commercial, Middle Market Before Navigators Closing
Feb 4 2019 // The Hartford announced the new operating model and organizational structure that will be effective upon the closing of its pending acquisition of specialty insurer The Navigators Group, which it expects to finalize in late...
New Hampshire’s Optisure Risk Partners Hires Roy to Business Insurance Division
Jan 31 2019 // Optisure Risk Partners, a national insurance and risk management firm headquartered in Manchester, N.H., has hired Jackie Roy as an account executive in the business insurance division, providing professional and...
Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Enters Kentucky Commercial Auto Market
Jan 29 2019 // Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. (PPCI) has entered the Kentucky commercial auto market as an admitted carrier specializing in insurance products for distressed and substandard risks. PPCI offers the capacity...
Small Businesses Under Scrutiny Over Classifying Independent Contractors
Jan 28 2019 // Small business owners who want to use independent contractors need to be sure these workers really aren’t employees. Federal and state government agencies are on the lookout for businesses that use independent...
Wilkinson Insurance Services Acquires Commercial Insurance Services of Virginia
Jan 25 2019 // Wilkinson Insurance Services Inc., an insurance premium audit services company based in Huntsville, Ala., is expanding to Virginia with its acquisition of Commercial Insurance Services of Virginia. The acquisition is...
BLS Survey Shows Louisiana Workplaces Among the Safest in 2017
Jan 22 2019 // According to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey, Louisiana remained one of the safest states in which to work, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported. The state’s rate of non-fatal accidents and...
How to Prevent Small Business Clients from Hitting Cyber Blind Spots
Jan 21 2019 // Ask 5 Key Questions to Help Identify Cyber Risk In an increasingly digital world, it’s important that small businesses don’t get left behind when fending off cyber threats. While a recent study by Forbes...
