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Valen Analytics Releases Risk Scoring Model for Commercial Auto Insurers
Mar 4 2016 // Valen Analytics, a provider of proprietary data, analytics and predictive modeling for property and casualty insurers, has launched Risk Score for commercial auto insurance within its InsureRight Platform. The predictive...
200 Small Business Leaders Sign Open Letter Supporting ‘Brexit’
Mar 4 2016 // More than 200 small-business leaders signed an open letter calling for British withdrawal from the European Union, highlighting a division with large companies over membership of the bloc. The letter, published in the...
Why Small Commercial Lines May Not Be So Bright for Agency Carriers
Mar 3 2016 // As more small business owners become comfortable buying everything including insurance online, exclusive agent carriers will gain an advantage over independent agency carriers in the highly-fragmented and increasingly...
Timeline: Workplace Shootings in U.S. Over Past 5 Years
Mar 3 2016 // On Feb. 25, 15 people at a Kansas factory were shot, three of them killed, by a co-worker whom police say had also shot two other people as he drove toward the facility. The shooting at Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas,...
MetLife Auto & Home Launches Commercial Auto Insurance in Select States
Mar 3 2016 // MetLife Auto & Home has introduced its first commercial automobile policy. The product is now available in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with more states planned in the near future. The commercial auto coverage is an...
Florida State Appoints MarketScout’s Kerr to College of Business Insurance Council
Mar 1 2016 // Richard Kerr, founder and chief executive officer of MarketScout, the national electronic insurance exchange and specialty MGA, has been elected to the Risk Management and Insurance Executive Council of the Florida State...
Ramsey Named Commercial Lines Director for State Auto’s Western Region
Feb 24 2016 // State Auto Insurance Co. has selected Gayle Ramsey to lead the company’s Western Region as commercial lines regional director. She is based in Austin, Texas. Ramsey joined State Auto in 2013 as an underwriter in...
State Auto Names Gritton Commercial Lines Regional Director in Midwest
Feb 24 2016 // Rob Gritton will move from a product manager role in homeowners to become the commercial lines regional director in State Auto Insurance Co.’s Midwest Region. He replaces Kevin Kelly. In addition to various...
How Employer Joint Liability Is Changing
Feb 18 2016 // Businesses known for their uniforms are worried about lawyers in business suits in the wake of a change in the nation’s labor laws affecting their liability for employment practices. The change could unravel the...
Los Angeles CPCU Society Chapter Names Worldwide Facilities, LLC 2015 Employer of the Year
Feb 18 2016 // Los Angeles, CA, February 18, 2016 — On December 8, 2015, The Los Angeles CPCU Society Chapter presented its first “Employer of the Year” award to Lori Hunter, CPCU, on behalf of Worldwide Facilities,...
Williams Joins J.M. Wilson as Public & Business Auto Underwriter
Feb 18 2016 // J.M. Wilson has added Robin Williams as public and business auto underwriter in Portage, Mich. Williams is responsible for quoting new and renewal public and business auto accounts, working with company underwriters, and...
Gridiron Insurance Releases Nationwide Small Business Program Platform
Feb 17 2016 // Gridiron Insurance Underwriters Inc., a program manager that specializes in program business on a regional and national basis, has launched a new platform product designed for small businesses. Gridiron Insurance...
IDT911 Enhances Data Breach Services for Commercial Insureds
Feb 16 2016 // IDT911 has enhanced its DataRiskStages data breach mitigation and remediation service for insurance companies and their commercial policyholders. The DataRiskStages platform has been enriched with three new features:...
Top 10 Workplace Discrimination Claims in 2015
Feb 16 2016 // Retaliation charges increased by nearly five percent in 2015 and continue to be the leading concern raised by workers across the country. Disability charges increased by six percent from last year and are the third largest...
Hartford Steam Boiler Launches Cyber Product for Mid-Size Companies
Feb 5 2016 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Total Cyber, a stand-alone insurance product that offers mid-size companies direct coverage for multiple types of data and...
P/C Commercial Rates Fell 4% in January
Feb 5 2016 // Rates for commercial property/casualty insurance fell four percent in the first month of the new year, continuing a downward trend that is unlikely to halt anytime soon, according to Richard Kerr, CEO of...
XL Catlin Unveils Workplace Violence Coverage for Mid-Size Companies
Feb 4 2016 // XL Catlin has introduced a new insurance policy to help mid-size companies in the U.S. respond and recover from incidents of workplace violence. According to Denise Balan, Americas Head for XL Catlin’s Crisis...
Oklahoma Lawmaker: Small Businesses Back Asset Forfeiture Reform
Feb 3 2016 // An Oklahoma state lawmaker has filed a bill that would reform Oklahoma’s civil asset forfeiture law, an effort he says is supported by small businesses in the state. In May 2015, Sen. Kyle D. Loveless (R-Oklahoma...
How to Keep Peace Over Politics in the Workplace
Feb 1 2016 // As Iowa and New Hampshire citizens prepare to caucus and vote, it’s worth remembering that sparring over immigration reform, ISIS and whether Donald Trump should be in the White House can go quickly from casual to...
EEOC Seeks Input on Workplace Retaliation Guidance
Feb 1 2016 // The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is seeking public input on proposed enforcement guidance addressing retaliation and related issues under federal employment discrimination laws. The enforcement...
