Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nielsen, Travelers Survey: Employers Unfamiliar with Risks Posed by ACA
Apr 29 2014 // Travelers has released a Nielsen Research survey that offers insight into U.S. employers’ familiarity with and preparedness for the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The...
Disaster Loans Made Available for New Mexico Small Businesses
Apr 28 2014 // Small businesses in eight New Mexico counties are eligible for federal disaster loans due to the drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration made the announcement Friday, saying the loans can help offset economic...
Managed Care Open Enrollment for Ohio Employers to Begin
Apr 25 2014 // Ohio employers will have an opportunity to select a new managed care organization (MCO) to manage health-care services for workers injured on the job beginning April 28. The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC)...
Ohio Employers to Share $1.2B Workers’ Comp Premium Credit
Apr 23 2014 // Ohio private employers and local governments will soon receive a credit on their workers’ compensation bills totaling $1.2 billion, the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced. The credit approved...
Report: Superstorm Sandy’s Fallout Tough on Small Businesses
Apr 23 2014 // When suburban New York delicatessen owner P.J. Whelan heard the findings of a Federal Reserve Bank of New York poll released Monday on Superstorm Sandy’s effect on small businesses, he began nodding in...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, Hires Rod Taylor as the New President of the Commercial Division
Apr 22 2014 // San Diego, Calif. (April 22, 2014) – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, welcomes Rod Taylor as the new president of the commercial division. Taylor will be based in the new...
Employers in Nevada Names Hallman EVP, Chief Information Officer
Apr 21 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. named Richard P. Hallman executive vice president and chief information officer. He will oversee overseeing all of Employers’ information technology departments. Hallman...
Ilinets Named Vice President of Hub’s San Francisco Commercial Markets
Apr 21 2014 // Hub International Insurance Services Inc. named Artem Ilinets vice president in the San Francisco, Calif. commercial division. Ilinet’s primary role with Hub will be the deployment of risk aversive insurance...
Growth, Profitability to Continue for U.S. Commercial Lines: Fitch
Apr 21 2014 // Fitch Ratings said it maintains a stable rating outlook for the U.S. commercial lines sector due to improving profitability over the past two years and strong capital levels allowing insurers to withstand considerable...
GM’s Mid-Sized SUVs Get Good News in Insurance Safety Test
Apr 8 2014 // General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain earned the top marks among mid-size sport-utility vehicles in a test designed to simulate one of the deadliest types of front-end collisions. The two models...
Specialty Risk Associates Adds Faust as Commercial Lines Underwriter
Apr 7 2014 // Shreveport, La.-based Specialty Risk Associates Inc. announced that Cody Faust joined the firm as a commercial lines underwriter. Prior to joining Specialty Risk, Faust worked in marketing and business development for a...
Agents Can Help Small Businesses Stay on Top of New Risks
Apr 7 2014 // Small businesses face a myriad of challenges throughout the business life cycle as they embark on new ventures and grow their operations. And insurance agents can serve as their guide and help them understand risks and...
Fitch Sees Growth, Profitability Continuing for U.S. Commercial Lines
Apr 3 2014 // Fitch Ratings said it maintains a stable rating outlook for the U.S. commercial lines sector due to improving profitability over the past two years and strong capital levels allowing insurers to withstand considerable...
Penn. Workers’ Comp Insurance Rates to Decline for Some Employers
Apr 1 2014 // The Pennsylvania Departments of Insurance and Labor & Industry on Monday announced a 5.15 percent workers’ compensation rate reduction, effective April 1. The officials said the reduction would save millions of...
Employers in Nevada Names Newman Chief Sales Officer, SVP
Apr 1 2014 // Employers named Russel J. Newman chief sales officer and senior vice president. Newman will be based out of Employers’ headquarters in Reno, Nev. He has more than 12 years of experience in the insurance industry, and...
ACE Names Charlton President of P/C and Micro-Business Division
Apr 1 2014 // ACE Group today announced that David Charlton has been appointed president of the Property and Casualty and Micro-business Division for ACE Commercial Risk Services. He will lead ACE’s expansion efforts into the...
Penn. High Court Reaffirms Statutory Employer Defense
Mar 31 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on March 26 reaffirmed statutory employer defense in a general contractor liability case, in which a subcontractor was injured during construction work. The high court’s decision...
1 in 10 Small Businesses Report Workers Under Influence of Alcohol, Drugs
Mar 28 2014 // One in 10 small businesses had employees show up for work last year while under the influence of at least one controlled substance. Small-business owners reported that alcohol, marijuana and prescription painkillers were...
Massachusetts Report Examines Workplace Risks for State Employees
Mar 27 2014 // About 3,000 Massachusetts state employees experienced job-related injuries from 2010 to 2012 serious enough to require time off, while four workers lost their lives. That’s one of the findings of a special advisory...
West Virginia Enacts Bill Protecting Pregnant Women in Workplace
Mar 27 2014 // West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has approved a measure to help accommodate pregnant women in the workplace. The Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act allows employees to request modified duties and other accommodations...
