Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Facebook Readies Workplace Version
Nov 18 2014 // Facebook Inc. is testing a version of its social network that will let people communicate and collaborate at work, a person familiar with the matter said, taking on tools from Microsoft Corp. and Salesforce.com Inc. The...
Surmount in California Names Phin Commercial Lines Specialist
Nov 17 2014 // San Diego, Calif.-based Surmount Insurance Services has named James Phin a commercial lines coverage specialist in its firm. His focus is on working with manufacturers and startups. Phin has more than a decade of sales...
Health Plan Costs Up Slightly; What Employers Are Doing About It
Nov 13 2014 // In 2014, U.S. companies and their employees saw a slight uptick in the rate of U.S. health care cost increases, according to an analysis by corporate health and benefits consultant Aon Hewitt. After plan design changes and...
AssureStart Expands Online Small Business Sales to 6 Additional States
Nov 13 2014 // Online small business insurance provider AssureStart is now open for business in six additional states: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Nebraska and North Carolina. Seattle-based AssureStart sells business property and...
World’s Top 15 Commercial Lines Brokers Write 43% of Business: Finaccord
Nov 12 2014 // The world’s top 15 insurance brokers write more than 43 percent of the commercial lines property/casualty business globally, according to a new ranking by London research firm Finaccord. The same report says that the...
CorPro, AIG Offer Management Liability Products for Small, Mid-Sized Firms
Nov 11 2014 // CorPro Underwriting Managers will now offer directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary and crime insurance coverage to small and mid-sized enterprises through its partnership with subsidiaries of American...
Atlas General Insurance Services is Recognized as A Top Workplace by The U-T San Diego Top Workplace Awards
Nov 11 2014 // San Diego, CA, November 11, 2014 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, has been selected as a winner in the 2014 U-T San Diego Top Workplace Awards in the small business category. This is the second year that Atlas...
Employers in Nevada Names Eleftheriou CFO
Nov 10 2014 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has named Terry Eleftheriou executive vice president and chief financial officer. Eleftheriou is responsibile for the company’s financial reporting, treasury, corporate...
‘Tis the Season for Workplace Safety
Nov 7 2014 // The holiday season can be one of the most prosperous times of year for many businesses. Increased activity in the workplace often means hiring temporary, seasonal employees. Continued employment gains across all industries...
Blue River Underwriters D. Scott Tramel and John Searles Launch USL&H and Maritime Employers Liability Insurance Program
Nov 6 2014 // KENNESAW, GA, November 6, 2014 — Blue River Underwriters, a division of Breckenridge Insurance Group, has introduced a new United States Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Act (USL&H) and Maritime Employers Liability...
Commercial Rates Continue on Slow Slide; Personal Lines Rates Moderate: Survey
Nov 5 2014 // The composite rate for U.S. commercial insurance was plus 1 percent in October 2014 while the composite rate for U.S. personal lines was plus 3 percent for the month, according to MarketScout’s monthly analysis of...
OSHA Initiative Targets Hazardous Chemicals in Workplace
Nov 3 2014 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is launching a national dialogue on ways to prevent work-related illness caused by exposure to hazardous substances. The first stage...
Program Business Market Grew 9.8% in 2013: TMPAA
Nov 2 2014 // Commercial property/casualty insurance program administrators outperformed the overall property/casualty insurance market last year. Program business premium revenues increased by 9.8 percent, reaching $30.1 billion in...
Small Businesses Moving to Obamacare Exchanges
Nov 2 2014 // U.S. small businesses are dropping health insurance for their workers, as Obamacare lets them send employees to new marketplaces where they can often get subsidies from the government to buy coverage. WellPoint...
The Hartford Offers Safety Rewards, Discounts for Commercial Auto
Oct 31 2014 // The Hartford is offering small and midsize businesses the opportunity to receive commercial auto insurance premium discounts and rewards for safety. The company has also expanded its quoting system for agents and brokers...
South Carolina Liquidating Commercial Auto Insurer First Keystone
Oct 29 2014 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance last week declared an insurer that specialized in providing commercial auto insurance to be insolvent and the insurer is now being liquidated. The First Keystone Risk Retention...
Workplace Fatalities Decline in Michigan
Oct 28 2014 // Michigan’s rate of job-related deaths has decreased in recent years even as more people enter the workforce following the economic recession. The Detroit News reports federal data show Michigan’s rate of...
Employers Hires Hanover’s Collins as East Regional Sales VP
Oct 23 2014 // Employers Holdings Inc. in Reno, Nevada, has hired Martha Collins as vice president, regional sales for the eastern region that includes 16 states. Collins will be based in Baltimore, Maryland. Collins brings to Employers...
Three ‘Common Sense’ Tactics for Commercial Lines Prospecting
Oct 20 2014 // Prospecting for fresh insurance leads is the soil of sales. And as any horticulturist can tell you, good earth is required to grow anything – including your agency. You can delegate this core function to a third party...
10 Things to Know About Commercial Property
Oct 20 2014 // Prices for commercial property insurance fell during the second quarter of 2014, marking the first time in three years that property prices fell, according to a recent Towers Watson survey. The survey showed that over half...
