Latest Business Insurance Headlines
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Maguire Agency Adds Tretter as Commercial Lines Producer in Minnesota
Sep 11 2014 // Aaron Tretter Roseville, Minn.-based Maguire Agency, an independent insurance agency offering property/casualty, employee benefits and personal insurance lines, has added Aaron Tretter as a producer for its...
Millennials Aspire to Be Workplace Leaders; Seek Training: Survey
Sep 11 2014 // As the 80 million millennials (ages 18-33) start to play a larger role in the U.S. workplace, they aspire to lead in business in the next five years, according to a new survey. The Hartford’s 2014 Millennial...
University of Kentucky to Study Workplace Safety in Appalachia
Sep 9 2014 // A center at the University of Kentucky is receiving a five-year, $5 million grant to improve occupational health and safety in central Appalachia and Kentucky. UK said the region reports higher rates of occupational...
AssureStart Expands Online Small Business Insurance Sales to Four More States
Sep 8 2014 // AssureStart, the online small business insurance provider, is now open for business in Nevada, New York, Ohio and South Carolina. AssureStart sells business property and general liability insurance on the Internet...
Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance to File for 5% Rate Reduction
Sep 5 2014 // Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance (KEMI), the largest workers’ compensation insurer in Kentucky, announced that it plans to file for an overall rate reduction of 5 percent effective Jan. 1, 2015. KEMI said...
Chicago Rideshare Law Requires $1M Commercial Auto, $1M CGL Cover
Sep 2 2014 // Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s veto of legislation that would have implemented statewide regulation of commercial rideshare organizations, or Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), put the spotlight on the Chicago...
Small Commercial Lines: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Aug 27 2014 // Small commercial lines is suddenly the Cinderella of the insurance industry. Previously the unwanted step child turned beauty queen being courted, pursued, and being offered dowries for marriage. Dowries and marriage are...
Workplace Penalties Mounting Up for Illinois Roofing Contractor
Aug 20 2014 // Roofing contractor Juan Manuel Antonio-Martinez has been cited for three willful safety violations for exposing workers to fall hazards at two separate residential home sites in Savoy, Ill., on March 26, 2014, and April 9,...
GEICO Lowers Commercial Auto Rates in Virginia
Aug 19 2014 // GEICO is introducing lower rates in Virginia for commercial auto insurance customers, including contractors, retailers, caterers, professional services and other businesses. Small business owners in particular need...
Aspen Skiing Co. Initiates Fitness Tests to Reduce Workplace Injuries
Aug 18 2014 // Some Aspen Skiing Co. workers are hitting the weights and sharpening agility skills this summer to get ready for new annual fitness tests ahead of ski season. About 1,500 ski instructors, lift operators and ski patrollers...
Aspen Skiing Co. Initiates Fitness Tests to Reduce Workplace Injuries
Aug 18 2014 // Some Aspen Skiing Co. workers are hitting the weights and sharpening agility skills this summer to get ready for new annual fitness tests ahead of ski season. About 1,500 ski instructors, lift operators and ski patrollers...
Acadia Insurance Launches Small Business Product in Maine, New Hampshire
Aug 15 2014 // Acadia Insurance, a W. R. Berkley Co., has launched a new insurance policy for small businesses in Maine and New Hampshire called AcadiaAdvantage. The product is expected to be available in additional states this...
Small Businesses to Commercial Insurers: ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’
Aug 11 2014 // Insurers writing predominantly personal lines of insurance do a better job in satisfying their small business customers than insurers focused more on commercial lines, a new survey contends. According to the J.D. Power...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Hires Jill Bay-Weber as the Senior Vice President of the Commercial Division
Aug 7 2014 // San Diego, Calif. (Aug. 7, 2014) – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, welcomes Jill Bay-Weber as the new senior vice president of the commercial division. In her new role,...
Aspen Skiing Co. Initiates Fitness Tests to Reduce Workplace Injuries
Aug 6 2014 // Some Aspen Skiing Co. workers are hitting the weights and sharpening agility skills this summer to get ready for new annual fitness tests ahead of ski season. About 1,500 ski instructors, lift operators and ski patrollers...
Threlkeld & Co. Insurance Promotes Glover to VP, Commercial Lines
Aug 4 2014 // East Texas-based Threlkeld & Company Insurance (TCI) has promoted Dustin Glover to the position of vice president of commercial lines. Glover joined TCI five years ago as a producer, primarily writing oil and gas...
Small Commercial Lines: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Aug 4 2014 // Small commercial lines is suddenly the Cinderella of the insurance industry. The previously unwanted stepchild turned beauty queen is being courted, pursued, and being offered dowries for marriage. Dowries and marriage are...
Obesity Linked to Increased Fatigue in the Workplace
Jul 29 2014 // U.S. workplaces may need to consider innovative methods to prevent fatigue from developing in employees who are obese. Based on results from a study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene...
CPro Associates Spin-Off Concentrating on Commercial Insurance Business
Jul 16 2014 // Dallas-based CPro Associates has spun off its binding authority and programs unit as a new company, B&H Risk Services Inc., headed by William E. Buckley. Buckley joined CPro in late 2013 to form and develop the new...
Cook Maran Appoints Commercial Lines Assistant Manager in New York
Jul 10 2014 // Cook Maran & Associates recently promoted Dan Edgett from commercial marketing representative to the newly created position of assistant manager in the commercial insurance department. Edgett will assume his new...
