Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Dhandho Acquiring Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Mutual Insurance
Jul 31 2014 // Stonetrust Commercial Mutual Insurance Holding Co. announced it has agreed to be acquired by Dhandho Holdings LP and Dhandho Holdings Qualified Purchaser LP, based in Irvine, Calif. Stonetrust is a Louisiana-based mutual...
RSA Commercial Business Makes New Executive Appointments
Jul 31 2014 // The UK’s RSA announced new appointments within its Commercial business as follows: Rob Gibbs has been appointed RSA Motability Director. In his new role, he will lead a team of over 500 to deliver exceptional service...
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...
U.S. Risk Names Jonathan Hagan an Underwriter for the Dallas Commercial Underwriting Division of U.S. Risk Underwriters, Inc.
Jul 23 2014 // Dallas, TX – July 23, 2014 – U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. (www.usrisk.com), the eighth largest managing general agency and surplus lines wholesaler in the nation, announced that it has named Jonathan Hagan an...
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...
Maritzen to Head New Endurance U.S. Commercial Property Operation
Jul 8 2014 // Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that Mark Maritzen has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Property within its U.S. Insurance operation. He has nearly twenty...
Endurance Launches U.S. Commercial Property Retail Division
Jul 8 2014 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that Mark Maritzen has joined the company as executive vice president and head of commercial property within its U.S. Insurance operation. Maritzen will be responsible for...
ACE to Acquire Brazil’s Commercial P&C Insurer Itaú Seguros
Jul 7 2014 // ACE Limited announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the large corporate property and casualty (P&C) business of Itaú Seguros, S.A. from Itaú Unibanco S.A. for approximately $685 million. ACE...
The PPACA: What Employers Don’t Understand About Emerging Exposures
Jul 7 2014 // The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the emerging regulatory environment present difficult challenges to employers. As employers, regulators, administrators and courts begin to struggle with...
Supreme Court to Decide UPS Workplace Pregnancy Accommodation Dispute
Jul 2 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court will use a case involving United Parcel Service Inc. to decide whether pregnant employees can be denied accommodations such as light duty when other workers with disabilities receive them. The court...
Small Commercial Trucks in Kansas Exempt from Most Safety Rules
Jun 30 2014 // Starting July 1, Kansas is granting a yearlong exemption to small commercial trucks from most of the safety regulations it imposes upon larger haulers, despite the misgivings of some officials. The Topeka Capital Journal...
Small Businesses Lobby for Export-Import Bank
Jun 27 2014 // If the battle over the U.S. Export-Import Bank is Washington’s latest political tempest, then Don Nelson from Bakersfield, California is aiming at the eye of the storm. Nelson’s small oilfield equipment company...
Another Climate Report Outlines Business Risks, Insurance Pitfalls
Jun 26 2014 // “Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States,” a report on climate change and how it will affect businesses, offers a variety of information on how a changing world will impact...
Philadelphia Launches Commercial Excess Flood Coverage
Jun 26 2014 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. (PHLY) is now offering commercial excess flood coverage to complement its commercial primary flood product. PHLY’s new excess coverage competitively priced and available at limits higher...
