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EU High Court Upholds Britain’s Workplace Safety Law
Jun 15 2007 // The European Court of Justice has upheld Britain’s workplace safety law, dismissing a legal claim by the European Commission that it violated EU rules. Under EU law, employers must ensure a safe and healthy workplace...
NetRate Systems, Inc. Announces Availability of Massachusetts Commercial Auto Rating System
Jun 14 2007 // Okemos, MI – NetRate Systems, a leading provider of commercial lines rating software for the insurance industry, announces the immediate availability of Massachusetts Commercial Automobile Rating. The Mass Auto...
Mo. Employers Paying Less to Cover Injured Workers
Jun 13 2007 // Two years after lawmakers tightened eligibility for benefits to injured workers, the insurance premiums businesses must pay to care for injured workers have dropped to 1994 levels. In 2005, Gov. Matt Blunt and the...
LWCC Reminds Employers to Help Workers Avoid Heat-Related Injuries
Jun 13 2007 // June is National Safety Month and Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) issued a statement reminding employers and employees to take every precaution to avoid these illnesses, or possibly death, by...
A.M. Best Affirms Employers Holdings’ A- Rating
Jun 7 2007 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. announced insurance rating bureau A.M. Best has affirmed its financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and assigned issuer credit ratings of “a-” to Employers...
Okla. Gov. Signs Bill to Expand Health Coverage for Small Business
Jun 6 2007 // Okla. Gov. Brad Henry has signed a bill expanding a small business health insurance program. On June 4, Henry signed House Bill 1225, which targets working Oklahomans by expanding Insure Oklahoma, a program that helps...
Freeman Joins Marsh as Middle Market Leader in San Francisco
Jun 5 2007 // Mark Freeman has been named the middle market Leader for the San Francisco office of Marsh. Freeman is responsible for the growth, operations and delivery of services to middle market firms in the Bay Area. The San...
OneBeacon Offers Small Business Owners Coverage in Minn.
Jun 4 2007 // OneBeacon Insurance Group today announced that it will begin offering property-casualty solutions to small-business owners in Minnesota through independent agent partners. OneBeacon’s local small-business operation...
‘Broken lawsuit system’ hurts small business, dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship, study claims
Jun 4 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
‘Broken lawsuit system’ hurts small business, dampens the spirit of entrepreneurship, study claims
Jun 4 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
Wis. Wausau Survey Reveals Trends in Lines of Commercial Insurance
May 30 2007 // Spurrred by advice from their agent or broker, commercial insurance buyers show increasing interest in buying more than one line of coverage from a carrier, according to a new survey commissioned by Wis.-based Wausau...
E&S Carrier Ironshore Approved to Write Commercial Risks in Fla.
May 24 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. reports it has been approved to write property, property catastrophe and casualty insurance on an excess and surplus basis for risks in Florida. Ironshore, formed in late 2006, is a...
Business Risk Partners, Praetorian Offer Small-Middle Market D&O
May 23 2007 // Business Risk Partners and Praetorian Financial Group are launching insurance products: Private Accord and Excess Guardian. Private Accord is a directors and officers liability package product for small and middle market...
Editor’s Note: Protecting small businesses
May 21 2007 // Are your customers’ small businesses fully covered with all the insurance they need? Apparently the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) had doubts about the extent to which the nation’s small...
Editor’s Note: Small businesses not always adequately covered . . .
May 21 2007 // The recent tornadoes, heavy rains and subsequent flooding that hit a good part of the Midwest in May remind all of us about insurance coverage issues. For many the reminder is about purchasing flood insurance for your...
Calif. court limits employers’ liability in workers’ comp
May 21 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that workers’ compensation reforms adopted in 2004 do not supersede employer apportionment of compensation for permanent disability injuries. In reviewing cases from five...
N.J. Charges Health Insurer with Alleged Steering of Small Businesses
May 21 2007 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has filed an administrative order alleging CIGNA HealthCare of New Jersey and an affiliate, Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., failed to properly notify 2,123...
Bill Would Expand Okla. Small Business Insurance Plan
May 21 2007 // A bill vastly expanding the number of small businesses that qualify for a health insurance subsidy program is nearing floor action in the Oklahoma Legislature, a key lawmaker said recently. Gov. Brad Henry’s...
Calif. court limits employers’ liability in workers’ comp
May 21 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that workers’ compensation reforms adopted in 2004 do not supersede employer apportionment of compensation for permanent disability injuries. In reviewing cases from five...
U.S. Chamber: ‘Broken Lawsuit System’ Hurts Small Businesses
May 18 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
