Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SUA Small Business Workers’ Comp Now Offered by Appalachian Underwriters
Jan 15 2007 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance, Inc. has amended its agreement with Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. to include small employer’ workers’ compensation. AUI will provide workers’ compensation through...
CNA to Offer Small Business EPL Package
Jan 10 2007 // CNA has enhanced Epack, its management and professional liability package policy, to create Epack EZ. Targeting companies with less than 50 employees and $10 million in assets, Epack EZ offers a stand alone employment...
Progressive’s Drive Enters Mass. Commercial Auto Market
Jan 10 2007 // Drive Commercial Auto, part of The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, announced plans to offer commercial auto insurance to Massachusetts business owners available exclusively through independent agents. With its...
Travelers Scales Back Decision on Renewing Commercial Polices in N.O.
Jan 8 2007 // St. Paul Travelers is scaling back plans to stop renewing most of its commercial policies in the New Orleans area this year, a decision that is “very good news” for businesses here after the 2005 hurricanes,...
IIAT and Insurors Indemnity Team Up for Commercial Lines Program
Jan 8 2007 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas and Waco-based Insurors Indemnity announced they have teamed up to offer qualifying IIAT members a new commercial market for small to medium business accounts. IIAT will help...
Making the case for small/mid-size business EPLI
Jan 8 2007 // A client’s financial well-being — and an agent’s own E&O — dictate that employment liability issues be discussed We can assume that today’s litigious employment environment makes it easy...
Making the case for small/mid-size business EPLI
Jan 7 2007 // We can assume that today’s litigious employment environment makes it easy for agents and brokers to demonstrate the value of employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) to large employers, but is there value in...
Employers Adds Agent Incentives for Pharmacy Workers’ Comp Program
Jan 4 2007 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers has enhanced its workers’ compensation insurance program for California’s independent pharmacies. According to the company, independent pharmacies engage in many unique patient...
Commercial Insurance Directory Goes National
Jan 3 2007 // InsureMyWork.com, an informational website about commercial insurance, started an online directory of business insurance agents two months ago. The directory started in California and is now open to all 50 states. Media,...
Builders & Tradesmen’s Offers Commercial Auto Program in California
Jan 2 2007 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has a new commercial automobile market available in California underwritten by Commerce West Insurance Co. The program is designed for vehicles up...
Watkins Joins Abram Interstate’s Commercial Lines Department
Dec 29 2006 // Abram Interstate Insurance Services Inc. located in Rocklin, Calif., has added Aimee Watkins to its Commercial Lines Department. Watkins began her career in the insurance industry six years ago. Working at Networked...
Kentucky aids small businesses with insurance
Dec 25 2006 // Dan Hayes began working at Purcell’s Business Products, in Campbellsville, Ky., in the 1970s. By 1980, he owned the business selling office supplies and equipment with eight employees. A desire to “do good by...
Kentucky aids small businesses with insurance
Dec 24 2006 // Dan Hayes began working at Purcell’s Business Products, in Campbellsville, Ky., in the 1970s. By 1980, he owned the business selling office supplies and equipment with eight employees. A desire to “do good by...
N.Y. Officials Charge 8 with Commercial Fleet Insurance Fraud
Dec 21 2006 // Eight people were charged have been charged with defrauding insurance companies by registering commercial motor vehicle fleets in upstate New York to avoid higher premiums in New York City, Albany County District Attorney...
Employers Opens Offices in Arizona, Texas
Dec 21 2006 // Employers, a small business insurance specialist, has opened two new offices: one in Phoenix and the other in Irving, Texas. In Arizona, Employers will offer insurance through Employers Compensation Insurance Co., which...
Builders & Tradesmen’s Offers Commercial Package Policy in California
Dec 13 2006 // Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services Inc., Rocklin, Calif., has a new commercial package policy available in California underwritten by One Beacon. Eligable classes are garage, manufatures,...
LWCC Reminds Employers to Keep Workplace Safe for Holiday Hires
Dec 12 2006 // As thousands of extra workers populate job sites during the holiday season, the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) issued a reminder to employers of the importance of safety in the workplace for all...
Miss. recovery impeded by business insurance hikes
Dec 11 2006 // Hurricane Katrina only damaged the eaves of Morris Strickland’s shopping center a few miles from the Ocean Springs, Mississippi beach. The damage cost less than $2,000, and stores leasing space in Eagle Plaza quickly...
Employers offering health coverage in California declining
Dec 11 2006 // California has the most number of people without insurance coverage compared to any other state — and the number of employers offering health insurance plans is declining. According to a recent “Snapshot of...
St. Paul Travelers to cease renewing some commercial accounts in New Orleans
Dec 11 2006 // In a blow to post-Katrina recovery in New Orleans, St. Paul Travelers on Dec. 1st said it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the area in the next year, according to the Associated Press. The...
