Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
LWCC Urges Employers to Prepare Workers for Cold Weather
Jan 31 2007 // According to recent weather statistics, average February temperatures in Louisiana range from 43 to 64 degrees. Consequently, many Louisiana workers who have become accustomed to working in these milder than usual winter...
Small Business Owners Could Benefit from New Pension Law
Jan 30 2007 // Now is the time for small business owners to bone up on a new law that makes big changes in employee retirement plans. The Pension Protection Act of 2006, passed in August, rewrote many of the rules on pensions in an...
Commercial insurers’ stocks reflect 4th quarter profits, calm storm season
Jan 29 2007 // Stock Prices: Commercial insurers breathed a sigh of relief in the fourth quarter as the 2006 hurricane season officially ended with only minor losses, a dramatic contrast from a year ago. Insurers’ stock prices...
Study: Young Have More Workplace Accidents But Lower Costs Per Claim
Jan 29 2007 // On average, younger workers have higher incidence rates of workplace injuries and illnesses than older workers while older workers have higher costs per claim, according to the industry’s National Council on...
Commercial insurers’ stocks reflect 4th quarter profits, calm storm season
Jan 28 2007 // Stock Prices: Commercial insurers breathed a sigh of relief in the fourth quarter as the 2006 hurricane season officially ended with only minor losses, a dramatic contrast from a year ago. Insurers’ stock prices...
Liberty Mutual Fellowship Backs Workplace Safety Research
Jan 26 2007 // The Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group recently donated $30,000 to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Foundation in continuation of its commitment to occupational safety and health research through the support...
America First Expands Online Billing Service to Commercial Clients
Jan 26 2007 // Dallas-based America First Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, announced the expansion of its Online Billing Service Center to allow its commercial lines customers to make online payments and view their account...
Indiana Insurance Adds Online Billing Option for Commercial Customers
Jan 24 2007 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, is expanding its Online Billing Service Center to allow its commercial lines customers to make online payments and view their account summaries and payment...
Survey: Commercial Prices Continue Declining in Non-Catastrophe Areas
Jan 24 2007 // Commercial insurance premiums continued their decline in all but catastrophe-exposed areas during the fourth quarter of 2006, with insurers willing to lower prices and place fewer restrictions on coverage to get new...
Gardner Joins N.J.-Based Bollinger as Commercial Lines Director
Jan 19 2007 // Matthew Gardner has joined insurance broker Bollinger, Inc. as managing director of its Commercial Lines Division. He will operate out of the Short Hills, New Jersey corporate headquarters and will oversee...
AAIS Files Terrorism Loss Costs in Commercial Properties
Jan 19 2007 // The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) is introducing loss costs for pricing terrorism coverage in its Commercial Properties Program. A countrywide manual supplement filing, now underway, will substitute the...
Fla. Day 2: Senate Passes 25% Rate Cut; Citizens Would Enter Commercial
Jan 18 2007 // Two days into a special legislative session, after debating 20 amendments, the Florida Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 4-A, a measure which promises an average 25 percent premium cut to homeowners and lets Citizens...
Burns & Wilcox To Offer Commercial Earthquake Coverage
Jan 16 2007 // Burns & Wilcox, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, is offering of a new commercial “all risks” property program that includes...
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...
