Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Progressive Drives Commercial Auto Into W.Va.
Mar 2 2006 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies has announced it is now offering commercial auto insurance in West Virginia. While Progressive’s commercial coverages are available directly to consumers by phone and over...
Mo.-based Lockton Companies Adds New VP, Commercial Insurance Div.
Mar 1 2006 // Mo.-based Lockton Companies recently announced that Kerry R. Martin will be its new vice president, Commercial Insurance Division. Martin will be based in Chicago and focus on client development. Formerly, Martin was the...
W.Va. Bills Employers $1.89M for Workers’ Comp Premiums
Feb 28 2006 // The West Virginia Insurance Commission has released statistics indicating that more than $1.89 million in workers’ compensation payments are now outstanding from employers in the state. Notices asking 1,794 employers...
Lloyd’s Solidifies Global Commercial Specialist Presence
Feb 27 2006 // In a recently issued bulletin Lloyd’s said it has “reaffirmed its position as the world’s leading specialist insurer with new figures that reveal the global spread of its business in...
Chicago Furniture Builder Nailed for Workplace Safety Violations
Feb 27 2006 // The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $218,200 in fines against steel frame furniture manufacturer Dehler Manufacturing Co. Inc. following an inspection at the...
Baton Rouge, La., Man Arrested in Business Auto Insurance Scam
Feb 22 2006 // Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that special agents from his office, in a joint effort with members of the fraud section of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, arrested Walter Glenn McMillan,...
Penn Millers’ Management to Focus on Agribusiness, General Commercial
Feb 21 2006 // Penn Millers Insurance Company, based in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has created business units to focus on agribusiness and general commercial business. “The creation of dedicated business units enables us to align specific...
Small business headed for the chopping block?
Feb 20 2006 // While shopping for turkey last Thanksgiving, it would have been good to pause and appreciate those millions of independent small businesses that provide the goods and services this thriving nation depends upon. Today, such...
New Mexico considering commercial lines file and use system
Feb 20 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and the insurance industry are working with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to finalize and implement proposed rate regulations that would convert...
Small business headed for the chopping block?
Feb 19 2006 // The ruling accurately determined that an employer’s duty to provide a safe workplace is limited to employees and does not extend to others such as spouses. While shopping for turkey last Thanksgiving, it would have...
SPECIAL REPORT: Commercial Auto
Feb 19 2006 // Unusual circumstances surround dropped sale of Universal Underwriters Most failed company mergers remain a secret, except to a handful of insiders. That was not the case with the collapsed attempt by Zurich Financial...
Special Report: Commercial Auto
Feb 19 2006 // Rental firms can take advantage of financial liability laws to limit their exposure Many car rental operators can save significant expenses and still protect their business by using non-traditional risk management...
Okla. Committee OKs Small Business Employee Health Insurance Bill
Feb 17 2006 // Hoping to reduce the number of uninsured Oklahomans, a state House of Representatives committee voted to provide financial incentives to businesses that contribute to employee health insurance premiums. House Bill 2463, by...
Best Continues Negative Outlook on U.S. Commercial Sector
Feb 17 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has completed its assessment of the U.S. commercial market and is extending its negative outlook for 2006. As a consequence, A.M. Best anticipates that there will be few rating upgrades or positive rating...
NAMIC Hosts Commercial Lines Seminar in March at Sofitel Chicago
Feb 15 2006 // Indianapolis-based National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies is sponsoring a Commercial Lines Underwriting Seminar on March 1-3, 2006 at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower in Chicago. The agenda stresses the need for...
Washington Employer Sentenced for Failing to Pay Workers’ Comp Premiums
Feb 14 2006 // Failing to have a workers’ compensation account and pay premiums has landed an Oak Harbor, Wash., employer in jail. Mark Dahl, sole owner of Catalina Marine Services Inc., pleaded guilty to a Class C Felony in...
Washington L&I Offers Workers’ Comp Cards to Employers
Feb 13 2006 // To help ensure that employers are promptly notified of a workplace-injury claim, Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has created wallet cards that employers can fill out and give to their...
Measure to Expand Options for Okla. Small Business Moves Forward
Feb 9 2006 // A key plank of the Oklahoma Senate Democratic agenda to strengthen small business won the approval of a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, according to the office of the lawmaker who sponsored a bill that would increase...
Return-to-Work Pilot Program Created for Small Employers in Texas
Feb 8 2006 // To encourage small employers to find ways to return their employees to the job sooner after a workplace injury, Texas Commissioner of Workers’ Compensation Albert Betts has signed and submitted to the Texas Register...
SPECIAL REPORT: Commercial Umbrella
Feb 5 2006 // It seems that every risk today has a big exposure, regardless of size or industry type. Some popular litigation targets include product liability, personal injury claims, false advertising and, most frequently, commercial...
