Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
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Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
Jan 23 2006 // Stock Prices: Commercial lines stocks advanced for the second consecutive two-month period, up 5 percent for November/December, compared to a 7 percent increase in September/October. Companies continue to impress despite...
Commercial lines carriers continue to impress; M&A activity up slightly
Jan 22 2006 // Stock Prices: Commercial lines stocks advanced for the second consecutive two-month period, up 5 percent for November/December, compared to a 7 percent increase in September/October. Companies continue to impress despite...
Employers Insurance Group Makes Corporate Reorganization
Jan 20 2006 // Nevada-based Employers Insurance Group (EIG) reported a corporate reorganization designed to position the group of companies for expansion in commercial property and casualty insurance beyond its position as the...
Gallagher Joins RJF Agencies as Director of Marketing/Commercial Lines
Jan 18 2006 // Minnesota-based RJF Agencies Inc. reported that Tim Gallagher was hired as its director of Marketing/Commercial Lines. In this role, Gallagher will oversee the marketing of commercial insurance risks, design risk...
RISC Launches New Commercial Auto Market in Okla.
Jan 16 2006 // RISC Inc. announced it is rolling out a new commercial auto market in Oklahoma. Coverage highlight include: –Service vehicles of all types –Waste disposal; salvage and recycling operations –Oil Lease...
N.D. Employers to Receive $46M in Workers’ Compensation Premiums
Jan 13 2006 // For the 2005-06 premium year, North Dakota employers are reportedly enjoying the benefits of an estimated $46 million in premium dividend credits from Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI), the state’s...
PGI Commercial Partnership to Serve Habitational Risks
Jan 11 2006 // PGI Commercial, a provider of property and casualty insurance programs based in Morristown, N.J., has formed new partnerships in order to provide habitational insurance programs. PGI’s new partners, Sirius America...
Commercial Insurance Buyers Report Productivity Savings Across all Lines
Jan 9 2006 // Insurance buyers see increasing value from reducing their total cost of risk across multiple lines of commercial insurance, according to a new survey commissioned by Wausau Insurance of 200 financial executives. Eighty-one...
Azelby Joins Jimcor in N.J. as Senior Commercial Lines Underwiter
Jan 6 2006 // Jimcor Agencies iannounced that Renee M. Azelby has joined the staff in Marlton, N.J. Azelby comes to Jimcor with 15 years of experience in the industry, most recently working as a professional liability underwriting...
Lloyd’s Survey Confirms Small Business Confidence in Brokers
Jan 5 2006 // A survey, commissioned by the General Insurance Market Association (GIMRA), which queried 500 small and medium-sized businesses (SME’s), has determined that they continue to have confidence in traditional insurance...
Operator of Employers Mutual Convicted of Fraud Scheme
Jan 2 2006 // A Southern California man was found guilty of federal fraud charges for bilking the customers of Employers Mutual LLC, which purported to provide healthcare coverage to more than 20,000 people nationwide, but left more...
Vermont Gov. Douglas Seeks Nominees for Workplace Safety Award
Dec 28 2005 // Vermont Gov. James Douglas and the Vermont Department of Labor annually recognize employers that have made outstanding achievements in workplace safety and health. The first annual Governor’s Workplace Safety Award...
ICAT Launches Commercial Builder’s Risk Cat Product
Dec 22 2005 // International Catastrophe Insurance Managers LLC (ICAT) and Lantana Insurance Ltd., a member of the Glencoe Group of Companies, have launched a commercial Builder’s Risk catastrophe product to be written on a surplus...
Pippins Named The Main Street America Group V.P. Commercial Lines
Dec 22 2005 // Henry Pippins has been named vice president, Commercial Lines for the Main Street America Group in Jacksonville, Fla. Pippins will report to Bob Restrepo, senior vice president of Insurance Operations and be based at the...
Indiana Lawmaker Aims to Put Employers Who Ignore Safety in Jail
Dec 21 2005 // An Indiana state lawmaker is drafting a bill he calls “the corporate manslaughter act” which, if passed, would send employers to jail if they ignore on-the-job safety violations that lead to a serious injury or...
Costs Lower When Employers Choose, Says Study that Included Mass., Pa. Systems
Dec 19 2005 // Costs Lower When Employers Choose, Says Study that Included Mass., Pa. Systems The choice of medical care providers to treat injured workers by either workers or their employer not only impacts medical costs but also a...
CNA Launches New Small Business Product Combining Former Policies
Dec 15 2005 // CNA has introduced a new product, CNA Connect, for small business customers that will combine the company’s former business owners policy and commercial package policies into one broad flexible product. CNA Connect...
Progressive Adds Business Auto in N.J.
Dec 12 2005 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies is now offering commercial auto insurance to New Jersey business owners. This follows the Oct. 3, 2005 announcement that the Drive Insurance from Progressive and Progressive...
Most Texas Employers to See Decrease in Unemployment Insurance Tax Rates
Dec 9 2005 // Citing an improved economy, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) said most Texas employers will see a decrease in their employer tax rate for calendar year 2006 compared to last year. Texas Unemployment Insurance (UI)...
W. Va. Workers’ Comp Chief Warns Employers Failing to Pay
Dec 7 2005 // As it spins off as a private insurance program, West Virginia’s workers’ compensation program will show little patience with employers that fail to pay their premiums, its executive director said Monday. As of...
