Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
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SPECIAL REPORT: Commercial Umbrella
Feb 5 2006 // Insolvencies have left numerous corporations with uncollectible excess casualty claims and no recourse but to pay these large claims out of company coffers. What happens when the excess carrier goes under To avoid high...
Report Cites Mass. Employers with Workers in State Health Pools
Feb 3 2006 // Thousands of workers employed by some of the state’s top retailers, restaurants and hospitals in Massachusetts are relying on taxpayers to pick up the tab for their health care, according to a report released this...
New Mexico Considering Commercial Lines File and Use System
Feb 2 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...
DCAP Makes Investment in New York’s Commercial Mutual Insurance Co.
Feb 1 2006 // DCAP Group Inc., a chain of independent storefront insurance agencies in the Northeast, has made an investment in Commercial Mutual Insurance Company. DCAP purchased all $3.75 million of the outstanding surplus notes of...
OSHA Reminds Employers to List Injury/Illness Summaries Starting Feb. 1
Feb 1 2006 // Beginning Feb. 1, employers must post a summary of the total number of job-related injuries and illnesses that occurred last year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced today. Employers are...
Lexington Enhances Online Risk Management Tools for Employers
Jan 30 2006 // Lexington Insurance Company, a member company of American International Group Inc. has expanded its online training capabilities at: www.lexeplhelp.com for customers carrying employment practices liability (EPL) insurance....
Shader Joins The Hanover from Willis as VP for Commercial Lines
Jan 26 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group (The Hanover) today announced that Scott Shader has been named vice president, commercial lines business development. In this role, Shader will have broad management responsibilities for field...
Venture Insurance Programs Hits a Winner with ‘Errant Ball’ Commercial
Jan 25 2006 // National Program Administrator Venture Insurance Programs (www.ventureprograms.com) recently came out swinging with a 30-second video spot on www.insurancejournal.com designed to target agents and brokers with information...
Business Owners and Commercial Package
Jan 23 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: CNA introduced CNA Connect for small business customers that will combine the company’s former business owners’ policy and commercial package policies. CNA Connect provides agents with access...
Montana Inks Small Business Health Insurance Contract
Jan 23 2006 // Montana sealed a deal with the state’s largest health insurer Thursday to offer affordable group coverage to small businesses that enroll in a new insurance pool. The pool is part of a $13 million state program...
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...
