Latest Commercial Lines Headlines
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Allied Insurance Changes Quoting Process for Writing Business Insurance
Jul 14 2010 // Allied Insurance, based in Des Moines, Iowa, announced new changes to its commercial quoting process that it says will allow independent agents to write business insurance quicker and easier. Among the new features: 25...
CNA Adds Wehrkamp as Commercial Underwriting Officer in Kansas City
Jul 13 2010 // CNA Financial Corp., based in Chicago, has appointed Don Wehrkamp as Commercial Underwriting officer for its Kansas City territory. In this role, Wehrkamp will ensure that the full complement of CNA’s products and...
Heffernan Insurance Names Morrison Commercial Lines Producer in Portland
Jul 12 2010 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has hired Jared Morrison as a commercial lines producer in its Portland, Ore., office. Morrison will expand the company’s large commercial hospitality and Allied Health client base in the...
Small Businesses Pay 33% of Rising Tort Costs Out-of-Pocket
Jul 9 2010 // A new study from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce shows that small businesses shoulder a sizable burden of the nation’s tort liability costs, having paid $105.4 billion in 2008— a third of it out of their own...
Great American Insurance Named ‘Healthiest Company,” Top Workplace
Jun 30 2010 // Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American Insurance Group has been recognized as one of the “Healthiest Companies in America” and one of Cincinnati’s 2010 Top Workplaces. For the second consecutive year,...
Employers Names Hallman Senior VP, Chief Information Officer
Jun 22 2010 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers announced that Richard P. Hallman has been promoted to senior vice president and chief information officer. Hallman previously served for the past five years as Employers’ vice president of...
Ohio BWC Modifies Public Employer Ratemaking Guidelines
Jun 22 2010 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors has voted to modify two tables that impact experience-based rate adjustments for Public Employer Taxing Districts (PEC), effective Jan. 1, 2011. The...
Florida Deregulates Certain Commercial, Professional Liability Lines for Pricing
Jun 21 2010 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law a bill exempting certain commercial and professional liability insurance rates from state review prior to use. Current state law exempts only those policies with annual...
Risk Management a Low Priority for Small Business World
Jun 21 2010 // Risk management ranks relatively low on the priorities list for small business owners, according to a recent survey by Travelers. And that outlook could mean trouble down the road when problems arise for those firms, the...
Rise in Employer Healthcare Costs Slowing
Jun 15 2010 // Medical costs for U.S. employers will rise by 9 percent in 2011, slightly less than they have risen this year, according to a survey released Monday. To try to control the impact, employers are turning to wellness programs...
CNA, SeaPass to Expand On-Line Quoting for Small Business Partners
Jun 14 2010 // CNA insurance companies recently formalized its relationship with SeaPass Solutions, Inc. to support the expansion of on-line quoting resources for its small business agents and brokers. Through the SeaPass Hub platform, a...
Commercial Insurance Prices Stay Level for 5th Straight Quarter
Jun 14 2010 // A fragile global economy, excess capacity in virtually every line of commercial insurance and last year’s below-average catastrophic losses combined to keep commercial insurance prices flat during the first quarter...
Commercial Market to Remain Stable, Challenging for Risk Managers
Jun 7 2010 // Marsh Sees Insurer Security, Transparency, Accountability as Issues Despite the global economic crisis, the commercial insurance market is poised to remain stable through 2010, but new challenges are emerging for risk...
Chartis Renames Small Business Division as Growth Enterprises
Jun 2 2010 // Chartis has renamed one of its divisions as Growth Enterprises, replacing the previous division name, Small Business. Growth Enterprises, established in 2001, delivers products and platforms to growing companies in a wide...
Florida Governor Signs Commercial, Professional Lines Deregulation Bill
Jun 2 2010 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has signed into law a bill exempting certain commercial and professional liability insurance rates from state review prior to use. Current state law exempts only those policies with annual...
London American Risk Now Offering Small Commercial Standard Lines
May 28 2010 // London American Risk Specialists Inc., based in Houston, Texas, has contracted with Travelers Insurance Co. to offer small commercial standard lines business through the firm’s Select Division. London American will...
Alteris, Tangram to Offer Commercial Janitorial Program in Western States
May 27 2010 // Alteris Inc. and California-based specialty insurance program administrator Tangram Insurance Services are introducing a commercial janitorial package program to be available in four western states. Alteris’...
Survey: Michigan Employers Shifting Healthcare Costs to Employees
May 25 2010 // A survey of mid-sized Southeast Michigan employers shows that health benefits are on par with national trends as traditionally rich benefit offerings go by the wayside, according to McGraw Wentworth, a Michigan-based...
Commercial Market to Remain Stable, Challenging for Risk Managers: Marsh
May 20 2010 // Despite the global economic crisis, the commercial insurance market is poised to remain stable through 2010, but new challenges are emerging for risk managers, according to a report issued by insurance broker Marsh. The...
American Express, BOLT Insurance Create Small Business Service
May 20 2010 // American Express OPEN, the small business division of the financial services company, in conjunction with BOLT Insurance Agency has created InsuranceEdge, which was designed to help small business owners research, review,...
