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34% of Workplace Injuries Occur in First Year on the Job: Travelers

May 5 2023 // More than a third of workplace injuries occur during employees’ first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience, according to a new report from Travelers.In fact, an employee’s time spent in a...

What to Expect: WTW Spring Commercial Insurance Forecasts Mixed

May 3 2023 // In striking contrast to last year’s double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200% jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages this spring won’t...

People Moves: MGA DUAL North America Appoints 3 Industry Veterans for Leadership Roles; AXA XL Insurance Names Duke as Head of Pricing, Mid-Market Team

May 2 2023 // MGA DUAL North America Appoints 3 Industry Veterans for Leadership RolesDUAL North America Inc., a subsidiary of Howden Group, has appointed three industry veterans to leadership and key underwriting roles through...

Massachusetts Hospital Lacked Workplace Violence Protections, OSHA Judge Finds

Apr 28 2023 // A federal administrative law judge has determined that the manager of Fuller Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts exposed employees to workplace violence without adequate protections in 2019, particularly at times when...

Embroker: Business Insurance Shoppers Concerned With Startup Leadership Post-SVB

Apr 25 2023 // Following the closure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), VC-backed startups were increasingly looking for stronger protection in case their assets were compromised — specifically liability policies covering company...

California Commissioner and FAIR Plan Agree to up Commercial Coverage to $20M

Apr 17 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California FAIR Plan Association agreed to more than double its existing commercial coverage limits to $20 million for businesses unable to find coverage in the normal...

Are Commercial Property Insurance Companies Dinosaurs?

Apr 17 2023 // The vast majority of commercial property, i.e., assets, are no longer physical. The majority of commercial assets are intangible. In fact, the overwhelming majority of assets owned by insurance agencies are intangible....

Neurodivergence in the Workplace and Associated Employment-Related Considerations

Apr 14 2023 // Although coined in the late 1990s, the term “neurodivergent” has only recently risen to mainstream recognition, with some studies now claiming that up to one in five employees identify as neurodivergent. As...

Florida Commercial Insurer Capacity Insurance Now in Runoff, OIR Order Says

Apr 14 2023 // Less than a year after it announced it would stop writing new business in Florida, commercial carrier Capacity Insurance has been placed under administrative supervision and is now in an orderly runoff.The Florida Office...

The Importance of Timely, Accurate Data in Commercial Insurance

Apr 11 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Insurance Quantified.David Daniels, EVP, Director of Product Development & Innovation at MiniCo Insurance Agency, a Jencap Company sat down with Insurance Quantified to...

Markets/Coverages: Berkley Select Enhances Middle Market Lawyers Pro Liability Coverage

Apr 6 2023 // To address the growing risks faced by middle market law firms, Berkley Select said it enhanced its lawyers professional liability (LPL) offerings, adding new coverages, more flexible policy forms and expanded...

The Underwriter’s Edge: Using Data & Technology to Discover What’s Possible in Commercial P&C Insurance

Apr 3 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Insurance Quantified.Underwriting commercial P&C insurance is complex – each industry looks different, small businesses are different than medium-sized ones, and each...

Small Business Gap

Apr 3 2023 // There appears to be a large gap between small business owners’ biggest stressors in 2023 and what they’re prepared for when it comes to their insurance knowledge and coverage. That’s according to data...

U.S. Commercial Rates Increased in Q4 — But at Slower Pace: WTW

Apr 3 2023 // U.S. commercial insurance prices grew in the fourth quarter of 2022 by an average of 4.8%, down from the rate of 5.2% in the previous quarter (Q3 2022), according to WTW’s most recent Commercial Lines Insurance...

Workplace Shootings Are on The Rise; Here’s How the Insurance Industry Can Respond

Apr 3 2023 // Tragically, active shooter incidents are on the rise across the country. According to the Gun Violence Archive, more than 100 mass shootings have occurred in the U.S. in 2023 alone. News organizations have reported that...

Hard Commercial Property Market to Linger as Property Owners Take On More Risk

Apr 3 2023 // Today’s hard U.S. commercial property insurance market — one that is the longest and toughest seen during the careers of even the most seasoned industry veterans — is likely here to stay for a...

California Commissioner and FAIR Plan Agree to up Commercial Coverage to $20M

Mar 30 2023 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and the California FAIR Plan Association agreed to more than double its existing commercial coverage limits to $20 million for businesses unable to find coverage in the normal...

U.S. Employers Must Be Careful in Drafting Severance Agreements, Labor Board Warns

Mar 23 2023 // A recent U.S. labor board ruling limiting what employers can include in severance agreements is a reminder that companies must be careful not to ask workers to sign away their rights, the agency’s top prosecutor said...

Commercial Insurance Price Increases Stay Level But Clients Still Worried: CIAB

Mar 20 2023 // Stabilization” and “moderation” continued to be the operative words for premium increases in the commercial property/casualty market, but many clients remain concerned about future hikes, according to a...

Looking for a meaningful and impactful career? Commercial insurance may be the answer.

Mar 17 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group.As today’s workforce seeks to partner with organizations that reflect their values, commercial insurance emerges as the unsuspected dark horse. Yeah,...