All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2010 // Workplace safety programs in North and South Carolina downplay serious safety problems and levy weak fines, according to an audit released by the U.S. Labor Department.Jordan Barab of the Occupational Safety and Health...
Oct 18 2010 // About the Commercial Lines Leaders: The 2010 Commercial Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Indepdendent Agencies as reported in August. This list...
Oct 18 2010 // 1. Flood CoverageFlood coverage is NOT included in the Commercial Property Package (CPP). 2. Vacant v. Unoccupied“Vacant” and “unoccupied” are not synonymous in the CPP. A building or unit can be...
Oct 14 2010 // The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that although employers are not “absolutely liable” when employees are injured “on the job,” companies should apply the “increased risk test” to...
Oct 8 2010 // The recession and slowdown in construction activity in New York City had a silver lining last year: fewer workplace deaths.The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that there were 63 workplace fatalities in the city...
Oct 6 2010 // Chartis has introduced XSEnhanced: Grocers, the fourth in the XSEnhanced suite of industry-specific commercial umbrella coverages developed by its Excess Casualty Division. XSEnhanced: Grocers addresses many of the unique...
Oct 4 2010 // Workplace safety programs in North and South Carolina downplay serious safety problems and levy weak fines, according to an audit released by the U.S. Labor Department.The audit showed that both states impose weak...
Oct 4 2010 // The Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed precedent and made it easier for workers to sue their employers when they believe they were fired illegally.The court ruled 3-2 that employers must prove that workers’ claims...
Oct 4 2010 // Sixteen insurance brokerage firms have agreed to be the first to use a new Internet-based single entry submission system to transact commercial lines business with carriers, a system that will be made available to all...
Sep 30 2010 // Federal labor officials want to suspend Hawaii’s authority over its workplace safety program, saying the state’s enforcement fails to meet even minimum expectations.If Hawaii will not give up its authority,...
Sep 28 2010 // In a decision that some legal observers found surprising, the Tennessee Supreme Court has reversed precedent and made it easier for workers to sue their employers when they believe they were fired illegally.The court ruled...
Sep 27 2010 // Liberty Mutual Agency Markets said that its agents can now use one of two commercial lines service centers to help with a range of services for policyholders.The centers – located in Ohio and Washington — will...
Sep 27 2010 // Three employees wounded in a recent shooting at a cold-storage warehouse in southeast Nebraska don’t appear to have been random victims, a prosecutor says.Saline County Attorney Tad Eickman told the Associated Press...
Sep 24 2010 // Hughes-Gibb, the specialist bloodstock, livestock and aquaculture division of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it is expanding its services to clients in agri-business. Broadening its expertise to include Crop and...
Sep 23 2010 // PartnerOne Environmental, Beacon Hill Associates’ underwriting division, has established a partnership with Berkley Environmental, a Divisional of Berkley Specialty Underwriting Managers, servicing small to middle...
Sep 21 2010 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers announced it has named Stephen Hedglin vice president of business development for stragetic partnerships and alliances. It also has named David Morton vice president of sales, strategic...
Sep 17 2010 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers announced that David Morton has been promoted to vice president of sales, strategic partnerships and alliances, and Stephen Hedglin has been promoted to vice president of business development for...
Sep 14 2010 // Healthy Texas, a statewide public/private partnership established by the 81st Legislature, provides a new health insurance option for small employers in Texas, the Texas Department of Insurance announced.Eligible employers...
Sep 7 2010 // Chartis has introduced an Auto Physical Damage Alternative Fuel Incentive Deductible designed to assist business customers in their efforts to be environmentally responsible. The enhancement allows customers to be...
Aug 31 2010 // Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance has promoted Elizabeth Dinnin to president of Commercial Lines. In this role, she’ll be responsible for the overall growth and profitability of the company’s $200 million...