All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 22 2008 // There is no question that U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions impact small business. More than 40 percent of the court’s cases directly affect the business community, including employment, civil rights, insurance,...
Sep 22 2008 // There is no question that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions impact small business. Studies have shown that more than 40 percent of the Court’s cases deal with issues that directly affect the business...
Sep 12 2008 // Pennsylvania businesses have saved more than $300 million thanks to a program that allows workplaces to save five percent annually on workers’ compensation insurance premiums, according to the state.Businesses...
Sep 9 2008 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed five members to the state’s newly created Public Task Force on Workplace Safety.All of the following are appointed for terms beginning Sept. 4 and ending Jan. 1, 2009: •...
Sep 8 2008 // A 2008 filing most insurance carriers will use to develop rates for workers’ compensation coverage shows the third straight decrease in loss costs, Department of Insurance Commissioner Sharon P. Clark announced.The...
Sep 3 2008 // The National Council on Compensation Insurance released its fourth analysis in a series of reports on workplace violence.The report provides updated data based on the latest available information from the U.S. Bureau of...
Sep 1 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised its outlook on the U.S. commercial lines property/casualty insurance sector to negative from stable.Standard & Poor’s credit analyst John Iten explained that...
Aug 29 2008 // The Bush administration is proposing that workplace hazard standards be subject to more public and expert scrutiny before being adopted. Critics say the proposals could make it harder to limit worker exposure to...
Aug 29 2008 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has agreed to an amendment to the terms of its pending acquisition of AmCOMP Inc. that accounts for a regulatory ruling requiring policyholder refunds in Florida. In connection with...
Aug 21 2008 // About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all.Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of demographic pressure in the U.S. is a formidable threat to the health of American business....
Aug 21 2008 // Workers currently receiving Washington workers’ compensation wage-replacement or pension benefits will receive a 5.018 percent cost-of-living increase, according to the state Department of Labor and Industries...
Aug 18 2008 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.Second quarter consolidated net income was $27.4 million or $0.55 per share in 2008 compared to $30.8 million or $0.58...
Aug 15 2008 // The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says it will close disaster loan centers in Lancaster, Portage and Janesville, Wis. on Friday, Aug. 15. The SBA is urging homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofit...
Aug 14 2008 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services revised its outlook on the U.S. commercial lines property/casualty insurance sector to negative from stable.Standard & Poor’s credit analyst John Iten explained that...
Aug 12 2008 // U.S. organizations lose an estimated 7 percent of their annual revenues to fraud – but damages are more among small businesses, according to a new study.The median loss suffered by organizations with fewer than 100...
Aug 4 2008 // State Auto Middle Markets has added Leticia Bell to its Austin team.Bell will be responsible for executing all underwriting services for SAMMI, including policy design, issuance and delivery of services to Middle...
Aug 4 2008 // Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered...
Aug 4 2008 // About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all.Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of demographic pressure in the U.S. is a formidable threat to the health of American business....
Aug 4 2008 // About two-thirds of companies do no planning for workforce issues at all.Quickly rising and about to strike, the tidal wave of demographic pressure is threatening the health of American business. Employers are already...
Jul 31 2008 // Harleysville Insurance Co.’s CustomPak, its flagship product of its recently launched StarAdvantage Series, supports seven market segments that encompass nearly 500 business classes.Market segments targeted for...