All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 23 2007 // A floor products company faces a lawsuit by the Maine widow of an employee who was killed last year in a highway crash after he apparently fell asleep at the wheel while driving home from work.Another motorist who was...
Jul 23 2007 // Deaths from accidents have been increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council.Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
Jul 23 2007 // Stock Prices: Commercial insurers’ stocks were up an impressive 8 percent for the second quarter of 2007. Much of the increase can be attributed to the high premium which was paid for Ohio Casualty Corp....
Jul 20 2007 // Omaha, Neb.-based workers’ compensation insurer, FirstComp, is celebrating 10 years of business in Arkansas with some big checks and big thanks to independent agencies and policyholders, the company...
Jul 19 2007 // Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh Inc. announced the appointment of five senior insurance brokerage executives to lead the firm’s Middle Market operations in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, and...
Jul 17 2007 // Massachusetts insurance regulatory officials have scheduled a public hearing for today, July 17, into the proposed acquisition of American Employers’ Insurance Co. by SPARTA Insurance Holdings, Inc.SPARTA, a Delaware...
Jul 16 2007 // A federal judge has ruled that a Maine woman who claims she was denied a promotion because she had 6-year-old triplets may proceed with a lawsuit against her employer.Laurie Chadwick alleges that her supervisor told her...
Jul 12 2007 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) can reimburse small, non-public employers for up to $2,500 in expenses for special equipment, furniture and other workplace modifications that allow an injured employee to return to...
Jul 10 2007 // Deaths from accidents were increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council.Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
Jul 2 2007 // The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of an injured electrician, affirming a lower court’s ruling that an employer is not responsible for permanent disability it did not cause.Larry Gossett vs. WCAB and...
Jul 2 2007 // Agents can serve as partners to satisfy the demands of running today’s small businessSmall business is big and getting bigger. Some 6.4 million businesses with one to 20 employees now contribute to our economy, and...
Jul 2 2007 // The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of an injured electrician, affirming a lower court’s ruling that an employer is not responsible for permanent disability it did not cause.In Larry Gossett vs. WCAB...
Jul 2 2007 // Small business is big and getting bigger. Some 6.4 million businesses with one to 20 employees now contribute to our economy, and this segment continues to grow at a record pace. Everyone — the college graduate, the...
Jul 2 2007 // The federal Small Business Act defines a small business as one that is “independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field, and whose size falls within the size standards established by the Small Business...
Jun 28 2007 // Willis Group Holdings Limited, the global insurance broker, has acquired Chicago-based InsuranceNoodle, an Internet distributor of U.S. small business insurance.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. InsuranceNoodle...
Jun 28 2007 // Sloan Mason announced it has new $1 million maritime employer’s liability capability, to be written in conjunction with workers’ compensation/United States Longshore and Harborworkers Compensation Act coverage...
Jun 22 2007 // The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of an injured electrician, affirming a lower court’s ruling that an employer is not responsible for permanent disability it did not cause.The case, Larry Gossett...
Jun 18 2007 // After being available for four years, Health Savings Accounts (HSA) combined with a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) are finally catching on. A recent nationwide study indicated that 26 percent of U.S. companies with 500...
Jun 15 2007 // The European Court of Justice has upheld Britain’s workplace safety law, dismissing a legal claim by the European Commission that it violated EU rules. Under EU law, employers must ensure a safe and healthy workplace...
Jun 14 2007 // Okemos, MI – NetRate Systems, a leading provider of commercial lines rating software for the insurance industry, announces the immediate availability of Massachusetts Commercial Automobile Rating. The Mass Auto...