All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 3 2022 // A month after federal regulators hit Dollar General stores with $1.6 million in fines for safety violations, the retailer now faces an additional $2.7 million in penalties for similar problems in Alabama, Florida and...
Nov 1 2022 // BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) – An Oklahoma couple considered “primary suspects” in last week’s killings of their six children faced growing financial pressures and the husband experienced recurring pain...
Nov 1 2022 // Businesses wanting to make their workplaces safer might try adopting a more rigorous accounting system.A new study finds a link between a firm’s workplace injuries and the information quality in its accounting...
Oct 31 2022 // As cyber threat actors continue to innovate and find new ways to increase their odds of success, panelists at the 2022 Advisen Cyber Risk Insights Conference urged underwriters to raise the stakes when assessing...
Oct 26 2022 // AmTrust Financial Services announced that it has acquired the middle market management liability business of DUAL North America, a Florida-based specialty program administrator that offers property/casualty products. DUAL...
Oct 25 2022 // AmTrust Financial Services Inc. announced it has acquired the middle market management liability business of DUAL North America, which includes its underwriting team and renewal rights to the portfolio.As part of the...
Oct 20 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed 32 lawsuits over COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims against Erie Insurance, concluding the claimants failed to “plausibly plead” that they are entitled to coverage...
Oct 19 2022 // The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced that is has made corrections to a form that was adopted on July 27, 2022.The corrections apply to DWC Form-003, Employer’s...
Oct 19 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed 32 lawsuits over COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims against Erie Insurance, concluding the claimants failed to “plausibly plead” that they are entitled to coverage...
Oct 13 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Zurich Insurance.Aon Announces New Lineup for UK Commercial Risk Team A summary of these new hires follows here.Insurance broker Aon plc has...
Oct 12 2022 // Ryan Specialty appoints new senior distribution leadership roles within Ryan Specialty Underwriting ManagersRyan Specialty, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, has announced promotions to key new roles within the...
Oct 12 2022 // For the first time in many years the commercial auto insurance segment enjoyed a combined ratio below 100 in 2021, but increased claim frequency and severity in 2022 point to a U-turn in financial results.According to AM...
Oct 10 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at IQUW, Consilium, and Aon Commercial Risk Solutions in EMEA.A summary of these new hires and promotions follows here. IQUW Taps Former Carpenter Exec Fisher...
Oct 4 2022 // A coalition of corporate, academic and nonprofit partners including Bank of America Corp. and insurer AXA SA has developed a tool that employers can use to measure and improve the mental health of their workers.The...
Oct 3 2022 // Nationwide Agency Forward survey showed 40% of small business owners surveyed expect a cyberattack to cost less than $1,000 and another 60% think it would take less than three months to fully recover.However, Nationwide...
Oct 3 2022 // The Oregon State Hospital is facing a $54,000 fine for failing to investigate workplace injuries.The citation, brought by the state’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, alleges that from January 2021 to...
Sep 29 2022 // A federal workplace safety inspection found a Chicago, Illinois-area candy manufacturer’s long history of violations for machine safety requirements continues after the company exposed workers to amputation hazards...
Sep 28 2022 // Acrisure, the fintech company that operates a top-10 global insurance broker, announced it had acquired CRK Commercial Insurance Services Ltd., the specialist commercial schemes provider.Financial details of the deal,...
Sep 27 2022 // New legislation introduced into Australia’s Parliament will place a “positive duty” on employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment, as part of sweeping changes to improve worker safety.Under the...
Sep 26 2022 // Nationwide Agency Forward survey showed 40% of small business owners surveyed expect a cyberattack to cost less than $1,000 and another 60% think it would take less than three months to fully recover.However, Nationwide...