All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 14 2006 // Speaking up has its rewards. Just ask Debbie Wentowrth.Wentworth of Buxton, who works at Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Co. (MEMIC), won the National Association of Insurance Women’s Communicate with...
Jun 14 2006 // Small businesses in 39 Texas counties and one in Oklahoma are eligible for low-interest loans meant to recoup losses from several natural disasters that occurred this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration said...
Jun 14 2006 // Universal Casualty Company (A.M. Best: A -), a member of Kingsway Financial Services Inc., announced the appointment of Milton O. Johnston and Company Ltd. of Houston, Texas, as an underwriting general agent to write...
Jun 13 2006 // Insurance industry analyst A.M. Best this affirmed the rating of the members of The MEMIC Group.According to Best, Maine Employers’ Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) and The MEMIC Group remain “A”...
Jun 12 2006 // Gov. Brad Henry on June 9 signed into law a bill to expand health insurance coverage to small businesses and their employees.It was among more than a dozen bills passed during the final week of the legislative session that...
Jun 6 2006 // At the midpoint of 2006, many commercial insurers are generating exceptional earnings, according to an article published by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services. The article, which is titled “U.S. Commercial...
May 30 2006 // Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance has announced it has been named one of the top-10 Best Places to Work in Kentucky. Located in Lexington, KEMI is Kentucky’s leading provider of workers’ compensation...
May 23 2006 // Summer is a peak hiring time for thousands of young workers, and Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers of the importance of safety in the workplace for young hires.According to...
May 22 2006 // Insurance professionals, whether working as agents or claims adjusters, need to learn and refine effective conflict resolution skills. The first step is to understand each person’s job responsibilities and individual...
May 22 2006 // Although property and general liability insurance rates increased in the first quarter of 2006, all indications point to a continuing soft commercial insurance market, according to the Risk and Insurance Management Society...
May 17 2006 // Chicago-based Destiny Health and the Rockford, Ill.-based Employers’ Coalition on Health (ECOH) recently announced a partnership that offers small businesses in northern Illinois a unique option in health care...
May 16 2006 // Department of Insurance Director Dale Finke today praised the Missouri Legislature for passing House Bill 1827, which will allow more small employers to obtain health insurance for their employees.According to release...
May 9 2006 // G.J. Sullivan Co., Orange, Calif., has announced that agents in California and Arizona can now go online to www.gjsullivan.com to rate business owners policies and commercial auto risks 24 hours per day..The online rating...
May 8 2006 // Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury and illness rates at their worksites are higher than average and that assistance is available to help them fix safety and health hazards, the Occupational...
May 8 2006 // Stock Prices: Shares of commercial lines insurers were down 2 percent in the first quarter of 2006, with the exception of Ohio Casualty Corporation, whose stock traded up 12 percent. In February, Ohio Casualty announced...
May 8 2006 // Approximately 14,000 employers have been notified that injury and illness rates at their worksites are higher than average and that assistance is available to help them fix safety and health hazards, the Occupational...
May 1 2006 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Co.’s, the third largest auto insurance group in the country, is offering commercial auto insurance through Drive Insurance from Progressive local independent agents in North...
Apr 26 2006 // Patrion Insurance Services, Riverside, Calif., has named Mari Rezinas vice president of commercial lines. Rezinas has more than 35 years experience in the insurance industry, with an emphasis on commercial accounts. Prior...
Apr 26 2006 // Apollo Agencies Inc., a subsidiary of Kinecta Federal Credit Union based in Tustin, Calif., has named Yolanda Davis commercial lines manager. She will oversee client services and marketing as well as be responsible for...
Apr 25 2006 // Washington’s Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has changed the name of the division responsible for workplace safety and health from WISHA to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health – or...