All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 2 2005 // The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), representing more than 40,000 wholesale- distribution companies across the country, has selected The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. as its endorsed...
May 31 2005 // As part of its ongoing statewide educational program on workers’ compensation fraud, State Compensation Insurance Fund held a seminar on May 20, for San Bernardino County employers.State Fund was joined by the San...
May 25 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has announced the addition of UK Commercial Liability Insurance 2005 to their offering, which it describes as “a market based report looking in-depth at the three key liability...
May 24 2005 // Troy, Mich.-based benefits broker McGraw Wentworth released the results of its 2005 Southeast Michigan mid-market group benefits survey. The survey compares benefit plans and trends among 465 mid-sized organizations in...
May 24 2005 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is speeding up the process of placing midsize commercial accounts.Independent insurance agents now can submit new business applications directly to The Hartford for general...
May 23 2005 // Nearly half of large and mid-sized U.S. businesses obtained insurance to cover property terrorism risks during 2004, a dramatic increase from the 2003 average of 27 percent. Meanwhile, the cost of property terrorism...
May 23 2005 // Legislation that will allow business owners to lower their insurance costs highlighted the action on insurance-related measures during the recently concluded legislative session, according to Sam Sorich, regional vice...
May 23 2005 // There probably are few American small business owners who could correctly identify the federal group whose primary job is to keep the president of the United States updated on the activities of government such as...
May 23 2005 // SOUTH BEND, Ind.–Some of the South Bend area’s largest employers have filed lawsuits against a company hired to process health insurance claims for their employees.The employers allege that they paid millions...
May 23 2005 // Amid Scrutiny, Aon Tops Earnings Estimates With Q1 Profits Up 18%CHICAGO-Aon Corp. saw its shares leap 15 percent after the world’s second-largest insurance brokerage reported quarterly profits that far exceeded Wall...
May 23 2005 // SOUTH BEND, Ind.-Some of the South Bend area’s largest employers have filed lawsuits against a company hired to process health insurance claims for their employees.The employers allege that they paid millions to...
May 23 2005 // Many of the greatest problems small businesses face are government-related, particularly something they call ‘unreasonable governmentregulation.’ There probably are few American small business owners who could...
May 20 2005 // As part of its commitment to fight workers’ compensation insurance fraud, State Fund held a seminar May 18 at the Valley Plaza’s Pacific Theatre where more than 200 Kern County employers heard State Fund and...
May 18 2005 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has added a report on UK Commercial Property Insurance 2005 to their offering, which provides “an in-depth analysis of the commercial property market in the UK, analyzing the key...
May 9 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Wausau Insurance is more than doubling its in-house individual account coverage limits up to $25 million. This new middle-market feature leverages an umbrella program offered by the large account...
May 9 2005 // Nearly half of large and mid-sized U.S. businesses obtained insurance to cover property terrorism risks during 2004, a dramatic increase from the 2003 average of 27 percent. Businesses in Boston and Washington, D.C. led...
May 5 2005 // West Virginia’s Workers’ Compensation Commission recently filed injunctions against three employers whose accounts with the Commission are reportedly in default. Injunctions were filed in Kanawha County Circuit...
Apr 28 2005 // Nearly half of large and mid-sized U.S. businesses obtained insurance to cover property terrorism risks during 2004, a dramatic increase from the 2003 average of 27 percent.Meanwhile, the cost of property terrorism...
Apr 18 2005 // Workplace violence and staff turnover are cited by risk managers in the retail industry as among their biggest challenges to effectively managing their workers’ compensation exposures.According to a recent study...
Apr 18 2005 // Insurance companies are getting a better handle on how to estimate commercial property terrorism exposures and price the coverage thanks to advances in computer modeling.Despite the strides made in modeling to estimate...