All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 3 2005 // While the contingent commissions controversy has been roiling the upper decks of the insurance industry, mid-size brokers and carriers could benefit from increased disclosure, heightened professionalism among its ranks,...
Jan 3 2005 // The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Oversight Commission voted to grant employers a one-time 20 percent dividend on their upcoming bills. The 20 percent dividend reportedly means a savings of more than $61 million for...
Jan 3 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Venture Programs expanded its banking program with a new package of products from The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. designed for banks and credit unions with less than $2 billion in assets,...
Jan 3 2005 // For the second year in a row, Oklahoma workplaces set records for lower numbers of recordable injuries and illnesses, as well as lower injury and illness rates, according to the state’s Department of Labor....
Dec 28 2004 // Ratings agency A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of “A-” (excellent) to Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance Co. The rating outlook is stable.The rating reflects Columbia, Mo.-based...
Dec 22 2004 // RLI Transportation, a division of RLI Insurance Company, has launched a commercial auto insurance unit.According to RLI Transportation President David Dunn, the new unit will write mono-line commercial auto business with...
Dec 20 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Venture Programs expanded its banking program with a new package of products from the Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Hartford’s insurance products will enable the Venture Banking program to...
Dec 17 2004 // The Ohio Workers’ Compensation Oversight Commission on Thursday voted to grant Ohio’s private and public employers a one-time 20 percent dividend on their upcoming bills. The decision was based on a...
Dec 15 2004 // For the second year in a row, Oklahoma workplaces set records for the fewest number of recordable injuries and illness as well as the lowest injury and illness rate, according to the state’s Department of Labor.The...
Dec 15 2004 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) is now offering to insurers identity recovery coverage that combines identity theft insurance with services that help victims restore their credit history...
Dec 14 2004 // Hibernia Insurance Agency LLC, the insurance affiliate of Hibernia National Bank, announced the opening of its first Texas commercial insurance office. The office will serve the insurance and risk management needs of...
Dec 7 2004 // U.S. insurers will see their 2004 earnings from commercial lines fall as rate increases peak and legal investigations intensify, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s.The report, titled...
Dec 6 2004 // The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has issued 2005 assessment rates for User Funding, Anti-Fraud Programs, the Uninsured Employer Benefit Trust Fund and the Subsequent Injury Benefit Trust Fund. State...
Dec 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. is now offering a package of eight key coverages tailored to the needs of small businesses with enhancements to Chubb’s “ForeFront Portfolio.” The...
Dec 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. is offering a package of eight key coverages tailored small businesses with enhancements to Chubb’s “ForeFront Portfolio.” The changes include a lower...
Dec 6 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. is now offering a package of eight key coverages tailored to the needs of small businesses with enhancements to Chubb’s “ForeFront Portfolio.” The...
Dec 6 2004 // An exclusive Best’s-rated “A XIV” program for commercial risks, including and excluding wind, is now available in Florida from Hull & Company. The property program is designed for risks up to $5...
Nov 26 2004 // The employer of two workers killed in a July construction accident on a Hobe Sound work site has been arrested and charged with workers’ compensation fraud, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher...
Nov 26 2004 // Dublin’s Research and Markets has announced the addition of a guide to U.K. Commercial Insurance Distribution 2004 to their offering.“This report provides a comprehensive guide to the distribution of commercial...
Nov 24 2004 // Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher recently announced the appointment of Jon Ackerson of Louisville to the Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance Authority Board of Directors. Ackerson is currently an attorney with Ackerson...