All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 23 2020 // Hiscox has partnered with Thimble, a short-term liability insurance provider for small businesses, to offer coverage available by the hour, day or month.The partnership will allow Hiscox to give businesses flexibility,...
Jun 22 2020 // With an industry overall combined ratio for 2019 hovering just below 100, and individual lines like long-tail liability moving 10 points over breakeven, the U.S. commercial lines market has “plenty of room for...
Jun 19 2020 // Bold Penguin, a commercial insurance technology provider, has added Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. (State Auto) to its platform, expanding its commercial auto insurance offering launched in...
Jun 17 2020 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a Republican-crafted plan to spend $300 million in federal coronavirus aid to help small businesses recover from the outbreak, agreeing to a grant program that peeled off dollars...
Jun 17 2020 // Buckle, an insurtech startup focused on rideshare insurance, has acquired Gateway Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Schaumburg, Illinois-based Atlas Financial Holdings, for an undisclosed price.The move allows Buckle to...
Jun 17 2020 // As businesses reopen across the U.S. after coronavirus shutdowns, many are requiring customers and workers to sign forms saying they won’t sue if they catch COVID-19.Businesses fear they could be the target of...
Jun 17 2020 // Sarasota, Florida-based property and casualty insurer FCCI Insurance Group (FCCI) is expanding its geographic reach, announcing it will begin writing commercial insurance in the state of Pennsylvania as of September 1,...
Jun 15 2020 // Employees who come to work even though they are sick are a top concern for workers in Wisconsin, according to a new study released by Wisconsin Safety Council (WSC) and Rural Mutual Insurance Co.WSC and Rural Mutual...
Jun 15 2020 // Smithfield Foods Inc. is missing about a third of its employees at a South Dakota pork plant because they are quarantined or afraid to return to work after a severe coronavirus outbreak, according to the workers’...
Jun 15 2020 // Mississippi has established a website where owners of small businesses can soon start applying for grants funded by a federal coronavirus pandemic relief package, Gov. Tate Reeves said.The site – backtobusinessms.org...
Jun 11 2020 // Senate Republicans are drafting legislation that would let employers choose which government coronavirus safety guidelines to follow in order to be shielded from lawsuits if their customers or workers contract the virus,...
Jun 10 2020 // Neptune Flood, a digital flood insurance company. has launched a commercial flood insurance product for small and mid-sized businesses in 48 states.Phase 1 of the rollout makes Neptune Flood available for non-residential...
Jun 9 2020 // U.S. commercial insurance prices climbed more than 6 percent in aggregate during the 2020 first quarter compared to the year, Willis Towers Watson’s pricing survey for the sector.Price increases surpassed 6 percent...
Jun 5 2020 // Most workers in Washington will be required to wear a mask or face covering at work under new coronavirus workplace safety and health requirements that take effect June 8.With few exceptions, workers must wear some type of...
Jun 2 2020 // Mississippi has established a website where owners of small businesses can soon start applying for grants funded by a federal coronavirus pandemic relief package, Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday.The site –...
Jun 2 2020 // The leader of governor’s committee studying how to best reopen South Carolina after the coronavirus said one of the most critical pieces of unfinished business is protecting businesses from lawsuits if they follow...
May 27 2020 // A Georgia man faces charges after authorities say he lied to his employer that he had tested positive for COVID-19.Santwon Antonio Davis, 34, is charged with defrauding his employer, the U.S. attorney’s office in...
May 27 2020 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has implemented mandatory safety standards for workplaces to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmissions as the state begins its phased reopening of businesses.All businesses in...
May 27 2020 // Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis said he will pursue legislation that establishes liability protections for businesses in the next legislative session slated to start in March 2021.The Florida Department of Financial Services...
May 20 2020 // Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said last week that he expects to sign a bill to create grants for small businesses by using part the state’s coronavirus relief money.The governor’s staff was involved in...