All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 25 2019 // Progressive has a competitive edge over long-term players in the commercial auto insurance market and national carriers outpace regionals on workers compensation profit measures, according to a new report from Guy...
Oct 24 2019 // A job does not have to be physically demanding to literally be a pain in the neck, or knee, or lower back.Musculoskeletal conditions are among the top expenses for employee healthcare benefits, accounting for about a third...
Oct 23 2019 // A roofing contractor in Martin, Ohio, has been cited for willful, repeated and serious violations of federal workplace safety standards and faces penalties of totaling $247,544.The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Oct 22 2019 // The Travelers Companies reported net income of $396 million for the third quarter compared to $709 million in the prior year quarter.Core income in the current quarter was $378 million compared to $687 million in the third...
Oct 21 2019 // A Philadelphia bookkeeper who embezzled nearly $1.6 million from his New Jersey employer over a 10-year period has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison.Peter Goodchild must also pay restitution under...
Oct 21 2019 // A group of occupational medicine doctors is warning that legalization of marijuana has “huge” public and workplace health and safety implications that Congress should consider when dealing with the issue.The...
Oct 21 2019 // Commercial property underwriters are adjusting to a market defined by rising catastrophe losses and dwindling profits. From increasing rates and higher deductibles to fewer classes of business and stricter underwriting,...
Oct 18 2019 // Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator, has unveiled Venture Small Business – a new business unit designed to simplify how agents and brokers quote and bind business for more than 150...
Oct 15 2019 // A group of occupational medicine doctors is warning that legalization of marijuana has “huge” public and workplace health and safety implications that Congress should consider when dealing with the issue.The...
Oct 10 2019 // Federal officials have cited an Ohio foundry with three repeated and 18 serious health violations for exposing employees to crystalline silica above the permissible exposure levels.As a result, Liberty Casting Company in...
Oct 8 2019 // The contractor overseeing stone restoration on the Missouri state Capitol plans to appeal federal fines for workplace safety violations.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommended a total of $19,890 in...
Oct 7 2019 // Insurtech Next Insurance has pulled in a $250 million financing round from a single investor: Munich Re.Palo Alto-based Next said it plans to use the Series C cash infusion to scale up its small business insurance products...
Oct 7 2019 // Florida-based Acentria Insurance has been busy since its founding by industry veteran Kendall McEachern in 2010. The personal and commercial lines agency has acquired several agencies and now has 50 locations and more than...
Oct 7 2019 // Scores of local government officials from 31 U.S. states pressured McDonald’s Corp.’s in late September to do a better job of protecting workers from groping, obscene comments and other forms of sexual...
Oct 3 2019 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, may invest at least 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) to grow through mid-size acquisitions in insurance and asset management, according to Chief Executive Officer...
Oct 3 2019 // The terms and conditions of employment — including pay, hours, schedule flexibility and job security — influence employees’ overall health as well as their risk of being injured on the job, according to new...
Oct 3 2019 // HSB, part of Munich Re, has introduced a cellular IoT sensor product designed to help smaller businesses and organizations prevent property damage.The device leverages IoT-specific cellular networks and connects to the...
Oct 2 2019 // It’s a marriage between two of Wall Street’s hottest products.Collateralized loan obligations — typically chock-full of broadly-syndicated debt — are increasingly being stuffed with private loans...
Oct 1 2019 // Cyber-attacks are named as the leading risk for business executives in the United States, Canada and Europe, according to a survey of business leaders published by the World Economic Forum, in partnership with Zurich...
Sep 27 2019 // Scores of local government officials from 31 U.S. states pressured McDonald’s Corp.’s on Thursday to do a better job of protecting workers from groping, obscene comments and other forms of sexual harassment,...