All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2018 // Leavitt Group of Boise in Idaho has named Jeremy Kahn a commercial risk advisor. Kahn has eight years of industry experience working with financial institutions, law firms, media and publishing, commercial development,...
Nov 5 2018 // Slice Labs Inc., an on-demand insurance cloud provider, and AXA XL, a division of AXA, have launched a new cyber insurance policy specifically designed for small and midsize businesses (SMBs).Powered by Slice’s...
Nov 5 2018 // A Nebraska judge has ruled that an insurance provider doesn’t have to cover the legal debt of a Nebraska county that wrongfully convicted six people in a 1985 rape and murder.Lancaster County District Judge Jodi L....
Nov 1 2018 // Arch Insurance Europe has purchased the UK Commercial Lines business owned by The Ardonagh Group and part of its Geo Underwriting operating segment.The acquisition will give Arch a meaningful presence and an extended...
Oct 31 2018 // LMC Insurance and Risk Management (LMC Insurance) is launching a new health insurance plan underwritten by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield for Iowa-based employers with 51-500 eligible employees.The program, referred...
Oct 31 2018 // Chubb has added Small Commercial Insurance (SCI) coverage for risks faced by small manufacturers to its digital platform – the Chubb Marketplace, which features a broad and customizable suite of products for...
Oct 26 2018 // Employers Holdings Inc. reported third-quarter earnings of $47.6 million. The Reno, Nevada-based company said it had profit of $1.43 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 98 cents per share. The...
Oct 26 2018 // Ask employers how they’re doing on sexual harassment in the workplace and most will say pretty well. Employees have a different take.Nearly 70 percent of leaders “strongly agree” that their workplace...
Oct 25 2018 // Brenda Austin was worried when her son, Casey, told her he planned to work in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield in early 2013.“Don’t worry. I’ll be in a safe spot,” he told her when he left their...
Oct 25 2018 // A shuttle bus transporting contract workers from a Southeast Texas liquid natural gas plant overturned and rolled down a roadside embankment, killing one person and injuring 30 others. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon...
Oct 18 2018 // A rate decrease request for commercial property policies filed by Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has been approved by the state’s insurance commissioner.Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has...
Oct 15 2018 // Valerie Butt has been named Head of Casualty for Zurich North America Commercial Insurance. Butt will lead the casualty business with responsibility for new and renewal business. Butt takes on the role that was vacated...
Oct 12 2018 // Pressure is building on major Indian employers to take allegations of sexual harassment more seriously after a surge in the number of complaints against prominent public figures in the past week.At least one major Indian...
Oct 9 2018 // Has the workplace changed in the year since New York Times reported the first allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein? At the very least, many powerful men have altered their behavior, according to a new survey...
Oct 4 2018 // Airline passengers can no longer be removed from flights under legislation that passed the Senate on Wednesday, while the government will write new rules to allow commercial drones to deliver packages and get new authority...
Oct 1 2018 // The price of workers’ compensation insurance in Washington could drop significantly in 2019.The Washington Department of Labor & Industries in late September proposed a 5 percent decrease in the average premium...
Oct 1 2018 // The Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association filed rate increases of 4.9 percent for private passenger auto insurance and 3.9 percent for commercial auto coverage. The proposed rate increases for new and renewal...
Oct 1 2018 // Despite insurers’ best efforts to increase rates to compensate for losses, commercial auto continues to be an unprofitable line. In less than a decade, despite continued increases in premiums, two major carriers have...
Sep 28 2018 // Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (Munich Re) has launched a cyber reinsurance product for regional property/casualty insurance carriers seeking to provide this coverage and associated services to their small and...
Sep 28 2018 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurer, Westfield, has named Robyn Hahn as president of its Small Business unit.Hahn more than 25 years of diverse experience in the insurance industry and has held senior...