All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 3 2015 // Clark Insurance hired Zachary Henry and Andrew Shaw for the firm’s Business Insurance Department in the Portland, Maine, office. Both will serve as associate account managers until they earn their property/casualty...
Jun 2 2015 // Rocklin, CA, June 2, 2015 – Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the formation of their Small Business Unit, offering BOP, Excess and Commercial Package products,...
Jun 1 2015 // A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Abercrombie & Fitch Co. can be sued for denying employment to a woman wearing a head scarf will compel companies large and small to brush up on the nuances of bias and do more to...
Jun 1 2015 // There is a shift happening in the small business segment and the insurance industry is aware and ready for it. The small businesses that survived the recession are different now, say underwriters. They have had to invest...
May 29 2015 // ACE Commercial Risk Services, the small commercial specialty lines business of ACE Group, has expanded its specialty commercial products for small businesses, available on a business owners policy (BOP).This new product...
May 29 2015 // Leslie Rippley, who has 25 years’ experience, nearly all of it with major carriers, is the new vice president of commercial lines for the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), the national...
May 28 2015 // The Trusted Choice.com website has snagged a leading agency system insurer to help independent agencies sell more small business policies online.The Hartford has joined the TrustedChoice.com online commercial insurance...
May 27 2015 // New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed into law the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act. It amends the city’s Human Rights Law to prohibit most New York City employers from using or requesting an...
May 27 2015 // Minnesota’s health insurance exchange is having a big problem with attracting small businesses.MNsure was originally expected to cover 155,000 people in small-group plans by next year. Enrollment was only 1,405...
May 22 2015 // AXA announced it has entered into an agreement with SulAmérica SA to acquire 100 percent of its large industrial and commercial risks insurance subsidiary, SulAmérica Companhia de Seguros Gerais, for 135 million...
May 20 2015 // Cal/OSHA has cited Century Window Cleaning for five safety hazards following an investigation into a window washer’s 11-story fall from the roof of a San Francisco building last year.Two of the five hazards cited...
May 19 2015 // Small businesses in a handful of counties in southern Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal loans to help offset the costs of prolonged drought.The U.S. Small Business Administration announced last week...
May 12 2015 // ACE Group has expanded its range of excess casualty corporate risk coverages to provide more extensive protection to middle market clients.The enhanced offerings, available for businesses with revenues up to $1 billion,...
May 12 2015 // A.M. Best’s analysis of the growth in the use of drone aircraft concludes that the “commercial use of drones presents exciting possibilities to a number of industries, but as with any new technology, unique and...
May 7 2015 // Employers may one day help determine if employees’ genes are why their jeans have become too snug.Big companies are considering blending genetic testing with coaching on nutrition and exercise to help workers lose...
May 5 2015 // Triton Insurance Group, Inc., based in Margate, Fla., has entered the commercial insurance market with the acquisition of Phoenix Insurance Group, located in Coral Springs.Currently, Triton Insurance Group, Inc., offers...
May 3 2015 // Following the lead of a pioneering few, more states around the country are warming up to the idea of legalizing marijuana use for medical or recreational purposes, or both. But with legalized pot still in its infancy, it...
May 1 2015 // Richard Sung Kang’s American dream came crashing down in a shower of broken glass.His West Baltimore liquor store and bar, the Oxford Tavern, was hit by looters during a riot over the police-involved death of...
May 1 2015 // American International Group Inc.’s reported good news in its commercial lines business during the first quarter that was partially offset by low interest rates and weak investment returns.AIG on Thursday reported...
Apr 27 2015 // The U.S. government’s first attempt to set widespread rules for the use of civilian drones by businesses is drawing less reaction from the public than expected, a development that may help speed implementation of the...