All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 8 2016 // Chubb has launched a comprehensive single property and liability package insurance policy for middle market businesses in the UK and Ireland.“MasterPackage” is designed to meet the needs of UKI business with...
Jun 8 2016 // A California waste management company at the center of a closely watched case told a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday that the new U.S. labor board standard for “joint employment” is so broad and vague that it...
Jun 6 2016 // The Hartford has appointed Mark Shults as division executive for Middle Market sales and underwriting operations in The Hartford’s Central Division. He is based in Frisco, Texas. The Central Division encompasses...
Jun 6 2016 // Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is likely to deteriorate in 2016, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. The expected decline would...
Jun 3 2016 // Abacus Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has launched its online Professional Small Business Program.The program provides general liability,...
Jun 3 2016 // Liberty Mutual announced three senior appointments to its Commercial Insurance operating unit.Mike Fallon is appointed president, National Insurance, which helps large and specialized businesses with risk management. Steve...
Jun 2 2016 // Federal authorities have fined an Idaho food processing company $273,000 following the release of a dangerous gas.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration assessed the fine against Dickinson Frozen Foods. Federal...
May 31 2016 // Federal safety and health investigators say employees of an Ohio gun shop may face life-long health damage because their employer continues to expose them to lead hazards and has failed to establish a respiratory...
May 26 2016 // The Travelers Companies Inc. announced that Greg Toczydlowski, executive vice president, has been promoted to president of Business Insurance.Toczydlowski most recently served as executive vice president and president,...
May 25 2016 // Chubb has appointed Ruth Polyblank, currently head of Marketing and Customer Strategy for the UK and Ireland, to the new role of head of SME (small and medium sized enterprises) for the UK and Ireland. Polyblank will have...
May 23 2016 // While the property/casualty industry has reported three consecutive years of significant underwriting profits, the commercial auto market as a whole reported an underwriting loss for the fifth consecutive year in 2015.In...
May 23 2016 // Organic revenue growth at privately-held large and mid-sized insurance agencies bounced to 5.1 percent for the first quarter of 2016, up from 4.6 percent for the full year 2015, according to the latest Reagan Consulting...
May 20 2016 // Federal safety officials say an Illinois company has been ordered to pay $190,547 in back wages and damages to a safety manager in a whistleblower case stemming from a Lansing, Ill., facility.The U.S. Department of...
May 19 2016 // Underwriting performance for the commercial lines sector of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry is likely to deteriorate in 2016, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings. The expected decline would...
May 13 2016 // Employee resumes are very likely to contain misrepresentations and candidates’ job histories and education backgrounds aren’t what they seem, according to a survey of recruitment and human resource...
May 12 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali has formed a new operational division called Global Business Lines & International, which will be led by Frédéric de Courtois who is moving from AXA Italy in September.The new unit incorporates...
May 10 2016 // Organic revenue growth at privately-held large and mid-sized insurance agencies bounced to 5.1 percent for the first quarter of 2016, up from 4.6 percent for the full year 2015, according to the latest Reagan Consulting...
May 9 2016 // Commercial insurance prices fell 2 percent for April as compared to 3 percent in March and 4 percent in January and February 2016.Rates changed in most coverage classifications with property, business interruption,...
May 6 2016 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) is extending the availability of its identity theft insurance and services to the employees of small to mid-sized businesses as a standalone policy for...
May 4 2016 // Commercial property/casualty rates decreased across all size accounts in the first quarter of 2016, continuing a trend that has been evident since the first quarter of 2015. This year, first quarter rates decreased by an...