All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 4 2015 // Insurance brokers report that the commercial property/casualty market continued to soften in the first quarter of 2015, with large accounts seeing the biggest price declines.On average, small, medium and large accounts...
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...
Apr 24 2015 // RENO, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has named Lori A. Brown senior vice president and deputy general counsel.Brown is based out of the company’s San Francisco and Walnut Creek, Calif. offices. She is the...
Apr 23 2015 // Insurance brokers report that the commercial property/casualty market continued to soften in the first quarter of 2015, with large accounts seeing the biggest price declines.On average, small, medium and large accounts...
Apr 20 2015 // Four out of 10 small businesses are likely to experience a property or general liability claim in the next 10 years, according to an analysis of The Hartford’s small business claims. Topping the list for the most...
Apr 20 2015 // North Carolina authorities have praised a sharp decline in workplace deaths over the past few years, but what Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry hasn’t said is the state changed the criteria for the deaths it...
Apr 15 2015 // North Carolina authorities have praised a sharp decline in workplace deaths over the past few years, but what Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry hasn’t said is the state changed the criteria for the deaths it...
Apr 9 2015 // Four out of 10 small businesses are likely to experience a property or general liability claim in the next 10 years, according to an analysis of The Hartford’s small business claims. Topping the list for the most...
Apr 7 2015 // Stacey Miller Lemons has joined Dallas-based insurance broker MHBT Inc. as a commercial property/casualty account executive. Stacey Lemons Lemons, who is based in Lubbock, Texas, has more than 25 years of risk management...
Apr 7 2015 // To limit the rising cost of health care, U.S. companies are increasingly turning to private insurance exchanges that let employees shop for plans, according to research from Accenture Plc.About 6 million people got health...
Apr 7 2015 // XL Group’s kidnap & ransom underwriting team has announced the launch of its new Global Security Insight (GSI) platform.Created and frequently updated by Salamanca Group, the merchant banking and operational risk...
Apr 6 2015 // Professional employer organizations (PEOs) began their rise after the adoption of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 cleared a path for the creation and expansion of such entities. Between 700 and 900...
Apr 2 2015 // How do you stop a mentally ill person from sitting down at the controls of a jetliner, or a nuclear power plant, or from holstering a gun for a night on the beat?The news that the pilot of the Germanwings jet that crashed...
Apr 1 2015 // Colorado-based natural disaster recovery specialist ICAT announced that Lloyd’s of London has granted approval of Special Purpose Syndicate 6123 to further expand ICAT’s per risk capacity.Subject to completion...
Mar 31 2015 // Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill that would impose statewide regulations on online ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft.The measure would require companies to apply for a $5,000 state license and carry $1...
Mar 24 2015 // Commercial drone operators will have an easier time using and testing their devices in the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration said it has loosened some requirements for obtaining government permission to...
Mar 24 2015 // CNA has launched Quote Advantage to give agents access to a quicker way of quoting CNA Connect, the company’s flagship business owners’ policy. The new quoting experience is available for nearly 200 focus...