All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 22 2015 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to unveil new steps soon to make it easier for companies to use drone aircraft for specific business operations, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Commercial...
Mar 13 2015 // Scottsdale, AZ, March 13, 2015 – Nautilus Insurance Group, comprised of Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”) and Great Divide Insurance Company (“Great Divide”), member companies of W. R....
Mar 3 2015 // JLT Australia, a subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, announced it has agreed to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Recovre Group from Hawkesbridge Capital.Recovre is a leading national provider of workplace...
Feb 27 2015 // Sunrise, FL, February 27, 2015 – MacNeill Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Team Focus Insurance Group (Team Focus), and a licensed managing general agent (MGA) specializing in commercial, personal, transportation and...
Feb 26 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Dr. Will Gaines, MD, MPH, as national medical director of its Commercial Insurance strategic business unit.Gaines is responsible for managing the company’s team of regional...
Feb 25 2015 // Douglas T. Eden Selective Insurance Group Inc. in Branchville, New Jersey, has hired Douglas T. Eden as executive vice president, head of commercial lines. Eden will assume responsibility for all aspects of standard...
Feb 23 2015 // This past month’s cycle of blizzards and heavy snowfall in the Boston area and New England have been adding up to a significant impact in the region.The following are the top U.S. writers of homeowners, auto and...
Feb 23 2015 // Work-related fatalities in North Carolina increased by 90 percent in 2014 over 2013.There were 44 workplace fatalities, compared to 23 in 2013, the state Labor Department said. The most work-related deaths – 18 – were...
Feb 23 2015 // Competition among property/casualty insurance carriers and the flow of capital into the industry are continuing to drive down rates in most U.S. commercial lines and conditions are particularly favorable for clients with...
Feb 20 2015 // Bruce Simmons Business Risk Partners, a program administrator in specialty insurance, has hired Bruce Simmons as errors and omissions (E&O) manager for miscellaneous professional liability (MPL) and cyber liability...
Feb 20 2015 // America’s business travelers are too often mixing business with pleasure, exposing themselves and their employers to dangerous scenarios.According to a national survey by On Call International, a customized travel...
Feb 19 2015 // Tower Hill Insurance Group has made its commercial lines products available to Florida businesses through Tower Hill Prime Insurance Co. Tower Hill Prime is an admitted property and casualty carrier headquartered in...
Feb 17 2015 // San Diego, Calif.-based Atlas General Insurance Services LLC has named Charles Lasher senior vice president of commercial operations. Lasher will be responsible for development, implementation and distribution of...
Feb 17 2015 // The mood in the community of Lennox, S.D., is somber and likely will remain that way for a while, as residents prepare for the funeral of a man killed in a workplace shooting.The funeral for Jon Richter, 45, is scheduled...
Feb 16 2015 // The U.S. aviation regulator proposed rules on Sunday for commercial drone flights that would lift some restrictions but would still bar activities such as the delivery of packages and inspection of pipelines that have been...
Feb 10 2015 // Workplace wellness doesn’t seem to be all that high on the list for small businesses, where getting employees active and moving seems to be taking a back seat to other priorities.A poll designed to find out how much...
Feb 9 2015 // Workplace fatalities have been rising in Ohio, and federal officials cite lack of attention to safe work practices and training and the existence of younger and newer manufacturing and construction workforces.There had...
Feb 9 2015 // Competition among property/casualty insurance carriers and the flow of capital into the industry are continuing to drive down rates in most U.S. commercial lines and conditions are particularly favorable for clients with...
Feb 9 2015 // The Business Auto Coverage Form (BACF) is the most commonly used form for business auto liability insurance.Autos in the form are defined to include cars, trucks, trailers, vans or other vehicles designed for use on public...
Feb 6 2015 // A.M. Besthas removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of B++ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb” of Stonetrust Commercial Insurance...