All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 26 2013 // The Chubb Corp. reported its 2013 second quarter net income of $579 million, a 43.3 percent increase from $404 million net income posted a year ago.The company said it benefited from higher rates and stronger underlying...
Jul 23 2013 // Insurance Agents & Brokers (IA&B) — a partnership of three agents’ associations serving Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware — said its latest survey shows its members’ overall satisfaction...
Jul 18 2013 // The Travelers Companies Inc. announced the launch of the Small Business Risk Education (SBRE) program in Chicago to help women and minority small business owners learn about risk management, develop safety risk management...
Jul 17 2013 // W. R. Berkley Corp. said it has named Timothy F. Galvin as president of its subsidiary, Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC). The appointment is effective immediately. Galvin succeeds Melodee J. Saunders, who has served...
Jul 15 2013 // Welder Mark Moynihan crawled down a narrow tube into a space the size of a car interior to seal the crack in the fermentation tank at Calhoun’s Bar-B-Q & Brewery in Knoxville, Tennessee.The space was...
Jul 11 2013 // Marjorie Chorlins, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senior Director for Europe, issued a statement itemizing the Chamber’s views on the opening round of negotiations between the U.S. and Europe for the Transatlantic...
Jul 10 2013 // USI Insurance Services’ metropolitan New York office recently appointed Karen Smith as director of its new clinical solutions department. In her role, Smith assists clients in creating workforce wellness programs...
Jul 9 2013 // Lockton has expanded its commercial insurance operations, opening an office in the central business district of Fort Worth, Texas. The new Lockton office is located at 777 Main Street downtown. Frank Scardino is president...
Jul 8 2013 // Increases for commercial property/casualty insurance rates in the United States were again about 5 percent during June, the fourth straight month at that pace.According to the latest composite index from MarketScout, all...
Jul 8 2013 // While businesses hailed President Barack Obama’s decision to delay penalizing companies that fail to offer benefits under the health law, workers and states may struggle with the uncertain aftermath.In postponing the...
Jul 3 2013 // The Obama administration will delay a crucial provision of its signature health care law, giving businesses an extra year to comply with a requirement that they provide their workers with insurance.The government will...
Jun 28 2013 // The Obama administration on Friday issued its final rule requiring health insurance coverage of contraceptives for the employees of religiously affiliated universities, hospitals and other institutions, just as the new...
Jun 28 2013 // President Barack Obama on Thursday cut off longtime U.S. trade benefits for Bangladesh in a mostly symbolic response to dangerous conditions in that country’s garment industry that have cost more than 1,200 lives in...
Jun 25 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on lawsuits claiming on-the-job harassment, throwing out a case filed by a black catering worker who said a colleague slapped her and used racial epithets.The justices, voting 5-4,...
Jun 24 2013 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation program will send employers nearly $160 million in payments as a distribution of surplus reserves.The Forum reports that Workforce Safety and Insurance will distribute the...
Jun 24 2013 // Courts cannot award punitive damages to victims of workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination under the Iowa Civil Rights Act, the state Supreme Court ruled in a victory for employers.The court said lawmakers...
Jun 17 2013 // The average composite rate for commercial property/casualty insurance in the U.S. was up 5 percent for May 2013. This marks the third month in a row for a 5 percent increase, according to MarketScout’s analysis.By...
Jun 17 2013 // Commercial umbrellas can be an answer for business owners with significant assets or those especially vulnerable to lawsuits. Umbrellas may provide supplementary coverage for lawsuits, legal fees and settlements as well as...