All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 30 2012 // California-based Heffernan Insurance Brokers recently hired Jason C. Cavallo to join its New York office as director of commercial lines and marketing, focusing on new business development and management of commercial...
Nov 27 2012 // Business owners in Georgia can now purchase commercial auto insurance directly from GEICO. By purchasing commercial coverage directly through the company, business owners can see significantly lower premium rates....
Nov 27 2012 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a new online tool that makes it easier for employers to navigate and manage the details of their workers’ compensation insurance policy.My Policy Page at...
Nov 20 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. with three safety violations for failing to protect workers from unexpected start-up of machines at...
Nov 19 2012 // A teen injured in a car wreck is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under her father’s business auto policy even though the vehicle she was riding in was not a listed vehicle on the policy, according to...
Nov 19 2012 // They might have red eyes and constricted pupils. They might be nodding off at their desk, if they show up at all. They might not be as certain as they should with a heavy piece of machinery, or maybe have let their...
Nov 16 2012 // Employers tripled their employment verifications of commercial drivers during the first half of 2012, possibly indicating that companies are experiencing a driver shortage and are processing more applicants through...
Nov 13 2012 // As companies large and small grapple with losses in Sandy’s aftermath, a number of critical — and costly — business questions have emerged. Darlene Alt and Robert DiUbaldo, two experienced insurance...
Nov 13 2012 // ISO has added new classifications to its commercial property program to account for the emergence of alternative energy sources. ISO is a member of the Verisk Insurance Solutions group at Verisk Analytics.In response to...
Nov 9 2012 // A Belton, Texas-based cabinet manufacturer has been cited by federal regulators for safety violations in the workplace and faces a fine of $64,800.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Nov 8 2012 // Businesses in New York and New Jersey that were preparing insurance claims for losses from Superstorm Sandy now have a second headache: how to deal with new losses from an early winter snow storm.The snow and wind from the...
Nov 8 2012 // They might have red eyes and constricted pupils. They might be nodding off at their desk, if they show up at all. They might not be as certain as they should with a heavy piece of machinery, or maybe have let their...
Nov 7 2012 // Gowrie Group, an independent insurance agency based in Westbrook, Conn., hired marine industry expert Dan Cooney as a commercial/marine insurance producer.Dan CooneyCooney will work with commercial entities, marine...
Nov 7 2012 // Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board is expected to approve increasing its commercial coverage rates by an average of 45.1 percent statewide this week. Almost all of Citizens’ roughly 5,700...
Nov 6 2012 // Chicago-based Hub International Limited announced that it has acquired the shares of Huestis Commercial Insurance Ltd. (HCIL), a Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada-based insurance brokerage firm.Terms of the acquisition...
Nov 5 2012 // Florida regulators announced that two property insurance companies have been approved to take out up to 100,000 policies from the state-backed insurer in December, adding to the 210,000 policies already slated for removal...
Nov 2 2012 // A teen injured in a car wreck is entitled to underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) under her father’s business auto policy even though the vehicle she was riding in was not a listed vehicle on the policy, according to...
Oct 26 2012 // The Chubb Corp. reported $533 million net profit for its third quarter, up 78.8 percent from $298 million reported during the same period one year ago.The quarterly results got a boost from significantly lower catastrophe...
Oct 24 2012 // Cypress Benefit Administrators, a national third party administrator (TPA) based in Appleton, Wisc., and with locations in Portland, Ore., Omaha, Neb. and Pueblo, Colo., has launched CypressCap group captive insurance...
Oct 24 2012 // Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing legislation to tighten the enforcement of gun rules in domestic violence cases, prompted by a fatal shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa.Radcliffe Haughton, 45, bought a handgun...