All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 4 2011 // A move to deregulate a number of commercial lines of property/casualty insurance is making quiet progress in Florida.The legislation, which has already passed the House by a unanimous vote, would exempt insurance pricing...
Apr 4 2011 // Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe (LMIE), a member of the Liberty Mutual Group, has confirmed more details of its expanded regional office network and management team to beef up its move into the UK’s commercial lines...
Apr 4 2011 // Agents in Pennsylvania are urging lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow insurers to cover owners or partners of small businesses through a workers’ compensation policy.The legislation changes insurance laws...
Mar 30 2011 // Combined Agents of America, LLC (CAA), based in Austin, Texas, reported the group wrote more than $414 million in combined property/casualty premiums in 2010 and has increased commercial premium written by 64 percent since...
Mar 30 2011 // The Hartford has named Douglas G. Elliot president of its commercial markets division. Elliot is currently president and chief executive officer of Hartford Steam Boiler, a subsidiary of Munich Re, and president of...
Mar 28 2011 // When President Barack Obama signed his healthcare overhaul into law a year ago, some U.S. companies were quick to flag — and write down — the millions of dollars they stood to lose as a result of one aspect of...
Mar 25 2011 // Commercial insurance prices were relatively flat for the eighth consecutive quarter, while accident-year loss ratios deteriorated relative to the same period in the prior 12 months.According to global professional services...
Mar 23 2011 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed a bill to prevent state-level administrative rules mandating workplace ergonomics.Ergonomics aims to limit injuries caused by lifting, repetitive motion and awkward work positions. The...
Mar 23 2011 // Agents in Pennsylvania will urge lawmakers today to pass legislation that would allow insurers to cover owners or partners of small businesses through a workers’ compensation policy.The legislation changes insurance...
Mar 22 2011 // Starr Marine Agency, Inc., a member of Starr Companies, announced that Christine Santiago has joined Starr Marine as Commercial Inland Marine (CIM) product line manager. Santiago has over 25 years of experience in the...
Mar 22 2011 // Kansas labor officials say nonfatal workplace injuries in Kansas fell by 12 percent in 2009, the most recent year the statistics are available.The Department of Labor says the Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses...
Mar 15 2011 // Westfield Insurance, headquartered in Ohio, announced it has expanded its commercial operations into the state of Wisconsin, with commercial accounts to be serviced out of a new service office in Milwaukee.The...
Mar 15 2011 // The U.S. Small Business Administration reports that in 2008 nearly 400 thousand small businesses were operating in Louisiana, representing 97.4 percent of the state’s employers.A report released in February by the...
Mar 10 2011 // A general contractor can recover from its subcontractor’s insurers for the cost of repairs for damage to surrounding property resulting from the subcontractor’s faulty workmanship, the Georgia Supreme Court has...
Mar 10 2011 // Baltimore-based Insurance broker RCM&D acquired the commercial property and casualty insurance division of Philadelphia-based TRION Inc. and has opened a Philadelphia regional office to serve clients throughout...
Mar 9 2011 // Seventeen people covered by Oregon’s workers’ compensation system died on the job during 2010, the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced.The total represents an all-time low in Oregon...
Mar 8 2011 // Business owners can now protect their dogs and cats with Progressive’s free Pet Injury coverage.How it works: If a dog or cat is hurt in a vehicle accident, Progressive will pay vet bills up to $1,000. Key...
Mar 7 2011 // The Missouri House passed legislation that could make it more difficult for employees to win workplace discrimination lawsuits.The legislation, approved by a 95-59 vote, would require people to prove that discrimination...
Mar 4 2011 // Legislation revising parts of Missouri’s laws on workplace discrimination is moving through the state Senate.The chamber gave first-round approval to a bill changing the legal standard people must meet when they file...
Mar 3 2011 // Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, has expanded its small commercial appetite with the addition of more than 60 business classes to its Commercial Protector (BOP) product.The majority of the...