All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 6 2007 // Okla. Gov. Brad Henry has signed a bill expanding a small business health insurance program.On June 4, Henry signed House Bill 1225, which targets working Oklahomans by expanding Insure Oklahoma, a program that helps small...
Jun 5 2007 // Mark Freeman has been named the middle market Leader for the San Francisco office of Marsh. Freeman is responsible for the growth, operations and delivery of services to middle market firms in the Bay Area. The San...
Jun 4 2007 // OneBeacon Insurance Group today announced that it will begin offering property-casualty solutions to small-business owners in Minnesota through independent agent partners. OneBeacon’s local small-business operation...
Jun 4 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
Jun 4 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
May 30 2007 // Spurrred by advice from their agent or broker, commercial insurance buyers show increasing interest in buying more than one line of coverage from a carrier, according to a new survey commissioned by Wis.-based Wausau...
May 24 2007 // Bermuda-based Ironshore Insurance Ltd. reports it has been approved to write property, property catastrophe and casualty insurance on an excess and surplus basis for risks in Florida.Ironshore, formed in late 2006, is a...
May 23 2007 // Business Risk Partners and Praetorian Financial Group are launching insurance products: Private Accord and Excess Guardian.Private Accord is a directors and officers liability package product for small and middle market...
May 21 2007 // Are your customers’ small businesses fully covered with all the insurance they need?Apparently the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) had doubts about the extent to which the nation’s small...
May 21 2007 // The recent tornadoes, heavy rains and subsequent flooding that hit a good part of the Midwest in May remind all of us about insurance coverage issues. For many the reminder is about purchasing flood insurance for your...
May 21 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that workers’ compensation reforms adopted in 2004 do not supersede employer apportionment of compensation for permanent disability injuries.In reviewing cases from five...
May 21 2007 // The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) has filed an administrative order alleging CIGNA HealthCare of New Jersey and an affiliate, Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., failed to properly notify 2,123...
May 21 2007 // A bill vastly expanding the number of small businesses that qualify for a health insurance subsidy program is nearing floor action in the Oklahoma Legislature, a key lawmaker said recently.Gov. Brad Henry’s...
May 21 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that workers’ compensation reforms adopted in 2004 do not supersede employer apportionment of compensation for permanent disability injuries.In reviewing cases from five...
May 18 2007 // The tort system in the United States cost small businesses $98 billion in 2005, with the fear of lawsuits altering the way the small business owners make decisions, according to studies released at a Congressional hearing...
May 18 2007 // Financial executives at the world’s largest companies expect the severity of their most prevalent business risks to remain constant or intensify through 2009, according to the “Managing Business Risk Through...
May 16 2007 // Bank of America said it has retained Banc of America Securities LLC to act as its financial advisor to explore strategic alternatives for its commercial insurance brokerage business, Banc of America Corporate Insurance...
May 16 2007 // Lou Stanzione has joined wholesale broker The Demetriou Group as director of commercial lines. Stanzione brings a decade of wholesale brokerage experience from Zaloom Associates where he began as marketing vice president...
May 11 2007 // The Board of Directors of Employers Holdings Inc. based in Reno, Nev., has authorized a stock repurchase program for up to $75 million of the company’s common stock. The company expects the shares to be purchased...
May 9 2007 // The California Supreme Court has ruled that workers’ compensation reforms adopted in 2004 do not supersede employer apportionment of compensation for permanent disability injuries.In reviewing cases from five...