All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 9 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation pure premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16 years, Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently announced.“No other...
Oct 9 2006 // You’re an independent agent, primarily writing property casualty coverages for individuals. A long-time customer comes in and announces that he’s out of the rat race — he’s quit his job and...
Oct 9 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation pure premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16 years, Gov. Ted Kulongoski recently announced.“No other...
Oct 9 2006 // You’re an independent agent, primarily writing property casualty coverages for individuals. A long-time customer comes in and announces that he’s out of the rat race — he’s quit his job and...
Oct 3 2006 // A contractor faces $63,000 in federal workplace safety fines for an accident in which a subcontractor’s employee was decapitated by an elevator.The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed the...
Oct 3 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers throughout the state to educate their employees about driving safely in the “mobile workplace.” As part of this campaign, the...
Sep 29 2006 // Pacific Coast E&S Services has a new business auto market available in California. Market covers business auto, liability and physical damage, light and medium vehicles; and local and intermediate radius. Most drivers...
Sep 28 2006 // Oregon will reduce the workers’ compensation “pure” premium rate by 2.1 percent for 2007, Governor Ted Kulongoski announced, maintaining Oregon’s streak of not raising the rate in 16 years.“No...
Sep 25 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include education...
Sep 25 2006 // Florida’s residual market for commercial insurance began providing coverage for small businesses on Sept. 15.More than 60 agents had signed up online for the program within hours of the official signing of a contract...
Sep 25 2006 // The insurance industry has a well-earned reputation for stodginess. A vast percentage of today’s independent agents still employ conservative form letters and phone calls to attract the attention of...
Sep 25 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include education...
Sep 25 2006 // The insurance industry has a well-earned reputation for stodginess. A vast percentage of today’s independent agents still employ conservative form letters and phone calls to attract the attention of...
Sep 19 2006 // Employers Direct Insurance Co., a direct writer of California workers’ compensation insurance, has announced the launch of its new enhanced Web site developed for current and prospective customers. The new design at...
Sep 18 2006 // Originally slated for a Sept. 1 start date, Florida’s residual market for commercial insurance began providing coverage for small businesses on Sept. 15.A signing event took place midday on Sept. 15 and by...
Sep 14 2006 // Jericho, N.Y.-based Allied North America, a nationwide risk and insurance brokerage firm for the construction industry, has announced the creation of Allied Risk Solutions LLC, a new division which will focus on providing...
Sep 14 2006 // Preferred Employers Insurance Co., a key California workers’ compensation insurer, has joined the Trusted Choice program.“We believe it is very important for consumers in California and across the country to...
Sep 12 2006 // PGI Commercial has opened a branch office in Fullerton, Calif. Jill Bay, who until recently held a senior underwriting position in a nationwide insurance provider, has been appointed branch manager. The new unit will...
Sep 12 2006 // America’s middle market has generated much attention in the life insurance industry and among consumer advocates for being underserved. Despite some middle-market-targeted successes in individual companies, the...
Sep 11 2006 // Massachusetts is about to get a new auto carrier—for commercial, not personal, lines. Progressive Insurance is awaiting approval of rate and form filings from the Massachusetts Division of Insurance in preparation for...