All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 5 2006 // Sequoia Insurance Co., has introduced Sequoia EDGE, a risk management package designed for a broad range of middle market customers.It will be available for business starting Sept. 15, 2006, in California. Oregon and...
Sep 4 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America today. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include...
Sep 4 2006 // Insurance is one of the fastest changing, most regulated industries in America today. That very nature insists that those who want to excel in their current responsibilities and pursue their career goals must include...
Sep 1 2006 // Appointed agents of Montgomery Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, can now get faster and more precise quotes with the implementation this month of the Commercial IQ SmartRisk underwriting and pricing system for...
Aug 29 2006 // Indianpolis-based WellPoint, Inc. recently announced that it will make its new consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) products and services available in all states and to all markets, from the largest national employer to an...
Aug 25 2006 // The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. said will realign its three Commercial, Specialty and Personal lines segments. The Commercial and Specialty segments will be realigned into two new segments: the Business Insurance...
Aug 25 2006 // Taking your Blackberry on vacation with you? Or to the kids’ soccer game? How about the business cell phone?Technology keeps workers connected 24/7. If that sounds like an employer’s dream come true, think...
Aug 21 2006 // West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year.That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may be...
Aug 21 2006 // West Virginia’s workers’ compensation insurance provider has a lofty goal: to audit every one of West Virginia’s 38,000 employers this year.That would require an unprecedented 200 audits a day, and may be...
Aug 18 2006 // Following a presentation by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Cabinet approved an emergency rule establishing a property and casualty joint underwriting association to make...
Aug 17 2006 // Employers Insurance Group based in Reno, Nev., announced it has more than doubled its share of the Montana’s workers’ compensation insurance market since the start of the current year. Workers’...
Aug 15 2006 // Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road, according to a major new study by researchers at the...
Aug 10 2006 // North Dakota’s workers compensation agency wants permission to publish a list of employers who haven’t paid their insurance premiums. Members of the Workforce Safety and Insurance agency’s board have...
Aug 9 2006 // A public hearing to gauge the scope and nature of the burgeoning commercial insurance crisis in Florida has been scheduled held Friday Aug. 11 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. in Bradenton, Fla. by Florida Insurance Commissioner...
Aug 9 2006 // Zurich has named Mike Foley as chief operating officer (COO) for Zurich North America Commercial, to take effect on Sept. 1, 2006.Foley will be responsible for all operating matters related to Zurich North America...
Aug 7 2006 // Florida is moving to reactivate a state-run reinsurance pool for commercial lines insurance to help businesses obtain insurance.The Commercial Joint Underwriting Association (JUA) is intended to provide property insurance...
Aug 7 2006 // Employers’ costs for workers’ compensation grew faster than combined cash benefits for injured workers and medical payments for their treatment, according to a new study issued by the National Academy of Social...
Aug 7 2006 // News CurrentsEmployers’ costs for workers’ compensation grew faster than combined cash benefits for injured workers and medical payments for their treatment, according to a new study issued by the National...
Aug 1 2006 // The Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has begun enrolling employers who want to participate in a new way of reporting claims for workplace injuries and occupational diseases. Injured workers in...
Aug 1 2006 // West Virginia employers who haven’t made a premium payment for the second half of 2006 to insurer BrickStreet have one last opportunity to retain workers’ compensation coverage.BrickStreet mailed more than...