Latest Commercial Lines Headlines

All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Commercial Brokers Favor TRIA Renewal Says CIAB

Mar 31 2004 // Eighty percent of the leading commercial property/casualty insurance brokers say the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) should be extended when it expires at the end of 2005, according to a survey released today...

Zurich Names Bradley CFO of North American Commercial Operations

Mar 30 2004 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based commercial lines insurer Zurich North America announced that Thomas Bradley will become chief operating officer of finance and administration and chief financial officer of its North American...

Ohio Comp Bureau Conducts Random Sweep of 200 Toledo Area Employers

Mar 29 2004 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) recently concluded a random sweep of 200 employers in the Toledo area to determine whether they have active workers’ compensation coverage, collecting $110,412 in...

N.Y. Agents Name Harleysville Top Commercial Partner

Mar 26 2004 // Pennsylvania’s Harleysville Insurance has issued a bulletin noting that for the second time in three years, it has been named the “Top Partner in Commercial Lines” during Westchester County’s 38th...

St. Paul Enhances Commercial Property-General Liability Product for Companies with Foreign Operations

Mar 25 2004 // The St. Paul Companies announced the introduction of an enhanced version of “Global Companion,” which it described as “an international commercial property and general liability product designed to help...

Investment in Workplace Safety Keys Positive Bottom Line Results for Businesses, Economy

Mar 24 2004 // In response to the recent Labor Department job report reportedly showing little change in the employment rate, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) suggests businesses invest now in workplace safety, as part of...

Commercial Tenant’s Glass Policy

Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Massplate Glass Insurance Agency solves the problem of commercial tenants finding glass insurance to satisfy their lease requirements. This easy to use product features fixed limits and premiums, has a...

N.Y. Employers to Speak Out on Cutting WC Costs

Mar 22 2004 // A coalition of New York employers led by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York Inc. will urge state lawmakers at a public hearing this week to fix the state’s badly broken workers’...

Hazard in the Workplace: OSHA Identifies Businesses with Highest Injury Rates

Mar 22 2004 // High hazard industries pay high workers’ comp premiums for increased risk, but even within high risk industries some companies are more dangerous than others.“OSHA is going to focus on specific sites where...

Commercial Property, Liability, Crime

Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has updated its Customarq Classic property policy. Chubb’s Customarq Classic offers U.S. and Canadian commercial customers a choice of monoline property...

Package and Commercial Auto

Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. is offering a package and commercial auto program featuring a replacement cost with optional ACV, no coinsurance and property value guard automatic increases....

Employers Direct Contracts with No. Cal. Builders Assoc.

Mar 22 2004 // Employers Direct Insurance Company (EDIC) has contracted with the Home Builders Association of Northern California (HBANC) to provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage to selected members. EDIC works directly...

Package and Commercial Auto

Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. is offering a package and commercial auto program featuring a replacement cost with optional ACV, no coinsurance and property value guard automatic increases....

Commercial Trucking

Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. is offering a new market for commercial trucking.Dollars: Policy limits of up to $1million CSL; minimum premium of $1,000. Carrier: Old American County Mutual Fire...

Aon to Push Middle-Market Captives

Mar 11 2004 // Chicago-based brokerage giant Aon Corp. has formed Aon Alternative Risk Underwriting (ARU), a managing general underwriter that provides group captive solutions for middle-market U.S. companies.Working through independent...

Commercial Property, Liability, Crime

Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has updated its Customarq Classic property policy. Chubb’s Customarq Classic offers U.S. and Canadian commercial customers a choice of monoline property...

Package and Commercial Auto

Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. is offering a package and commercial auto program featuring a replacement cost with optional ACV, no coinsurance and property value guard automatic increases....

Commercial Property, Liability, Crime

Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. has updated its Customarq Classic property policy. Chubb’s Customarq Classic offers U.S. and Canadian commercial customers a choice of monoline property insurance...

Package and Commercial Auto

Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. is offering a package and commercial auto program featuring a replacement cost with optional ACV, no coinsurance and property value guard automatic increases....

Commercial Rates Going Down, Reinsurance Rates Holding Firm

Mar 8 2004 // As Costello famously asked Abbott, “Who’s on first?”A new report released by leading independent insurance intermediary Benfield concludes that despite “ample capacity and signs of resurgent...