All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 31 2023 // Colorado’s largest workers’ compensation carrier, Pinnacol Assurance, issued a general dividend of $15 million to 58,000 employers in the state.This marks the organization’s eighth straight year of...
May 30 2023 // The Hartford announced new leadership appointments in sales and distribution across multiple lines of business in support of the company’s growth and innovation plans. Hayes Henderson has been promoted to head of...
May 26 2023 // The head of the U.S. agency charged with enforcing civil rights in the workplace says artificial intelligence-driven “bossware” tools that closely track the whereabouts, keystrokes and productivity of workers...
May 25 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Cowbell Cyber and Allianz Commercial.A summary of these new hires follows here. Cowbell Names CNA’s Bilbao as UK Director of UnderwritingCowbell, the...
May 22 2023 // Weathering a hard insurance market isn’t for the faint of heart. As premiums increase and personal line capacity decreases, independent agents must seek creative solutions to expand their books of business.Getting...
May 19 2023 // Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani hired Rachel T. Velilla as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, California offices. She joins the firm’s insurance, trucking and transportation and...
May 18 2023 // Commercial property premiums increased more in the first quarter than they have in more than 20 years as the first three months of the year marked the 22nd straight quarter of overall premium increases, at 8.8%, according...
May 18 2023 // The 2022 property/casualty insurance industry saw a stark difference between the combined ratio of commercial lines at 94.8, while personal lines came in at 109.9.It was the largest difference in about 15 years, according...
May 17 2023 // A survey from the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Research and Evaluation Group found that employer subscription in workers’ comp increased to 75% in 2022, up from 72%...
May 9 2023 // ICW Group Insurance Companies, a group of property and casualty carriers, announced the launch of its new commercial package insurance offering in Illinois with plans to expand throughout the U.S. The introduction of...
May 9 2023 // A Maryland widow is entitled to her late husband’s workers’ compensation death benefits because she was dependent upon her husband at the time of his disablement, a Maryland appeals court has ruled.The appeals...
May 8 2023 // In a “deliberate and modest fashion,” the composite rate for commercial property/casualty lines increased 5% during the first quarter 2023, according to MarketScout.The Dallas-based distribution and...
May 8 2023 // Workplace health and safety are top of mind for employers, especially after a recent incident at a Mars factory, where workers fell into a vat of chocolate. To prevent such accidents, it’s important for businesses to...
May 8 2023 // A national labor shortage has created ideal conditions for skilled workers to negotiate for better pay and more flexible work schedules, but also new challenges for employers: Staff members aren’t eager to return to...
May 5 2023 // More than a third of workplace injuries occur during employees’ first year on the job, regardless of age or industry experience, according to a new report from Travelers.In fact, an employee’s time spent in a...
May 3 2023 // In striking contrast to last year’s double-digit rate hikes for public directors and officers liability insurance and 100-200% jumps for cyber coverage, some buyers renewing those coverages this spring won’t...
May 2 2023 // MGA DUAL North America Appoints 3 Industry Veterans for Leadership RolesDUAL North America Inc., a subsidiary of Howden Group, has appointed three industry veterans to leadership and key underwriting roles through...
Apr 28 2023 // A federal administrative law judge has determined that the manager of Fuller Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts exposed employees to workplace violence without adequate protections in 2019, particularly at times when...
Apr 25 2023 // Following the closure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), VC-backed startups were increasingly looking for stronger protection in case their assets were compromised — specifically liability policies covering company...
Apr 24 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Intangic MGA, Helvetia Group and BMS.A summary of these new hires follows here. Startup Intangic MGA Names Marsh’s Durkan as Commercial...