Latest Commercial Lines Headlines

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Small Business Revolution

Mar 7 2022 // The global pandemic, economic recession and worldwide supply chain shortages have not hindered the optimism and drive of the U.S. small business sector. In fact, the Great Resignation might lead to a small business...

Social Inflation Increased Commercial Auto Claim Costs by $20B Over 10 Years

Mar 7 2022 // The insurance industry is ringing alarm bells about the cost of social inflation again, this time with the help of an actuarial analysis that concludes the phenomenon added more than $20 billion to the cost of commercial...

Funds Transfer Fraud Skyrockets in 2021; Small Businesses Hit Hard

Mar 2 2022 // Cyber claims from small and midsize businesses saw a “material uptick” in 2021, with funds transfer fraud a main culprit, according to cyber insurance and security firm Coalition.According to its 2022 Cyber...

Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Defies Expectations on Employer-Employee Cases

Mar 2 2022 // Labor unions and worker advocates have applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court. Yet a look back at Jackson’s decisions in cases involving business and...

Dollar General Cited for More Workplace Hazards

Feb 28 2022 // It’s more bad news for Dollar General stores, one of the largest food and household goods retailers in the country.Federal safety regulators announced that they have added another $1 million in fines against the...

Pandemic, Other Risks Weigh on Minds of Middle-Market Execs

Feb 25 2022 // Most middle-market firms experienced a recovery following the height of disruptions caused by COVID-19 and remain mostly optimistic about the global economy, but other business risks loom large.According to a survey of...

Flash Floods Threaten 126,000 Commercial Buildings in London, and Risk Will Worsen

Feb 25 2022 // More than 126,000 commercial buildings in London are at risk from flash flooding. Climate change will heighten that threat.Those are the findings of a new study by Zurich Insurance Group, which mapped every commercial and...

Actuaries: Social Inflation Increased Commercial Auto Claim Costs by $20B Over 10 Years

Feb 24 2022 // The insurance industry is ringing alarm bells about the cost of social inflation again, this time with the help of an actuarial analysis that concludes the phenomenon added more than $20 billion to the cost of commercial...

Fundamental Underwriters Expands Commercial Trucking Product Into Three More States

Feb 22 2022 // Fundamental Underwriters, a specialty managing general underwriter, announced today that it would expand its mid-market commercial trucking insurance product offerings into three additional states – Louisiana, Michigan...

Downtown Los Angeles Commercial Building Damaged by Fire

Feb 22 2022 // An intense fire burned a downtown Los Angeles commercial building early Friday.More than 100 firefighters were brought in to battle the fire, which was declared a major emergency, the Fire Department said. Firefighters...

AXA Insurance UK Buys Ageas UK’s Commercial Business Renewal Rights

Feb 16 2022 // AXA Insurance UK announced the acquisition of the renewal rights to Ageas UK’s commercial business for an initial consideration of £47.5 million (US$64.3 million).The deal will see Ageas’ Commercial lines...

People Moves: McGriff Adds Feighl as Commercial Marketing Account Exec; Harris Joins Alliant in Texas

Feb 11 2022 // McGriff Adds Mike Feighl as Commercial Marketing Account ExecutiveMcGriff has hired Mike Feighl as a senior vice president and marketing executive in its Houston-based Commercial Division. Feighl comes to McGriff from...

Insurance Technology: Betterview Features Defensible Space; Clara Analytics Tackles Commercial Auto; Ascend Raises $30M for Premium Finance

Feb 8 2022 // Betterview, an insurtech provider of property intelligence to property/casualty insurance companies, now has available what it calls its Defensible Space feature that enables insurers using the company’s Remote...

How CNN Exec’s Departure Illustrates Peril of Not Disclosing Workplace Romance

Feb 8 2022 // For all the potential peril of a workplace romance, the most common source of trouble, experts say, is allowing it to remain a secret.A case in point was last week’s abrupt ouster of longtime CNN chief executive Jeff...

Hub Acquires Assets of AVI Commercial Insurance in California

Feb 7 2022 // Hub International Ltd. acquired the assets of AVI Commercial Insurance Marketing Inc.in San Clemente, California. Doug Krumpols, president, and the AVI team will join Hub’s Los Angeles and Orange County...

Commercial Auto Among Lines With Flattening Rates in 2022, USI Forecast Predicts

Feb 7 2022 // Although it wasn’t the headline of a commercial insurance broker’s market pricing report last month, the report’s observation that “commercial auto liability coverage rates are starting to...

The Hartford Q4 Net Income Rises 36% on Commercial Lines Growth

Feb 4 2022 // Net income at the The Hartford for the fourth quarter 2021 ended at $729 million, a 36% increase from income of $537 million the same period a year earlier.For the year, net income was about $2.37 billion compared to $1.74...

Louisiana to Streamline Form-Filing Process for Five New Commercial Lines

Feb 4 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced Feb. 3 that it is streamlining the form-filing process for five additional lines of commercial insurance by adding them to the list of lines eligible for certified...

Eighth Circuit: Insurer Has No Duty to Defend Janitorial Service Workplace Discrimination Suit

Feb 3 2022 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit said that an insurer does not have to provide coverage to a St. Louis, Missouri janitorial service company for a workplace discrimination lawsuit, affirming a...

Global Commercial Insurance Rates Keep Moderating, With Exception of Cyber: Marsh

Feb 2 2022 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 13% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decline from the 15% increases seen in both the second and third quarters, according to Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Market...