All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 27 2021 // Many middle market companies are failing to use a key risk management resource: their insurance agents and brokers.According to a survey sponsored by insurer Chubb, only 15% of middle market companies rely heavily on an...
Sep 22 2021 // HSB Canada, part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Cyber Suite, a comprehensive collection of cyber insurance and services designed to protect small and medium-size businesses from cyber-attacks, data breaches, identity...
Sep 21 2021 // The union behind the “Fight for $15” movement is suing to overturn a Trump-era rule that makes it harder to hold companies like McDonald’s Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. accountable for violations of...
Sep 20 2021 // Cover Whale Insurance Solutions Inc., a Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.-based insurtech, is partnering with excess and surplus lines insurer Everspan Indemnity Insurance Co., to offer a commercial trucking insurance...
Sep 20 2021 // Foxquilt, a Toronto-based insurtech, announced it has raised an $8 million financing round led by Luge Capital with participation from AmTrust Financial, Extreme Venture Partners and Side Door Ventures.The new capital will...
Sep 20 2021 // U.S. commercial auto insurers face some blips and disruptions on their road to profitability due to inflation and the spotty post-pandemic economic recovery.According to a Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings report,...
Sep 17 2021 // Alera Group acquired The Brokerage Commercial Insurance Services Inc. in in Newport Beach, Calif. The Brokerage Commercial Insurance Services employees will continue serving clients in their existing roles. Terms of the...
Sep 17 2021 // Great American Insurance Group has introduced a new product offering through PolicySweet, its online offering for small business customers.PolicySweet, which allows small business owners to research, shop, quote and...
Sep 16 2021 // Small companies in Britain, which demanded that their insurers cover claims for losses accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic, have received more than one billion pounds ($1.4 billion) in full and interim business...
Sep 15 2021 // U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan requiring more than 100 million Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 relies on a rarely used workplace rule with a history of being blocked in court, making it an inviting...
Sep 14 2021 // While aggregate U.S. commercial insurance price hikes continue to moderate, most lines are still producing robust price increases, according to Willis Towers Watson.Excess/umbrella produces significant price increases...
Sep 9 2021 // Whenever a legal dispute arises as to insurance coverage, the court will evaluate policy language to determine if a specific cause of loss constitutes a covered event under the terms of that policy.When workers...
Sep 8 2021 // A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty with disabilities. Experts warn it is a precursor of what awaits employers that order staff...
Sep 8 2021 // U.S. commercial auto insurers face some blips and disruptions on their road to profitability due to inflation and the spotty post-pandemic economic recovery.According to a Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings report,...
Sep 6 2021 // There’s no question that commercial lines premiums have accelerated growth in independent agencies during the past two years.Insurance Journal’s Top 100 agencies in total reported generating nearly $8 billion...
Sep 6 2021 // Insurance carriers and agents may want to pay more attention to small business insurance customers, especially those with commercial auto and workers’ compensation policies. They’re feeling neglected.According...
Sep 6 2021 // Developments in drone technology are often heralded as having the potential to change the landscape of business operations, most prominently in the consumer goods shipping sector. Yet, the development of federal regulation...
Sep 3 2021 // What can employers do if workers avoid COVID-19 vaccines?They can require vaccination and fire employees who don’t comply, or take other actions such as withholding company perks or charging extra for health...
Sep 1 2021 // German companies will not be granted the right to find out whether their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19, although provisions could be made for some particularly risky workplaces, the labor minister said on...
Aug 27 2021 // Cyber insurance platform Sayata has raised $17 million in new venture capital and plans to expand to offer more specialty coverages.The startup’s platform automates the quote and bind process to help wholesale...