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NJM Insurance Adds BOP, Commercial Excess, Umbrella Coverage in New Jersey

May 13 2021 // NJM Insurance Group is now writing businessowners policies and corresponding excess and umbrella policies in New Jersey.The ProEdge Businessowners Policy provides protection for property and liability risks associated with...

North Dakota Workplace Death Rate Among Highest in U.S.

May 11 2021 // An annual report using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows North Dakota’s rate of workplace deaths remains among the highest in the country.The annual report released by the AFL-CIO shows that 37...

New Hampshire Bill Would Make Employers Pay for Any Required COVID-19 Test

May 7 2021 // Employers who require COVID-19 tests for applicants or workers would be required to pay for them under a bill heard by a New Hampshire House committee Wednesday.The bill would prohibit employers from requiring that an...

Employers Advised to Prepare for Pandemic’s Mental Health Fallout as Employees Return

May 6 2021 // From casual Fridays to after-work drinks, those weekly rituals once taken for granted are returning as Americans head back to the office. And while masks, plexiglass and empty conference rooms will alter the cubescape,...

Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Begin to Moderate: Marsh

May 5 2021 // Global commercial insurance pricing continued its double-digit growth in the 2021 first quarter, but the rate of increase dipped for the first time since late 2017, Marsh found in its latest market index...

Employers, Insurers See Virtual First-Care Medical Visits Becoming Routine

May 4 2021 // Make telemedicine your first choice for most doctor visits. That’s the message some U.S. employers and insurers are sending with a new wave of care options.Amazon and several insurers have started or expanded...

P/C Insurers Need to Hike Key Commercial Rates Even More: A.M. Best

May 3 2021 // The environment for many of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers lines remains competitive despite the need for rate increases for key commercial lines of coverage such as property catastrophe, commercial automobile,...

For Some Buyers, Commercial Insurance Market Is Going to Get Better, Easier: Willis

May 3 2021 // North American buyers of commercial property/casualty insurance can expect an “ever-so-slight turn for the better” and a “less difficult marketplace” in the months ahead.However, global broker...

California MGU Foresight Expands Commercial Property Offerings

Apr 30 2021 // San Francisco-based Foresight Risk & Insurance Services is offering new commercial property insurance lines coverages including inland marine, contractors equipment and builders’ risk, which will be offered as a...

Wisconsin’s M3 Insurance Unveils M3 Elevate for Small Businesses, Individuals

Apr 30 2021 // Madison, Wisconsin-based M3 Insurance (M3), an insurance broker and risk management firm with seven locations throughout Wisconsin and Illinois, has launched M3 Elevate (Elevate), a new division that encourages small...

People Moves: Palomar Adds White in Alabama; BRP Forms Middle Market, Insurance Co. Team; Vault Hires Ross as CIO

Apr 28 2021 // Palomar Insurance has added Tammy White to its expanding marketing team as a transportation marketing representative.A native of Birmingham, Ala., White has more than 20 years of experience working for a transportation...

For Some Buyers, Commercial Insurance Market Is Going to Get Better, Easier: Willis

Apr 23 2021 // North American buyers of commercial property/casualty insurance can expect an “ever-so-slight turn for the better” and a “less difficult marketplace” in the months ahead.However, global broker...

Workplace Safety Regulator Warns Of COVID-19 Hazards Inside Iowa Capitol

Apr 21 2021 // A top workplace safety regulator warned the Republican leaders of the Iowa Legislature that conditions inside the state Capitol are hazardous and may be exposing workers to the coronavirus, according to documents released...

Digital E&S Broker Pathpoint Releases Lessor’s Risk Commercial Package

Apr 20 2021 // Pathpoint, a digital excess and surplus lines insurance distributor, has launched its Lessor’s Risk Only (LRO) Commercial Package for agents to access non-admitted coverage for property owners with a single...

P/C Insurers Need to Hike Key Commercial Rates Even More: A.M. Best

Apr 19 2021 // The environment for many of the U.S. property/casualty (P/C) insurers lines remains competitive despite the need for rate increases for key commercial lines of coverage such as property catastrophe, commercial automobile,...

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals on Workplace Religious Bias

Apr 19 2021 // The U.S. Supreme Court on this month sidestepped a chance to further expand religious rights, turning away two cases in which employees accused companies of violating federal anti-discrimination law by insufficiently...

Willis Towers Watson Launches ‘Radar Workbench’ for Commercial Underwriters

Apr 16 2021 // Insurance broker Willis Towers Watson has launched Radar Workbench, new software technology aims to transform the performance of frontline commercial underwriters.“Radar Workbench has been developed to provide the...

Hallmark Financial Plans to Pursue IPO of Specialty Commercial Business

Apr 15 2021 // Hallmark Financial Services Inc., a property/casualty insurance company with three business segments – Specialty Commercial, Standard Commercial and Personal – plans to pursue an initial public offering of a...

Michigan Workplace Virus Rules, Office Restrictions Extended for 6 Months

Apr 15 2021 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration has extended workplace coronavirus restrictions for an additional six months, including a requirement that Michigan employers prohibit office work if employees’ jobs can...

FRISS Acquires Ohio Commercial Insurance Data Manager, Terrene Labs

Apr 14 2021 // FRISS, a Netherlands-based provider of fraud, risk and compliance products and services for property/casualty insurance carriers, has acquired Terrene Labs, headquartered in Mason, Ohio. Terrene helps commercial...