All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Aug 24 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...
Aug 19 2021 // Texas public safety officials said on Aug. 18 that an inspection of 6,288 commercial motor vehicles in the state resulted in more than 1,000 citations, over 18,500 warnings and more than 1,600 vehicles taken out of service...
Aug 17 2021 // Buoyed by the hard market and rebounding economy, Independent insurance agents and brokers grew overall by 7.1% in the second quarter, surpassing the 6.9% organic growth reported eight years ago in the second quarter of...
Aug 16 2021 // The U.S. agency that regulates workplace safety issued guidance on Friday urging employers to require many fully vaccinated workers to wear masks to protect unvaccinated colleagues and customers, amid a surge in COVID-19...
Aug 16 2021 // Liability insurers on both sides of the Atlantic are scaling back the cover they offer companies ahead of an expected wave of discrimination claims as employers call staff back to their desks after 18 months of...
Aug 12 2021 // As coronavirus infections rise again, U.S. companies mandating vaccinations are confronting an uncomfortable question rarely asked by an employer – what is an employee’s religious belief?Google’s parent...
Aug 9 2021 // The Biden administration is examining what authority businesses have to mandate vaccines, a top U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, as it considers what more steps can be done to halt the spread of COVID-19.“We are...