All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 28 2021 // The Department of Labor announced funding opportunities for more than $21 million in Occupational Safety and Health Administration training grants for non-profit organizations.The first availability will provide $10...
Jun 25 2021 // Employees’ mental health has become a serious issue in the workplace and employers are increasingly likely to recognize not only the costs but also how the stigma surrounding mental illness is an obstacle to...
Jun 25 2021 // The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers has named Valerie Taylor a vice president, producer in the San Francisco Bay area office.Taylor has 16 years of experience in the insurance industry, with niches in cannabis, real...
Jun 21 2021 // The expectation that hundreds of so-called zombie companies will fail over the next few years and drag on the economy is among the major concerns prompting insurers to reduce risk and charge higher premiums, a trend likely...
Jun 21 2021 // For many years independent agencies waited anxiously for a practical multi-company rating system in commercial lines.Now, several easy-to-use products are available to agencies with quoting capability among a growing...
Jun 21 2021 // Agents with clients who need license and permit bonds, miscellaneous bonds, court bonds or any number of bonds classified as “commercial,” should think twice about letting this business go to a competitor....
Jun 17 2021 // A ban on employers mandating vaccines for their workers inched ahead in the Pennsylvania House on Tuesday with a committee vote supported by all Republicans and opposed by every Democrat.The main sponsor, Rep. Russ...
Jun 16 2021 // A San Marcos, Texas-based tortilla manufacturer has been cited for repeat and serious workplace safety violations, and faces penalties of more than $200,000, federal regulators say.The Occupational Safety and Health...
Jun 14 2021 // Walnut Creek, Calif.-based CSAA Insurance Group has named Julie Brown executive vice president of commercial insurance.Brown will be responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand,...
Jun 11 2021 // California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen...
Jun 8 2021 // A Wisconsin grain facility faces 14 workplace safety violation citations and more than $676,000 in penalties following the death of a following the engulfment death of a worker in a corn silo.The Occupational Safety and...
Jun 7 2021 // “I remember when the worst thing you had to worry about at work was a misdirected reply-to-all on an email.”Joann Lytle, a partner with the law firm McCarter & English in Philadelphia, knows things have...
Jun 1 2021 // Federal employment laws do not prevent an employer from requiring all employees physically entering the workplace to be vaccinated for COVID-19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has affirmed.Also,...
May 28 2021 // The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park filed a lawsuit against her former employer, accusing the company of not doing an investigation before...
May 27 2021 // Chubb has rolled out a new insurance product for the lower middle market segment with an expanded base coverage offering in both property and liability.Benchmarq Package features scalable property and general liability...
May 25 2021 // “I remember when the worst thing you had to worry about at work was a misdirected reply-to-all on an email.”Joann Lytle, a partner with the law firm McCarter & English in Philadelphia, knows things have...
May 24 2021 // North Dakota tops the list of states with the highest rates of severe workplace injuries, according to a new study of OSHA data covering the years 2015-2020.With nearly 135 severe workplace injuries for every 100,000...
May 21 2021 // The Washington Department of Labor & Industries has updated state COVID-19 workplace safety and health guidance to help employers adapt masking policies to meet new CDC guidelines adopted by Gov. Jay Inslee.The updated...
May 21 2021 // A bill that proponents say will help control abusive lawsuits against commercial motor vehicle operators following accidents has passed the Texas Senate.House Bill 19 would have a big impact on the commercial auto...
May 21 2021 // A Massachusetts man claims that a national addiction treatment program with offices in Pittsfield and Cummington failed to take precautions to protect him, fellow staff members, as well as residential clients from COVID-19...