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Uninsured Roofing Firm Owner Sentenced for Attempted Cover-Up of Workplace Death

Jun 19 2024 // The owner of a New York roofing company has been sentenced for attempting to cover up an employee’s on-the-job death.Law enforcement investigators determined that Jeremiah Wiedemann, owner of Wiedemann Sons Roofing,...

Vacant Commercial Property Owners Face Sidewalk Liability: New Jersey Supreme Court

Jun 17 2024 // The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that all commercial landowners — including owners of vacant commercial lots — have a duty to maintain the public sidewalks abutting their property in reasonably good...

Business Liability Claims Litigation Jumped in 2023: Lex Machina

Jun 17 2024 // After holding relatively steady for nearly a decade, the number of business liability policy claims cases jumped 28% in 2023, according to a litigation report from Lex Machina.The report found that 3,596 business liability...

Survey: Mid-Market Leaders Peg Cyber, Economy and Regulation as Top Concerns

Jun 17 2024 // Business leaders place cybersecurity, the economy, regulatory challenges and global instability among their top concerns for the coming year, fueled by factors such as AI, climate change, nuclear verdicts and political...

The Anatomy of Employee Happiness: Key Factors That Drive Workplace Satisfaction

Jun 17 2024 // In today’s competitive job market, companies are increasingly recognizing the importance of prioritizing employee happiness. It’s no secret that happy employees are more productive, engaged, and likely to stay...

WTW: US Commercial Insurance Price Increases in Q1 ‘Steady’ at 6.3%

Jun 11 2024 // Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance increased overall by an average of 6.3% during the first quarter.Quarterly price increases have been about 6% since the global pandemic, WTW reported in its Commercial Lines...

Port of Baltimore Channel Reopens Fully to Commercial Maritime Traffic

Jun 11 2024 // Seventy-six days after it was blocked by the collapse of the Key Bridge, the major shipping channel through the Port of Baltimore has been cleared of debris and restored to allow commercial maritime transit.The U.S. Army...

People Moves: CSAA Names Huebner EVP of Commercial Insurance

Jun 11 2024 // CSAA Insurance Group named Jeff Huebner executive vice president of commercial insurance.Huebner is responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand. Huebner has been with CSAA Insurance...

ALKEME Acquires Personal and Commercial Specialist InsurePro in Utah

Jun 11 2024 // ALKEME acquired InsurePro in Draper, Utah. Ladera Ranch, California-ALKEME is an insurance agency providing businesses and individuals with commercial and personal insurance, employee and executive benefits, retirement and...

Emerald Bay and Arrowhead Launch Commercial Earthquake Facility in California, Pacific Northwest

Jun 7 2024 // Emerald Bay Risk Solutions and Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. have launched a commercial earthquake facility that provides difference in conditions insurance policies for medium to large businesses. Arrowhead EQ...

Commercial Property Insurance Market Proving More Stable, Capitalized: USI

Jun 6 2024 // Following last year’s historically challenging property insurance market, 2024 is proving to be “a more stable and capitalized market,” USI Insurance Services reported in its latest Commercial Property...

Markets/Coverages: Sompo Offers Tech Insurance Cover for UK Middle Market Clients

Jun 5 2024 // Sompo announced the launch of a new technology insurance product for middle market clients in the United Kingdom.The package includes coverages comprising property, casualty, professional indemnity (PI) and cyber. Excess...

EEOC Sues 15 Employers in 10 States for Not Filing Workforce Demographics Data

Jun 4 2024 // Last week the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) took what is being called an unprecedented step by filing lawsuits against 15 employers for allegedly failing to comply with mandatory reporting...

CIAB: Commercial P/C Premiums Increase 7.7% in Q1 2024

Jun 3 2024 // Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly for all account sizes to 7.7% on average in the first quarter 2024, according to The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers’ Q1 Market Survey.With the...

Survey: Mid-Market Leaders Peg Cyber, Economy and Regulation as Top Concerns

May 30 2024 // Business leaders place cybersecurity, the economy, regulatory challenges and global instability among their top concerns for the coming year, fueled by factors such as AI, climate change, nuclear verdicts and political...

Markets/Coverages: Rokstone, Allianz Commercial Partner for $10M Marine Cargo Facility

May 21 2024 // Allianz Commercial and Rokstone, the Aventum Group’s international re/insurance MGA, announced a collaboration for a US$10 million facility to write marine cargo business worldwide with immediate effect.This broadens...

CIAB: Commercial P/C Premiums Increase 7.7% in Q1 2024

May 20 2024 // Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly for all account sizes to 7.7% on average in the first quarter 2024.According to The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers’ Q1 Market Survey, the 7.7%...

“Dirty Dozen” Unsafe Employers Putting Workers at Risk

May 20 2024 // A retail giant, a space launch operation, a major food processor, the nation’s two biggest rideshare providers and a large healthcare system are among those entities marked as being among the most unsafe...

The Relevance of Standard Carriers to Commercial Lines

May 20 2024 // Question: Are standard, admitted, insurance carriers relevant commercial markets?Arthur J. Gallagher stated in their 2020 10K that 50% of the total U.S. commercial property/casualty market is written through alternative...

Farmers to Resume Offering Key Lines of Business Insurance in California

May 14 2024 // Farmers Insurance said it will resume accepting new business commercial multi-peril applications for auto service & repair, habitational, manufacturing, real estate and wholesale distribution policies in California.The...