All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 12 2020 // A University of California at Berkeley study has found that a “reference pricing model” — comparing brand name and generic medications and adjusting co-pays to encourage patients to choose the lowest cost...
Feb 12 2020 // Global average commercial insurance prices increased 11% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released by insurance broker Marsh.The fourth quarter rise in prices was the largest...
Feb 11 2020 // Although obese employees incur higher direct and indirect costs, the extent of obesity-related costs tends to be lower in some industrial sectors than others— including healthcare, reports a study in the February Journal...
Feb 10 2020 // Top Workplace Discrimination ClaimsRetaliation is again the number one discrimination charge filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), followed by disability, race, sex and age. Each year the EEOC...
Feb 7 2020 // The number work-related deaths in Connecticut in 2018 was the highest it’s been since 2010, according to the state Department of Labor.The agency said 48 people lost their lives to work-related injuries in 2018, the...
Feb 6 2020 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Michigan to the list of states where the insurer offers its Commercial Package Policy.The product includes commercial property featuring limits up to $120 million per...
Jan 28 2020 // The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has detailed breakdowns for the 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received in fiscal year 2019. The FY 2019 data show that retaliation continued to be...
Jan 27 2020 // A proposal to rewrite Colorado’s rules for workplace harassment claims is expected to be introduced soon at the state capitol.It would change things for employers by limiting the use of confidentiality agreements in...
Jan 27 2020 // It has never been safer to fly on commercial airlines, according to a new study by an MIT professor that tracks the continued decrease in passenger fatalities around the globe.The study finds that between 2008 and 2017,...
Jan 27 2020 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that the incidence rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers was essentially unchanged in 2018, according to a recent Bureau of...
Jan 17 2020 // Liberty Insurance, the Irish subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is exiting its commercial liability, commercial property and development bonds lines of business.Liberty will continue to provide services and...
Jan 17 2020 // Liberty Mutual Surety has launched a new product line dedicated to contract transactional and small- to mid-sized surety business.Liberty Mutual Surety Plus is available through independent agents and serves contractors...
Jan 16 2020 // The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports that the incidence rate of work-related injuries and illnesses among Louisiana’s private sector employers was essentially unchanged in 2018, according to a recent Bureau of...
Jan 15 2020 // USI Insurance Services has named Peter Gilbertson commercial lines practice leader for the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. Gilbertson, who is based in San Francisco, will be responsible for leading a team of...
Jan 14 2020 // POWERS Insurance & Risk Management in St. Louis, Missouri, has hired Amy Russell as commercial lines account manager.Russell has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance and marketing industries. In this...
Jan 14 2020 // Southern Insurance Underwriters, Inc. (SIU) has added Jose Perez to the Commercial Property and Casualty underwriting team. Perez comes to SIU with more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry and a penchant...
Jan 13 2020 // The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a rule that has been sought by franchisers and companies that employ...
Jan 13 2020 // Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is restoring a workplace safety board that was abolished by former Gov. Matt Bevin.Beshear said on Friday the move to reestablish the 12-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is...
Jan 13 2020 // Consumers are embracing digital purchasing habits, and that is creating new challenges for independent insurance agencies. At first these were only seen on the personal lines side of the business — in the forms of...
Jan 9 2020 // A long-time Aon executive is signing on with QBE North America as its new president of Specialty & Commercial.Tom Fitzgerald is taking on the new position in February 2020 after being with Aon Risk Solutions for more...