All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 8 2018 // A new partnership between QBE Insurance Group and cybersecurity management company Zeguro offers small and medium-sized business customers access to a virtual ‘Cybersecurity Officer’ to protect against their...
Nov 8 2018 // The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has utilized construction standards from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) FORTIFIED Commercial in the creation of new...
Nov 7 2018 // Leavitt Group of Boise in Idaho has named Jeremy Kahn a commercial risk advisor. Kahn has eight years of industry experience working with financial institutions, law firms, media and publishing, commercial development,...
Nov 5 2018 // Slice Labs Inc., an on-demand insurance cloud provider, and AXA XL, a division of AXA, have launched a new cyber insurance policy specifically designed for small and midsize businesses (SMBs).Powered by Slice’s...
Nov 5 2018 // A Nebraska judge has ruled that an insurance provider doesn’t have to cover the legal debt of a Nebraska county that wrongfully convicted six people in a 1985 rape and murder.Lancaster County District Judge Jodi L....
Nov 1 2018 // Arch Insurance Europe has purchased the UK Commercial Lines business owned by The Ardonagh Group and part of its Geo Underwriting operating segment.The acquisition will give Arch a meaningful presence and an extended...
Oct 31 2018 // LMC Insurance and Risk Management (LMC Insurance) is launching a new health insurance plan underwritten by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield for Iowa-based employers with 51-500 eligible employees.The program, referred...
Oct 31 2018 // Chubb has added Small Commercial Insurance (SCI) coverage for risks faced by small manufacturers to its digital platform – the Chubb Marketplace, which features a broad and customizable suite of products for...
Oct 26 2018 // Employers Holdings Inc. reported third-quarter earnings of $47.6 million. The Reno, Nevada-based company said it had profit of $1.43 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to 98 cents per share. The...
Oct 26 2018 // Ask employers how they’re doing on sexual harassment in the workplace and most will say pretty well. Employees have a different take.Nearly 70 percent of leaders “strongly agree” that their workplace...
Oct 25 2018 // Brenda Austin was worried when her son, Casey, told her he planned to work in North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield in early 2013.“Don’t worry. I’ll be in a safe spot,” he told her when he left their...
Oct 25 2018 // A shuttle bus transporting contract workers from a Southeast Texas liquid natural gas plant overturned and rolled down a roadside embankment, killing one person and injuring 30 others. The crash happened Tuesday afternoon...
Oct 22 2018 // The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that Iowa Department of Transportation officers do not have authority to issue speeding tickets to or arrest drivers outside of the regulation of commercial vehicles. The finding came...
Oct 19 2018 // Everest Insurance said that Christopher McKeon, currently vice president and head of Commercial Casualty, will add leadership responsibility for the Risk Management business unit, which focuses on customized primary...
Oct 18 2018 // Global insurance broker, risk management services and consulting firm Gallagher announces the acquisition of Portmore Insurance Brokers Ltd. and Portmore Insurance Brokers (Wiltshire) Ltd. in the UK.Terms of the...
Oct 18 2018 // A rate decrease request for commercial property policies filed by Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has been approved by the state’s insurance commissioner.Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon has...
Oct 15 2018 // Valerie Butt has been named Head of Casualty for Zurich North America Commercial Insurance. Butt will lead the casualty business with responsibility for new and renewal business. Butt takes on the role that was vacated...
Oct 15 2018 // There is a trend in residential construction to build condominium communities that go beyond the traditional amenities we’re used to. We are accustomed to work out rooms, pools, game rooms and the like in...
Oct 12 2018 // Pressure is building on major Indian employers to take allegations of sexual harassment more seriously after a surge in the number of complaints against prominent public figures in the past week.At least one major Indian...
Oct 9 2018 // Has the workplace changed in the year since New York Times reported the first allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein? At the very least, many powerful men have altered their behavior, according to a new survey...