All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2018 // Beazley has further enhanced its Beazley Breach Response (BBR) coverage for small and mid-sized policyholders in the U.S. In conjunction with Lodestone Security, a specialist advisory firm and wholly owned subsidiary of...
Jan 22 2018 // The IVANS Index of premium rate renewals for the fourth quarter showed a slight rise in the average rate change across commercial auto, business owners, general liability, and commercial property compared to Q3, but a drop...
Jan 22 2018 // Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial lines insurers’ pricing, underwriting and resilience in recent years to boost their outlook on this segment of the U.S. property/casualty industry...
Jan 22 2018 // By Bennett PineNew York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a phased-in system of paid family leave that became effective on Jan. 1, 2018, for New York employers. On the state level, New York becomes the fifth state...
Jan 19 2018 // The performance of the commercial automobile segment continued to deteriorate through third quarter 2017, according to a new A.M. Best report.Commercial auto has been a sore spot in the property/casualty for several years....
Jan 19 2018 // Commercial construction climbed to another record-breaking year in Sioux Falls. Building permits issued in 2017 for commercial projects reached $739 million. City leaders say it’s the fifth year in a row that...
Jan 18 2018 // Federal agency officials involved in reducing work-related injuries and illnesses believe there is still a lot to learn about the relationship between work and injuries. According to the experts, the government needs...
Jan 16 2018 // Insurance long has had a reputation as one of the most conservative industries and that reputation is, in many ways, an earned one.Certainly in comparison to their financial services cousins in banking and securities,...
Jan 12 2018 // General Motors Co. is seeking U.S. government approval for a fully autonomous car – one without a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal – to enter the automaker’s first commercial ride-sharing...
Jan 11 2018 // The IVANS Index of premium rate renewals for the fourth quarter showed a slight rise in the average rate change across commercial auto, business owners, general liability, and commercial property compared to Q3, but a drop...
Jan 10 2018 // Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA), a Hampton, N.H.-based alliance of independent insurance agencies in the U.S., has hired Lizah Carey as a business insurance development specialist for its Business Insurance...
Jan 8 2018 // Wintaai Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chou Associates Management Inc., has completed its acquisition of Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. (Stonetrust), headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Wintaai...
Jan 8 2018 // Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial lines insurers’ pricing, underwriting and resilience in recent years to boost their outlook on this segment of the U.S. property/casualty industry...
Jan 8 2018 // There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a 7 percent increase over the previous year.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries, the fatal...
Jan 5 2018 // ONI Risk Partners in Evansville, Indiana, has added Dave Swan as a commercial risk adviser. Swan focuses on the identification, assessment, and management of the overall impact and cost of risk to his mid-to-large...
Jan 5 2018 // The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a rule to allow Americans who are self-employed or work for small businesses to buy health insurance that does not comply with all Obamacare requirements in an effort to unwind...
Jan 3 2018 // The Kentucky Labor Cabinet says workplaces in Kentucky have recorded the lowest rate of nonfatal incidents in state history.The most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is for 2016. It says...
Dec 28 2017 // Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, a Towson, Md.-based workers’ compensation specialist, has hired Danielle Quinn as a pharmacist case manager.In this role, Quinn is responsible for managing the Pharmacy...
Dec 27 2017 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a phased-in system of paid family leave that will become effective on January 1, 2018, for New York employers.On the state level, New York becomes the fifth state (joining...
Dec 27 2017 // There were 5,190 workplace fatalities reported in the U.S. in 2016, a seven percent increase over the previous year.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Census of 2016 Fatal Occupational Injuries, the fatal...