All the headlines from our Commercial Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2016 // A machinery rebuilding company in Houston was cited by federal safety regulators on Sept. 28 for exposing employees to workplace hazards.The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Oct 4 2016 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has issued an order establishing the 2017 commercial property rates for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.Rates are going up for all accounts except the Commercial...
Oct 3 2016 // CNA announced the appointment of Dieter Korte to senior vice president, Customer Segments. In this role, Dieter will be responsible for the profitability, growth and strategic direction of CNA’s Commercial customer...
Oct 3 2016 // American International Group Inc., Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. and affiliates of Two Sigma Investments plan to launch Attune, a technology-enabled platform to serve the $80 billion U.S. small to medium-sized enterprise...
Sep 30 2016 // Bart Schaffer will now be leading U.S. commercial programs at Argo Group.Schaffer is located in Denver, Colo. Schaffer was previously head of binding operations within Argo Group’s Colony Specialty company.Schaffer...
Sep 28 2016 // Rocklin, CA, September 28, 2016- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Hiscox providing access to small business solutions in 49...
Sep 27 2016 // Stone Creek Insurance Agency has named Sinead Brooks an assistant commercial account manager in its Lafayette, Calif. headquarters. Brooks has three years of experience and specializes in the niche of construction, but...
Sep 21 2016 // Chubb is rolling out a new business owner’s policy, Chubb BOP. Crafted for small businesses, Chubb BOP incorporates protection for property and liability exposures, a supporting umbrella liability product, and the...
Sep 21 2016 // Orchid Underwriters, a specialty underwriter of excess & surplus insurance focusing on coastal properties, is expanding its commercial lines products into North Carolina and South Carolina. This is in addition to the...
Sep 21 2016 // Online personal insurance seller CoverHound is adding business insurance offerings— including workers’ compensation and commercial auto— to its online platform at CoverHound.com.The site is starting by focusing...
Sep 21 2016 // Zurich Insurance Group AG named James Shea to head a new unit that will combine its global corporate and commercial businesses as part of a company-wide restructuring.Shea, 50, joins from American International Group Inc....
Sep 21 2016 // CNA has named Steve Hernandez as senior vice president, Commercial Risk Control.Hernandez succeeds Bill Boyd who announced his retirement earlier this year after 12 years of service at CNA and a 38-year career in the...
Sep 19 2016 // Federal safety inspectors are recommending that a Cleveland, Ohio, etching company face $256,000 in penalties for safety and health violations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration posted an imminent danger...
Sep 19 2016 // Small business employees who get health coverage through the Covered California health insurance exchange will see an average price increase of 5.9 percent next year.The figure announced last week affects roughly 28,000...
Sep 19 2016 // Internet Insurance Group (IIG), a Waltham, Mass., based insurance agency that sells commercial insurance to small businesses, has launched its flagship website, SmallBusinessQuote.com.The firm has been working to build out...
Sep 19 2016 // The August 2016 flooding in Louisiana caused an estimated $8.7 billion in damage to residential and commercial properties. Damage to businesses in the state has exceeded $2 billion, according to a report commissioned by...
Sep 19 2016 // Missouri has seen an increase in the number of workers killed while on the job, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.Agency officials said 24 workplace deaths have been reported since October. The...
Sep 16 2016 // The majority of Minnesota residents aren’t experiencing the hefty health insurance rate hikes that shoppers who buy their coverage individually will see, according to data released by the federal government.More than...
Sep 16 2016 // Following years of declines, the percentage of employees in the combined U.S. workforce testing positive for drugs has steadily increased over the last three years to a 10-year high.An analysis of nearly 11 million...
Sep 14 2016 // Federal safety workplace officials have cited a major cargo-handling company for exposing forklift operators at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to struck-by and electrical hazards, and proposed penalties...