All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 27 2024 // Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has opened two business recovery centers that are now providing in-person assistance to businesses applying for federal disaster...
Sep 26 2024 // Just when employees have learned to ignore scammy texts and emails from the boss, along comes the next generation of impersonation using artificial intelligence.Cybercriminals increasingly use generative AI, including...
Aug 27 2024 // Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state is launching a $5 million micro-grant program to assist small businesses in the western portion of the state rebuild and recover from the record rainfall and flooding...
Jul 24 2024 // Michelle Shaver Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Michelle Shaver as senior vice president, small business, commercial lines, and Carrie Lowe as vice president, package lines underwriting. Shaver...
May 6 2024 // The first quarter Small Business Index, which measures small business owner confidence, is 62.3 – similar to last quarter’s score of 61.3 – reflecting a stable business climate. More small businesses see...
Apr 26 2024 // Previous workers’ compensation claims can present an opportunity for agents serving small-business clients.The Hanover’s “2024 Small Business Risk Report: A Focus on Workers’ Compensation,”...
Apr 16 2024 // The first quarter Small Business Index, which measures small business owner confidence, is 62.3—similar to last quarter’s score of 61.3—reflecting a stable business climate. More small businesses see an improving...
Apr 11 2024 // IC International Appoints Kim Vice PresidentIC International, headquartered in Honolulu, appointed Nova Kim as vice president. Kim oversees the execution of IC International strategy and provides oversight of daily...
Apr 10 2024 // The Small Business Administration is offering assistance to those affected by the bridge collapse in Maryland.Small businesses in the Mid-Atlantic region will be eligible for low-interest, long-term Economic Injury...
Mar 4 2024 // Yvette Prichard says cyber insurance continues to be an area where small businesses have significant gaps in their insurance portfolios. “It is a big risk; any business that does anything on a computer needs cyber...
Mar 4 2024 // There are reasons to be optimistic about the small business insurance market. New businesses are opening their doors every day. Small business start-ups are booming with record-breaking new business applications reported...
Jan 30 2024 // BOXX Insurance, the Toronto-based cyber insurtech and managing general agent, has announced the launch of a cyber risk mitigation solution in collaboration with AXA, aimed at providing crucial support to small...
Dec 7 2023 // The less-than-encouraging news: Only a third (33%) of US small businesses consider cyber risk high or very high.The somewhat encouraging news: 53% of U.S. small businesses have either a standalone cyber insurance policy or...
Nov 6 2023 // Small business owners are optimistic about their future with 71% expecting revenue increases in 2024, according to Q3 2023 MetLife & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index. The survey found that 42% of small...
Oct 24 2023 // Erin Lee McCarroll, 49, of Laguna Beach, California, was arraigned on 27 felony counts including grand theft and forgery after a California Department of Insurance investigation found she allegedly stole more than $62,000...
Oct 13 2023 // Big multistate operators often get the bend-over-backward treatment from all service providers, but what are insurance brokers looking to get the same treatment for their small-to-midsize client to do?It turns out,...
Oct 11 2023 // Small businesses may be growing their revenue, but the vast majority – 75% – are not adequately protecting themselves and their assets.Small businesses are an essential part of the US economy, with 56 million workers...
Oct 3 2023 // Ireland-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital on Monday said it had received a cash insurance settlement of $710 million for its jets previously leased to Russia’s state-owned airline Aeroflot.The lessor under...
Sep 29 2023 // Most small businesses don’t believe they will experience a cyber attack, yet many employees are concerned they are putting their organizations at risk, according to a recent poll by Insurance Bureau of Canada...
Sep 22 2023 // Digital small business insurer Next Insurance announced a new offering it says will enable agents to fully customize coverage quotes to better meet the needs of their small business clients. Next’s Coverage Builder...