Latest Small Business Headlines

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Some Businesses in Dickinson, Texas, Still Recovering from Harvey

Nov 22 2017 // Some Dickinson business owners are getting back on their feet — or trying — after flooding from Hurricane Harvey swamped more than 80 shops, restaurants and offices.The Galveston County Daily News reports Keith Lilley,...

Small Businesses Want More Self-Service Workers’ Comp Tools: Survey

Nov 22 2017 // Nearly a quarter (23 percent) of America’s small business owners believe workers’ compensation carriers could improve their customer service if they offered more online or self-service tools. Better...

What’s the Lowdown?

Nov 15 2017 // Defined, I’m referring to the noun – “the true facts or relevant information about something” – not to be confused with the adjective, often included in sentences such as “that dirty...

Allianz to Offer Small Business Cyber Risk Management Services Through Zeguro

Nov 8 2017 // Allianz Group’s specialist corporate insurer Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has partnered with Silicon Valley-based software company Zeguro, to address cyber security and risk management for small to...

CNA Adds ‘Get a Quote’ for Small Business Insurance Online Shoppers

Nov 6 2017 // Commercial lines insurer CNA has added a “Get a Quote” feature that allows small business owners to receive a quick premium indication for a CNA Connect business owners policy and a workers’ compensation...

Small Business Digital Insurer Attune Adds Starr’s Stamets, OnDeck’s Dreiling

Nov 3 2017 // Digital small business insurer Attune has named Martha Dreiling as head of Analytics and Corporate Operations and Richard E. Stamets as head of Underwriting Strategy.Dreiling oversees Attune’s analytics, people and...

Bipartisan Bill Would Give Small Businesses a Tax Credit for Employee Training

Oct 24 2017 // A bipartisan group of congressmen has filed legislation to encourage employers to invest more in training and educating their employees.The legislation would create a tax credit for 25 percent of the first $5,000, or up o...

Insurtech CoverWallet Secures $18.5 Million to Expand Small Business Insurance Platform

Oct 12 2017 // Digital business insurance agency CoverWallet said it has closed a $18.5 million Series B funding round led by Foundation Capital with participation from existing investors Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, CV Starr...

Left Out of Disaster Tax Relief Program, Louisiana Offers Bigger Flood Aid Loans for Small Businesses

Oct 6 2017 // Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is boosting the size of loans available to small businesses damaged by last year’s flooding in Louisiana and is extending the deadline for applications.The Restore...

Insurtech Pie Insurance Eyes Slice of Workers’ Comp Market with $4.3M Funding and Pricing Tool

Oct 4 2017 // Oddly-named Pie Insurance took an initial step toward entering the workers’ compensation insurance market at the InsureTech Connect conference in Las Vegas by introducing an interactive pricing tool for small and...

CNA Names Dasher Underwriting VP for Small Business

Sep 25 2017 // Commercial lines insurer CNA has announced the appointment of Greg Dasher to vice president of underwriting for its Small Business segment. Dasher will be responsible for the small business segment’s strategic and...

Small Businesses Can Manage, Cancel Own Policies with Next Insurance Portal

Sep 14 2017 // Digital small business insurance provider Next Insurance has unveiled a new online portal giving small businesses more control over their insurance policies. The portal offers what Next says are several unique insurance...

Allianz Specialty Goes Live with ‘Insurtech’ for Small Business Brokers, Policyholders

Sep 14 2017 // Borrowing ideas from some insurtech startups, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has a new platform for brokers and their Main Street customers “from barber shops to bakeries and toy stores to tailor.”The...

Houston’s Small Businesses Digging Out from Hurricane Harvey

Sep 7 2017 // Josh Beasley and his fiancé bought Houston’s Body3 Personal Fitness on July 1, less than two months before Tropical Storm Harvey swamped the gym with a foot of water and left behind the dank stench of fetid...

Brokers Bucking Disruption: How Wholesalers Hang On Through Change

Sep 4 2017 // As long as there is an insurance industry, wholesaler brokers believe they will have a role to play.“We will continue to be an important sector – a small sector – but still a very important sector of how...

The Smaller the Small Business, the Bigger the Insurance Discontent: J.D. Power

Aug 21 2017 // Not all small businesses are the same when it comes to customer satisfaction with commercial insurance. There are widening satisfaction gaps among small businesses of different sizes, according to the J.D. Power 2017 U.S....

Needs of Flood-Damaged Small Businesses in Louisiana Sought in Survey

Aug 7 2017 // Louisiana’s flood recovery program is trying to determine the needs of flood-damaged companies by asking small businesses to fill out a statewide survey.The small business survey is expected to take about 10 minutes...

The Smaller the Small Business, the Bigger the Insurance Discontent: J.D. Power

Aug 7 2017 // Not all small businesses are the same when it comes to customer satisfaction with their commercial insurance. There are actually widening satisfaction gaps among small businesses of different sizes, according to the J.D....

Travelers Completes Purchase of UK Small Business Insurer, Simply Business

Aug 7 2017 // The Travelers Cos. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Simply Business, a provider of small business insurance cover in the United Kingdom, which offers products online on behalf of a broad panel of...

Travelers Says It’s ‘Where It Needs to Be’ to Compete; Q2 Results Dampened by Weather

Jul 20 2017 // Small business insurance leader Travelers Companies is well-positioned to continue to compete in the small commercial insurance space that is attracting new entries including technology-driven start-ups, according to CEO...