Latest Small Business Headlines

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BTIS announces partnership with Hiscox for new bind-online Small Business Program

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...

Chubb Rolls Out New Business Owner’s Policy for Small Business

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...

CoverHound Small Business Commercial Suite Goes Live

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...

Covered California Prices for Small Business to Rise 5.9%

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...

Internet Insurance Group Launches Online Insurance Platform for Small Businesses

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...

Small Business Satisfaction

Aug 22 2016 // No longer able to compete primarily on price, insurers are now focusing their efforts on pleasing customers, with the payoff being a significant increase in satisfaction among their small business commercial customers,...

Insurer Focus on Customers, Unique Policies Boosts Satisfaction Among Small Business Owners

Aug 9 2016 // No longer able to compete primarily on price, insurers are now focusing their efforts on pleasing customers, with the payoff being a significant increase in satisfaction among their small business commercial customers,...

West Virginia Offering Millions in Minigrants to Flood-Damaged Businesses

Jul 27 2016 // The state is making millions of dollars in minigrants available for small businesses damaged by deadly floods last month.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Monday that grants up to $10,000 will be awarded to small businesses...

Online Agency Insureon Secures $3B in Capacity from Lloyd’s to Launch MGA for Small Business

Jul 25 2016 // Insureon, an online agency for small business insurance, has formed a new managing general agency (MGA), Insureon Underwriting Managers, which will operate as a division of Insurance Noodle, the company’s wholesale...

Allied World, Great Point Partner on Online Small Business Umbrella Program

Jul 15 2016 // Allied World North America has teamed with program administrator Great Point Insurance to offer umbrella coverage in the U.S. and Canada for small businesses through their online portal, UmbrellaPro. Designed for companies...

Travelers to Offer Small Business Insurance in UK via Online Platform

Jun 22 2016 // The Travelers Cos. Inc. announced it will offer insurance directly to UK small businesses with fewer than 10 employees and less than £2.5 million ($3.7 million) in revenues.The online platform will initially be available...

Viewpoint: Fiduciary Rule Fight Isn’t About the ‘Little Guy’

Jun 17 2016 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants you to believe it is looking out for the little guy in its fight against new government regulation of the retirement investment advice industry.But that is a facade – as one...

Small Businesses Ask California Legislature to Reauthorize, Amend COIN

Jun 15 2016 // The Small Business Investor Alliance is throwing its support for behind a bill to reauthorize and amend the California Organized Investment Network program.Assembly Bill 2728 will reauthorize COIN and ensure that insurance...

Startup Embroker CEO Miller Pursues ‘Massive Improvement’ Over Disruption in Commercial Insurance Brokerage

Jun 15 2016 // Within venture capital circles, the insurance industry is sexy right now. It seems not a week goes by without another startup being announced, some with niche angles such as peer-to-peer distribution, insurance for...

Security Vendors, Partnerships Offer Key to Simplifying, Selling Cyber Insurance Online: CoverHound CEO

Jun 9 2016 // CoverHound CEO Keith Moore has a vision of simplifying cyber insurance sales that involves underwriting the security vendors used by insureds—a model that could ultimately allow small business customers to bind their...

Assurant, MyDigitalShield to Offer Small Business Data Breach Support

Jun 9 2016 // Assurant, Inc. has teamed up with cybersecurity specialist MyDigitalShield to help protect small businesses against losses from data breaches.Assurant will provide support for MyDigitalShield’s data breach guarantee,...

Abacus Insurance Brokers Launches Professional Small Business Program

Jun 3 2016 // Abacus Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has launched its online Professional Small Business Program.The program provides general liability,...

SMEs Reap Benefits from Trade Credit Insurance as Economic Risks Rise: UK’s ABI

Jun 1 2016 // Nearly £36 million ($52.6 million) was paid in insurance claims to small businesses last year, due to customer insolvency or late payment, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).With...

South Carolina Governor Vetoes $40M Flood Aid Bill for Farmers

May 18 2016 // Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a bill Monday that would send $40 million in aid to South Carolina farmers, saying farmers may complain loudly, but don’t need a bailout that isn’t being offered to all small...

Startup Embroker Raises $12.2M; Offers Firms Control Over Insurance Buying, Management

May 17 2016 // Investors have given $12.2 million to fund an insurance broker offering a cloud-based risk and insurance management system for small and mid-sized businesses. The broker, Embroker, promises to empower commercial lines...