All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 27 2004 // AIG Small Business, a unit of the property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group, announced the launch of “AIG eDelivery(SM),” a new submission status and policy retrieval system...
May 10 2004 // The Ohio Department of Insurance announced that it has established a toll-free hotline to assist the state’s small business owners with questions about health, business automobile, property and professional liability...
Apr 22 2004 // U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) was presented the 2003 Gerald Solomon Legislator of the Year Award by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) during the Association’s 28th annual National...
Apr 19 2004 // In 2002-2003, gross domestic product continued to rise nationwide, while growth in employment remained slow to recover. Small businesses continued to be a source of economic strength. According to the Small Business...
Apr 7 2004 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based commercial lines insurance giant Zurich North America announced that it is offering easy online access to a wide range of policy documents through its popular eZSB Web site.Key forms, such as...
Apr 6 2004 // Zurich’s Small Business group announced the launch of its Medallion Agent Program, designed to recognize and reward the most profitable and productive agencies with financial incentives, increased authority and...
Apr 5 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: InsureVianet introduced a new Internet-based small business workers’ compensation insurance program for agencies in Indiana and Michigan. This technology allows agents and brokers to enter...
Mar 8 2004 // According to the U.S. Census Bureau there were more than five million firms employing fewer than 20 people in 2001, not counting the millions of people who are self employed. Another 600,000 firms employed between 20 and...
Mar 8 2004 // According to the U.S. Census Bureau there were 5,652,544 firms actively doing business in the U.S. in 2001, the latest available totals. This doesn’t count the millions of people who are self-employed. 5,036,845 of...
Mar 8 2004 // While the state’s economic recovery has not yet reached every part of the business spectrum, 72 percent of California small business owners polled are expecting 2004 to be an overall better year than 2003, according...
Mar 8 2004 // According to the U.S. Census Bureau there were more than five million firms employing fewer than 20 people in 2001, not counting the millions of people who are self employed. Another 600,000 firms employed between 20 and...
Feb 23 2004 // According to the U.S. Census Bureau there were more than five million firms employing fewer than 20 people in 2001, not counting the millions of people who are self employed. Another 600,000 firms employed between 20 and...
Feb 5 2004 // Ohio-based Westfield Insurance has named Martha Oakes senior executive of small business accounts. Her responsibilities include overall management responsibility for the growth and profitability of the small business...
Feb 5 2004 // The Hartford announced that it’s broadening its definition of small businesses and plans to offer more tailored coverages from more “dedicated underwriters” and faster responses to the needs of the...
Feb 4 2004 // Key business organizations from across the state have joined forces to support a single ballot measure on the issue — the Workers’ Compensation Reform and Accountability Act.The Small Business Action Committee...
Jan 21 2004 // The small business unit of Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America has elevated the position of its 175 account executives to the position of state agent, the company said in a statement.The transition recognizes the...
Jan 20 2004 // Chicago-based commercial lines insurer CNA announced the early release of its enhanced Business Account Package Policy (BAPP). Originally scheduled for release in late March, the company said in a statement that the...
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc., has a new small business BOP designed for office, retail, wholesale, service and high-tech classes of business. Businesses must have less than $5 million in...
Jan 12 2004 // The small business unit of Chicago-based commercial lines insurer CNA hopes to hit $1 billion in premium volume at the end of 2005 by targeting Main Street businesses with more customized policy forms and a stripped-down...
Jan 12 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc., has a new Small Business BOP designed especially for office, retail, wholesale, service and high-tech classes of business. Businesses must have less than $5...