All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 18 2002 // A fourth safety workshop conducted by the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered to small business owners and manager Oct. 22...
Oct 1 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty is now providing its independent agents with online, real-time information on the opening and closing of small business and personal claims.Electronic Claim Notification, or ECN, allows agents...
Sep 30 2002 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced they will jointly sponsor a program Oct. 10 in Allentown, Pa. to assist small business managers...
Sep 23 2002 // New York Governor George Pataki signed into law a bill that will make more affordable health insurance available to small businesses run across New York State that are owned and operated by single-person businesses.The new...
Sep 13 2002 // A fourth safety workshop conducted by the insurance industry and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered to small business owners in Erie, Pa. Wednesday, Sept. 25.The session,...
Jul 25 2002 // The Hartford Financial Services Group unveiled its new Web site sb.thehartford.com to help entrepreneurs educate themselves about insurance before they buy. The content-rich, interactive Small Business Insurance Center...
May 7 2002 // InsuranceNoodle has achieved its goal of being licensed to sell small business insurance in every state in the continental United States, with the recent addition of New Mexico to the fold. “With the licensing of New...
Apr 16 2002 // Zurich North America Small Business and Strategic Independent Agents Alliance (SIAA) have formed a relationship that will enable SIAA’s 876 member agencies to access the products and services of one of the fastest...
Mar 20 2002 // InsuranceNoodle is now licensed in Alabama and Massachusetts, bringing to 48 the total number of states—including the 25 largest for small business—in which the e-broker is selling small business...
Mar 11 2002 // When the prospect of selling insurance over the Internet first reared its head, one of the initial impressions it left was that it posed a threat to independent insurance agents and brokers. Futurists proclaimed a new...
Mar 11 2002 // When the prospect of selling insurance over the Internet first reared its head, one of the initial impressions it left was that it posed a threat to independent insurance agents and brokers. Futurists proclaimed a new...
Dec 10 2001 // The date of Sept. 11 has been indelibly etched into the minds of virtually every American. And yet, despite the tragic events of that day and their repercussions, at least one ray of hope has shone through—that is, the...
Oct 3 2001 // An e-mail anti-spam bill offered by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) strikes a positive balance between protecting consumers from an unwanted avalanche of commercial e-mails while still permitting small businesses to use online...
Sep 24 2001 // According to a new report, online insurance marketplaces are now actively pursuing the historically underserved small business customers, who are turning to the Internet to locate coverage. International Data...
Aug 30 2001 // According to Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West (IBA West), a workers’ compensation bill moving its way through the California Legislature doesn’t go far enough in attempts to reduce costs to reform the...
Aug 6 2001 // The Business Owners Policy (BOP) has been around for at least a couple of decades now. BOPs are traditionally associated with small businesses seeking basic liability and property coverages. But over the course of the...
Jul 30 2001 // The Business Owners Policy (BOP) has been around for at least a couple of decades now. BOPs are traditionally associated with small businesses seeking basic liability and property coverages. But over the course of the...
Jul 5 2001 // AXA Insurance, the French giant’s U.K. unit, has acquired Independent Insurance’s small business website from the company’s liquidators. The site, www.business-risk.com, employs 17 people, who will be...
Jun 18 2001 // So I come across an e-mail or a site that tells me that if I subscribe to a Hewlett-Packard e-newsletter, that I’ll get a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com. Now, you know me, I can’t pass up free money when...
Jun 11 2001 // Millions of small businesses stand to benefit from the just-enacted Restoring Earnings To Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act, which institutes changes that will lower tax bills and help perpetuate...