All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 11 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 4 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
May 30 2001 // Legislation that would provide Superfund liability protection for small-businesses that disposed of municipal solid waste before April 1, 2001 recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives.According to Julie...
May 21 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
May 10 2001 // Torrance, Calif.-based ePolicy.com Insurance Services, Inc., which offers insurance products for small businesses and professionals over the Internet, signed an agreement with Zurich North America Small Business, a unit of...
Apr 5 2001 // Keeping with its goal of providing insurance in all 50 states by the end of second quarter 2001, InsuranceNoodle is now licensed to sell insurance in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Montana.The Chicago-based insurance e-broker...
Mar 28 2001 // Love Bug-type viruses. Lawsuits for privacy violations. For small and mid-sized companies venturing onto the Internet, the world of cyberspace can be fraught with pitfalls.Compounding the problem is that few small and...
Mar 26 2001 // InsureZone has aligned with top-rated insurance carrier Zurich North America Small Business, a unit of Zurich North America. InsureZone will serve as a provider of Small Business’ commercial and residential...
Mar 22 2001 // Independent agents are hailing the finality of freeing small businesses from costly federal ergonomics rules following President Bush’s signing of a measure to repeal them, says Independent Insurance Agents of...
Jan 23 2001 // The New York State Insurance Department is investigating whether insurance policies for sole proprietors are priced too high. The department says there are indications that the rates may be justified to move toward small...
Jan 15 2001 // Kemper Insurance Cos., headquartered in Long Grove, Ill., signed an agreement with InsuranceNoodle to expand its initiative of products designed for small business owners. The agreement allows InsuranceNoodle to enhance...
Jan 15 2001 // A total of 26 percent of all banks nationwide are selling small business property and casualty lines of insurance, and 23 percent plan to do so within the next two years, according to a recent survey. The survey also shows...
Jan 9 2001 // Kemper Insurance Cos. has signed an agreement with InsuranceNoodle to expand its initiative of providing products designed for small business owners. The agreement allows InsuranceNoodle to enhance its offering to small...
Jan 4 2001 // A total of 26 percent of all banks nationwide are selling small business property and casualty lines of insurance and 23 percent plan to do so within the next two years, according to a recent survey. The survey also shows...
Dec 20 2000 // Insurance InsureZone has been selected by Wells Fargo & Co. to provide small business insurance to Wells Fargo customers over the Internet. Wells Fargo, through its insurance subsidiary, Wells Fargo Insurance, has...
Nov 28 2000 // USAA and The Hartford Financial Services Group have aligned to offer insurance protection to USAA members who own small businesses. Known as the USAA Business Insurance Program, the new exclusive alliance replaces the USAA...
Nov 15 2000 // Kemper Insurance Cos. is targeting the small business market for substantial growth with a new line of specialized coverages, capitalizing on the economy’s fastest-growing segment, which generates more than $50...
Oct 26 2000 // Spectrum 2000 is an especially significant improvement since it offers much more flexibility and greater protection against property and liability losses.More than 700 types of businesses can now be protected with The...
Sep 26 2000 // The Hartford has expanded Spectrum, its signature product for small business, and is now providing more coverages and higher basic and optional limits, while extending eligibility to more than 200 additional classes of...
Aug 4 2000 // InsuranceNoodle.com, a new insurance e-broker, has launched an online insurance solution targeted at small business owners in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas. By September, the company expects to...