All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 19 2019 // Nationwide said it has formally launched a commercial insurance digital storefront targeted to small businesses.Small business owners will be able to use the site online directly to generate a quote and bind a policy, or...
Sep 12 2019 // Next Insurance has begun formally marketing a portal designed to help independent agents quickly quote and sell its policies.Next said the system, dubbed “Next for Agents,” had been in beta testing since April...
Aug 27 2019 // At a four-hour meeting last month, Michelle Abdow’s staffers got to experience some of the sights, sounds and even smells they could encounter if someone invaded their office and began shooting.Security experts and...
Aug 19 2019 // California leads the nation in small to mid-size business cyber insurance adoption, according to a report released in early August by CyberPolicy.The report shows the highest annual premium in the state totaled more than...
Aug 19 2019 // Remote employees place businesses at risk, yet many small business owners are not properly mitigating potential cyberthreats, nor are they adequately protecting their employee platforms, a new report says.As work-life and...
Aug 19 2019 // The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report cited that 58% of cyberattack victims were small businesses, and the 2019 Symantec Internet Threat Report™ stated that employees working at small businesses were...
Aug 15 2019 // A way for North Carolina small businesses and sole proprietorships to join together and obtain more affordable individual health insurance is heading to Governor Roy Cooper’s desk after the measure received final...
Aug 12 2019 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has formed a new Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) team offering insurance products to smaller...
Aug 9 2019 // Remote employees place businesses at risk, yet many small business owners are not properly mitigating potential cyberthreats, nor are they adequately protecting their employee platforms, a new report says.As work-life and...
Aug 6 2019 // California leads the nation in small to mid-size business cyber insurance adoption, according to a report released on Tuesday by CyberPolicy.The report shows the highest annual premium in the state totaled more than...
Aug 2 2019 // When Hurricane Irma hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, Carlos Melendez couldn’t contact the staffers or customers of his San Juan-based technology firm, Wovenware.Melendez learned a lesson that would help his...
Jul 30 2019 // The 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report cited that 58% of cyber-attack victims were small businesses, and the 2019 Symantec Internet Threat Report stated that employees working at small businesses were more...
Jul 16 2019 // Chubb has added small business insurance to cover risks faced by the food service industry to its digital platform – the Chubb Marketplace, which features a suite of products for businesses with up to $30 million in...
Jun 28 2019 // When Jim McLaughlin died suddenly from a heart attack at age 64, his family assumed they would have to close his homebuilding business. He’d made no plans for someone to succeed him at McLaughlin Construction, and...
Jun 11 2019 // IronPro, the professional liability unit of Ironshore, has introduced a two-term policy endorsement for its miscellaneous professional liability (MPL) product for small business accounts.The MPL policy endorsement was...
Jun 3 2019 // CyberPolicy, an online marketplace designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to compare, quote, and buy cyber insurance, has released CyberPolicy Genesis, a one-click cyber insurance product.Starting at just...
May 20 2019 // It’s no secret that having the right technology is critical to being a successful independent agent. But as independent agents embrace technology, they must also be aware of the risks for cyberattacks and know how to...
May 16 2019 // California Insurance agent Francis Okyere, 67, self-surrendered this week at the Los Angeles County Superior Court after being charged with four felony counts of grand theft.The charges arose from an investigation by the...
May 9 2019 // Lloyd’s announced it is investing in Layr, a cloud-based commercial insurance platform for small businesses looking to purchase liability insurance.The investment follows Layr’s successful trial in the...
May 8 2019 // Ohio-based national insurer Progressive has joined the ranks of carriers offering small businesses a platform to buy insurance quickly and simply.The insurer’s new online BusinessQuote Explorer (BQX) delivers...