All the headlines from our Trucking Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 3 2004 // The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has broadened and simplified its carrier-for-hire cargo coverage, which addresses a trucker’s legal liability when carrying cargo under contract. The Hartford’s newest...
May 25 2004 // The American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) has revised the association’s Cargo Clauses for the first time since 1966.AIMU chairman David French said the revisions would make the forms more consistent with...
May 24 2004 // The American Institute of Marine Underwriters (AIMU) has revised the association’s cargo clauses for the first time since 1966.AIMU chairman David French said the revisions would make the forms more consistent with...
Mar 30 2004 // Texas truck drivers recorded the largest number of occupational incidents during 2002, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Annual Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.The BLS (www.stats.bls.gov/)...
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. is offering a new market for commercial trucking.Dollars: Policy limits of up to $1million CSL; minimum premium of $1,000. Carrier: Old American County Mutual Fire...
Feb 9 2004 // Florida-based HBA Insurance Group (www.hbains.com) announced the creation of a new insurance agency to serve South Florida’s trucking industry.Truck Owners Insurance Alliance LLC recently began operating from offices...
Feb 9 2004 // The auto insurance market has come a long way since Travelers wrote the first third-party policy for Gilbert J. Loomis’s one-cylinder car in 1897.“I’ll never insure a gasoline can on wheels,”...
Feb 3 2004 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. will now provide Web-based ability to create and print Ocean Cargo Certificates of Insurance to its Ocean Cargo policyholders and their agents. In addition to the anywhere, anytime...
Jan 22 2004 // Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group has licensed Oceanwide’s (www.oceanwide.com) Genoa Cargo Insurance management platform to handle web-based processing and issuance of electronic insurance...
Jan 14 2004 // Intermodal Insurance Co., a Federal Risk Retention Group, recently began providing commercial truck liability coverage.The new insurer has been established by five founding companies engaged in the local cartage of...
Dec 5 2003 // The exploits of pirates are exciting on the movie screen, but not much fun for the business owner whose ocean-bound goods they took as booty.Today the threat of swashbuckling men with an eye-patch and a parrot on the...
Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...
Dec 1 2003 // The December 2002 Insurance Journal “program directory” issue highlighted eight programs that the editorial staff considered to be unique, interesting or tough to find. This year we’ve added one more to...
Nov 3 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Cascade-Amstar has available a program for motor truck cargo and commercial auto physical damage. Appointed brokers have immediate access; others must call for an appointment. Market offers on hook...
Aug 4 2003 // Cascade/Amstar has unveiled a new market for long haul trucking, including cargo and general liability. Endorsements – State, ICC and Cargo Liability Filings as required. Appointed brokers have immediate access to...
Jul 21 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Cascade/Amstar has unveiled a new market for long haul trucking, including cargo and general liability. Endorsements—State, ICC and Cargo Liability Filings as required. Appointed brokers have immediate...
Jul 14 2003 // Chicago-based CNA insurance companies has integrated the OMMni.com cargo system of its marine operations with Fountainhead International LLC’s CargoWise® software solution to provide an integrated cargo insurance...
Jul 2 2003 // California-based Cascade/Amstar has unveiled a new “A” rated market (admitted) for long haul trucking, including cargo and general liability.Policy limits are: $1 Mil Auto Liability & Gen’l...
May 16 2003 // Arch Insurance Group, a division of Arch Capital Group Ltd., announced that Belinda J. Rowan has been named to the position of Managing Director, Ocean Cargo, beginning May 27. “In her new role, Ms. Rowan will focus...
May 2 2003 // American Wholesale Insurance Group (www.amwins.com) has completed the acquisition of Seaboard Underwriters, Inc., a provider of insurance solutions for the transportation industry. Seaboard operates as a managing general...