Employers dodging workers’ compensation premiums in Washington can expect to face significant new consequences from the state’s Department of Labor & Industries (L&I). The department said any construction firm caught with workers, but no current L&I workers’ compensation account, can …
MetLife Auto & Home has announced it will be supplementing its product line in Texas by introducing GrandProtect, a personal lines “package” policy. The product will be available to Texas residents as of November 15. GrandProtect, a proprietary product for …
Chartis has expanded its NextGen Protection, a suite of environmental insurance products, to additional industries. The additional industry segments within the NextGen Protection suite are: PLL MuniProtect for Municipalities PLL MuniProtect has been developed to address the environmental exposures associated …
Rockwood Reduces Premiums for Its Life Agent E&O Product Rockwood Programs, Inc. has implemented premium reductions of about 20 percent for its life agent’s errors and omissions (E&O). More significant savings will be available to life agents generating less than …
Managing multiple leaves of absence and the return-to-work process may require navigating a maze of complementary and conflicting requirements. Yet it’s important to manage these decisions properly, as appropriate “risk prevention keeps profits in [employers’] pockets,” according to Patricia Eyres, …
Philadelphia-based program administrator NSM Insurance Group has acquired IDEAL Marine Insurance. IDEAL, based in Chicago, is a program specialist focused in non-construction ocean and inland marine. Geof McKernan, CEO of NSM, said the company is “aggressively seeking specialty underwriting or …
Jocosa McKinnie of Colorado Casualty Co. of Phoenix has competed in and won the Arizona Confidence While Communicating Speak-Off. Confidence While Communicating (CWC) is a program offered to members of the National Association of Insurance Women (International) to enhance their …
For those who question the intelligence of insurance companies, here’s a new industry development that should answer those questions once and for all: The insurance industry is ecstatic because it just dropped $40 million on a three-bedroom house that fell …
American Family Insurance, in partnership with The San Jose Group, recently debuted its first-ever music-licensing advertising campaign for the Hispanic market. “This popular song was an ideal match for American Family’s ‘Unique Family’ general market marketing campaign and enhances the …
General Star has expanded its architects and engineers professional liability program on an admitted basis to New York and New Jersey. This new feature is part of General Star’s nationwide A & E program, launched in January 2009. The sole …
