Latest Business Owner Policy Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Owner Policy Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dovetail Insurance Expands MetLife BOP Product to 7 Additional States
Feb 12 2015 // Dovetail Insurance, a supplier of cloud-based insurance, is teaming up with MetLife Auto and Home to expand distribution of its MetLife Business Owners Policy (BOP) offering to seven additional states through its NetBOP...
Starr Cos. Add Umbrella Product to Small Business Policies
Jan 26 2015 // Starr Cos. has launched a new commercial insurance umbrella liability policy, designed specifically for small-sized businesses. This product marks the next phase in Starr’s growing suite of insurance options for...
Online Dovetail Offers MetLife Business Owners Policy in 5 States
Dec 17 2014 // Columbia, S.C.-based Dovetail Insurance, a supplier of cloud-based insurance products for agents and brokers, is offering a MetLife Business Owners Policy (BOP) through its NetBOP Insurance Portal in five states:...
AssureStart Expands Online Small Business Insurance Sales to Four More States
Sep 8 2014 // AssureStart, the online small business insurance provider, is now open for business in Nevada, New York, Ohio and South Carolina. AssureStart sells business property and general liability insurance on the Internet...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds BOP Product in Illinois
Jul 29 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies (formerly known as GUARD Insurance Group) has begun offering businessowner’s policy (BOP) and umbrella coverage in Illinois. The company already has an established...
AssureStart Expands Online Small Business Insurance Sales to Three More States
Jun 20 2014 // AssureStart, the technology startup that sells small business insurance coverage on the internet, has opened for business in Colorado, Missouri and Oregon with plans to expand into additional states this year. AssureStart...
FirstComp Launches Small Business BOP Product in Hawaii
May 28 2014 // FirstComp, a division of Markel Service, Inc., has launched a new small business owner policy, FirstComp EssentialBOP, for FirstComp-appointed independent agents writing business in Hawaii. The BOP product is also...
Liberty Mutual Adds Cyber Coverages to Small Business BOP Policies
May 19 2014 // Liberty Mutual Insurance is now offering its small business customers data compromise and CyberOne endorsements for its BOP product available on the company’s eCLIQ policy administration platform. The data compromise...
The Main Street America Group Expands Main Line BOP Policy to South Dakota
Feb 20 2014 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its flagship Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super-regional property/casualty...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands BOP Product to California
Nov 8 2013 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies (formerly known as GUARD Insurance Group) has begun offering its business owners policy (BOP) and umbrella coverage in California. The company already has a presence in the...
Dovetail Insurance Expands Distribution of BOP Product in Midwest
Nov 7 2013 // Dovetail Insurance, a supplier of cloud-based insurance product delivery services, is expanding its distribution of NetBOP in seven states, including Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin....
Dovetail Insurance Offering NetComp to Small Businesses in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas
Oct 11 2013 // Dovetail Insurance announced it is now offering its NetComp workers’ compensation insurance to small businesses in Arkansas, Iowa and Kansas. The product is available through independent agents. Dovetail’s...
Main Street America Expands Commercial Products to Austin Mutual Agents in Oregon
Sep 10 2013 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its flagship main line business owners policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super-regional property/casualty...
The Main Street America Group Expands Commercial Products into Wisconsin
May 21 2013 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super regional property/casualty insurance...
FirstComp Launches BOP Policy in Nebraska, Tennessee, More States to Come
Apr 26 2013 // FirstComp, a division of Markel Service, Inc., has launched a new small business owner policy, FirstComp EssentialBOP, for FirstComp-appointed independent agents writing business in Nebraska and Tennessee. Availability in...
Best Affirms Baldwin & Lyons and Operating Subs Ratings; Outlook Stable
Apr 8 2013 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Protective Insurance Company (PIC) and its wholly owned subsidiary,...
Garagekeepers Sometimes Lags in the Auto Repair Shop
Mar 5 2013 // The neighborhood auto repair shop or local gas station might seem to be an easy risk to insure. But there are a few misunderstood coverages that agents and brokers should know about, says one California broker specializing...
Zurich Posts $ 3.9 Billion Net Income; Farmers GWP up 24% to $4.4 Billion
Feb 14 2013 // The Zurich Insurance Group reported a business operating profit (BOP) of $4.1 billion and net income attributable to shareholders (NIAS) of $3.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2012. Zurich’s report gave the...
Zurich’s 9-Month Business Operating Profit Flat at $3.2 Billion
Nov 15 2012 // The Zurich Insurance Group reported a business operating profit (BOP) of $3.2 billion and net income attributable to shareholders (NIAS) of $2.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The bulletin gave the...
Main Street America Expands Commercial Product Line to Minn.
Aug 7 2012 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its flagship main line business owners policy (main line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super regional property/casualty...
