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SGB-NIA Insurance Brokers Launches Workplace Safety Program
May 20 2013 // SGB-NIA Insurance Brokers has launched a workers compensation safety program – Three Sixty Safety – designed for implementation into current safety protocol that provides training, education and claim assistance when...
Space Mountain Reopens at Disneyland After Workplace Appeal Dropped
May 20 2013 // One of Disneyland’s most popular rides finally reopened in May after the company declined to appeal a workplace safety case. The attraction was closed in April after state officials said safety rules were violated...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Fund Plans to Return $1 Billion to Employers
May 20 2013 // Ohio’s governor and the state workers’ compensation fund want to return $1 billion in dividends to Ohio businesses, bolster workplace safety initiatives and modernize the way employers pay into the fund. A...
North Carolina Underreports Workplace Deaths: Study
May 20 2013 // A study by workplace safety advocates shows that more workers die on the job in North Carolina than the state reports. The Charlotte Observer reported that the state Labor Department recorded 35 workers killed on the job...
North American Retailers Devising Own Bangladesh Workplace Safety Plans
May 15 2013 // North American retailers on Tuesday discussed forging their own Bangladesh safety agreement–an alternative to a legally binding accord that many European retailers have signed on to–though details of any...
Space Mountain Reopens At Disneyland After Workplace Appeal Dropped
May 7 2013 // One of Disneyland’s most popular rides has reopened after the company declined to appeal a workplace safety case. The attraction was closed in April after state officials said safety rules were violated when a...
Commercial Rates Up 5% in April; Berkshire Move Could Affect Market: MarketScout
May 7 2013 // Property, casualty and professional liability insurance rates were up five percent in April, according to MarketScout’s most recent composite index. That matches the increase for March. Commercial property and...
EMPLOYERS Names Hatfield Vice President of Underwriting in California
May 6 2013 // RENO, Nev.-based EMPLOYERS named Bradley N. Hatfield vice president of underwriting for strategic partnerships and alliances. He will be based out of EMPLOYERS’ office in Glendale, Calif. He has more than 25 years of...
Patent Claims Causing Firms to Exit Business Lines: Study
May 6 2013 // Patent demands are taking a big toll on technology companies, with results that range from forcing companies to tweak their products to exiting their business altogether, according to a study from the Santa Clara...
Buffett Says Berkshire to Be ‘Significant Factor’ in Commercial Insurance
May 6 2013 // Investor Warren Buffett said Berkshire Hathaway plans on growing its commercial lines insurance business quickly now that it has added four executives from American International Group (AIG). “I think you will see us...
North Carolina Underreports Workplace Deaths: Study
May 3 2013 // A study by workplace safety advocates shows that more workers die on the job in North Carolina than the state reports. The Charlotte Observer reported that the state Labor Department recorded 35 workers killed on the job...
Ohio Workers’ Comp Fund Plans to Return $1 Billion to Employers
May 2 2013 // Ohio’s governor and the state workers’ compensation fund want to return $1 billion in dividends to Ohio businesses, bolster workplace safety initiatives, and modernize the way employers pay into the fund. A...
OSHA Eyes Workplace Safety for Temporary Workers
May 1 2013 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched an initiative to further protect temporary employees from workplace hazards. An OSHA memorandum directs field inspectors to...
Hartford Steam Boiler Launches Cyber Attack Protection for Small Businesses
Apr 29 2013 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, has launched HSB CyberOne, a new cyber risk insurance coverage for small businesses. The new product expands HSB’s suite of products...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Announces its Launch of the Atlas Commercial Division
Apr 23 2013 // San Diego, CA, 4/23/13 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, is pleased to announce the formation of the Atlas Commercial Division. This new division will be headed up by...
Fewer Workers in Midwest Insured Through Employers
Apr 22 2013 // The percentage of workers who have access to health insurance through their employers is declining across the United States, according to a new report, and the Midwest is no exception. The report from the Robert Wood...
Rates Should Rise Moderately for Most Commercial Lines
Apr 22 2013 // Commercial insurance buyers in all product lines should see rates rise moderately through the remainder of 2013, although commercial property rates for non-catastrophe exposed risks and some specialty lines may see slight...
Commercial Rates Continued Up in March, Even for Large Accounts: MarketScout
Apr 22 2013 // Commercial insurance rates were up about 5 percent in March, according to the latest barometer from MarketScout and the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. Manufacturing continues to post the largest...
State Appeals $860M Award to Ohio Employers
Apr 17 2013 // The state has appealed a judge’s order granting $860 million in repayments from Ohio’s insurance fund for injured workers to employers the judge says were charged excessive premiums for nearly a decade. An Ohio...
6 Vermont Firms Lauded for Workplace Safety
Apr 16 2013 // Six Vermont companies are being honored for their efforts to promote workplace safety. The Governor’s Award for Outstanding Workplace Safety — the highest such award in the state — goes annually to...
