Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Appalachian Underwriters Taps Florida-Based Kidd to Lead Commercial Auto
Apr 30 2019 // Appalachian Underwriters, Inc. has hired transportation broker Mary Kidd to focus on large commercial transportation accounts in its Sarasota, Fla., office. Kidd will work with accounts with more than $25,000 in premium,...
Reports Say Massachusetts Workplace Deaths Down Slightly
Apr 29 2019 // Labor organizations and a workplace safety advocacy group say 69 people died of work-related causes in Massachusetts last year, down slightly from 74 in 2017. The 28-page report released Friday by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO...
Workplace Injuries Continue to Decline But Could Rise with Low Unemployment
Apr 25 2019 // The number of workplace injury claims continues to decline year after year despite significant changes in workforce demographics that experts thought would increase claims frequency, according to a report by the National...
CIC Services Launches Captive Program for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses
Apr 24 2019 // CIC Services, LLC, has created a new program help small- to mid-sized companies establish captive programs for their business. The program is designed for companies that would otherwise not be large enough to consider...
AAIS Adds Jonas as Commercial Lines Product Manager in Illinois
Apr 24 2019 // The Lisle, Illinois-based national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization, American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), has named Joseph Jonas as its new commercial lines product manager. Jonas is responsible...
Michigan AG to Target Worker Misclassification by Employers
Apr 24 2019 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said her office will target businesses that cheat their employees of wages, pledging a forceful crackdown on what she called an under-the-radar problem that also lets companies dodge...
Alphabet’s Wing Is First Commercial Drone Unit Certified as Airline
Apr 24 2019 // An offshoot of Alphabet Inc.’s Google has become the first drone operator to receive government approval as an airline, an important step that gives it the legal authority to begin dropping products to actual...
Audit Criticizes Spending Practices of Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance Execs
Apr 23 2019 // The governing board of Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance has recommended that its chief executive take a pay cut and lose his long-term job contract in favor of year-to-year probation. The Lexington Herald-Leader...
New Hampshire Senate Passes Bill to Boost Workplace Safety
Apr 22 2019 // The 2016 death of a Northfield Highway Department worker has led to the passage of bill aimed at improving workplace safety for New Hampshire’s public sector employees. The bill, which passed the House last month and...
AI Startup Cytora Raises $32.5M to Expand Commercial Insurance Products, Geographies
Apr 22 2019 // Cytora, the London-based provider of artificial intelligence-powered solutions for the commercial insurance industry, announced it has raised £25 million ($32.5 million) in new financing, which will be used to accelerate...
Hanover Offers Agents Small Business Platform Using CoverWallet Technology
Apr 17 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group is debuting a digital platform to help independent agents acquire new small business customers including freelancers, contractors and other self-employed professionals. Calleed Insurago, the...
Ruling on Stabbing Prompts Calls for National Workplace Violence Prevention Standard
Apr 16 2019 // A federal commission decision that an employer had a duty to protect a social services worker who was stabbed to death by a client, even though the company did not violate any specific safety standard, reinvigorated...
Nationwide Expands Small Business Insurance Direct Platform
Apr 15 2019 // Nationwide said it has expanded 24-hour access to more types of small business for its Commercial Digital Direct online commercial insurance platform. Now, 30 different business types can access the...
Commercial Auto Forecast Improves, But Not Much: A.M. Best
Apr 15 2019 // A.M. Best maintains its negative outlook for the U.S. commercial auto insurance market even though its analysts believe it should improve somewhat in 2019. That forecast stems from commercial auto insurers having taken...
Young Small Businessowners Don’t Like Insurance Agents. Uh, Not Really.
Apr 12 2019 // Patricia Ross, Raphael Strumlauf and Kate DeNeveu each have at least one thing in common: They’re generally happy with their business insurance. Each owns a business at the downtown pedestrian mall in...
Gallagher CEO Signs Pledge for Workplace Diversity, Inclusion
Apr 11 2019 // The head of Illinois-based global insurance brokerage, Gallagher, has signed a pledge to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace. Gallagher Chairman, President and CEO J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., has signed the...
Top 10 Causes of Most Serious Workplace Injuries
Apr 11 2019 // The annual Liberty Mutual Workplace Safety Index documents the top 10 causes of the most serious workplace injuries – those causing an employee to miss five or more days from work – and ranks them by their direct cost...
Digital Commercial Lines Broker Embroker Raises $28 Million
Apr 10 2019 // Digital insurance broker Embroker announced its $28 million Series B funding round. Embroker said it will use the funding to scale adoption of its insurance management platform, data-driven service offering, and...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Launches Commercial Package in Pennsylvania
Apr 5 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has launched a new commercial package product in Pennsylvania. The new offering includes: commercial property with limits up to $120 million per location with an enhanced causes...
Commercial Auto Market Should Improve This Year But Not a Lot: A.M. Best
Apr 4 2019 // A.M. Best maintains its negative outlook for the U.S. commercial auto insurance market even though its analysts believe it should improve somewhat in 2019. That forecast stems from commercial auto insurers having taken...
