Latest Business Insurance Headlines
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Ohio BWC Modifies Public Employer Ratemaking Guidelines
Jun 22 2010 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Board of Directors has voted to modify two tables that impact experience-based rate adjustments for Public Employer Taxing Districts (PEC), effective Jan. 1, 2011. The...
Risk Management a Low Priority for Small Business World
Jun 21 2010 // Risk management ranks relatively low on the priorities list for small business owners, according to a recent survey by Travelers. And that outlook could mean trouble down the road when problems arise for those firms, the...
Rise in Employer Healthcare Costs Slowing
Jun 15 2010 // Medical costs for U.S. employers will rise by 9 percent in 2011, slightly less than they have risen this year, according to a survey released Monday. To try to control the impact, employers are turning to wellness programs...
CNA, SeaPass to Expand On-Line Quoting for Small Business Partners
Jun 14 2010 // CNA insurance companies recently formalized its relationship with SeaPass Solutions, Inc. to support the expansion of on-line quoting resources for its small business agents and brokers. Through the SeaPass Hub platform, a...
Commercial Insurance Prices Stay Level for 5th Straight Quarter
Jun 14 2010 // A fragile global economy, excess capacity in virtually every line of commercial insurance and last year’s below-average catastrophic losses combined to keep commercial insurance prices flat during the first quarter...
Commercial Market to Remain Stable, Challenging for Risk Managers
Jun 7 2010 // Marsh Sees Insurer Security, Transparency, Accountability as Issues Despite the global economic crisis, the commercial insurance market is poised to remain stable through 2010, but new challenges are emerging for risk...
Chartis Renames Small Business Division as Growth Enterprises
Jun 2 2010 // Chartis has renamed one of its divisions as Growth Enterprises, replacing the previous division name, Small Business. Growth Enterprises, established in 2001, delivers products and platforms to growing companies in a wide...
Survey: Michigan Employers Shifting Healthcare Costs to Employees
May 25 2010 // A survey of mid-sized Southeast Michigan employers shows that health benefits are on par with national trends as traditionally rich benefit offerings go by the wayside, according to McGraw Wentworth, a Michigan-based...
Commercial Market to Remain Stable, Challenging for Risk Managers: Marsh
May 20 2010 // Despite the global economic crisis, the commercial insurance market is poised to remain stable through 2010, but new challenges are emerging for risk managers, according to a report issued by insurance broker Marsh. The...
American Express, BOLT Insurance Create Small Business Service
May 20 2010 // American Express OPEN, the small business division of the financial services company, in conjunction with BOLT Insurance Agency has created InsuranceEdge, which was designed to help small business owners research, review,...
High Uninsured Rate in Dallas Pushing Employer Premiums Higher
May 20 2010 // HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a Nashville, Tenn.-based provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that the high uninsured rate in the Dallas, Texas, area is contributing to an increase in premiums employers pay to...
Judge Dismisses Ore. Workplace Meetings Lawsuit
May 19 2010 // A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to the new Oregon workplace meetings law which prohibits employers from firing workers who refuse to attend meetings to discuss politics, religion or union organizing. U.S....
Court Says Employer’s Failure to Investigate Bias Claim Not Retaliation
May 17 2010 // A federal appeals court in New York said an employer’s failure to investigate a bias complaint does not constitute retaliation for filing the accusation. Friday’s ruling by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of...
Teens Need Workplace Safety Training
May 17 2010 // In recognition of May’s “Safe Jobs for Youth Month, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is reminding employers to provide safe workplaces for young workers, particularly as the summer...
Indiana’s MJ Insurance Named a 2010 ‘Top Workplace’
May 12 2010 // MJ Insurance, a privately-held insurance agency based in Indianapolis, Ind., has been named one of Indiana’s Top Workplaces 2010 by The Indianapolis Star. The Top Workplaces program recognizes the leading workplaces...
West Virginia Creates Workplace Safety Hotline
May 11 2010 // Gov. Joe Manchin announced the creation of a hotline that West Virginians can call if they feel threatened by workplace safety issues. “I want every miner and every worker in the state of West Virginia to be...
Small Business Owners’ Outlook Improves But Hiring Remains Weak
May 11 2010 // Small U.S. business owners are slightly less pessimistic about their outlook, and in the face of continuing weak sales do not plan to boost capital spending or employment, a monthly survey of small businesses showed. The...
40% of Workplace Fatalities are Transportation Related
May 10 2010 // Transportation incidents continue to be the No. 1 cause of on-the job deaths, a trend that has been the case since 1992, according to the American Society of Safety Engineers’ (ASSE). In fact, in 2008, 40 percent of...
Missouri Department of Insurance Adds Resource for Small Businesses
May 6 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has a new online resource dedicated to the unique insurance needs of small businesses. The new Web section lists factors to consider when buying insurance coverage for company cars,...
Employers Holdings Reports Q1 Income of $16.1 Million
May 6 2010 // Reno, Nev.-based Employers Holdings Inc. has reported first quarter 2010 net income of $16.1 million or $0.38 per share compared with $20.9 million or $0.43 per share in the first quarter of 2009, a decrease of $4.8...
