Latest Business Insurance Headlines
All the headlines from our Business Insurance Topic Page, ordered by recency.
W. Virginia Enacts COVID Liability Protections for Employers, Health Care Providers
Mar 25 2021 // West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill that protects employers, health care providers and others from being sued due to the coronavirus pandemic. The bill offers protection from COVID-19 lawsuits even if public...
Zurich Debuts Global Business Unit Focused on Evolving Risks
Mar 19 2021 // Zurich Insurance Group created a new business unit designed to help customers address evolving risks. The global business unit, Zurich Resilience Solutions, is designed to provide services that help compliment traditional...
Cyber Insurance Firm Coalition Raises $175M; Plans Commercial Lines Expansion
Mar 17 2021 // Coalition, a cyber insurance managing general agency and security company, said it has raised $175 million to accelerate its growth and global expansion. The firm said it will use the funds to expand internationally as...
AXIS Partners with Elpha Secure to Provide Cyber Security for Small Businesses Globally
Mar 15 2021 // AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., has formed a strategic partnership with cyber security company Elpha Secure. Cyber insurance and software protection...
OSHA to Review COVID-19 Workplace Safety Enforcement Under Trump
Mar 15 2021 // Federal workplace safety regulators said on Friday they will revisit several COVID-19 related safety investigations performed during the Trump administration as part of a wider effort to better protect workers from the...
Zurich Names Jordan, Heintz to Appoint U.S. Middle Market South Region
Mar 9 2021 // Zurich has promoted Kim Jordan to regional vice president for the South Region, and Jim Heintz was named the underwriting manager for the South Central area. Jordan and Heintz held their new positions on an interim basis...
Retaliation Ranks Tops in 2020 Workplace Discrimination Complaints
Mar 8 2021 // More than half of all workplace discrimination complaints filed with the U.S. involve retaliation, according to figures from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Retaliation was the most frequently cited...
Small Businesses Find Optimism with Federal Help
Mar 8 2021 // Times are tough for many businesses but there is still some recent data that suggests optimism among small businesses. A new survey of more than 1,000 U.S. small business owners with fewer than 100 employees by Bill.com...
Back in Business: Insurance Pros Ready to Aid Small Business Recovery
Mar 8 2021 // It’s been a tough road for small businesses, with a vast majority reporting they lost revenue during the past year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Of the nearly 10,000 small businesses surveyed by the Federal...
Serving the Changing Needs of Small Business Post-Pandemic
Mar 8 2021 // Among the many changes wrought by the pandemic are those transforming the small business workforce. People have lost their jobs or businesses, with many starting new ventures, working from home or adopting new technologies...
Cal/OSHA Cites Multiple Employers for COVID-19 Violations
Mar 5 2021 // Cal/OSHA has cited multiple employers for not protecting workers from COVID-19 following inspections in various industries throughout the state. Violations were identified in industries including construction, garment,...
Zurich Promotes Signorelli to CEO of Commercial Insurance
Mar 4 2021 // Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Sierra Signorelli, currently group chief underwriting officer, to the role of chief executive officer for Commercial Insurance and as a member of the executive committee with immediate...
Bookkeeper Sentenced for Stealing $1.5M From Two Employers
Mar 2 2021 // A bookkeeper has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for embezzling more than $1.5 million from two employers, federal prosecutors said. Jessica Greenan, 42, of Barnstable, embezzled more than $1.1 million from a...
Top Workplace Discrimination Complaints of 2020: Retaliation #1
Mar 1 2021 // More than half of all workplace discrimination complaints filed with the U.S. involve retaliation, according to figures from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Retaliation was the most frequently cited...
Beazley Forms Digital Business Unit to Transform Tech Strategy, Led by Fantozzi
Feb 26 2021 // Specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled a new digital business unit to transform how the company develops, underwrites and delivers digital insurance solutions for clients and brokers. Existing digital initiatives and...
Washington Court Upholds Authority to Pursue Charges in Workplace Death
Feb 24 2021 // The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that an employer can be charged with a felony in connection with a workplace fatality. The recent decision clears the way for the King County Prosecutor to move forward with...
Minick Retiring from Texas Workplace Injury Benefit Risk Managing Firm, PartnerSource
Feb 24 2021 // Bill Minick, founder of Texas-based workers’ compensation/workplace injury benefit risk management firm, PartnerSource, will retire at the end of March. Jennifer Hurless, president of PartnerSource, will continue in...
Judge Tosses Wife’s Suit Blaming Employer for Her Husband’s Covid
Feb 22 2021 // A federal judge tossed out a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that sought to hold an employer responsible for a worker’s spouse getting sick with Covid-19. U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney in San Francisco on Monday...
Most Small Businesses Lost Sales Due to Pandemic: Fed Survey
Feb 22 2021 // The vast majority of U.S. small businesses took a hit to their revenue last year because of the coronavirus pandemic, with minority-owned businesses struggling the most and worrying more about accessing credit, according...
HSB Launches Workplace Violence Insurance for Small Businesses
Feb 18 2021 // HSB, part of Munich Re, has created a new workplace violence insurance coverage for small to mid-size businesses, providing counseling, crisis communications, lost business income and security services to help companies...
