Latest Small Business Headlines
All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Progressive to Offer Online Cyber Marketplace to Small Business Owners
Dec 3 2018 // Progressive Insurance will offer small business owners the ability to compare, quote and buy cyber insurance online, alongside other small business coverages, through CyberPolicy, an online cyber insurance marketplace...
Insurtech Oyster Opens up Its Pay-as-You-Go Workers’ Comp Model in California
Nov 29 2018 // A new insurtech wants to provide pay-as-you-go workers’ compensation to as many small businesses in California as possible, and it hopes to use the momentum it’s built following a quiet launch in the East...
Lowell Joins The Hartford to Head Small Business Innovation Lab
Nov 20 2018 // The Hartford has appointed Christopher Lowell to lead its Small Business Innovation Lab, which will design and test new products and business models to meet the needs of The Hartford’s small business...
QBE Ventures, Zeguro Partner on ‘Cybersecurity Officer’ Small Business Platform
Nov 8 2018 // A new partnership between QBE Insurance Group and cybersecurity management company Zeguro offers small and medium-sized business customers access to a virtual ‘Cybersecurity Officer’ to protect against their...
AXA XL, Slice Labs Launch On-Demand Cyber Coverage for Small, Mid-Size Businesses
Nov 5 2018 // Slice Labs Inc., an on-demand insurance cloud provider, and AXA XL, a division of AXA, have launched a new cyber insurance policy specifically designed for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). Powered by Slice’s...
Pie Founder Talks About Entry into California Workers’ Comp Market
Nov 5 2018 // The launch in the state marks the ninth market entry for the Insurtech in six months. Pie Insurance seems to be slicing its way through workers’ compensation markets in state after state. The Washington, D.C.-based...
Chubb Adds Small Business Coverage for Manufacturers to Marketplace Platform
Oct 31 2018 // Chubb has added Small Commercial Insurance (SCI) coverage for risks faced by small manufacturers to its digital platform – the Chubb Marketplace, which features a broad and customizable suite of products for...
Insurtech Pie’s Founder Talks About Entry into California Workers’ Comp Market
Oct 25 2018 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Pie Insurance seems to be slicing its way through workers’ compensation markets in state after state. The Washington, D.C.-based insurtech is a direct provider of workers’ comp...
UK Insurers, Businesses Urge Government Not to Raise Insurance Premium Tax – Again
Oct 10 2018 // UK insurers and businesses are urging the UK Treasury not to further penalize insurance customers by raising the insurance premium tax (IPT), which currently costs each household an average of £200 ($262) annually. The UK...
Hahn Named President of Westfield’s Small Business Unit
Sep 28 2018 // Westfield Center, Ohio-based property/casualty insurer, Westfield, has named Robyn Hahn as president of its Small Business unit. Hahn more than 25 years of diverse experience in the insurance industry and has held senior...
Puerto Rico’s Small Businesses Were Underinsured for Maria Damages
Sep 28 2018 // Only a tiny fraction of small businesses in Puerto Rico was fully insured for losses arising from last year’s Hurricane Maria, which hit revenue or raised costs for more than three-quarters of them, according to a...
6 Small Businesses Share Disaster Recovery Stories
Aug 31 2018 // As small business owners in Hawaii and California clean up following Hurricane Lane and wildfires, they’ll find there’s no one formula for recovery. The same disaster can devastate businesses in divergent ways...
NCCI Proposes 13% Rate Decrease for Florida Workers Comp, Notes Future Challenges
Aug 29 2018 // Florida businesses could see another significant rate decrease in workers’ compensation rates next year if Florida regulators approve the latest filing from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI). But...
When Small Business Needs Specialty Insurance
Aug 20 2018 // Small business used to be associated with small exposures — simple business risks addressed with simple insurance products. However, changing customer needs and expectations, technology advancements, new regulations...
Florida United Businesses Association to Offer Lancer Workers’ Comp Coverage to Members
Aug 9 2018 // The Florida United Businesses Association (FUBA) is now offering workers’ compensation coverage to small businesses across the state through Lancer Indemnity Co. of New York. The partnership marks FUBA’s switch...
Insurtech Next Insurance Raises $83 Million to Expand; Nationwide, Munich Re Among Investors
Jul 11 2018 // Next Insurance has raised $83 million in new financing, money it said will fuel its continued U.S. expansion as a full-service digital insurance carrier focused on the small business market. Nationwide Insurance and Munich...
Nevada-based Insurtech Talage Offering Workers’ Comp, Liability, Property Online
Jun 29 2018 // Talage Inc. is an insurtech to its core – both in function and name. The Reno, Nev.-based software platform designed to help small business owners compare and quickly purchase a range of commercial insurance policies...
Insurtech Agency CoverWallet Offers Its API for Other Small Firms to Offer Insurance
Jun 27 2018 // Digital small business insurance agency CoverWallet, which is partly owned by insurers Zurich Insurance and Starr Companies, is expanding its distribution by letting other small businesses such as accountants and lenders...
Chubb Adds Artisan Contractors Coverage to Small Business Online Platform
Jun 22 2018 // Chubb has introduced a new insurance product available to more than 60 classes of artisan contractors through its new digital platform – the Chubb Small Commercial Marketplace, which places and services small business...
Small Businesses That Ignore Lessons from Cyber Attack Likely to Suffer Another: Hiscox
Jun 20 2018 // While 47 percent of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, only 35 percent of them took action following a cyber security incident to mitigate against another. Forty-four percent of small...
