Latest Small Business Headlines
All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CNA Adds ‘Get a Quote’ for Small Business Insurance Online Shoppers
Nov 6 2017 // Commercial lines insurer CNA has added a “Get a Quote” feature that allows small business owners to receive a quick premium indication for a CNA Connect business owners policy and a workers’ compensation...
Small Business Digital Insurer Attune Adds Starr’s Stamets, OnDeck’s Dreiling
Nov 3 2017 // Digital small business insurer Attune has named Martha Dreiling as head of Analytics and Corporate Operations and Richard E. Stamets as head of Underwriting Strategy. Dreiling oversees Attune’s analytics, people and...
Bipartisan Bill Would Give Small Businesses a Tax Credit for Employee Training
Oct 24 2017 // A bipartisan group of congressmen has filed legislation to encourage employers to invest more in training and educating their employees. The legislation would create a tax credit for 25 percent of the first $5,000, or up o...
Insurtech CoverWallet Secures $18.5 Million to Expand Small Business Insurance Platform
Oct 12 2017 // Digital business insurance agency CoverWallet said it has closed a $18.5 million Series B funding round led by Foundation Capital with participation from existing investors Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, CV Starr...
Left Out of Disaster Tax Relief Program, Louisiana Offers Bigger Flood Aid Loans for Small Businesses
Oct 6 2017 // Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration is boosting the size of loans available to small businesses damaged by last year’s flooding in Louisiana and is extending the deadline for applications. The Restore...
Insurtech Pie Insurance Eyes Slice of Workers’ Comp Market with $4.3M Funding and Pricing Tool
Oct 4 2017 // Oddly-named Pie Insurance took an initial step toward entering the workers’ compensation insurance market at the InsureTech Connect conference in Las Vegas by introducing an interactive pricing tool for small and...
CNA Names Dasher Underwriting VP for Small Business
Sep 25 2017 // Commercial lines insurer CNA has announced the appointment of Greg Dasher to vice president of underwriting for its Small Business segment. Dasher will be responsible for the small business segment’s strategic and...
Small Businesses Can Manage, Cancel Own Policies with Next Insurance Portal
Sep 14 2017 // Digital small business insurance provider Next Insurance has unveiled a new online portal giving small businesses more control over their insurance policies. The portal offers what Next says are several unique insurance...
Allianz Specialty Goes Live with ‘Insurtech’ for Small Business Brokers, Policyholders
Sep 14 2017 // Borrowing ideas from some insurtech startups, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty has a new platform for brokers and their Main Street customers “from barber shops to bakeries and toy stores to...
Houston’s Small Businesses Digging Out from Hurricane Harvey
Sep 7 2017 // Josh Beasley and his fiancé bought Houston’s Body3 Personal Fitness on July 1, less than two months before Tropical Storm Harvey swamped the gym with a foot of water and left behind the dank stench of fetid...
Brokers Bucking Disruption: How Wholesalers Hang On Through Change
Sep 4 2017 // As long as there is an insurance industry, wholesaler brokers believe they will have a role to play. “We will continue to be an important sector – a small sector – but still a very important sector of how...
The Smaller the Small Business, the Bigger the Insurance Discontent: J.D. Power
Aug 21 2017 // Not all small businesses are the same when it comes to customer satisfaction with commercial insurance. There are widening satisfaction gaps among small businesses of different sizes, according to the J.D. Power 2017 U.S....
Needs of Flood-Damaged Small Businesses in Louisiana Sought in Survey
Aug 7 2017 // Louisiana’s flood recovery program is trying to determine the needs of flood-damaged companies by asking small businesses to fill out a statewide survey. The small business survey is expected to take about 10 minutes...
The Smaller the Small Business, the Bigger the Insurance Discontent: J.D. Power
Aug 7 2017 // Not all small businesses are the same when it comes to customer satisfaction with their commercial insurance. There are actually widening satisfaction gaps among small businesses of different sizes, according to the J.D....
Travelers Completes Purchase of UK Small Business Insurer, Simply Business
Aug 7 2017 // The Travelers Cos. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Simply Business, a provider of small business insurance cover in the United Kingdom, which offers products online on behalf of a broad panel of...
Travelers Says It’s ‘Where It Needs to Be’ to Compete; Q2 Results Dampened by Weather
Jul 20 2017 // Small business insurance leader Travelers Companies is well-positioned to continue to compete in the small commercial insurance space that is attracting new entries including technology-driven start-ups, according to CEO...
Starr Buys Stake in Small Business Insurtech CoverWallet
Jul 19 2017 // Starr Companies is now a minority shareholder in online small business insurance agency CoverWallet. CoverWallet confirmed the deal that was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. No financial terms were...
New Aon Professional Liability Coverage Available for 300-Plus Small Business Classes
Jun 16 2017 // Aon Affinity, the affinity business of Aon plc, has launched Aon Professional Liability Plus, a nationwide program that provides malpractice insurance to more than 300 classes of traditionally hard-to-place small...
Startup Decisely: Insurtech ‘For Brokers, By Brokers’ Targets Small Business Benefits
Jun 16 2017 // Some see insurtech as the enemy. Others see it as a sign of things to come. Then there’s EPIC Insurance Brokers & Consultants, which is clearly embracing the insurtech craze while soliciting brokers to join...
British Insurer Aviva to Launch Small Business Cyber Product
Jun 16 2017 // British insurer Aviva plans to launch a new product to cover small and medium-sized businesses against cyber attacks later this year as part of an expansion of its specialist insurance division, its chief executive for UK...
