Latest Small Business Headlines
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Internet Insurance Group Launches Online Insurance Platform for Small Businesses
Sep 19 2016 // Internet Insurance Group (IIG), a Waltham, Mass., based insurance agency that sells commercial insurance to small businesses, has launched its flagship website, SmallBusinessQuote.com. The firm has been working to build...
Small Business Satisfaction
Aug 22 2016 // No longer able to compete primarily on price, insurers are now focusing their efforts on pleasing customers, with the payoff being a significant increase in satisfaction among their small business commercial customers,...
Insurer Focus on Customers, Unique Policies Boosts Satisfaction Among Small Business Owners
Aug 9 2016 // No longer able to compete primarily on price, insurers are now focusing their efforts on pleasing customers, with the payoff being a significant increase in satisfaction among their small business commercial customers,...
West Virginia Offering Millions in Minigrants to Flood-Damaged Businesses
Jul 27 2016 // The state is making millions of dollars in minigrants available for small businesses damaged by deadly floods last month. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Monday that grants up to $10,000 will be awarded to small businesses...
Online Agency Insureon Secures $3B in Capacity from Lloyd’s to Launch MGA for Small Business
Jul 25 2016 // Insureon, an online agency for small business insurance, has formed a new managing general agency (MGA), Insureon Underwriting Managers, which will operate as a division of Insurance Noodle, the company’s wholesale...
Allied World, Great Point Partner on Online Small Business Umbrella Program
Jul 15 2016 // Allied World North America has teamed with program administrator Great Point Insurance to offer umbrella coverage in the U.S. and Canada for small businesses through their online portal, UmbrellaPro. Designed for companies...
Travelers to Offer Small Business Insurance in UK via Online Platform
Jun 22 2016 // The Travelers Cos. Inc. announced it will offer insurance directly to UK small businesses with fewer than 10 employees and less than £2.5 million ($3.7 million) in revenues. The online platform will initially be available...
Viewpoint: Fiduciary Rule Fight Isn’t About the ‘Little Guy’
Jun 17 2016 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants you to believe it is looking out for the little guy in its fight against new government regulation of the retirement investment advice industry. But that is a facade – as one...
Small Businesses Ask California Legislature to Reauthorize, Amend COIN
Jun 15 2016 // The Small Business Investor Alliance is throwing its support for behind a bill to reauthorize and amend the California Organized Investment Network program. Assembly Bill 2728 will reauthorize COIN and ensure that...
Startup Embroker CEO Miller Pursues ‘Massive Improvement’ Over Disruption in Commercial Insurance Brokerage
Jun 15 2016 // Within venture capital circles, the insurance industry is sexy right now. It seems not a week goes by without another startup being announced, some with niche angles such as peer-to-peer distribution, insurance for...
Security Vendors, Partnerships Offer Key to Simplifying, Selling Cyber Insurance Online: CoverHound CEO
Jun 9 2016 // CoverHound CEO Keith Moore has a vision of simplifying cyber insurance sales that involves underwriting the security vendors used by insureds—a model that could ultimately allow small business customers to bind their...
Assurant, MyDigitalShield to Offer Small Business Data Breach Support
Jun 9 2016 // Assurant, Inc. has teamed up with cybersecurity specialist MyDigitalShield to help protect small businesses against losses from data breaches. Assurant will provide support for MyDigitalShield’s data breach...
Abacus Insurance Brokers Launches Professional Small Business Program
Jun 3 2016 // Abacus Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online, has launched its online Professional Small Business Program. The program provides general liability,...
SMEs Reap Benefits from Trade Credit Insurance as Economic Risks Rise: UK’s ABI
Jun 1 2016 // Nearly £36 million ($52.6 million) was paid in insurance claims to small businesses last year, due to customer insolvency or late payment, according to figures released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). With...
South Carolina Governor Vetoes $40M Flood Aid Bill for Farmers
May 18 2016 // Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed a bill Monday that would send $40 million in aid to South Carolina farmers, saying farmers may complain loudly, but don’t need a bailout that isn’t being offered to all small...
Startup Embroker Raises $12.2M; Offers Firms Control Over Insurance Buying, Management
May 17 2016 // Investors have given $12.2 million to fund an insurance broker offering a cloud-based risk and insurance management system for small and mid-sized businesses. The broker, Embroker, promises to empower commercial lines...
HSB Extends Identity Theft Insurance to Small Business Owners for Employees
May 6 2016 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) is extending the availability of its identity theft insurance and services to the employees of small to mid-sized businesses as a standalone policy for...
The Hartford: St. Louis Small Businesses Seek Significant Growth
May 3 2016 // The Hartford says a recent survey shows that St. Louis small business owners are looking for significant growth this year. According to The Hartford’s 2015 Small Business Success Study, 56 percent of St. Louis owners...
How to Grow Your Insurance Agency One Call At A Time
May 2 2016 // Local Strategies to Stand Out in a Challenging Lead-Acquisition Marketplace The insurance industry is spending big on local marketing, but the results individual agencies experience depend on the tactics they execute. For...
AIG, Hamilton, Two Sigma to Launch Small-Medium Business Insurance Joint Venture
Apr 26 2016 // American International Group, Bermuda-based Hamilton Insurance Group and affiliates of hedge fund firm Two Sigma Investments said they have agreed to create a technology-enabled insurance platform for sales to the small to...
