Latest Small Business Headlines
All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insureon Lands $31M Investment from Oak HC/FT
Oct 21 2015 // Chicago-based online provider of small business insurance, Insureon, announced $31 million in new funding led by Oak HC/FT, a venture capital fund investing in financial technology companies. Also participating in the...
Take Command Health, Zane Benefits Partner to Serve Small Businesses in Texas
Oct 9 2015 // Take Command Health, a Texas-based startup dedicated to helping individuals choose and save on their health insurance, is partnering with Zane Benefits to provide Texas businesses with fewer than 50 employees with health...
ACE Takes 24% Stake in CoverHound’s Online Commercial Insurance Plans
Oct 5 2015 // CoverHound has raised $33.3 million in a financing round led by ACE Group, which the company plans to use to build an online commercial insurance platform starting with businessowners policy insurance offerings that could...
ACE Takes 24% Stake in CoverHound’s Online Commercial Insurance Plans
Sep 22 2015 // CoverHound has raised $33.3 million in a financing round led by ACE Group, which the company plans to use to build an online commercial insurance platform starting with businessowners policy insurance offerings that could...
AAIS Says Updated Small Businessowner Program Approved in 26 States
Sep 16 2015 // The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) recently filed updated eligibility criteria, endorsements, loss costs, and rating procedures for its Businessowners Program (BOP). To date, the filing has been...
D.C. Seeks Public Input on Access to Bank Services, Small Business Capital
Sep 14 2015 // The District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities & Banking (DISB) announced on Sept. 11 that it has launched city-wide surveys to study the barriers to banking services for District of Columbia residents...
66% of Small Businesses Lack Business Interruption Coverage: Survey
Sep 2 2015 // Nearly 75 percent of small businesses say they don’t have a disaster recovery plan in place. For companies with fewer than 50 employees, just one in five – or 18 percent – have one, according to a new...
ACE Commercial Expands Small Business Specialty Offerings Online
Aug 20 2015 // ACE Commercial Risk Services (ACE CRS) announced several new products that expand its suite of specialty commercial products for small businesses. The products are available through ACE Solutions Fast Track, an online...
States Developing IRA Plans for Small Business Employees
Aug 18 2015 // For people working for a small business that doesn’t have a retirement plan, help is on the way. Roughly half of the U.S. states are working to create government-sponsored automatic individual retirement account...
More Small Employers Using Video to Detect Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jul 15 2015 // Trust is hard to come by, and the proof for that cliché is now in the pudding – at least in the world of workers’ compensation. While roughly one-in-10 small business owners say they’re concerned that one of...
Guarantee, Bullfrog Insurance Partner for Canada Small Business Online Cover
Jul 9 2015 // The Guarantee Company of North America announced that it has “teamed up with Bullfrog Insurance to provide a faster and simpler way for Canadian small business owners to obtain small business insurance.” They...
Three Steps Towards Getting Your Portfolio Ready for Hurricane Season
Jul 6 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Insuring property along our nation’s coastlines can be either extremely lucrative or laden with risk. Many coastal residents are underinsured—which puts...
The Hartford Expands Professional Liability Products to Small Business
Jun 16 2015 // The Hartford has launched a new professional liability insurance offering to help protect small businesses in the event they are sued by a customer claiming a negligent act, or error or omission in the professional...
BTIS Announces Small Business Unit
Jun 2 2015 // Rocklin, CA, June 2, 2015 – Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the formation of their Small Business Unit, offering BOP, Excess and Commercial Package products,...
Brokers, Insurers Ready to Tackle Small Business Market
Jun 1 2015 // There is a shift happening in the small business segment and the insurance industry is aware and ready for it. The small businesses that survived the recession are different now, say underwriters. They have had to invest...
ACE Expands Specialty Insurance Offerings for Small Businesses
May 29 2015 // ACE Commercial Risk Services, the small commercial specialty lines business of ACE Group, has expanded its specialty commercial products for small businesses, available on a business owners policy (BOP). This new product...
Small Businesses Bypassing Minnesota Health Insurance Exchange
May 27 2015 // Minnesota’s health insurance exchange is having a big problem with attracting small businesses. MNsure was originally expected to cover 155,000 people in small-group plans by next year. Enrollment was only 1,405...
Emergency Loans for Drought Available for Small Businesses in Idaho
May 19 2015 // Small businesses in a handful of counties in southern Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal loans to help offset the costs of prolonged drought. The U.S. Small Business Administration announced last week...
Baltimore Riot Damage Adds Burden to Small Businesses
May 1 2015 // Richard Sung Kang’s American dream came crashing down in a shower of broken glass. His West Baltimore liquor store and bar, the Oxford Tavern, was hit by looters during a riot over the police-involved death of...
10 Most Common and Costliest Small Business Claims
Apr 20 2015 // Four out of 10 small businesses are likely to experience a property or general liability claim in the next 10 years, according to an analysis of The Hartford’s small business claims. Topping the list for the most...
