Latest Small Business Headlines
All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Measure to Expand Options for Okla. Small Business Moves Forward
Feb 9 2006 // A key plank of the Oklahoma Senate Democratic agenda to strengthen small business won the approval of a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, according to the office of the lawmaker who sponsored a bill that would increase...
UniCare Launches New Options for Uninsured in Texas
Feb 8 2006 // UniCare Life & Health Insurance Company unveiled an innovative health insurance plan for Texas called Sound, which caters to the unique needs of adults between the ages of 19 and 29. There are an estimated 1.2 million...
Montana Inks Small Business Health Insurance Contract
Jan 23 2006 // Montana sealed a deal with the state’s largest health insurer Thursday to offer affordable group coverage to small businesses that enroll in a new insurance pool. The pool is part of a $13 million state program...
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Jan 22 2006 // Shelly Diegel has been elected chairman of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents’ company council of executive officers for 2006. Diegel is vice president for small business distribution at Zurich...
Lloyd’s Survey Confirms Small Business Confidence in Brokers
Jan 5 2006 // A survey, commissioned by the General Insurance Market Association (GIMRA), which queried 500 small and medium-sized businesses (SME’s), has determined that they continue to have confidence in traditional insurance...
Sam’s Club To Sell Tailored Health Plans for Small Firm Members
Jan 3 2006 // The Sam’s Club division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will offer its small-business members individualized health care plans intended to make it easier and cheaper to cover their employees in the face of rising health...
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Dec 18 2005 // Clint Bothwell has been named Southeast regional president for Harleysville Insurance and will work in its new Atlanta regional office. The company also named other regional field organization leaders as it realigned the...
CNA Launches New Small Business Product Combining Former Policies
Dec 15 2005 // CNA has introduced a new product, CNA Connect, for small business customers that will combine the company’s former business owners policy and commercial package policies into one broad flexible product. CNA Connect...
BCBS of Okla., State Chamber Launch New Health Plan for Small Businesses
Dec 6 2005 // The Oklahoma State Chamber and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma reported they are making available Oklahoma Chamber Blue, a health insurance plan designed to make health coverage more affordable and accessible for...
Small Business Ain’t ‘Bean Bag’
Dec 5 2005 // American small-business owners understand all too well that politics is a challenging and often demanding sport. Nevertheless, they exhibited the optimism so prevalent in entrepreneurs, agreeing overwhelmingly that if good...
By Jack Faris
Dec 4 2005 // Small Business Ain’t ‘Bean Bag’ American small- business owners understand all too well that politics is a challenging and often demanding sport. Nevertheless, they exhibited the optimism so prevalent in...
Taxes Bump Off Insurance Costs as Chief Concern of Ohio Small Business
Dec 1 2005 // Taxes replaced the cost of insurance as the most frequently cited single most important problem faced by small business, according to the latest Ohio Small-Business Conditions report. The data, which was released by the...
Small Business Ain’t ‘Bean Bag’
Nov 21 2005 // American small-business owners understand all too well that politics is a challenging and often demanding sport. Nevertheless, they exhibited the optimism so prevalent in entrepreneurs, agreeing overwhelmingly that if good...
National Newsbriefs
Nov 21 2005 // Q3 Insured Losses an All-Time Record: Pummeled by Hurricane Katrina and six other natural catastrophes in the third quarter, U.S. property/casualty insurers paid an all-time record $40.8 billion to homeowners and...
By Jack Faris
Nov 20 2005 // Small Business Ain’t ‘Bean Bag’ Politics,” humorist Finley Peter Dunne once wrote, “ain’t bean bag,” referring to a children’s game popular in the 19th century. His...
News Briefs
Nov 20 2005 // Q3 Insured Losses an All-Time Record: Pummeled by Hurricane Katrina and six other natural catastrophes in the third quarter, U.S. property/casualty insurers paid an all-time record $40.8 billion to homeowners and...
PIA National Names Diegel as Chairman of Carrier Executive Group
Nov 8 2005 // Shelly Diegel has been elected chairman of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents’ Company Council of Executive Officers (PIA-CCEO) for 2006. Diegel currently serves as vice president, Small...
Study Says 8 in 10 American Small Businesses Not Ready for Disaster
Nov 2 2005 // In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and, most recently, Wilma, 79% of American small businesses say they do not have a disaster recovery plan in place, according to a new study from the International Profit Associates...
Okla. Program to Help Small Businesses Provide Insurance
Oct 27 2005 // An Oklahoma program that begins Nov. 1 will use tobacco taxes and federal funds to subsidize small businesses wanting to provide insurance to their employees. Officials estimate the program will help 50,000 to 70,000...
Fla. CFO Calls for Added $500M in Savings for State’s Small Businesses
Oct 5 2005 // Tom Gallagher, Florida’s chief financial officer, this week called for greater savings for Florida’s small businesses based on an independent review of proposed workers’ compensation rates for the...
