Latest Small Business Headlines
All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Big ‘I’ Goes to Washington
May 21 2001 // It was a new year, a new administration, and a new round of visits on Capitol Hill. Although not as critical a legislation year as past years, the issues remained as pressing as ever, and the 800 attendees of the 25th...
ePolicy, Zurich North America Align to Offer Small Business Insurance Nationwide
May 10 2001 // Torrance, Calif.-based ePolicy.com Insurance Services, Inc., which offers insurance products for small businesses and professionals over the Internet, signed an agreement with Zurich North America Small Business, a unit of...
InsuranceNoodle Adds Three States To Roster
Apr 5 2001 // Keeping with its goal of providing insurance in all 50 states by the end of second quarter 2001, InsuranceNoodle is now licensed to sell insurance in Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Montana. The Chicago-based insurance e-broker...
The Hartford Study Finds Small Businesses in the Dark About eCommerce
Mar 28 2001 // Love Bug-type viruses. Lawsuits for privacy violations. For small and mid-sized companies venturing onto the Internet, the world of cyberspace can be fraught with pitfalls. Compounding the problem is that few small and...
InsureZone Offering Zurich’s Business Insurance Classes
Mar 26 2001 // InsureZone has aligned with top-rated insurance carrier Zurich North America Small Business, a unit of Zurich North America. InsureZone will serve as a provider of Small Business’ commercial and residential...
Bush Signs Ergonomics Repeal; Draws IIAA Praise
Mar 22 2001 // Independent agents are hailing the finality of freeing small businesses from costly federal ergonomics rules following President Bush’s signing of a measure to repeal them, says Independent Insurance Agents of...
New York State Insurance Department May Act to Assist Small Businesses
Jan 23 2001 // The New York State Insurance Department is investigating whether insurance policies for sole proprietors are priced too high. The department says there are indications that the rates may be justified to move toward small...
INSURANCENOODLE OFF & RUNNING
Jan 15 2001 // Kemper Insurance Cos., headquartered in Long Grove, Ill., signed an agreement with InsuranceNoodle to expand its initiative of products designed for small business owners. The agreement allows InsuranceNoodle to enhance...
Banks are Moving Full Force Into Insurance World, Survey Says
Jan 15 2001 // A total of 26 percent of all banks nationwide are selling small business property and casualty lines of insurance, and 23 percent plan to do so within the next two years, according to a recent survey. The survey also shows...
Kemper Insurance Companies and InsuranceNoodle Team up to Target Small Business Owners
Jan 9 2001 // Kemper Insurance Cos. has signed an agreement with InsuranceNoodle to expand its initiative of providing products designed for small business owners. The agreement allows InsuranceNoodle to enhance its offering to small...
Banks Moving Full Force Into Insurance, Survey Says
Jan 4 2001 // A total of 26 percent of all banks nationwide are selling small business property and casualty lines of insurance and 23 percent plan to do so within the next two years, according to a recent survey. The survey also shows...
Wells Fargo Selects InsureZone to Launch Internet
Dec 20 2000 // Insurance InsureZone has been selected by Wells Fargo & Co. to provide small business insurance to Wells Fargo customers over the Internet. Wells Fargo, through its insurance subsidiary, Wells Fargo Insurance, has...
USAA, Hartford Team to Offer Insurance to Small-Business Owners
Nov 28 2000 // USAA and The Hartford Financial Services Group have aligned to offer insurance protection to USAA members who own small businesses. Known as the USAA Business Insurance Program, the new exclusive alliance replaces the USAA...
Kemper Targets Small Business Market with Specialized Coverages
Nov 15 2000 // Kemper Insurance Cos. is targeting the small business market for substantial growth with a new line of specialized coverages, capitalizing on the economy’s fastest-growing segment, which generates more than $50...
The Hartford Introduces Changes in Small Business
Oct 26 2000 // Spectrum 2000 is an especially significant improvement since it offers much more flexibility and greater protection against property and liability losses. More than 700 types of businesses can now be protected with The...
The Hartford Expands Program for Small Businesses
Sep 26 2000 // The Hartford has expanded Spectrum, its signature product for small business, and is now providing more coverages and higher basic and optional limits, while extending eligibility to more than 200 additional classes of...
InsuranceNoodle.Com to Offer Small Business Coverage In Midwest
Aug 4 2000 // InsuranceNoodle.com, a new insurance e-broker, has launched an online insurance solution targeted at small business owners in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Kansas. By September, the company expects to...
HSBC Launches Internet Insurance Site for U.K. Small Business Community
Jun 11 2000 // London based Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corp. (HSBC) announced the launch of an interactive commercial insurance service for the U.K.’s small business community. Initially the service will offer commercial property...
Insure.com Launches Small Business Insurance Forum
Apr 18 2000 // Insure.com has introduced a new Small Business Insurance Forum, where readers can receive individual help with insurance problems. The forum joins insure.com’s other long-running forums focusing on auto, health, home...
Bricks and Mortar Agencies Clicking to Compete
Apr 10 2000 // Higginbotham & Associates, Arthur J. Gallagher make dash for the Internet. Being web accessible will be an absolute necessity for insurance agencies and brokerages in the next few years. So says Rusty Reid, president...
