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Hot Insurance Markets for 2015
Apr 14 2015 // This year’s “Hot Markets” report for property/casualty insurance agents and brokers includes some not-so-usual suspects along with tried-and-true markets enjoying growth. Insurance Journal examined...
10 Most Common and Costliest Small Business Claims
Apr 9 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...
Insurance Industry Says Cyber Threat Database Needed
Apr 6 2015 // Cyber insurance is one of the fastest growing property/casualty insurance markets. But the sector remains the Wild West of risk prevention, a fast moving target with rapidly-evolving risk portfolios, along with losses and...
CNA Launches Quote Advantage for Small Business Segment
Mar 24 2015 // CNA has launched Quote Advantage to give agents access to a quicker way of quoting CNA Connect, the company’s flagship business owners’ policy. The new quoting experience is available for nearly 200 focus...
Hot Markets for 2015
Mar 23 2015 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and expansions in the past year. Here are the top market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty...
Poll Says Small Businesses Foster Sedentary Work Environment
Feb 10 2015 // Workplace wellness doesn’t seem to be all that high on the list for small businesses, where getting employees active and moving seems to be taking a back seat to other priorities. A poll designed to find out how much...
Starr Cos. Add Umbrella Product to Small Business Policies
Jan 26 2015 // Starr Cos. has launched a new commercial insurance umbrella liability policy, designed specifically for small-sized businesses. This product marks the next phase in Starr’s growing suite of insurance options for...
AmWINS Launches Small Business Division
Jan 7 2015 // Wholesale broker AmWINS Group Inc. has launched a fifth division, AmWINS Access, which is dedicated to small account binding authority business. In conjunction with the launch of this new division, offices of Gresham &...
Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation, Swiss Re Americas CEO Says
Dec 15 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
ACE Westchester Extends Its Product Recall Insurance to Small Businesses
Dec 5 2014 // ACE Westchester has launched ACE Recall Plus for Small Business, a product that offers product recall coverage and crisis management services to the small business market segment. The move follows an increase in the...
ACE Commercial Risk Launches Small Business Vacancy Protection
Dec 3 2014 // ACE Commercial Risk Services has launched new Vacant Building and Vacant Land insurance products for select small businesses to address the potential risks harbored within unoccupied properties. The products include an...
Small Business Insurance Market Primed for Consolidation
Dec 1 2014 // If heavy competition breeds consolidation, then the property/casualty small business insurance market is ripe for it in the coming years. Both large and small insurers devote lots of attention to the space, but no single...
Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation, Swiss Re Americas CEO Says
Dec 1 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
AssureStart Online Small Business Insurance Now Sold in California
Nov 24 2014 // AssureStart, a Seattle-based online small business insurance provider, is now open for business in California. AssureStart sells business property and general liability insurance on the Internet to small businesses with...
Nationwide, Hartford Steam Boiler Offer Cyber Cover for Small Business Owners
Nov 24 2014 // As more than half of all U.S. small businesses have experienced a data breach, Nationwide has joined forces with Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) to offer cyber insurance coverage for small business owners. The services and...
Small Business Insurance Market Primed for Consolidation
Nov 18 2014 // If heavy competition breeds consolidation, then the property/casualty small business insurance market is ripe for it in the coming years. Both large and small insurers devote lots of attention to the space, but no single...
Swiss Re Americas CEO: Underserved Markets Ripe for Insurance Innovation
Nov 17 2014 // Underserved populations and market niches are ripe with potential for insurance innovators who are willing to take on the challenge of creating opportunities in areas that may seem unprofitable at first glance, says the...
AssureStart Expands Online Small Business Sales to 6 Additional States
Nov 13 2014 // Online small business insurance provider AssureStart is now open for business in six additional states: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Nebraska and North Carolina. Seattle-based AssureStart sells business property and...
Small Businesses Moving to Obamacare Exchanges
Nov 2 2014 // U.S. small businesses are dropping health insurance for their workers, as Obamacare lets them send employees to new marketplaces where they can often get subsidies from the government to buy coverage. WellPoint...
GAO Report Finds SBA Didn’t Meet Timeliness Goal for Sandy Loans
Oct 24 2014 // A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that following Superstorm Sandy, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) did not meet its timeliness goal for processing business loan...
