Latest Small Business Headlines
All the headlines from our Small Business Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Less Than 50% of Small Businesses Offer Employee Benefits: LIMRA
Jan 29 2013 // Only 47 percent of small businesses (2-99 employees) in the United States offer benefits to their employees, the lowest level in two decades of research by the life insurance industry research organization LIMRA. According...
Travelers Adds Cyber Protection Tailored to Small Businesses
Jan 22 2013 // Small businesses may not think they are at risk for cybercrime, but almost 72 percent of the 855 data breaches worldwide analyzed by Verizon’s forensic analysis unit were at companies with 100 employees or less*....
Foremost Insurance to Take Over Zurich’s Small Business Insurance Program
Dec 18 2012 // Beginning January 2013, Foremost will introduce business insurance into its portfolio of products. Foremost is a part of the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. Zurich North America is ending the Zurich Small Business...
Wells Fargo Names Head of Personal, Small Biz Insurance Unit in N.C.
Dec 17 2012 // Wells Fargo Insurance — part of San Francisco-based Wells Fargo & Company — has promoted Anne Doss to the head of its personal and small business insurance division, effective January 2013. Based in...
Hiscox, Rocket Lawyer Partner to Provide Resources to Small Businesses
Dec 12 2012 // Hiscox has partnered with Rocket Lawyer, an online legal service, to provide small businesses with both insurance and legal advice. In addition to Hiscox’s insurance policies for small businesses, Hiscox customers...
Texas Legislator: Extend Tax Break for Small Businesses
Dec 7 2012 // Texas state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, of Kerrville, has filed legislation to promote small business development in Texas by permanently extending a tax exemption for companies that earn less than $1 million a year. In 2009,...
Small Business Owners Face Health Insurance Dilemma
Dec 6 2012 // Rose Wang looks at her staff of 70 employees and wonders if she’ll have to lay off some of them to comply with the health care law. The owner of Binary Group Inc., an information technology firm based in Alexandria,...
Insurance Agents and the 2012 Election: Interview with Big I CEO Rusbuldt
Nov 2 2012 // Bob Rusbuldt When it comes to the 2012 presidential election, insurance agents have, as industry insiders like to say, “skin in the game.” In addition to being concerned with how the overall economy will...
WorkCompOne Launches Coverage Website for Small Business Owners
Oct 17 2012 // WorkCompOne, an online insurance destination, has launched a new website focused on serving small business owners. “Main street retailers and professional service providers, such as accounting, legal, engineering and...
Schinnerer Adds Small Business Miscellaneous E&O Policy
Oct 11 2012 // Victor O. Schinnerer & Co., a managing general underwriter, is adding to its professional liability offerings with a new miscellaneous professional liability (MPL) insurance program for small businesses. Schinnerer...
Paychex, Employers to Provide Work Comp to Small Businesses
Oct 11 2012 // EMPLOYERS has entered into an agreement with Paychex Insurance Agency, Inc. to provide small businesses the opportunity to acquire and pay for workers’ compensation insurance when they process payroll through...
New National Parks’ Insurance Requirements Ignite Controversy
Sep 24 2012 // A National Parks Service (NPS) decision to hike their required insurance liability limits by 1,000 percent has some outfitters and guides, as well as their insurance providers, navigating the halls of Congress. The battle...
New National Parks’ Insurance Requirements Ignite Controversy
Sep 6 2012 // A National Parks Service (NPS) decision to hike their required insurance liability limits by 1,000 percent has some outfitters and guides, as well as their insurance providers, navigating the halls of Congress. The battle...
Survey: Small Business Optimism Drops, But Remains In Positive Territory
Aug 8 2012 // The Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index fell six points to positive 17 in a survey conducted in July that reflects on the third quarter, but one economist who worked on the poll is taking the positive view that...
Targets of Trademark Bullies and Patent Trolls Differ
Aug 6 2012 // Even though real world bullies make the news, it’s trademark bullies and patent trolls that worry businesses. Trademark bullies are typically large firms that seem to go out of their way to keep others from using...
Targets of Trademark Bullies and Patent Trolls Differ
Jul 23 2012 // Even though real world bullies make the news, it’s trademark bullies and patent trolls that worry businesses. Trademark bullies are typically large firms that seem to go out of their way to keep others from using...
Zodiac Insurance Services to Distribute IronPro Small Business Coverages
Jul 16 2012 // IronPro, the U.S. professional and management liability unit of Ironshore, has announced a strategic alliance with Zodiac Insurance Services, Inc. focused on the coverage needs of small business enterprises. Zodiac...
Jacks of All Risks
Jul 2 2012 // The very same “can-do” attitude that makes many entrepreneurs so successful could also be their downfall. Despite 64 percent saying that legal issues should be handled by professionals, only 26 percent of small...
The Hartford Enhances Sales Support For Small Business Benefit Brokers
Jun 27 2012 // A new team at The Hartford is offering specialized services for benefits brokers, in order to meet the changing needs of small business owners and their employees. The Hartford recently launched a small business center...
Small Business Owners Dismiss Risk of Data Breach: Survey
Jun 14 2012 // As the number of data breaches involving smaller businesses continues to grow, a new survey by The Hartford finds 85 percent of small business owners believe a data breach is unlikely, and many are not implementing simple...
