Latest Small Business Headlines
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InsureVianet Rolls Out New Program to an Additional 16 States and District of Columbia
Apr 7 2003 // InsureVianet announced today it has expanded the number of states for its online Executive Liability Suite by 16 additional states and the District of Columbia, bringing to 38 the total number of states in which the...
Zurich NA Launches Small Biz Finance Center
Apr 1 2003 // Schaumburg, Ill.-based Zurich North America today announced the launch of the FinanceSuite product on the Business Finance Center Web site. The Business Finance Center is an online commercial lending marketplace where the...
InsuranceNoodle Appointed to Distribute Safeco Small-Business Insurance to More than 3,600 Small-Commercial Agents
Mar 24 2003 // InsuranceNoodle has signed an agreement with Safeco Insurance Corp. to distribute its small-commercial insurance products to more than 3,600 independent commercial agencies using the InsuranceNoodle platform. “By...
St. Paul Cos. Adopts AMS’ TransactNOW
Mar 21 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. has adopted TransactNOW technology in partnership with AMS Services, Inc. This new technology gives agents and brokers the ability to process billing and claims inquiry transactions directly from their...
EPLI Market on the Run
Mar 10 2003 // It is often said that every situation has a light at the end of the tunnel, but the employment practices liability scene may have to squint just a little harder to see those rays of hope while higher prices, more courtroom...
EPLI-Higher Prices, More Claims, Tighter Underwriting
Mar 10 2003 // It is often said that every situation has a light at the end of the tunnel, but the employment practices liability scene may have to squint just a little harder to see those rays of hope while higher prices, more courtroom...
St. Paul Expands Into Small Business Insurance
Mar 7 2003 // The St. Paul Cos. has unveiled a new platform aimed at growing the company’s business with small commercial enterprises. Features of the new approach include a state-of-the-art underwriting technology, enhanced...
Zurich N.A. Small Biz Launches Direct Bill Web Site
Mar 1 2003 // Zurich North America Small Business today announced a new Direct Bill website on zurichna.com. The new site gives agents and brokers direct online access to their customers’ billing information, including the status,...
PIA NAT’L, ZURICH NA NOTE NATIONAL CSR OF THE YEAR AWARD
Feb 24 2003 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) is joining with Zurich North America Small Business to honor an outstanding customer service representative (CSR) who works for a member of the...
PIA National, Zurich North America Small Business Note National CSR of the Year Award
Feb 4 2003 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) is joining with Zurich North America Small Business to honor an outstanding customer service representative (CSR) who works for a member of the...
Zurich North America Small Business Forms Partnership with Foremost Co.
Jan 22 2003 // As part of its strategy to provide independent agents with easy access to high-quality products and services through the internet, Zurich North America Small Business announced the formation of a cross-selling alliance...
Zurich North America Small Business Notes System Enhancements for Agents, Brokers
Jan 10 2003 // Zurich North America Small Business has announced system enhancements that give its agents and brokers online access to important customer account management documents. By logging onto eZSB, the Zurich Small Business...
WI Ins. Dept. Unveils New Web Page for Small Business
Jan 9 2003 // Wisconsin’s Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) announced the launch of a new Web page for small employers, designed “to help Wisconsinites with small businesses search for...
SAFECO Introduces New ESP Technology
Jan 8 2003 // SAFECO introduced XML-based technology that allows insurance agents to quote and issue small business policies online in minutes. Called ESP(TM), SAFECO’s e-business system cuts days off the traditional insurance...
Time to Start Thinking About Outsourcing Payroll
Nov 25 2002 // With 2003 just around the corner, it’s not too early to make a new year’s resolution. This year, why not make a vow to eliminate your payroll pains? Whether you process payroll manually or use a service, the...
Time to Start Thinking About Outsourcing Payroll
Nov 25 2002 // With 2003 just around the corner it’s not too early to make a new year’s resolution. This year, why not make a vow to eliminate your payroll pains? Whether you process payroll manually or use a service, the...
Garamendi Receives Commissioner Low, Calif. Small Business Endorsements
Oct 25 2002 // Democratic nominee for California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi recently added current California Insurance Commissioner Harry Low’s endorsement, along with the California Small Business Association...
Additional Workplace Safety Workshop Offered to Pa. Business Owners
Oct 18 2002 // A fourth safety workshop conducted by the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be offered to small business owners and manager Oct. 22...
Travelers Unveils Electronic Claim Notification for Personal, Small Business Agencies
Oct 1 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty is now providing its independent agents with online, real-time information on the opening and closing of small business and personal claims. Electronic Claim Notification, or ECN, allows agents...
OSHA, NAII to Sponsor Pa. Safety Workshops
Sep 30 2002 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) announced they will jointly sponsor a program Oct. 10 in Allentown, Pa. to assist small business managers...
