March 26, 2024
Middle-market companies posted record economic growth and revenue gains in the second half of 2023, according to a recent indicator survey by Chubb. A record 77% of companies reported performance improvement in the last six months of 2023 — the …
January 22, 2024
Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic process. New rules announced Friday by the federal agency in charge of emergency …
August 23, 2023
Small businesses across the U.S. are increasingly satisfied with the products and services they receive from their commercial insurance providers. According to the 11th annual JD Power 2023 U.S. Small Commercial Insurance Study, overall customer satisfaction has reached an all-time …
July 14, 2022
CFC, a specialist insurance provider and market leader in cyber, warned brokers and their clients today of an emerging method of ransomware attack – dubbed ‘BazarCall’ – which is targeting small businesses. According to CFC’s in-house cyber threat analysis team …
July 13, 2022
Some 93% of small business owners are worried that the United States will enter a recession in the next six months, a survey released by Goldman Sachs showed on Wednesday, with a majority of firms saying the country was headed …
March 2, 2022
Cyber claims from small and midsize businesses saw a “material uptick” in 2021, with funds transfer fraud a main culprit, according to cyber insurance and security firm Coalition. According to its 2022 Cyber Claims Report, Coalition concluded that from 2020 …
September 28, 2021
Small businesses have faced big-time problems throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. And for many, it was no longer just about trying to get by. It was a matter of survival. Local small-business owners Rous and Angie Robles of My Sister’s Fault …
December 22, 2020
Plans for a lawsuit against a Maine venue that hosted what became a “superspreader” wedding reception underscore the liability risks to small businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic and an uphill push by Republicans in Congress to give such outfits legal …
August 15, 2019
A way for North Carolina small businesses and sole proprietorships to join together and obtain more affordable individual health insurance is heading to Governor Roy Cooper’s desk after the measure received final legislative approval. The Senate voted 32-9 on Tuesday …
February 13, 2019
Giant global insurer Chubb is on a mission to transform itself into a digital enterprise. The company is making substantial investments in digital technologies including cloud, mobile, APIs, security, chatbots, analytics and data. The effort includes using digital capabilities to …