Commercial Lines
Employee Who Was Trapped in Elevator Denied Workers Comp Benefits
A health insurance company employee who was trapped in an elevator for about 30 minutes has been denied workers compensation benefits. The employee did not suffer any physical injury while she was ...
WTW: U,S. Commercial Insurance Price Increases in Q1 ‘Steady’ at 6.3%
Broker WTW said commercial lines insurance increased overall by an average of 6.3 percent during the first quarter. Quarterly price increases have been about 6 percent since the global pandemic, WTW ...
AIG Drops Claims Against Former Execs Who Started E&S Insurer Dellwood
American International Group and a group of its excess and surplus lines subsidiaries have dropped claims against three former AIG executives who launched Dellwood Insurance Group but its claims ...
CIAB: Commercial P/C Premiums Increase 7.7% in Q1 2024
Overall commercial property/casualty premiums increased slightly for all account sizes to 7.7 percent on average in the first quarter of 2024. According to The Council of Insurance Agents and ...
Tokio Marine Forecasts ¥1 Trillion 2024 Profit; ‘Drastic’ Growth Ahead
In Japanese yen, the profit figure that Tokio Marine Holdings projects for 2024 is ¥1 trillion. While the forecast may seem less extraordinary in U.S. dollars of roughly $6.7 billion, either way ...
Buffett’s Berkshire Reveals $6.7B Stake in Insurer Chubb
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unveiled a $6.7 billion stake in insurer Chubb Ltd., ending months of suspense over its mystery position in a financial firm, previously kept concealed in ...
Farmers to Resume Offering Key Lines of Business Insurance in California
Farmers Insurance says it will resume accepting new business commercial multi-peril applications for auto service & repair, habitational, manufacturing, real estate and wholesale distribution ...
COVID-19 Can Be Occupational Disease, Colorado Court Says in Worker Death Case
For the first time, a Colorado appellate court has concluded that COVID-19 can be an occupational disease that is compensable under the state's Workers Compensation Act. The Colorado Court of Appeals ...