Commercial Lines

Complexities, surprises and natural disasters are set to shape the mergers & acquisitions landscape in 2020.

The coverage enhancements reflect the ever-changing needs of small business customers and includes green upgrade coverage, perishable goods in transit and enhanced cyber-related coverage for data breach fines and penalties.

When Tom Goss joined his brother’s agency in 1999, he brought a rich corporate leadership background and experience as athletic director of the University of Michigan. By 2000, Goss LLC was the first minority-certified insurance agency in Michigan.

Demand for environmental liability insurance is on the rise, but lack of experience poses a challenge in a complex market.

Glatfelter’s new comprehensive workers compensation program provides the option to write an entire account with a single-carrier solution.

A commercial insured shipped a part to the wrong location. After the part was shipped to the correct location, it arrived damaged. Due to the mix up, the carrier says the product is no longer an insurable interest.

As other markets ebb and flow, environmental liability insurance usually remains unaffected—but new exposures may be starting to bubble up from below the surface.

Changes in the environmental liability market means that “exposures can be found in all types of businesses,” says independent agent Bill Braley. “Coverage for environmental exposures has moved well beyond regulatory compliance and obvious pollution expos

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As the trucking market reacts to cascading nuclear verdicts, rising settlements and higher demand, insurance agents must raise their game. Here are four ways agents can help their trucking clients manage risk.