Three recent workplace shootings have again cast a spotlight on violence at work and the steps employers can take to recognize threats and protect employees, particularly in the ways they hire, fire or lay off workers. ...

WASHINGTON—As the crucial stage in the drive to pass sweeping health care reform legislation is about to begin, employer groups are focusing on the U.S. Senate in efforts to shape the direction of the reform legislation. ...

As Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall while sections of the Cold War monument tumbled to the ground 20 years ago, insurers in the West were ready for new opportunities spurred by the collapse of communism. ...

WASHINGTON—The inclusion of surplus lines reform in a massive financial services regulatory reform bill released last week was welcomed by insurers and risk managers, although some fear other measures in the bill could have unintended consequences for the insurance industry. ...

HOUSTON—Thirteen months after its inception, Marsh & McLennan Agency L.L.C. embarked on its growth-by-acquisition strategy last week with the purchase of Houston-based agency Insurance Alliance. ...

Business Insurance's 2009 Readers Choice Awards recognize the best overall commercial insurance industry companies in 18 different categories, reflecting key partners and service providers for risk managers, benefit managers and insurance organizations. ...

2008 NET INCOME: $3 billion ...

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill.—Zurich Integrated Products, a unit of Zurich North America Commercial, has introduced two environmental products for contractors. ... More