http://www.richmondbizsense.com Richmond's Homepage For Business News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:55:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/25/admiral-to-go-by-elephant-auto-insurance/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/25/admiral-to-go-by-elephant-auto-insurance/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:54:50 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=10857 Admiral Americas, the U.S. arm of Welsh-based Admiral Insurance, has picked a new name. The firm will do business as Elephant Auto Insurance and has launched a web site. Admiral located its U.S. headquarters in Richmond last March. As of last month, the company has 19 employees and was still growing into its 26,000-square-foot Innsbrook ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/08/25/admiral-to-go-by-elephant-auto-insurance/feed/ 2 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/24/guest-opinion-why-did-my-business%e2%80%99s-premiums-go-up-19/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/24/guest-opinion-why-did-my-business%e2%80%99s-premiums-go-up-19/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:19:01 +0000 Mark Smith http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9764   As with many of you, as a small-business owner, I have any number of operating expenses each month.  One significant expense is health insurance. On the first of each month, I write a check to my health insurance provider for about $10,000. Other than the costs of parts and payroll, I have no larger ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/24/guest-opinion-why-did-my-business%e2%80%99s-premiums-go-up-19/feed/ 9 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/14/local-biz-owner-hits-capitol-hill/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/14/local-biz-owner-hits-capitol-hill/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:56:05 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=9406 Local small business owner Tammy Rostov made an appearance at the U.S. Capitol yesterday to support a healthcare reform drafted by House Democrats. “About four years ago, when the premiums rose beyond what the business could afford, we had to change to a high-deductible plan so that I could continue to offer benefits,” said Rostov. ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/14/local-biz-owner-hits-capitol-hill/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/01/welsh-firm-close-to-offering-car-insurance-in-va/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/01/welsh-firm-close-to-offering-car-insurance-in-va/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:01:35 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8975 Admiral Americas will offer auto insurance to Virginia motorists late this year or in early 2010, according to a story in WalesOnline. The insurance company, with headquarters recently established in Richmond, is the U.S. arm of Wales-based Admiral Insurance. The company is the third largest auto insurer in the United Kingdom. WalesOnline reports the Richmond ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/07/01/welsh-firm-close-to-offering-car-insurance-in-va/feed/ 3 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/26/king-of-pop%e2%80%99s-death-ripples-to-richmond-insurance-office/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/26/king-of-pop%e2%80%99s-death-ripples-to-richmond-insurance-office/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:59:22 +0000 Al Harris http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=8862 Travel insurer Mondial Assistance, which has a large Richmond office, got a bit of a thriller on news of Michael Jackson’s death. The King of Pop was preparing for a sold-out concert series in London. With about a quarter-million tickets sold, a handful of companies are preparing to deal with perhaps the largest mass refund ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/06/26/king-of-pop%e2%80%99s-death-ripples-to-richmond-insurance-office/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/18/more-than-1-billion-from-aig-flows-into-virginia/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/18/more-than-1-billion-from-aig-flows-into-virginia/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:54:49 +0000 admin http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=5673 The AIG plot is thickening here in Virginia. According to the company’s announcement on March 15, public entities in Virginia were on the receiving end of more than $1 billion in payouts. That’s the second most of any state behind California. You can see a graph here. According to the press secretary for Tim Kaine, ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2009/03/18/more-than-1-billion-from-aig-flows-into-virginia/feed/ 0 http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/09/18/purchasing-insurance-over-internet-risky/ http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/09/18/purchasing-insurance-over-internet-risky/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:51:07 +0000 admin http://www.richmondbizsense.com/?p=2375 Independent insurance agents are finding that consumers are making significant and costly mistakes when they are purchasing insurance over the internet. In a recent survey of Virginia independent insurance agents, 31 percent indicated that they have had to correct costly mistakes that consumers have made when they have purchased insurance on-line. “Unfortunately our insurance agent ]]> http://www.richmondbizsense.com/2008/09/18/purchasing-insurance-over-internet-risky/feed/ 0