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Monthly Archives: <span>June 2007</span>

Leader Profiles

Personal Lines Profile American Auto Club Ins. Agency Charlotte, N.C. 2006 personal lines premium: $41.0 million No. of personal lines insurers: 10 Founded in 1998, American Auto Club Insurance Agency has 24 locations in North and South Carolina. The firm …

Growing rail freight transportation industry meets growing risks

The demand for freight transportation by rail has grown steadily in recent years after a prolonged period of excess capacity. The increased demand was fueled by a generally growing U.S. economy, expanding imports from Asia, and strains on roadway and …

Personal Lines Profile

Foy Insurance Exeter, NH Owner(s)/principal(s): Jeff Foy, Mike Foy, Jim Foy 2006 personal lines premium: $40.5 million No. of personal lines insurers: 35 Foy Insurance, founded in 1893 as Elwell’s Insurance Agency, resides in the small city of Exeter, N.H., …

Personal Lines Profiles

The NIA Group LLC Paramus, N.J. Owner(s)/principal(s): 22 2006 personal lines premium: $84.4 million No. of personal lines insurers: 25 Founded in 1925, The NIA Group operates 16 branch offices located throughout New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Florida. Mitch …

Personal Lines Profiles

Roger Bouchard Insurance Inc. p:Clearwater, Fla. Owner(s)/principal(s): Rick Bouchard, Tim Bouchard, Ray Bouchard, Earl Horton, Sam Lupfer 2006 personal lines premium: $38.2 million No. of personal lines insurers: 35 Roger Bouchard Insurance Inc., founded in 1948, operates four office locations …

Personal Lines Profile

Higginbotham & Associates Inc. Fort Worth, Texas Owner(s)/principal(s): Rusty Reid, Jim Krause, Morgan Woodruff, Michael Parks, Jim Hubbard, Doug Dickerson, Mary Russell 2006 personal lines premium: $21.9 million No. personal lines insurers: 12 Founded in 1948, Higginbotham is operates six …

Personal Lines Profile

Cook, Hall & Hyde Inc. East Hampton, N.Y. Owner(s)/principal(s): multiple 2006 personal lines premium: $22.1 million No. of personal lines insurers: NR Cook, Hall & Hyde Inc., founded in 1947, is a regional broker with three offices in New York …

Personal Lines Profiles

The Advantage Group Seattle, Wash. Owner(s)/principal(s): John Carmody, Ernie Meier, Gary Niehl, Vern Cohrs 2006 personal lines premium: $39.3 million Number of personal lines insurers: 17 The Advantage Group’s home office is located in Bellingham, Wash., with a population of …

Personal Lines Leaders

About the Personal Lines Leaders: The Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from the Insurance Journal Top 100 Property Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in April. This list utilizes only the personal lines numbers that the Top …

At last, World Trade Center rebuilding ready to begin

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Insurance Superintendent Eric R. Dinallo announced that they have negotiated a $2 billion settlement between Silverstein Properties and seven insurance companies covering all outstanding insurance claims arising from the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on …