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Nationwide Mutual Completes Harleysville Merger

May 1 2012 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. said that the company completed its previously announced $834 million merger deal with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. The deal was first announced in September 2011. Nationwide Mutual...

Harleysville Policyholders Approve Merger With Nationwide

Apr 25 2012 // Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company said Wednesday that its policyholders as well as shareholders at its publicly traded subsidiary Harleysville Group Inc. voted to approve the proposed merger with Nationwide Mutual...

Zander Insurance, Answer Financial to Offer Home, Auto Insurance Nationwide

Apr 19 2012 // Zander Insurance Group has partnered with Answer Financial to offer home and auto insurance to its customers nationwide. Zander Insurance offers a range of personal insurance products, including term life, disability,...

Nationwide Welcomes Penn. Regulators’ Approval of Harleysville Deal

Apr 18 2012 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. welcomed Pennsylvania regulators’ approval this week of the insurer’s proposed merger with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. Regulatory approval from Pennsylvania, where...

Mississippi High Court Won’t Rehear Wind vs. Water Damage Case

Mar 26 2012 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has denied motions to reconsider its ruling last December that overturned a judgment for an insurance company in a wind vs. water case. The case involved a Pascagoula home hit by 6.3 feet of...

Norman-Spencer Takes AquaPac Program Nationwide

Feb 14 2012 // The Norman-Spencer Agency will make its AquaPac Boat/Yacht Insurance Program available to boat owners, boat dealers and insurance agents nationally on March 1. The program offers broad coverage for boats ranging from...

Nationwide Adds Software Protection to Identity Theft Insurance

Feb 6 2012 // Nationwide Insurance has extended its ID theft insurance coverage by providing help with protecting personal information on home computers. The carrier’s newest product includes free access to software that helps...

Regulators Hire Firm to Assess Nationwide/Harleysville Deal

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Nationwide Calls Harleysville Deal ‘Fair and Compelling’

Jan 25 2012 // Nationwide is brushing off Liberty Mutual’s allegation that Nationwide’s pending acquisition of Harleysville Mutual would unfairly benefit subsidiary Harleysville Group’s stock shareholders at the expense...

Report: Liberty Mutual Failed in Bid to Buy Harleysville

Jan 23 2012 // It turns out there was another player in last year’s merger deal between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. According to a news report, Liberty Mutual also made an offer last...

Mississippi Court Reverses Katrina Wind vs. Water Case

Jan 9 2012 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned an insurer’s victory in a wind vs. water case involving a home hit by 6.3 feet of storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The National Flood Insurance Program paid...

Report: Liberty Mutual Failed in Bid to Buy Harleysville

Jan 6 2012 // It turns out there was another player in last year’s merger deal between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. According to a news report, Liberty Mutual also made an offer last...

Mississippi Court Overturns Insurer’s Win in Katrina Wind vs. Water Case

Dec 26 2011 // The Mississippi Supreme Court has overturned a judgment for an insurance company in a wind vs. water case involving a Pascagoula home hit by 6.3 feet of storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The National Flood...

Nationwide, Harleysville CEOs Say Merger All About Growth

Nov 21 2011 // The merger of insurer Nationwide Mutual with regional carrier Harleysville Mutual is all about growth, not only for the companies but also for their independent agents, according to the CEOs of the two...

Nationwide Posts Q3 Loss on Weather, Interest Rates

Nov 14 2011 // Nationwide Mutual reported a third-quarter loss Friday, as the property insurer said it was hurt by investment losses and continuing high levels of claims from natural disasters. Privately held Nationwide, one of the...

Nationwide Test of Emergency Alert System Set for Today on Radio, TV

Nov 9 2011 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), along with its federal, state and local partners, is reminding the American public that today, at 2:00 p..m Eastern, Americans should expect to see or hear the first-ever...

Nationwide, Harleysville CEOs Say Merger All About Growth

Oct 17 2011 // The merger of insurer Nationwide Mutual with regional carrier Harleysville Mutual is all about growth, not only for the companies but also for their independent agents, according to the CEOs of the two...

Mississippi High Court Due to Rule in Wind-Water Insurance Case

Oct 12 2011 // A decision is pending from the Mississippi Supreme Court in another wind vs. water case, this one involving a Pascagoula home subjected to 6.3 feet of storm surge. The National Flood Insurance Program paid Jackson County...

Worldwide Facilities Appointed Nationwide Producer for NutraAdvantage

Oct 11 2011 // Worldwide Facilities, Inc. has been appointed the nationwide exclusive producer for General Star’s NutraAdvantage product. The exclusive arrangement includes delegated underwriting authority for Worldwide Facilities,...

S&P Affirms Nationwide’s ‘A+’ Ratings after Harleysville Buy

Oct 11 2011 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has affirmed its ‘A+’ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and its property/casualty affiliates (collectively...