Latest Allied Insurance Headlines
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Oregonians May Qualify For Nationwide Insurance Settlement
Jul 7 2009 // More than 9,000 Oregonians may be eligible for payments as a result of a class-action settlement between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and affiliated companies and homeowner policyholders who claimed they were underpaid...
Nationwide Golf Tour Cuts West Virginia Winnings as Sponsors Lag
Jun 26 2009 // One of the Nationwide Tour’s top events slashed its purse nearly in half because of a lack of sponsorships. This week’s Players Cup at Pete Dye Golf Course in West Virginia will award $600,000 in prize money,...
Texas High Court Rules Against Insurer in Fleeing Truck Case
Apr 20 2009 // The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company must pay a family’s claim over a child critically injured by a truck that was fleeing from police. The child’s parents, Greg and Maribel Tanner, sued...
Business Moves
Apr 20 2009 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. on April 3 laid off 480 employees and contractors across the country, a spokesman said. Nationwide has eliminated about 3,000 jobs nationally...
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Cuts 480 Jobs in Latest Layoffs
Apr 6 2009 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., based in Columbus, Ohio, on April 3 laid off 480 employees and contractors across the country, the latest round of job cuts from the insurance giant, a spokesman said. Nationwide has...
Best Affirms Nationwide Group ‘A+’ Ratings, Changes Outlook to Negative
Jan 29 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa-” of Nationwide Group and its...
Ratings Roundup: Nationwide Financial, AFLAC, Crusader
Jan 29 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of the core life/health subsidiaries of Nationwide Financial Services,...
Texas Supreme Court Considers Auto Policy Exclusions Case
Dec 1 2008 // The Texas Supreme Court must decide if an Ohio insurance company should pay in the case of a boy injured by a driver who was speeding away from police. Richard Gibbons was evading San Marcos, Texas, police in 1999 when his...
Insurer Offering Coverage Discount for Home Fortification in Mississippi
Nov 3 2008 // Nationwide Insurance is offering up to 35 percent premium discounts along the Mississippi Gulf Coast to qualified policyholders who reinforce their houses against wind damage. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says...
Nationwide Insurance Expands in Tennessee
Oct 15 2008 // Nationwide opened a new office in Memphis, Tenn. Nationwide said the opening of this office is part of the company’s efforts to reach diverse consumers and grow its market share among a diverse population. Associate...
York Insurance Services Group, Inc. Acquires Site Inspections LLC, Now Offering Nationwide Loss Control Services
Oct 10 2008 // PARSIPPANY, N.J., (October 10, 2008) – York Insurance Services Group, Inc., a premier national provider of insurance services, including claims handling, specialized loss adjusting, managed care, insurance pool...
Equity Risk Partners Opens New York Office; Expands Nationwide
Sep 30 2008 // Equity Risk Partners, Inc. (ERP), the only full service insurance brokerage and consulting firm focused exclusively on the private equity industry, has opened the doors to its new Manhattan office in conjunction with a...
National Insurer Wants to Include Flood Coverage in Home Policies
Aug 21 2008 // One of the nation’s largest insurance companies is lobbying Congress for permission to sell policies that cover damage from both wind and flood water, a plan billed as a way for insurers and homeowners to avoid...
Survey: Parents Fed Up With ‘Party Schools’ and Politicians
Aug 20 2008 // Americans continue to overwhelmingly reject an ongoing push to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18. According to a Nationwide Insurance survey, 72 percent of adults think lowering the drinking age will make alcohol...
Nationwide Financial Agrees to $2.4 Billion Buyout
Aug 8 2008 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. said on Aug. 6 that it will buy out its publicly traded retirement savings company Nationwide Financial Services Inc. for about $2.4 billion. The diversified insurance company will acquire...
Insurance Agents, Travelers, Nationwide Urge Coastal Wind Policy
Aug 4 2008 // Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal...
Insurance Agents, Travelers, Nationwide Urge Coastal Wind Policy
Aug 4 2008 // Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal...
Insurance Agents, Travelers, Nationwide Urge Coastal Wind Policy
Jul 16 2008 // Travelers, Nationwide Mutual and two leading national insurance producer organizations are supporting a plan they say will make private windstorm insurance more affordable and available in coastal areas. Federal...
National Insurer Wants to Include Flood Coverage in Home Policies
Jul 7 2008 // One of the nation’s largest insurance companies is lobbying Congress for permission to sell policies that cover damage from both wind and flood water, a plan billed as a way for insurers and homeowners to avoid...
Nationwide, Allstate Grab State Farm Policies in Miss.
Jul 7 2008 // Nationwide and Allstate will insure homes along the Mississippi coast where the current insurer decided not to renew policies, officials said. The State Farm Insurance action involves 892 policies within 1,000 feet of...
