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Swett & Crawford Adds Staff Nationwide

Jun 28 2006 // Swett & Crawford has added four new brokers to offices in California, New York, Arizona and Idaho. Tae Yoon joins the Woodland Hills office as a property and casualty broker. He has been with American Excess &...

Business Moves

Jun 19 2006 // Praetorian, Alea North America Specialty insurer Praetorian Financial Group agreed to acquire Alea North America Specialty Insurance Co., an affiliate of Alea Group Holdings Ltd. of Hamilton, Bermuda. The sale is subject...

Columbus Hospital Receives $50 Million from Nationwide, Will Change Name

Jun 9 2006 // Nationwide’s charitable foundation will give $50 million over 10 years to Columbus Children’s Hospital, which agreed to rename itself after the insurance and financial services company, the hospital said this...

Allstate Dropping Most Earthquake Insurance Nationwide

Jun 5 2006 // Allstate Insurance Co. says it is dropping earthquake insurance to most of its 407,000 quake customers nationwide as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses. Allstate Spokesman Mike Siemienas in...

Nationwide to Sell Gartmore’s Int’l. Operations to Hellman & Friedman

May 26 2006 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Hellman & Friedman Advisors LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity investment firm, have entered into a definitive agreement for Nationwide’s sale of Gartmore...

Liberty Mutual Distributes Disaster Guides Nationwide

May 25 2006 // The 2006 hurricane season begins in one week, and homeowners from Corpus Christi to Coral Gables to Cape Cod hopefully are heeding the advice of government officials, disaster relief organizations, and insurers by taking...

Nationwide survey reveals ‘Top 10 Pet Peeves of the Road’

May 22 2006 // With more than 30 million Americans expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend Traverse City, Mich.-based the Hagerty Collector Network surveyed thousands of members nationwide to uncover America’s “Top...

May 13 Open House for Alpharetta, Ga. Nationwide Agency

May 13 2006 // Nationwide Insurance has appointed Kyle G. Caswell as an agency executive in Georgia. Caswell will serve the North Metro Atlanta market as the company continues to expand its presence in the Southeast. Caswell is hosting a...

Swett & Crawford Appoints New Staff Nationwide

May 5 2006 // Swett & Crawford has announced new additions to their staff in offices nationwide. Margaret Jacobs moves to the Swett & Crawford Chicago office as director, Healthcare Practice Group, from Aon Risk Services where...

Nationwide Survey Reveals ‘Top 10 Pet Peeves of the Road’

May 5 2006 // With more than 30 million Americans expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend Traverse City, Mich.-based the Hagerty Collector Network surveyed thousands of members nationwide to uncover America’s “Top...

Auto Insurance Costs Holding Steady; Average Nationwide Premium at $867

May 3 2006 // The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by just 0.5 percent in 2006, the smallest increase in six years, reports the Insurance Information Institute. A declining number of auto accidents, safer cars and...

Judge Sues Nationwide for Denying His Claim After Katrina

Apr 21 2006 // A federal judge in Gulfport, Miss., who would have presided over homeowners’ lawsuits against insurance companies after Hurricane Katrina is waging his own battle against the insurer of his Gulf Coast home. U.S....

China Launches Nationwide Insurance Overhaul to Promote Growth

Apr 17 2006 // The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) said it will begin thorough investigations into the country’s insurance companies this month to promote the healthy growth of the fledgling insurance market. The...

Nationwide: Survey Shows Fuel Prices Drive Increased Motorcycling

Apr 10 2006 // According to a recent survey, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. predicts that 35 percent of motorcyclists will ride their bikes more over the next year as a result of fuel prices. A written release issued by the Columbus,...

American Motorcycle Assn. and Nationwide Form Partnership

Apr 5 2006 // The American Motorcyclist Association and Columbus-Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company have announced a new partnership. The new affiliation makes Nationwide the AMA’s “Motorcycle Insurer of...

‘Live From New York,’ It’s Personal Moments Sponsored by Nationwide

Mar 7 2006 // Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company is giving consumers a chance to actively participate in the company’s 2006 Life Comes At You Fast advertising campaign by posting their personal Life Comes At You Fast moments on...

Mid-Continent Expands New Med-Mal Program Nationwide

Feb 21 2006 // Mid-Continent General Agency is expanding its medical professional and general liability insurance program for small hospitals to all 50 states. Hospitals with under 100 staffed beds are eligible, as well as critical...

Hallmark, Texas General Agency

Feb 19 2006 // Hallmark, Texas General Agency Hallmark Financial Services Inc. completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Texas General Agency Inc. and certain affiliates. TGA is a managing general agency involved in the marketing...

Nationwide Insurance, ID Theft Assist Grows Availability of Coverage

Feb 2 2006 // In conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week (Feb. 5-11), Nationwide Insurance and Washington, D.C.-based ID Theft Assist are expanding availability of their identity theft protection and recovery service. Over...

Softech Simplifies Access to Instant MVRs from any Comparative Rater Nationwide

Feb 2 2006 // Softech International announces that it is now providing agent/brokers and carriers with instant access to Motor Vehicle Records (MVRs) from within all major comparative raters nationwide. Now customers can access MVRs...