Latest New Markets Headlines
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American Claims Management Announces New Business Relationship with Sparta Insurance
Apr 26 2010 // San Diego, CA, 04/26/10 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) announced a new business relationship with SPARTA Insurance Company (SPARTA). Effective March 1, 2010, ACM began handling claims nationally for...
Foremost Insurance Launches Auto Program in Connecticut
Apr 20 2010 // Foremost Insurance Group has launched its DistinctChoice Auto program in Connecticut. The auto program features increased limits, deductible options and coverages. The program also offers broad eligibility and discounts....
St. James Insurance Group Re-Enters Commercial Lines, Appoints New SVP
Apr 15 2010 // St. James Insurance Group, based in Orlando, Fla., has re-entered the commercial lines business after a five year absence. The program manager has appointed Dave Stricker, former senior vice president of All Risks Ltd., to...
Torus Names Smith to Launch Global Marine Practice
Apr 12 2010 // Specialty insurer Torus has appointed Demian Smith as global head of Marine based in London. Smith will facilitate the expansion of Torus’ specialty offering, which launched last September, through the set up and...
Eastern Alliance Enters Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Market
Apr 2 2010 // Eastern Insurance Holdings Inc. has established a satellite office in Nashville, Tennessee in support of its subsidiary Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (EAIG), which specializes in workers’ compensation...
Acadia Launches Coverage for Cleaning Services
Apr 1 2010 // Acadia Insurance has designed a new set of customized coverage forms for the growing building cleaning services industry throughout New England and New York. The Acadia Clean program targets the specific needs of...
Comparison Shopper AutoInsurance.com Launches
Mar 31 2010 // Online Auto Insurance, LLC released its public auto insurance rating engine, http://autoinsurance.com/ which is available nationally. AutoInsurance.com gives consumers access to quotes from a variety of insurers based on...
XL Launches Professional Liability Program for Small Architects, Engineers
Mar 31 2010 // XL Insurance has unveiled XLsmartADVANTAGE, a specialized professional liability insurance program specifically designed for small architectural and engineering firms. “The $11 billion Design Professional industry is...
Tuscano Launches Professional Liability Division
Mar 30 2010 // Pennsylvania-based wholesale insurance broker W.N. Tuscano Agency has launched a professional liability insurance division called TuscanoPro The division will work with retail insurance agents to secure comprehensive...
American Claims Management Announces New Business Relationship With Starr Indemnity
Mar 15 2010 // San Diego, CA, 03/15/10 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) announced a new business relationship with Starr Indemnity & Liability Company (Starr Indemnity), a wholly owned subsidiary of Starr International...
Midlands Management Launches Data Breach Coverage
Mar 12 2010 // Midlands Management Corp., an operating subsidiary of PMA Capital Corp., has started a new program with data breach coverage. It is designed for clients in industries that are data intensive and required to comply with...
ISO Launches Integrated Automobile and Property Data Product
Mar 3 2010 // ISO has released a fully integrated automobile and property prefill product. QuickFill delivers any combination of ISO’s 34 automobile and property databases to insurance carriers at the point of quote. Data elements...
Arrowhead Announces Workers’ Compensation & Commercial Division Executive Appointments
Feb 26 2010 // San Diego, CA, 02/26/2010 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc., a leading provider of top rated insurance programs, is pleased to announce executive management level promotions. These changes are effective...
Aon Founder Ryan Launches Specialty Wholesale Insurance Group
Feb 23 2010 // The founder and retired chairman and CEO of the world’s largest insurance broker, Aon, has revealed the management team and a second subsidiary for his new global specialty insurance operation whose first company was...
Hanover to Exit Louisiana Homeowners Market, Then Re-Enter
Feb 22 2010 // In a move he says will prevent the addition of policies into Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s book of business, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved an agreement with The...
Philadelphia Launches New Contractor Environmental Coverage
Feb 12 2010 // Philadelphia Insurance Cos. has expanded its environmental product offering with the addition of contractor environmental and professional coverage. The product is designed specifically to protect insureds from...
Main Street America Launches New Business Owners Policy
Feb 1 2010 // The Main Street America Group launched its new Main Line Business Owners Policy (BOP) property and liability product. The insurer also launched Main Street Station for commercial lines quoting and policy issuance system in...
Entergy, Insurers File Second Suit Against Corps Over Katrina Flooding
Jan 19 2010 // Entergy Corp. has filed a second suit against the Army Corps of Engineers over flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina, leaving behind hundreds of millions of dollars to power systems and higher rates for hundreds of...
Idaho Launches New Health Coverage Denial Appeal Process
Dec 29 2009 // The Idaho Department of Insurance is notifying the public about the new process to aid the state’s consumers in appealing health insurance claims denied by their insurance carriers. The Idaho Health Carrier External...
BRP Launches Tech General Liability, Errors & Omissions Coverage
Dec 11 2009 // Business Risk Partners (BRP), based in Windsor, Conn., now offers general liability (GL) coverage to technology firms that purchase errors and omissions (E&O) policies. Coverage is underwritten by Lloyds of...
