Latest New Markets Headlines
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Venture Insurance Programs Launches Independent Marketing Affiliate
Jan 2 2007 // New marketing communications firm targets non-competing program administrators and retail agencies West Chester, Pa.-based Venture Insurance Programs has created a new marketing communications firm, Vertibrands Inc.,...
Texas Mutual Launches Purchasing Groups for Health Care Industry
Dec 27 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced two new purchasing groups: Hospitals of Texas (HOTComp) and Texas Medical Group (TMG). Both groups provide members with a competitive option for their workers’ compensation...
Commerce Group Entering N.Y., N.J. Personal Lines Markets Via State-Wide
Dec 27 2006 // The Commerce Group, Inc., the largest auto insurer in Massachusets, expects to enter the New York personal lines insurance market in 2007. Under the terms of the agreement, ACIC Holding Company, Inc., a subsidiary of...
The Hartford Enters W. Va. Personal Lines Independent Agency Market
Dec 14 2006 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has entered the personal lines independent agency market in West Virginia. Products being offered in West Virginia through The Hartford’s independent agency channel include...
COUNTRYWIDE LAUNCHES AUTO PRODUCT IN COLORADO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, NEVADA
Dec 11 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...
Countrywide launches auto product in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada
Dec 10 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s automobile insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in...
London American Announces Launch of Apartment Property Program
Dec 8 2006 // HOUSTON, TEXAS– London American Risk Specialists, Inc. is pleased to announce the immediate launch of an Apartment Property Program endorsed by the National Apartment Association. This program is available in the...
Atlantic Specialty Lines of Florida Announces Asset Acquisition of Gary Markel Surplus Lines Brokerage
Dec 6 2006 // (Clearwater, FL and Richmond, VA) …Robert M. Bryant, President, and Martin H. Kanipe, Executive Vice President of Atlantic Specialty Lines of Florida, Inc. (ASL – FL) and Paula Ross, Executive Vice President, Gary...
OneBeacon Enters Group AD&D Market
Nov 29 2006 // OneBeacon Insurance Group is entering the group Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance market. Three industry veterans — Lori Cernera, Keith Firestone, and Stephen Mueller — recently joined the company to...
Grady & Associates Launches Web Site for Las Vegas Businesses
Nov 28 2006 // Grady & Associates Insurance Services, an employee benefits brokerage firm, has launched a new Web site (http://www.gradyandassociates.com) designed to be an online informational resource, helping Las Vegas businesses...
Countrywide Launches Auto Insurance Product in Colo., Ill., Ind., Nev.
Nov 28 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s auto insurance product is now available to consumers in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana and Nevada. The product was first introduced in Arizona in...
MarketScout Launches Monoline WC Facility Targeting Energy Accounts
Nov 21 2006 // MarketScout, the Dallas Texas based eInsurance Exchange, has launched a new exclusive Monoline Energy Workers’ Compensation program. The facility accepts most class codes related to the energy industry, including...
Ohio National Interstate Launches Commercial Vehicle Product
Nov 16 2006 // Richfield, Ohio-based National Interstate Corp. recently announced that its principal insurance subsidiary National Interstate Insurance Co. has added a commercial vehicle product to its offering. The new product line,...
N.Y. Unveils New Auto Premium Guide, Online Premium Calculator
Nov 15 2006 // The New York State Insurance Dpartment has made available a 2006 Consumer Guide to Automobile Insurance online and in hard-copy form. The department hasalso added an online interactive auto insurance sample premium...
Delaware to Launch Auto Insurance Cost Comparison Web Site
Nov 14 2006 // The Delaware Department of Insurance has created a website that will allow consumers to compare auto insurance rates from more than 50 companies that offer auto insurance in Delaware. The site will use more sample customer...
Lloyd’s Announces New Marine Underwriting Charter Policy
Nov 9 2006 // A bulletin on the Lloyd’s Website (www.lloyds.com) announced that its underwriters are “to provide the capacity for what is believed to be a world first for shipowners. The policy, Seacure60 is a cancellation...
AFPD Launches Lawyers Professional Liability Program
Nov 2 2006 // Administrators for the Professions of Delaware Inc. introduced a new market for law firms with one to 15 attorneys that have disciplinary or frequency/severity issues. Firms performing high risk areas of practice (e.g.,...
Crawley Warren Insurance Services Announces Customized Calif. Homeowners Program
Oct 24 2006 // San Francisco-based Crawley Warren Insurance Services Inc. has a new customized high value homeowners program (HVH) for high net worth clients in California. The nonadmitted product is designed for dwellings more than...
New Website Launched For Business Insurance Agents
Oct 17 2006 // FindLocalInsurance.com, a network of insurance and financial Web sites has created a national directory of business insurance agents. InsureMyWork.com is now taking listing orders from business insurance agents. This site...
West Virginia Launches Online Workers’ Comp Validation System
Oct 17 2006 // Instantaneous validation of employer workers’ compensation coverage is now available online in West Virginia. The Coverage Validation System (CVS) provides government agencies, contractors and other businesses that...
