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Jul 4 2005 // MASSACHUSETTS Romney Would Require Insurance: Gov. Mitt Romney would require every person in the state to have health insurance under his plan for universal health coverage, which he has dubbed the Safety Net Care...

MetLife Nearing $11.5 Billion Funding Goal to Acquire Travelers Life

Jun 23 2005 // MetLife Inc. is well on its way to funding its $11.5 billion acquisition of Citigroup Inc.’s Travelers Life & Annuity. The New York City-based insurance company, which expects to raise $7.6 billion in debt and...

Jun 20 2005 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, has named Kevin Rehnberg as senior vice president reporting to Chief Executive Officer John Cavoores. Rehnberg will help support...

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Jun 20 2005 // Jennifer Fahrenkrug has been promoted to territory manager at Sheboygan, Wis.-based regional property/casualty insurer ACUITY and will handle the company’s Michigan and Northern Ohio territories. Meanwhile, Kelly...

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Jun 20 2005 // Pan-American Life Insurance Company, headquartered in New Orleans, announced the selection of Carlos F. Mickan as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mickan’s appointment is effective June...

St. Paul Travelers and Kemper Reach Co-Surety Settlement

Jun 17 2005 // St. Paul Travelers Companies and The Kemper Insurance Companies have reached a settlement in connection with certain surety bonds that St. Paul Travelers and Kemper issued as co-sureties. The bonds were issued on behalf of...

InsuranceNoodle to Distribute St. Paul Travelers’ VisionPak

Jun 17 2005 // Chicago-based online wholesaler InsuranceNoodle has been selected by St. Paul Travelers as one of fewer than 90 agencies nationwide to offer the carrier’s VisionPak suite of products for technology companies. Under...

Critics Emphasize Jobs at Conn. Hearing into MetLife-Travelers Merger

Jun 9 2005 // Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez criticized MetLife’s planned acquisition of Travelers Life & Annuity, calling for major changes in the company’s proposal to preserve jobs and mitigate the economic impact on...

St.Paul/Travelers Signs up for Lloyd’s Kinnect Platform

Jun 8 2005 // St Paul/Travelers (SPT) has become the latest Lloyd’s market insurer to pledge its support for the Kinnect electronic platform that has been in development for the last three years. The SPT division, which operates...

St. Paul Travelers Names Preston as Field Marketing Exec VP

Jun 3 2005 // Property/casualty insurer St. Paul Travelers announced Kathleen L. Preston will join the company as executive vice president of field marketing. In this newly created position leading St. Paul Travelers’ 13 regional...

Hartford Mayor Moves to Block MetLife-Travelers Merger

Jun 2 2005 // Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez has asked the state insurance commissioner to block a planned merger of MetLife Inc. and Travelers Life & Annuity. Perez said MetLife has not offered a formal commitment to retain jobs and...

Boston Archdiocese Settles with St. Paul Travelers Over Sex Abuse Claims

May 23 2005 // The Boston Archdiocese has agreed to an $8.5 million settlement with an insurance carrier that disputed the Catholic archdiocese’s claims related to payments to clergy sex abuse victims, the archdiocese...

Conn. to Hear Travelers Life Sale to MetLife on June 7 in Hartford

May 18 2005 // Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan F. Cogswell announced a public hearing on the proposed acquisition of the Travelers Insurance Company and the Travelers Life and Annuity Company, both Connecticut insurance...

St. Paul Travelers, Aon Team on New Management Liability Program

May 17 2005 // St. Paul Travelers has launched a new management liability insurance program for members of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The program is administered exclusively by Aon Association Services, a division...

St. Paul Travelers Sets Sail with New Shipwright Program

May 9 2005 // St. Paul Travelers announced the introduction of the Shipwright Program for specialty ship repairers and marine contractors with annual gross receipts of $350,000 or less. Now, a single policy combines marine general...

St. Paul Travelers Names MacLean EVP and COO

May 8 2005 // Property/casualty insurer St. Paul Travelers announced Brian MacLean, 51, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer. He will report to President and CEO Jay Fishman. The appointment is effective...

Best Affirms Ratings for St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company Ltd.

May 6 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “a” to St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company Limited (St. Paul) (United Kingdom). Both ratings...

St. Paul Travelers Names MacLean Executive VP, COO

May 5 2005 // St. Paul Travelers announced Brian MacLean, 51, has been named executive vice president and COO, reporting to Jay Fishman, president and CEO. “Brian MacLean is a seasoned executive manager, with more than 17...

St. Paul Travelers Q1 Increase Sets Record; Fishman Pleased with Start to the Year

May 4 2005 // St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. on Wednesday reported income from continuing operations of $877 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2005, or $1.31 per basic share and $1.25 per diluted share, compared to $587...

Travelers Aiding Agents with New Ad Campaign

Apr 27 2005 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has launched a new campaign to support its network of independent agents with advertising tools they can personalize in their local market. The Helping Agents Grow...