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The Rise of Kansas City-based Ascension Insurance Len Kline and his business partners, the private equity firms Parthenon Capital and Century Capital Management, had an ambitious goal when they created Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. in late 2007. They …

East Meets West

The Hanover Group Expands Out West, Enters Agreement With OneBeacon The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.’s CEO Frederick H. Eppinger expects the western United States to be a key growth driver for the super-regional insurer in the next several years. Having …

Business Moves

PacWest Alliance, Shaw Group The Shaw Group of Eureka, Calif., and its affiliates: Anderson, Robinson & Starkey Inc.; Shaw & Petersen Insurance Inc.; PS Insurance Inc. dba Shaw Insurance Services; and Harbers Insurance Agency Inc. are the newest members to …

California Stamping Fee Increasing to 0.25%

The Executive Committee and the Stamping Committee approved an increase in the stamping fee from 0.225 percent to 0.250 percent, effective Feb. 1, 2010, the Surplus Line Association of California announced. All new policies, renewal policies, and extension endorsements with …

People

Virginia-based specialty insurer Markel Corp. announced that its President and Chief Operating Officer Paul W. Springman resigned. Springman had been on a leave of absence since late October. The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) named …

New Markets

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Uneven Expectations

Economy to Recover in Some States Before Others The most recent reports of property/casualty insurers indicate a return to profits, thanks in large measure to a quiet hurricane season. But behind the rosy reports is a thorny problem — that …

From Zero to 200 in 5

The Rise of Kansas City-based Ascension Insurance Len Kline and his business partners, the private equity firms Parthenon Capital and Century Capital Management, had an ambitious goal when they created Kansas City, Mo.-based Ascension Insurance Inc. in late 2007. They …

Insurance Surcharge Proposed To Fund Calif. Fire Suppression Efforts

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has submitted to the Legislature his proposed 2010-11 budget — and called for “greater reductions in nearly every aspect of state government than were necessary in 2009.” “With our national economy still struggling to recover, California, …

N.Y. Fed Sought to Limit AIG Disclosures of Bank Payments

The New York Federal Reserve Bank under Timothy Geithner urged insurer AIG in late 2008 to limit disclosures about its payments to banks after getting a $180 billion government bailout, emails released Thursday showed. The email exchanges, between the New …