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Commercial Property Managers Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. has expanded its real estate insurance program to offer property and liability coverage to commercial property owners and managers. The Hartford’s target market encompasses owners and managers of …

New Markets

Professional Liability Beauticians Nuts & Bolts: All policies are packaged premises and professional. $3million aggregate is available. Program is self-rating. Dollars: $100,000 to $3 million. Carrier: Lloyds of London, rated “A” XV by A. M. Best. Non-admitted. States: All. Contact: …

Business Moves

AssuranceAmerica Corp. AssuranceAmerica Corp., an Atlanta-based insurance holding company, has written its first auto insurance policy in Louisiana. The company now writes in six states including Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and Texas and has plans to expand to additional …

New Markets

Real Estate Agents and Brokers E&O Nuts & Bolts: London American Professional Liability LLC a program administrator and MGA, introduced a new program for real estate agents and brokers errors and omissions. The program is being offered in most states …

People Zurich Financial Services Group appointed Maine Insurance Superintendent Alessandro A. Iuppa head of government and industry affairs for General Insurance, and chief government affairs officer for North America. Both appointments are effective Jan. 15, 2007. Neal Odom joined MarketScout, …

New Markets

GL for Builders, Contractors, Artisans Nuts & Bolts: Golden Insurance Co. RRG extended its commercial general liability coverage for builders, general contractors and artisans to $1 million/$1 million. Coverage is offered on a claims-made basis, and most builder trade classes …

Best Assigns Ratings to Catlin Debt

A.M. Best Co. has assigned an indicative rating of “bbb+” to the forthcoming issue of dated fixed/floating rate subordinated notes and an indicative rating of “bbb” to the forthcoming issue of U.S. dollar-denominated non-cumulative perpetual preferred shares to be issued …

Harris Named Property Manager at MarketScout

MarketScout, the Dallas, Texas-based eInsurance Exchange, announced it has named Tina Harris as property underwriting manager. Harris will write Monoline Property for independent agents and members of MarketScout’s eInsurance Exchange. Harris’ expertise includes a thorough understanding of property and casualty …

Lee Named Assured Guaranty (UK) Asia Manager

Assured Guaranty Corp., a subsidiary of Assured Guaranty Ltd. announced that its London-based subsidiary, Assured Guaranty (UK) Ltd., has appointed Craig Lee as Managing Director, Asia Pacific, “responsible for developing Assured Guaranty’s business in the Asia Pacific and Australian region.” …

Steptoe & Johnson LLP Opens Chicago Office, Nine Partners Added

Steptoe & Johnson LLP has announced it will open a Chicago office in January. Nine partners whose practices focus on commercial, insurance and reinsurance litigation will join Steptoe from Gardner Carton & Douglas’ Chicago office. Together with recent additions in …