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Monoline Auto Classes, Small Commercial Businesses Nuts & Bolts: Zurich’s small business agents now have more than 500 monoline auto classes to sell. The company has opened an additional 257 existing America Premier classes for monoline auto and added 238 …

New Markets

Coastal Property – Texas Nuts & Bolts: Western Security Surplus has increased capacity to write coastal property coverage in Texas, including wind and hail, Tier 1 and 2 counties. The property coverage is offered via a non-admitted “A” rated market …

St. Paul Travelers to cease renewing some commercial accounts in New Orleans

In a blow to post-Katrina recovery in New Orleans, St. Paul Travelers on Dec. 1 said it will stop renewing many commercial insurance policies in the area next year, according to the Associated Press. The rebuilding of New Orleans is …

New Markets

Monoline Auto Classes, Small Commercial Businesses Nuts & Bolts: Zurich’s small business agents now have more than 500 monoline auto classes to sell. The company announced it has opened 257 existing America Premier classes for monoline auto and added 238 …

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Employers offering health coverage in California declining California has the most number of people without insurance coverage compared to any other state – and the number of employers offering health insurance plans is declining. According to a recent “Snapshot of …

New Markets

Monoline Auto Classes, Small Commercial Nuts & Bolts: Zurich’s small business agents now have more than 500 monoline auto classes to sell. The company has opened an additional 257 existing America Premier classes for monoline auto and added 238 new …

U.S. Watchdog Urges Ban on Kids’ Toys with Lead

Children’s jewelry containing lead should be banned in the U.S., said the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC staff urged the commission this week to prohibit the manufacture, sale and importation of all toy jewelry containing more than …

La. Gov. Urges Insurer to Reverse Plan to Stop Renewing Commercial Policies

Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco met with the state’s largest commercial insurer on Dec. 5, trying to convince executives to reverse an earlier decision to stop renewing policies in the New Orleans area next year. St. Paul Travelers officials sat through …

North Dakotans Spend Least on Auto Insurance Study Says

Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman announced today that according to a recent report, North Dakota ranked the lowest in the country for combined average auto insurance expenditures. The report, which is issued by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), is …

St. Paul Agency Joins Bank of the West Subsidiary

Bank of the West recently announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, BW Insurance Agency, Inc., (BWIA) has acquired St. Paul Agency, Inc., a full service insurance agency involved in insurance, risk management and asset protection, based in St. Paul, Minn. The St. …