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Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets now largest regional independent agency. Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. The insurer …

Ohio Casualty officially joins the Liberty Mutual agency family

With $7.3 billion in premium, Liberty Mutual Agency Markets becomes the largest regional independent agency force Boston-based insurance giant Liberty Mutual Group is now the largest regional provider of property and casualty insurance distributed through independent agents in the country. …

Fatal workplace injuries drop slightly in 2006

The Department of Labor’s BLS National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2006 reported that 5,703 people died from on-the-job injuries in 2006 compared with 5,734 in 2005. The rate of fatal work injuries in 2006 was 3.9 per 100,000 …

Agency Specialty Forms Alliance with Midwest Employers Casualty

Agency Specialty Product Network (ASPN) has announced it has formed an alliance with Midwest Employers Casualty Co. (MECC), based in Chesterfield, Mo., to offer large deductible workers’ compensation programs (single and multi-state, where such products are not prohibited or restricted …

Liberty Mutual Realigns Agency Companies to Welcome Ohio Casualty

Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Ohio Casualty Corp. on Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 and immediately announced a realignment of its $5.9 billion net premium regional agency company organization to make room for Ohio Casualty and its $1.4 …

Neb. Supreme Court Restores Award in Malpractice Case Against Law Firm

The Nebraska Supreme Court restored a jury award on Friday, Aug. 17 granting a La Vista keno owner $1.6 million in a malpractice case against the state’s second-largest law firm. The court decision gave Richard T. Bellino about five times …

Fatal Workplace Injuries Drop Slightly, Census Reports

The Department of Labor’s BLS National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2006 released today show 5,703 people died from on-the-job injuries in 2006 compared with 5,734 in 2005. The rate of fatal work injuries in 2006 was 3.9 per …

People and Places

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than 1,000 …

Ranking State Road

1. North Dakota 2. South Carolina 3. Kansas 4. New Mexico 5. Montana 6. Georgia 7. Wyoming 8. Oregon 9. Nevada 10. Idaho 11. South Dakota 12. Kentucky 13. Minnesota 14. Indiana 15. Texas 16. Ohio 17. Missouri 18. Virginia …

People

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America named Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson to serve as the association’s president and chief executive officer. Sampson take over the reins of PCI on Sept. 4. PCI represents more than 1,000 …