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$152,000 A former, now deceased, employee of Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies left the insurer $152,000 – half of his estate. In his will, Jack Boyle said the bequest was in gratitude for his livelihood and his good pension …

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Ohio Casualty Introduces Commercial Fleet Management System

Fairfield, Ohio-based Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, has introduced Onboard Advisor, a fleet management system that helps companies increase commercial fleet safety and productivity, save on commercial auto insurance premiums and more. The company said Onboard …

Missouri Joins Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact

Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has signed HB 577 to have Missouri become the 36th member of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact (IIPRC). With the addition of Missouri, the current compacting states in the Commission represent close to 60 percent …

Liberty Mutual, CAMICO Insurance Program Targets Larger CPA Firms

CAMICO Mutual Insurance Co.y, a CPA-owned professional liability insurer, and Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, have forged a new program for CPA firms nationally. The new program is designed to expand CAMICO’s capacity for coverage …

West Virginia Public Insurance Agency Faces Suit Over Subsidy Cut

Recent hearings may not keep West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency out of court over a proposal to stop subsidizing retiree health care, one advocate for state workers says. The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia still plans to sue, President …

Iowa’s Grinnell Mutual Awards $50K in Scholarships

Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company, through its independent agency force, has recently awarded 50 Road to Success scholarships to high school seniors throughout its 10-state writing area including Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska and South Dakota. …

Former Employee Wills Half of Estate to State Auto Insurance Cos

As a thank you, a man has left $152,000 – half of his estate – to Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies, where he worked for 25 years. In his will, Jack Boyle said the bequest was in gratitude for …

Wisconsin Regulators Release List of June 2009 Administrative Actions

The Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance has published a list of administrative actions for June 2009. The regulators noted that in many of these cases the respondent denied the allegations but consented to the action taken. Any fines …

Senators Seek Compromise on Public Option for Health Care Reform

It will take a compromise on a government option for insurance if the Senate is to agree on a health care overall before next month’s break, according to two senators. President Barack Obama is pushing for an Aug. 8 deadline …