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Keystone Insurers to Enter Tennessee Market

Keystone Insurers Group, with more than 215 franchise partners in six states, today announced it will expand into Tennessee early next year. The privately held company is owned by its employees and partners in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana, Ohio …

The Motorists Insurance Group Makes Changes to Leadership Team

Columbus, Ohio-based Motorists Insurance Group has announced changes to its leadership team. The following changes are effective immediately: Grady B. Campbell has been promoted to senior vice president, Marketing Services and Personal Lines, and will report to David L. Kaufman, …

Texas Approves 16 Companies to Self-Insure for Workers’ Comp Claims

The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (TDI-DWC) approved one initial application and 15 renewals of the Certificates of Authority for companies to self-insure their workers’ compensation claims for a one-year period under the TDI-DWC Self-Insurance Program. These …

XL, ForAgentsOnly Offer Employment Practices Coverage for Small Firms

Global insurer XL Insurance and ABA Insurance Services, Inc., a new managing general underwriter that was formerly Progressive Insurance Co.’s Professional Liability Group, have signed a joint underwriting agreement to provide Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI). Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based ABA …

Nationwide Insurance Will End PGA Tour Sponsorship in 2012

Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance has announced it will end its title sponsorship of the PGA Tour’s developmental circuit when the contract expires in two years. Instead, Nationwide will stay involved in golf starting in 2011 as the presenting sponsor of the …

Business Moves

Synergy Benefits, Brown & Brown Florida-based Brown & Brown has acquired Virginia-based benefits firm Synergy Benefits Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Synergy, which has annual revenue of approximately $1.2 million, will merge with the Manassas office of Brown & Brown …

People

Ohio-based Westfield Insurance Group selected James R. Clay as its next group leader and CEO. Clay currently serves as insurance leader and president. He has served the company for more than 30 years in numerous capacities. Clay will replace Robert …

Business Moves

Miller & Miller, Keystone Keystone Insurers Group’s newest Ohio partner, Miller & Miller Inc., of Dover, has become the group’s 23rd agency in Ohio and one of 212 independent agencies in six states that comprise and own Keystone. Established in …

Business Moves

SUNZ SUNZ Insurance Co. of St. Petersburg, Fla., has gained the rights to provide workers’ compensation in four more states. The added states are Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Arizona. SUNZ, which is five years old, began by providing workers’ compensation …

Business Moves

Hallmark Financial, State Auto National Hallmark Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Hallmark Financial Services Inc. in Ft. Worth, Texas, plans to acquire State Auto National Insurance Co. from Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corp. (STFC). State Auto National (SAN) writes approximately …