April 26, 2012
OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. has formed a new specialty business, OneBeacon Program Group (OBPG), which will be led by President Dan Beaudette. The group will focus on small to medium commercial business written through select managing general agents, managing general …
April 3, 2012
Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals. Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 …
February 22, 2012
OneBeacon Insurance Group said today it completed the sale of its AutoOne business to Interboro Holdings Inc. of New York. The transaction, which was announced on Aug. 31, 2011, included AutoOne Insurance Company and AutoOne Select Insurance Company, along with …
October 19, 2011
As AutoOne auto insurance company transitions from one owner to another, employees can expect to face a number of changes, including some likely downsizing. AutoOne, with offices in Melville and Syracuse in New York State, is a high-risk personal auto …
October 11, 2011
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of the operating companies comprising Minnesota-based OneBeacon Insurance Group. Best also, affirmed the ICR of “bbb” of OneBeacon’s publicly …
September 1, 2011
OneBeacon Insurance Group said it is selling its high risk personal auto insurance business, AutoOne, to Interboro Holdings Inc. of New York. AutoOne, formed in 2001, serves the automobile assigned risk insurance markets primarily in New York and New Jersey. …
July 18, 2011
A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B+’ (Good) and issuer credit rating to “a-” from “bbb-” of Washington Casualty Company (WCC), both with stable outlooks. The rating upgrades for WCC are based on …