NCRIC Group Inc. and ProAssurance Corporation jointly announced that NCRIC’s shareholders have approved NCRIC’s merger into ProAssurance. The approval came at Tuesday’s special meeting of shareholders in which an overwhelming majority of votes cast were reportedly in favor of the …
AutoOne Insurance, a division of OneBeacon Insurance Group, announced that, pending regulatory approvals, AutoOne plans to expand its LAD (Limited Assignment Distribution) services to Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Idaho, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming. …
Charlotte, N.C.-based Royal & Sun Alliance has agreed to sell Viking Insurance, its specialty U.S. non-standard auto business to Sentry Insurance, of Stevens Point, Wisc. for $200 million in cash. The purchase is subject to regulatory approval. Viking wrote direct …
Gov. Joe Manchin III has announced a new program that offers health insurance coverage to West Virginians who have pre-existing, severe or chronic medical conditions as well as for those who have lost their insurance through the closing of their …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, today announced that Steven J. Reiss has been named senior vice president and regional executive for the Mid-Atlantic region. Based in Philadelphia, Reiss will be responsible for …
Mike Miller OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., announced that Mike Miller, its current chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer. Miller replaced John Cavoores, who left the company …
It was a pleasure talking to insurance agency and insurance association representatives to discuss agent education for the education story on page 12. It was also interesting to hear the differing opinions about education. While every insurance agency principal I …
Frequent CE Classes Keep Agents Informed Efforts to provide first-quality education at its annual convention, insurance day programs and at regular errors and omissions education programs puts the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia in the forefront of educational …
The West Virginia Insurance Commission has approved Govern-ment Employees Insurance Co.’s (GEICO’s) rate filing. GEICO requested approval for a 1.9 percent rate decrease for its private passenger automobile insurance customers, beginning with those policies that renew after the new rates …
OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., announced that Mike Miller, its current chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer. Miller replaced John Cavoores, who left the company for personal …
