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N.J. Coastal Property Nuts & Bolts: McSweeny Agency of New Jersey is offering coverage on boardwalk stores, ocean front, bay front, condos, dwellings, and seasonal commercial properties. Dollars: $100,000 to $1 million. Carrier: Rated “A+” by A.M. Best. Non-admitted. States: …

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Chicago-based The Park Group, a wholesale insurance brokerage has announced the promotion of Peter Upjohn to the position of manager of the newly established Professional Liability Brokerage Department. Upjohn is responsible for the majority of the professional liability lines of …

New Markets

Trucking Nuts & Bolts: AIX Group, Inc., a specialty insurance holding company, has formed a program to provide automobile physical damage coverage to commercial trucking operations. This program will be targeting operations with above average loss experience and fleets between …

People The National Association of Insurance Commissioners named its 2007 committee chairs and vice chairs. The new committee assignments are for one year: Life Insurance and Annuities Committee: chair, Julie McPeak, executive director, Kentucky Office of Insurance, and vice chair, …

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William J. Mullaney was named president of MetLife’s Institutional Business segment. He succeeds Leland C. Launer Jr., who has decided to pursue other opportunities. Mullaney most recently served as president of MetLife Auto & Home, and has been with the …

Business Moves

Aon, Footman James Chicago-based Aon Corp. completed the acquisition of Footman James from Alchemy Partners Ltd. based in Guernsey. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction will have no effect on existing policies, and client service will continue …

New Markets

Long Haul Trucking Program Nuts & Bolts: M.J. Hall and Co. Inc. has a program for long haul truckers garaged in California. It covers liability, physical damage, cargo and trucker’s general liability. The program also covers: Ag haulers, intermodal operations, …

2007 Super Regional Property/Casualty Insurers™ Alphabetical listing

Acuity a Mutual Insurance Co. AIG Centennial Insurance Co. AIG Premier Insurance Co. AIU Insurance Alaska National Insurance Alfa Insurance Corp. American Automobile Insurance Co. American Commerce Insurance Co. American Family Home Insurance Co. American Family Mutual Insurance Co. American …

Wis. Appeals Court Revives Wrongful Death Lawsuit

A Wisconsin state appeals court has revived a wrongful death lawsuit in a dispute over whether a family and its insurance company could be liable because a teenager who drove through a stop sign and caused a fatal crash was …

Judge Rules that Priest Files Must be Released

A judge ordered the Roman Catholic Church to release insurance records and confidential files related to a notorious priest who had been convicted of molestation before being transferred to California. Superior Court Judge Peter D. Lichtman ordered the Archdiocese of …