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Best Affirms General Reinsurance Corp’s ‘A++’ Ratings; Outlook Stable

Jun 18 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa+” of General Reinsurance Corporation and its core property/casualty and life...

Business Moves – Midwest

Jun 18 2012 // AtlasAtlas Financial Holdings Inc. has started selling its core commercial automobile insurance products in Utah, becoming the 31st state where Atlas is actively underwriting. Atlas’ insurance subsidiaries, American...

What Do Millennials Want?

Jun 18 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...

ACE Adds Accident Coverage to Integrated Pollution, Casualty Form

Jun 12 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of the ACE Group, has expanded its coverage for buyers of its combined general liability and pollution policy form – ACE PaC– designed for mid-sized clients with the...

Ranck Joins XL Group’s Excess Casualty Unit in Kansas City

Jun 12 2012 // The insurance operations of XL Group plc has expanded its excess casualty underwriting team in Kansas City, Mo. John J. (J.J.) Ranck joins XL Group as senior excess casualty underwriter, arriving from Travelers where he...

XL Group Adds Reece, Wyatt to Excess Casualty Team in Dallas

Jun 12 2012 // The insurance operations of XL Group plc has expanded its excess casualty underwriting team in Dallas.Barbara (Barby) Reece joins XL Group as excess casualty manager and Shannon Wyatt joins as senior underwriter. Reece...

Best Affirms State Farm Mutual, Affiliates & Subs Ratings

Jun 4 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa+” of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (SFMAIC) and its...

Near National Property/Casualty Carriers Identified for 2012

Jun 4 2012 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.The 11 categories that...

What Do Millennials Want?

Jun 4 2012 // There’s a lot of talk in property/casualty insurance circles these days about how the industry is going to replace the huge wave of baby boomers that are beginning to retire and will continue to do so into the next...

ACE USA Enhances International Casualty Coverage

May 25 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has enhanced its international casualty coverage, ACE ATLAS CMP. The coverage is specifically designed to provide coverage for U.S.-based multinational...

Best Affirms Travelers and Subs ‘A+’ Ratings

May 11 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa” of the property/casualty subsidiaries of The Travelers Companies, Inc....

2012 Super Regional P/C Insurers™

May 7 2012 // The original criteria and objective definition for Super Regional P/C Insurersª was established in the Feb. 12, 2007, issue of Insurance Journal. Prior to the establishment of an industry-wide definition, a number of...

Best Affirms Horace Mann Educators and Subs ‘A-‘ Ratings

Apr 27 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the property/casualty group, Horace Mann Insurance Group and its...

160-Year Old Hanover Insurance Group Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader

Apr 16 2012 // (A full version of this article, as well as exclusive podcasts featuring Hanover CEO Frederick Eppinger, is available on InsuranceJournal.com)Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover...

160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader

Apr 16 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 billion heavily...

NFP Property and Casualty Services Acquires Illinois’ Ameribonds Surety

Apr 11 2012 // National Financial Partners Corp. subsidiary, NFP Property and Casualty Services Inc. (NFP P&C), acquired Illinois-based Ameribonds Surety & Insurance Services (Ameribonds Surety), effective April 2, 2012, the...

Colorado Casualty Names Brewer Regional VP for Denver Region

Apr 11 2012 // Centennial, Colo.-based Colorado Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Corp. regional company, named Michael C. Brewer to regional vice president for the company’s Denver region.The Denver region is comprised of...

XL Group Launches New Umbrella Casualty Form

Apr 10 2012 // XL Group plc’s Excess Casualty’s North American Umbrella team has launched a new umbrella policy form. The enhanced “A/B Umbrella” form offers two insuring agreements in one policy. Insuring...

Rondeau, Moreno Join Atlantic Casualty

Apr 10 2012 // Goldsboro, North Carolina-based Atlantic Casualty Insurance Co. has added two executives. Jeanne Rondeau has joined the Atlantic Casualty team as regional vice president of the western region. Rondeau was most recently...

160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader

Apr 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 billion heavily...