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The Case for Independent Agency Optimism

Nov 4 2015 // Over the past few years, dire predictions about the independent agent’s future have gotten a lot of attention. With consumers increasingly adopting the latest technology-driven shopping and buying behaviors, some...

Liberty Mutual Breaks Ground on 1M Square Foot Texas Campus

Oct 1 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has kicked off construction of its new campus in Plano, Texas.The 1-million-square-foot office is expected to be complete in 2017. Liberty Mutual’s $325 million-plus expansion project is...

Safeco Names Brown Territory Manager in Louisiana

Sep 28 2015 // Kevin Brown has joined Safeco’s Central Region Distribution team as a territory manager in Louisiana. Brown has over 14 years of experience in insurance and is experienced in workers’ compensation underwriting...

State Auto Realigns Units, Announces Leadership Hires, Changes

Aug 25 2015 // State Auto Financial Corp. today announced changes to the company’s leadership and a redefining of the company’s key business units.The changes were announced by Mike LaRocco, who took over as president and CEO...

Liberty Mutual Promotes Lankford to VP for Metro New York Region

Aug 21 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance promoted Nikki Lankford to vice president for the Metro New York region within the company’s Business Insurance operation. Lankford will be based in New York City and responsible for the...

Liberty Mutual Had a ‘Messy’ Second Quarter

Aug 13 2015 // “Things got a bit messy in the second quarter.”That’s how David Long, chairman and CEO of Liberty Mutual Holding Co., summarized his firm’s second quarter results, which saw a 36 percent decline in...

Liberty Mutual Names Feige Inland Marine Underwriting Manager

Jul 17 2015 // Liberty Mutual’s National Insurance Property operation has appointed Dan Feige division underwriting manager for its Inland Marine division. Based in New York, Feige is responsible for growing Liberty Mutual’s...

Liberty International to Expand Chilean Business with Purchase of Penta Security

Jul 13 2015 // Liberty International Holdings Inc., member of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, announced the expansion of its presence in Chile by agreeing to acquire an additional insurance company, Compañia de Seguros Generales...

Liberty Mutual Promotes Trish to Northeast Business Insurance President

Jun 30 2015 // Jamie Trish Liberty Mutual Insurance has promoted Jamie Trish to president of its Northeast Business Insurance operations effective July 1. Trish will be responsible for the profitable growth of business in the region that...

Flood Insurance Does Not Cover Debris Removal From Insureds’ Land

May 13 2015 // A federal appeals court in Philadelphia recently ruled that a standard flood insurance policy from the National Flood Insurance Program does not cover the cost of cleaning up storm-generated debris not owned by the...

Liberty Mutual Reports Solid Q1 Results

May 12 2015 // Despite higher catastrophe costs, Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc. and its subsidiaries reported net income of $276 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, an increase of $11 million or 4.2 percent over the same...

Liberty Mutual Inks Deal as U.S. Soccer Federation Sponsor

Apr 15 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has signed a multi-year sponsorship with the U.S. Soccer Federation, the national governing body for soccer in the U.S.The sponsorship, which extends through 2018, designates Liberty Mutual as the...

Liberty Mutual to Bring 5K Jobs to North Texas Campus

Apr 9 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance expects to have 5,000 employees working at its new campus in the Dallas suburb of Plano by the end of 2017.The nation’s third-largest insurer told employees Tuesday about the new campus, the...

Liberty Mutual Centralizing Personal Lines Service at 6 Call Centers

Mar 31 2015 // Boston-headquartered Liberty Mutual said it is moving to a centralized service model for its personal insurance customers beginning in January 2016.This move involves transitioning local service activities into customer...

Liberty Mutual Names Russell Federal Public Affairs Officer

Mar 23 2015 // Christopher Y. Russell has joined the Liberty Mutual Insurance office in Washington, D.C. as senior public affairs officer, focusing on federal issues. Russell brings federal public affairs experience, having spent 14...

People – East

Mar 23 2015 // Global reinsurance and insurance broker Willis Group Holdings appointed Christine LaSala to be chair of Willis North America.LaSala will work with Todd Jones, CEO of Willis North America, on business development and...

Holding Multiple Jobs Increases Risk of Injury: Liberty Mutual

Mar 6 2015 // Researchers with the Liberty Mutual Research Institute’s Center for Injury Epidemiology have concluded that individuals who work multiple jobs — approximately 14 million U.S. residents – have a greater...

Liberty Mutual Reports Q4 Gains Despite Jump in Catastrophes

Mar 6 2015 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co. finished out 2014 with gains in net written premium, net income and an improved combined ratio. But catastrophe losses jumped substantially due to costs from a number of severe storms.David Long,...

MedMal Direct to Expand Through Liberty Mutual Partnership

Mar 3 2015 // Jacksonville, Fla.-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. formed a strategic alliance with Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, effective January 1, 2015. As a quota share reinsurer...

Gaines Named Liberty Mutual National Medical Director, Commercial Insurance

Feb 26 2015 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has appointed Dr. Will Gaines, MD, MPH, as national medical director of its Commercial Insurance strategic business unit.Gaines is responsible for managing the company’s team of regional...