Latest Liberty Mutual Headlines

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People

Nov 30 2008 // The Insurance Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) named Richard Look as president. He is a marketing communications veteran with both agency and insurance company experience, and currently serves as vice...

Safeco, Montgomery Insurance Unveil Southeast Regional Operations

Nov 25 2008 // The effects on the Southeast of Liberty Mutual’s acquisition of Safeco Insurance became clearer as the insurer announced its regional line-up of companies and personnel.Montgomery Insurance and Safeco are part of...

Liberty Mutual’s Ramey to Retire; Long, Condrin, Sweeney Promoted

Nov 25 2008 // The Liberty Mutual Group of Insurance Companies in Boston announced a series of leadership changes for three of the company’s four business units.Thomas C. Ramey, 65, chairman and president of Liberty International,...

Safeco And Golden Eagle Insurance Announce New California Regional Operations

Nov 25 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Golden Eagle Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their California...

Safeco, America First Insurance Announce Central Region Leaders

Nov 21 2008 // Safeco Insurance and America First Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments in personal and commercial lines operations for the central United States region.Richard E....

Safeco, Ohio Casualty Name New Mid-Atlantic Regional Operation Heads

Nov 21 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Ohio Casualty, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Mid-Atlantic...

Safeco and Colorado Casualty Announce New Mountain Region Operations

Nov 19 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Colorado Casualty, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Mountain...

Liberty Mutual Agency Markets Appoints Northeast Management

Nov 19 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Peerless Insurance – Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies – have announced key management appointments in personal and commercial lines operations for the NortheastVictor M. Pepin has...

Safeco, Indiana Insurance Name Midwest Regional Management Staff

Nov 14 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Indiana Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Midwest...

Safeco and Liberty Northwest Announce New Northwest Regional Operations

Nov 14 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Liberty Northwest, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, recently announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Northwest...

Liberty Mutual Absorbs $800 Million in Catastrophe Losses in Q3

Nov 11 2008 // Quarterly profits nosedived by nearly 99 percent at Boston-based Liberty Mutual group, which saw its third quarter earnings fall to $6 million – down from $404 million in the same quarter last year.“Given the...

Liberty Mutual Serves Up Loss Control Unit for Insurance Agents, Buyers

Oct 24 2008 // Liberty Mutual Group has created a new loss control organization, Loss Control Advisory Services, to give middle and national market commercial insurance buyers and their agents and broekrs better access to professional...

Business Moves

Oct 20 2008 // Liberty Mutual, Safeco, S&PBoston-based Liberty Mutual Group is not pleased by Standard & Poor’s announcement that it was lowering the company’s financial strength rating from “A” to...

Liberty Mutual Protests S&P’s Downgrade to ‘A-‘ after Safeco Close

Oct 6 2008 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group is not pleased with Standard & Poor’s announcement that it is lowering the company’s financial strength rating from ‘A’ to ‘A-‘ with a stable...

Business Moves

Oct 6 2008 // Liberty Mutual, SafecoBoston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Seattle, Washington-based Safeco Corp. on Sept. 22 after entering the agreement in April. While improving its scale and geographic reach,...

Business Moves

Oct 6 2008 // Liberty Mutual, SafecoBoston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Seattle, Washington-based Safeco Corp. on Sept. 22 after entering the agreement in April. While improving its scale and geographic reach,...

Liberty Mutual Not Pleased With Downgrade

Oct 6 2008 // Liberty Mutual Group is protesting Standard & Poor’s lowering of the company’s financial strength rating from “A”to “A-” with a stable outlook, following Liberty’s completion...

Washington Commissioner Approves Safeco Sale

Oct 6 2008 // The Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner approved the acquisition of the Safeco Group by the Liberty Mutual Group for $6.2 billion. Liberty Mutual indicated that Safeco will keep its name, will remain...

Liberty Mutual Group Completes Safeco Acquisition

Sep 24 2008 // Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group finalized its acquisition of Seattle, Washington-based Safeco Corp. on Sept. 22 after entering the agreement in April.While improving its scale and geographic reach, the transaction...

Rating Roundup: Liberty/Safeco, CAPCO, Service

Sep 24 2008 // Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) ratings of Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (LMG) and Safeco Corp. (SAF) as follows: LMG–Long-term IDR to...