Latest Middle Market Headlines

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Bell Joins State Auto Middle Markets in Austin Office

Aug 4 2008 // State Auto Middle Markets has added Leticia Bell to its Austin team.Bell will be responsible for executing all underwriting services for SAMMI, including policy design, issuance and delivery of services to Middle...

Moving Beyond the Perception Trap

Aug 4 2008 // Scott Addis’ biggest pet peeve is the way consumers perceive insurance agents. After an unpleasant encounter with a stranger at a cocktail party who, upon learning that Addis was an insurance broker rather than a CPA...

CustomPak from Harleysville Targets Small, Middle Market Firms

Jul 31 2008 // Harleysville Insurance Co.’s CustomPak, its flagship product of its recently launched StarAdvantage Series, supports seven market segments that encompass nearly 500 business classes.Market segments targeted for...

Exporting Exposures

Jul 7 2008 // Small and midsize U.S. companies are sharply increasing their exports, encouraged by falling trade barriers, a weakening dollar that makes their goods and services more affordable to overseas buyers, and by the ease of...

Insurance Agents Advised to Learn from Professional Employer Organizations

Jun 24 2008 // As insurance agents and brokers search for ways to respond to the continuing soft market, they would be wise to follow the example of professional employer organizations (PEOs) that are winning over small and mid-sized...

Richardson Joins State Auto’s Middle Market and Large Account Unit

May 5 2008 // Todd Richardson joined State Auto Insurance Company’s Austin, Texas-based Middle Market and Large Account (SAMMI) facility.Richardson brings more than 19 years of experience to his new role as a SAMMI account...

State Auto Middle Market Open House to Celebrate Move to Texas

Jan 22 2008 // Announcing plans for major growth in the Texas marketplace, State Auto Middle Market Insurance (SAMMI), said it will host an open house Jan. 28 in its new office in Austin to celebrate the unit’s entrance into the...

IRISK Solutions Targets Risk Management Services to Middle Market

Jan 3 2008 // IRISK Solutions is a new independent risk management consulting firm, targeting small to middle market companies with annual gross premiums from $50,000 to $1 million.IRISK uses an Enterprise Risk Management approach to...

Liberty Mutual Expands Middle-Market General Liability Coverage

Dec 13 2007 // Liberty Mutual has enhanced its general liability offering to mid-market businesses in order to account for coverage gaps. In addition, Liberty Mutual is expanding general liability coverages for 10 specific industry...

CNA Gives Restructuring Details

Nov 7 2007 // CNA Financial Corporation has given further details to its recently announced restructuring program for its Property & Casualty Operations. The Chicago-based insurer said it aims to create a “more streamlined,...

Wallisa to Join State Auto Middle Markets

Oct 25 2007 // Gina Wallisa will be joining State Auto Middle Markets’ (SAMMI) Texas office effective Oct.29, 2007, the company reported. Wallisa will serve as the zone underwriting manager responsible for executing regional...

Zurich Expands Middle Market Directors & Officers Coverage

Sep 7 2007 // Zurich announced the expansion of its directors & officers liability insurance offering for middle market companies in North America. The enhanced offering, which includes several management liability products under...

People

Sep 3 2007 // Atlanta-based insurance broker Beecher Carlson has named Gerald Levine as managing director. Levine will be responsible for client development for Beecher Carlson’s Risk Management Practice. He will be based in the...

People

Sep 3 2007 // Richard E. Meuret has been appointed vice president and manager, Field Operations Analysis, for Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company operations. Meuret will be based in the insurer’s Boston home office and...

Partnerships with big brothers can be way to kickstart growth

Aug 20 2007 // But smaller firms looking for alliances with bigger firms must carefully assess risks of that strategyScores of new alliances are born every day. One of the fastest, least capital-intensive ways for small to midsize...

Partnerships with big brothers can be way to kickstart growth

Aug 20 2007 // Scores of new alliances are born every day. One of the fastest, least capital-intensive ways for small to midsize companies to grow is to connect with a larger, more powerful partner or brand. But there is risk. Experts...

Partnerships with big brothers can be a way to kickstart growth

Aug 20 2007 // Scores of new alliances are born every day. One of the fastest, least capital-intensive ways for small to midsize companies to grow is to connect with a larger, more powerful partner or brand. But there is risk. Experts...

Marsh Appoints Five Execs to Lead Middle Market Operations

Jul 19 2007 // Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh Inc. announced the appointment of five senior insurance brokerage executives to lead the firm’s Middle Market operations in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, and...

Freeman Joins Marsh as Middle Market Leader in San Francisco

Jun 5 2007 // Mark Freeman has been named the middle market Leader for the San Francisco office of Marsh. Freeman is responsible for the growth, operations and delivery of services to middle market firms in the Bay Area. The San...

Business Risk Partners, Praetorian Offer Small-Middle Market D&O

May 23 2007 // Business Risk Partners and Praetorian Financial Group are launching insurance products: Private Accord and Excess Guardian.Private Accord is a directors and officers liability package product for small and middle market...