Latest New Markets Headlines

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Aces Commercial Insurance Services Announces New Contractor GL Online Rate, Quote, & Bind Program

Mar 8 2012 // Costa Mesa, CA, 03/06/12 – Aces Commercial Insurance Services, a leading GA/Wholesale brokerage specializing in general liability markets, announces the launch of a new online, rate, quote, & bind program. The new...

Protective Specialty Launches E&O Products for Insurance Agents

Mar 6 2012 // Protective Specialty Insurance Co. has launched a pair of new errors and omissions products for insurance agents. One product will cater to life insurance agents, and the other will be tailored to property/casualty...

Low-Cost Online Commercial Lines Quoting Tool for P/C Agents Launched

Feb 29 2012 // The launch of a real-time commercial lines rater that gives agents access to a handful of large carriers was announced today by a division of Networked Insurance Agents.MyNTrack, a division of Grass Valley, Calif.-based...

Starr Launches White-Collar Disability Coverage

Feb 23 2012 // Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has introduced white-collar disability insurance for high-net worth individual and corporations.The carrier will underwrite the coverage for the program in conjunction with Pro Financial...

Brownyard Launches Pest Control E&O Coverage

Feb 17 2012 // Brownyard Group has introduced errors and omissions (E&O) coverage for its PCOpro pest control program. The new coverage provides protection against claims seeking monetary damages due to negligence. The program...

Inland Marine Underwriters Association Announces New Board Chairman

Feb 16 2012 // The board of directors at Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) has voted Swiss Re America senior vice president Peter Opinante to assume the chairmanship of the board. Opinante, who served as deputy chair, fills...

XL and Hays Affinity Launch Dental Professional Liability Program

Feb 16 2012 // XL Group plc’s Select Professional insurance underwriting unit and Hays Affinity Solutions have teamed up to offer professional liability insurance for dentists nationwide.“This coverage provides dentists with...

Liberty International Underwriters Launches Cyber Liability Products

Feb 9 2012 // Agents and brokers have three new options for technology risks from Liberty International Underwriters (LIU).The specialty lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance has started offering a trio of new primary cyber...

Marsh and Allied World Launch Coverage for Corporate Officers

Feb 8 2012 // Marsh and Allied World Assurance Co. have rolled out a new product to cover the costs associated with Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) investigations and related enforcement actions.The product was designed to help life...

Xchanging Unveils Modernization Technology Initiative for London Market

Feb 7 2012 // Global business processor Xchanging has unveiled its vision for the Lloyd’s and London market in a presentation to 120 senior market executives. Xchanging highlighted the “business imperative for London to...

ACE and gplink Launch New Yacht Coverage

Feb 7 2012 // ACE Recreational Marine Insurance and gplink have announced broadened coverage and are new savings to qualifying customers through the new ACE gplink Insurance Program.The new product is offered exclusively to owners of...

Mercury Insurance Launches Commercial Auto Product

Feb 7 2012 // Mercury Insurance has introduced a commercial auto product that offers agents a new point-of-sale system that makes it easy to rate, qualify and issue new business, as well as online service capabilities.The new product is...

Foremost Launches Updated Auto Program in Illinois

Jan 25 2012 // Foremost Insurance Group has introduced its enhanced auto program in Illinois, featuring more competitive rates, new discounts, increased coverage options and improved online processing.“The technological...

ACE Risk Management Launches Specialty Transportation Segment

Jan 25 2012 // ACE Risk Management has created a national transportation industry segment to offer customized primary casualty coverage for this class.The coverage offered through ACE Risk Management’s specialty transportation...

Momentous Insurance Brokerage Launches Equine Specialty Practice

Jan 6 2012 // Momentous Insurance Brokerage has formed an equine specialty practice to provide insurance coverage for horse-related businesses and private horse owners.The equine practice launched at the start of the year and will offer...

State Auto Enters Quota Share Agreement for Homeowners Business

Jan 5 2012 // State Auto Financial Corp., based in Columbus, Ohio, announced that the State Auto Group has entered into a quota share reinsurance agreement with a syndicate of reinsurers covering its homeowners book of business. The...

TechAssure Launches Website for IT Coverage

Jan 5 2012 // Members of TechAssure have created a website to offer fast quotes for IT-related businesses looking for coverage with CoverITfast.The website, http://coveritfast.com/coverit/, was designed to speed up the process of...

Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Group Announces Promotion

Jan 4 2012 // The MEMIC Group, a workers’ compensation insurer headquartered in Portland, Maine, promoted Jeff Funk to the position of assistant vice president.MEMIC said Funk played an integral role in MEMIC’s expansion in...

Maine-based Workers’ Comp Insurer MEMIC Announces Acquisition

Dec 20 2011 // Workers’ compensation insurer The MEMIC Group acquired a Vermont-based insurer. The insurer also said it plans to expand its operations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in 2012.MEMIC purchased Granite Manufacturers...

Va.-based IT Firm CSC Launches Insurance Cybersecurity Council

Dec 14 2011 // Virginia-based IT services provider CSC is forming an advisory board to help tackle cyber security issues in the insurance industry.It’s called the Insurance Cybersecurity Advisory Council. The company says the group...