Latest New Markets Headlines

All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Kiln Enters Space Market

Sep 25 2009 // R J Kiln & Co Limited, the international insurance and reinsurance underwriting group, has announced its entry into the space market with the appointment of specialist space underwriter, Laurent Esquirol, who will...

Main Street America’s Great Lakes Launches Commercial Lines in Michigan

Aug 12 2009 // The Main Street America Group’s Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Co. is now offering its commercial product line, featuring the company’s Main Line Business Owners Policy product, to its Michigan network of...

Fireman’s Fund Launches Green Auto Upgrade Coverage

Aug 12 2009 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company introduced a hybrid upgrade auto insurance product that enables car owners to “go green.” In addition, new vehicle replacement coverage is available — insuring the...

Kentucky National Enters Tennessee P/C Insurance Market

Aug 4 2009 // Kentucky National Insurance Co., a Lexington-based property/ casualty insurance company, began offering insurance to customers in Tennessee June 1, 2009. Kentucky National is offering auto, homeowners, boat, renters,...

U.S. Launches Auto ‘Clunker’ Program

Aug 3 2009 // In what may prove to be boon for the U.S. auto industry and, by extension, Midwest states that have been adversely affected by auto manufacturer bankruptcies, the U.S. government launched its $1 billion cash incentive...

Love of Language Leads Enterprising Agent Into Successful Niche Market

Aug 3 2009 // At first glance, Kathryn Soderberg would seem an unlikely candidate for an insurance agent whose expertise in marketing to Hispanic customers lands her gigs on radio talk shows and leading Hispanic market training sessions...

Chicago-Based Insurance Group Entering U.S. Latin American Market

Jul 29 2009 // The Wyncrest Group Inc., a niche insurance consortium based in Chicago, Ill., announced its entrance into the Latin American insurance market in the U.S. The company said its pending acquisition of Florida Insurance...

U.S. Launches Auto ‘Clunker’ Program

Jul 27 2009 // The U.S. government launched a $1 billion cash incentive program on Friday to stimulate auto sales by getting consumers to part with gas guzzling cars and trucks and buy more fuel efficient vehicles.The program, which...

St. Johns Enters South Carolina Homeowners Insurance Market

Jul 27 2009 // St. Johns Insurance Co., a Florida domiciled property and casualty insurer, has expanded its presence into the South Carolina homeowner insurance market. Insuring more than 200,000 policyholders in Florida, St. Johns...

Love of Language Leads Enterprising Agent into Successful Niche Market

Jul 20 2009 // At first glance, Kathryn Soderberg would seem an unlikely candidate for an insurance agent whose expertise in marketing to Hispanic customers lands her gigs on radio talk shows and leading Hispanic market training sessions...

Louisiana Auto Theft, Fraud Authority Launches New Web Site

Jul 13 2009 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA) within the Department of Insurance has launched a new Web site with...

PGI Commercial Launches Railroad Protective Program

Jun 16 2009 // Morristown, New Jersey-based program manager PGI Commercial today has added a railroad protective program with coverage provided by underwriters at Lloyd’s, London.PGI was appointed by the Ark Syndicate, which leads...

Ohio’s State Auto Announces New Management Positions

Jun 11 2009 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company and State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company have announced new managers in various divisions.Robert (Bob) A. Bachtell is claim manager for State...

Swiss Re Enters Lead Umbrella Market in U.S.

Jun 9 2009 // Swiss Re reported it is now offering lead umbrella insurance coverage to retail brokers and risk managers in the United States.The umbrella coverage from Swiss Re’s Industrial Risk Insurer (IRI) is available on an...

Acadia Launches Self-Storage Facility Coverage in Northeast

May 27 2009 // Westbrook, Maine-based Acadia Insurance Co. will begin offering specialized insurance coverage for the self-storage industry throughout New England and New York.“Self-storage facilities provide an essential service...

EU Unveils Reforms to Make Financial Markets Safer – Insurance Included

May 27 2009 // Banks will be more closely scrutinized under European Union plans unveiled on Wednesday to apply lessons from the credit crunch and better protect investors shaken by the worst financial crisis in decades.The European...

ASI Enters South Carolina Homeowners Insurance Market

May 22 2009 // Florida-based American Strategic Insurance Corp. (ASI) has entered the South Carolina marketplace and is offering homeowners’ insurance coverage for coastal property owners through independent agents.“As the...

Montpelier Re Launches Lloyd’s Marine Unit

May 15 2009 // Bermuda-based Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. announced that Montpelier Syndicate 5151 will begin underwriting marine insurance business in August 2009.“The new marine account will consist of hull, cargo and specie...

U.K.’s Marketform Group Launches Five New Classes of Business

May 12 2009 // The London-based Marketform Group Limited, a leading market for non-US medical malpractice and other specialty lines, has announced that it is now underwriting five new classes of business.Chairman Holly Bellingham...

OneBeacon Launches Health Care, Non-Profit Management Liability Products

May 6 2009 // OneBeacon Professional Partners, a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group, launched two new management liability insurance products for health care organizations and nonprofit organizations.The Health Care Organization...