Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, unveiled the latest commercial in its “Get Animated” advertising campaign starring Esurance policyholder Ron Bradley, winner of September’s Esurance “Get Animated” Talent Search. Ron, an animation student and caricature artist at Disneyland residing in La Mirada, California, is the latest Esurance customer to co-star with animated icon Erin [...]

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal auto insurance company, announced the recent launch of its Utah auto insurance program. With the addition of Utah, Esurance now offers its affordable auto insurance to drivers in 29 states, comprising 85% of the U.S. driving population.
Gary Tolman, Esurance President & CEO, stated, “We are delighted to offer Esurance’s convenient and [...]

A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Sirius International Insurance Corporation (Sirius) (Sweden). The outlook on both ratings remains stable.
The ratings reflect Sirius’ strong risk-adjusted capitalisation, very good operating performance despite low investment income and very good business profile in Scandinavia.
A.M. Best [...]

White Mountains Insurance Group, reported an adjusted book value per share of $405 at September 30, 2008, a decrease of 9% for the quarter and 6% for the past twelve months, including dividends.
Ray Barrette, Chairman and CEO, commented, “As I stated in our October 13, 2008 pre-announcement, this was a difficult quarter. Our investment [...]