ACE Private Risk ServicesSM, part of the ACE Group of Companies, announced that it has expanded the availability of its ACE Platinum PortfolioSM policy to Kentucky and Ohio. Launched in May 2008 and sold through independent agents and brokers, the new product is specifically designed to meet the complex insurance needs of affluent and high [...]

On January 20, 2009, the Ohio Valley Banc Corp. Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per common share payable on February 10, 2009 to shareholders of record on February 2, 2009. The $0.20 per share dividend represents an increase of 5.3 percent from the $0.19 per share dividend paid in each of [...]

To fill the positions made vacant by the tragic death of Kent Clapp last Wednesday, the Medical Mutual of Ohio Board of Directors named interim co-chairmen of the Board, a management committee and an interim CEO at a special meeting last night.
Samuel Miller, co-chairman of Forest City Enterprises, and David Young, a retired partner with [...]

Liberty Mutual Group Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc., announced today that as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 25, 2008, it had received the requisite consents to effect proposed amendments with respect to the 2012 Safeco Notes and the Ohio Casualty Notes (each as defined below). [...]

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd announced through its U.S.-based Darwin subsidiary, a new program with Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) Facilities, Inc. in conjunction with the rollout of Darwin’s nationwide standard market Lawyers Professional Liability (LPL) product. JLT will be underwriting on behalf of Darwin on an admitted basis in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, [...]

new economic reality means consumers can no longer rely on what’s worked for them in the past. And the ever-changing life insurance marketplace means financial professionals must find even more creative solutions to their clients’ needs.
To meet those needs, Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. launched the newest version of its YourLife® suite of life insurance products [...]

Liberty Mutual, the eighth largest car and home insurer in the U.S., today launched its online “Driver Seat Game,” a flash-based video game that will allow players of all ages to experience first-hand the physical and cognitive limitations that older drivers may experience while operating a motor vehicle. The goal of the game — found [...]

ACM Capital Partners, a national investment and advisory firm specializing in assisting middle-market companies in transition or distress, and Crestmark Bank, a nationally recognized provider of working capital solutions to small- and mid-sized businesses, today announced they have partnered to deliver a multi-million dollar asset-based loan for a struggling medical device company headquartered in California.
The [...]

The nation’s fourth-largest privately held insurance firm, Keystone Insurers Group (KIG), has purchased an equity interest in East Coast Risk Management, LLC (ECRM), specialists in risk management services. The transaction, recently completed, will provide KIG-franchised locations with an expanded suite of services.
ECRM is headquartered in North Huntington, Pa. The firm will offer – exclusively to [...]

Thunderhead, recognized innovators in document automation and multi-channel communications solutions, today announced that SafeAuto® Insurance Company has selected the Thunderhead NOW platform to streamline the creation and delivery of customer communications across the enterprise.
SafeAuto provides personal auto insurance on a consumer-direct basis exclusively through online and telephone distribution channels. The company specializes in providing low-cost, [...]