property and casualty

Mark Gibbons Joins Intercare Holdings Insurance Services as Vice President, Business Development

March 18th, 2011

Mark Gibbons has joined the Intercare Holdings Insurance Services (Intercare) effective March 15, 2011 as Vice President of Business Development. His responsibilities will include sales development for the west coast and the national claim services market.
Gibbons brings over 20 years’ experience in the property and casualty business to his new role. His prior responsibilities have [...]


RLI Creates New Reinsurance Property Treaty Group

February 9th, 2011

RLI Corp. announced that it has created a new Property Treaty Group within its RLI Re Division to expand its capabilities in the reinsurance marketplace. The new group will offer customized assumed property reinsurance solutions to a select group of regional and super regional insurance companies.
“We are pleased to expand the capabilities of our successful [...]


Firemans Fund Insurance Company Enters Joint Marketing Agreement with Scientific Conservation Inc. to Promote Lower Risks of Energy Efficient Buildings

January 30th, 2011

(SCI), a leading provider of energy efficiency via Predictive Diagnostics and Analytics solutions for the $5 billion commercial building market, today announced it entered a Joint Marketing Agreement with Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company (FFIC) directly linking energy management solutions to lower risk.
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Under the terms of the agreement, SCI becomes an FFIC Referral Partner. [...]


Rockhill Insurance Group Upgraded by A.M. Best

January 27th, 2011

State Auto Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:STFC – News) and State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company today announced that A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the rating of the insurance companies of the Rockhill Insurance Group to A+ (Superior) from A- (Excellent) following their addition to the intercompany pooling agreement of the State Auto Group.
The Rockhill Insurance Group, which [...]


ACE Names Jeffery Hager to Lead Company’s Insurance Businesses in Japan

January 27th, 2011

The ACE Group today announced that Jeffery Hager has been appointed Regional President, ACE Far East, responsible for ACE’s property and casualty (P&C) and accident and health (A&H) insurance businesses in Japan. Mr. Hager will be based in Tokyo and will report to John Keogh, Vice Chairman, ACE Limited, and Chairman, Insurance – Overseas General. [...]


CNA Receives High Honors from Intelligent Insurer Magazine

January 27th, 2011

CNA was recently voted among the best in the insurance industry, according to a poll conducted by UK-based Intelligent Insurer magazine. The publication’s 12,000 readers voted CNA as the Best Specialty Lines Insurer, and chairman/CEO Tom Motamad as Insurance CEO of the Year.
“We are proud to be chosen among the best in this poll of [...]


Donegal Group Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Release Webcast

January 27th, 2011

Donegal Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DGICA – News) (Nasdaq:DGICB – News) announces that the Company will hold a live webcast on Friday, February 25, 2011, beginning at 11:00AM Eastern Time. At that time, the Company will discuss results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. The Company will release its quarterly results on this [...]


CSC Extends Legal Solutions Suite License with Great American Insurance

January 13th, 2011

today announced that Great American Insurance Company, a subsidiary of American Financial Group, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio, has extended its Legal Solutions Suite license for an additional five years. Great American, a multi-line insurer offering a wide range of specialty property and casualty products, as well as retirement annuities, life and supplemental health insurance products, uses [...]


Leading Property & Casualty Agencies Merge to Offer Clients Greater Expertise and Service

January 13th, 2011

Hylant Group, one of the largest privately owned insurance brokerage firms in the nation, and Swartzel Affiliated Insurance Agency, a privately owned firm offering Property and Casualty insurance services, have merged to provide their clients with more personalized service and greater expertise. The combined organizations will form one of the largest full service insurance firms [...]


Marsh & McLennan Agency Acquires RJF Agencies Inc.

January 6th, 2011

Continuing its strategy to build a national platform, Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker Marsh Inc., announced today the acquisition of RJF Agencies Inc., one of the largest independent insurance agencies in the upper Midwest. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1986, RJF has annual revenue of approximately [...]