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Aon Selling Auto Insurance Broker in California to Mercury General

National News • October 15, 2008
Mercury Casualty Co., the largest insurance subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Mercury General Corp., has agreed to buy Auto Insurance Specialists Inc. from Aon Corp. AIS is an independent broker and ...

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Subject: I must be naive...

Posted On: October 15, 2008, 5:41 pm CDT
Posted By: Kevin Kennedy
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I take Mercury at their assertion that this is not a move towards direct writing but rather a step to keep 14% of their book from ending up in the hands of any competitor who might purchase AIS. So far, every agent I talk to says this a prelude to openly using multiple distribution channels.
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I must be naive... Kevin Kennedy
Oct 15, 2008, 5:41 pm
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Oct 15, 2008, 10:50 am
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