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Business Moves

December 20, 2010 - Ryan Specialty Group, Oakbridge R-T Specialty LLC, the wholesale brokerage unit of Ryan Specialty Group LLC, acquired Bloomfield, Conn.-based Oakbridge Insurance Services LLC, an insurance ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2010/12/20/160590.htm

Donegal Group Inc. Acquires Michigan Insurance Co.

December 7, 2010 - Donegal Group Inc. announced that it had completed the acquisition of Michigan Insurance Co., which was formerly a majority-owned subsidiary of West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. The final purchase price ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2010/12/07/115453.htm

Business Moves

August 2, 2010 - Western National, Wisconsin AmericanWestern National Insurance Group has finalized its affiliation with Wisconsin American Mutual Insurance Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis. Wisconsin American will continue ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2010/08/02/159953.htm

Business Moves

August 2, 2010 - Hub International, Maple Leaf Insurance Chicago-based Hub International Ltd. announced that its Transportation Insurance operating unit acquired the retail book of business from Maple Leaf Insurance ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2010/08/02/159983.htm

Donegal Ratings ‘Unchanged;’ Michigan under Review Negative Says Best

July 22, 2010 - A.M. Best Co. has issued two bulletins following the announcement that the Donegal Group has entered into an agreement to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Michigan Insurance Co., a ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2010/07/22/111801.htm

Donegal Group to Acquire Michigan Insurance Co.

July 16, 2010 - Donegal Group Inc. has announced the execution of an agreement pursuant to which it will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Michigan Insurance Co., a majority-owned stock subsidiary of West Bend ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2010/07/16/111640.htm

Business Moves

June 7, 2010 - Fremont Michigan, Northern MutualFremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurance company headquartered in Fremont, Mich., and Northern Mutual Insurance Co. ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/features/2010/06/07/159682.htm

Ratings Roundup: Infinity, West Bend Mutual

May 28, 2010 - A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of Infinity Property & Casualty Group and its operating members. Best also ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2010/05/28/110261.htm

West Bend Mutual’s Argent Moves to Waukesha, Wisconsin

May 10, 2010 - Argent, West Bend Mutual Insurance Company's monoline workers' compensation division, has moved from West Bend's home office to a new division home in Waukesha, Wis. The office currently has a staff ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2010/05/10/109694.htm

Ratings: HSB, Tall Pines, North Sea, MEMIC Indemnity, American Physicians, West Bend

April 14, 2009 - A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to 'A+' (Superior) from 'A' (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) to "aa-" from "a" of The Hartford Steam Boiler Group and its ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2009/04/14/99610.htm

Annual Survey Lists Top 10 Ease of Doing Business P/C Insurers

October 20, 2008 - West Bend Mutual Insurance Company of Wisconsin (No. 1), Central Mutual Insurance (No. 2), Safety Insurance (No. 3), Frankenmuth Insurance (No. 4), and Selective Insurance (No. 5) earned the top five ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2008/10/20/94807.htm

Survey: MMG of Maine Named Best Ease of Doing Business Performer

October 23, 2007 - More than 8,000 independent agents and brokers assessed the performance of over 220 property and casualty carriers in Deep Customer Connections Inc.'s (DCC) 5th annual Ease of Doing Business (EDB) ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2007/10/23/84485.htm

People and Places

October 8, 2007 - The Insurance Marketing Communications Association named its 2007/2008 slate of directors and officers, with Cora Barran of Farmers Insurance Group continuing as IMCA president for her second ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2007/10/08/86171.htm

People and Places

October 8, 2007 - Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC) promoted Jamie Bourg to claims manager for the company's large accounts team. Bourg will manage and direct the claims department, including claims ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2007/10/08/86186.htm

People and Places

October 8, 2007 - The National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. (NAMIC) named SECURA Insurance President and CEO John Bykowski as the chairman of its board of directors during the association's annual convention ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2007/10/08/86342.htm

People

October 8, 2007 - The Insurance Marketing Communications Association named its 2007/2008 slate of directors and officers, with Cora Barran of Farmers Insurance Group continuing as IMCA president for her second ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2007/10/08/154854.htm

People

October 8, 2007 - The National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. (NAMIC) named SECURA Insurance President and CEO John Bykowski as the chairman of its board of directors during the association's annual convention ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2007/10/08/154861.htm

People

October 8, 2007 - The Insurance Marketing Communications Association named its 2007/2008 slate The Insurance Marketing Communications Association named its 2007/2008 slate of directors and officers, with Cora Barran ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2007/10/08/154882.htm

People

October 8, 2007 - Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC) promoted Jamie Bourg to claims manager for the company's large accounts team. Bourg will manage and direct the claims department, including claims ...
www.insurancejournal.com/magazines/people/2007/10/08/154889.htm

Bykowski to Lead NAMIC Board

September 26, 2007 - The National Association of Mutual Insurance Cos. (NAMIC) named SECURA Insurance President and CEO John Bykowski as the chairman of its board of directors during the association's annual convention ...
www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2007/09/26/83738.htm