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Workers’ Comp Insurer SUNZ Expands into 13 Additional States

Florida-based SUNZ Insurance Co. is now licensed to write workers’ compensation policies in 13 additional states: Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. With the addition of these …

Millers Mutual Insurance Expands Into North Carolina

Millers Mutual Insurance, a regional property and casualty insurance carrier focused on multifamily housing, is expanding into North Carolina. As of July 1, 2021, Millers Mutual will offer property & casualty insurance in the state, bringing the total number of …

Positive Physicians Insurance Co. Expands Med Mal Coverage into Florida, Georgia

Positive Physicians Insurance Co. has been approved by the Florida and Georgia departments of insurance to offer medical malpractice insurance within their respective states. The company obtained admitted status in Florida in February and Georgia in March and is currently …

Wright National, Zurich Expand Flood Coverage into California

Wright National Flood Insurance Services LLC and Zurich Insurance are now offering Zurich’s Residential Private Flood Insurance in California. The stand-alone product has previously been launched in Florida, New Jersey, South Carolina and Virginia, with anticipated plans to expand to …

Farmers Launches Direct-to-Consumer Policies in Mississippi

Farmers Insurance has launched a range of customizable insurance products in Mississippi. Customers throughout the state can now quote and purchase auto, home, condo, and renters products in a direct-to-consumer model. According to Keith Daly, president of personal lines for …

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Homeowners Coverage Into Georgia, Utah

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Georgia and Utah to the list of states where the insurer offers its homeowners product. With these additions, the company now offers its personal lines products in 22 states with plans for further …

Bond to Lead Expanded Markel Surety Practice with $500M in Capacity

Markel Surety, a part of Markel Corp.’s Markel’s Specialty division, has increased its capacity offering to $500 million for the most qualified accounts with the establishment of a National Accounts segment. This segment will be led by Michael Bond, who …

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Expands Accountants Policy Into Georgia

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies has added Georgia to the list of states where it company offers its Accountants Professional Liability policy. Georgia is now the sixth state that the insurer offers this product to go along with Arizona, Illinois, …

Neptune Flood Coverage Now Available Nationwide; New Policy System Released

Neptune Flood has expanded its residential products to five more states – Montana, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C., completing the company’s nationwide rollout of all residential, commercial and RCBAP flood insurance products. Neptune has also completed the …

Frank Winston Crum Expands GL, Excess Programs into N.C., S.C., Tenn.

Frank Winston Crum Insurance (FWCI) has launched general liability and excess liability insurance programs in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee to coincide with its previously available worker’s compensation program. The general liability program serves a niche contractor market and …