Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company News

Attorney Behind $43M Award for Ohio Agent Against Nationwide Insurance to File Class Action

An Ohio law firm that represented a former Nationwide Insurance agent for a $42.8 million jury verdict is getting ready to file a class action against the insurer “in the near future.” Attorney Caryn Groedel and her law firm Caryn …

8K New Mexico Customers Affected by Nationwide Security Breach

State officials in New Mexico are warning customers of Nationwide Insurance that their personal information may have been compromised by a computer hacking incident. Insurance officials say the accounts of more than 8,000 New Mexico customers were compromised in the …

Sandy Claims Figure Update From State Farm, Nationwide

Sandy-related claims are coming in at a fast pace, major insurers say. State Farm Insurance said it received approximately 90,000 Sandy-related claims (76,100 property claims and 13,900 auto claims) as of end of day Nov. 5. Looking at individual states …

Sandy Claims Continue to Pour In at Quick Pace

Insurers said Sandy-related claims have been pouring in at a rapid pace in the immediate days after the storm — and that as some sense of normalcy returns, many more claims are expected. The Progressive Corp. CEO Glenn Renwick said …

Nationwide Mutual Completes Harleysville Merger

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. said that the company completed its previously announced $834 million merger deal with Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. The deal was first announced in September 2011. Nationwide Mutual policyholders voted to approve the merger on April 9, …

Harleysville Policyholders Approve Merger With Nationwide

Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company said Wednesday that its policyholders as well as shareholders at its publicly traded subsidiary Harleysville Group Inc. voted to approve the proposed merger with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. The proposed merger, first announced in September 2011, …

Nationwide and Harleysville Insurance Agree to Merger; Analysts Respond

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and  Harleysville Insurance announced on Thursday, Sept. 29, that they have agreed to a merger. Nationwide Mutual will acquire Harleysville Group for $760 million. Nationwide Mutual will pay $60 a share in cash for Harleysville, nearly …