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Edgewood Partners Appoints Zanders VP of Business Development
Aug 31 2007 // San Mateo-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has named Teri Zanders vice president of business development and client services. Zanders will serve as the client liaison for EPIC’s employee benefits and...
Ark. Lawmakers Call for Increased Children’s Insurance Funding
Aug 29 2007 // Ark. Gov. Mike Beebe and members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation called for increased funding of a federal health insurance program this week, and said a potential veto by President Bush could hurt the...
Mich. Accident Fund Acquires CWI Holding Inc.
Aug 28 2007 // Lansing, Mich.-based Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has entered into an agreement with the shareholders of CWI Holdings Inc. to purchase CWI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, including San Francisco,...
S&P, Best Comment on PartnerRe’s EU Centralization Move
Aug 23 2007 // The rating agencies reacted positively to PartnerRe’s move to centralize all of its European operations in its Dublin-based subsidiary (See previous article). Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services assigned...
PartnerRe Centralizes Global Reinsurance Structure in Ireland
Aug 23 2007 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. announced that “Partner Reinsurance Europe Limited, a wholly- owned subsidiary of PartnerRe Ltd., based in Dublin, will, from January 1, 2008, be the principal reinsurance carrier for...
Edgewood Partners Appoints Greenfield to Executive Team
Aug 23 2007 // San Mateo, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center has named John Greenfield vice president specializing in property and casualty insurance. Greenfield began his career at ABD Insurance and Financial Services. At...
Liberty Mutual Receives Regulatory Approvals for Ohio Casualty Acquisition
Aug 21 2007 // Liberty Mutual Group and Ohio Casualty Corp. recently announced that the Liberty Mutual Group has received approvals from the State of Ohio Department of Insurance and the State of Indiana Department of Insurance for the...
Partnerships with big brothers can be way to kickstart growth
Aug 20 2007 // But smaller firms looking for alliances with bigger firms must carefully assess risks of that strategy Scores of new alliances are born every day. One of the fastest, least capital-intensive ways for small to midsize...
Partnerships with big brothers can be way to kickstart growth
Aug 20 2007 // Scores of new alliances are born every day. One of the fastest, least capital-intensive ways for small to midsize companies to grow is to connect with a larger, more powerful partner or brand. But there is risk. Experts...
Partnerships with big brothers can be a way to kickstart growth
Aug 20 2007 // Scores of new alliances are born every day. One of the fastest, least capital-intensive ways for small to midsize companies to grow is to connect with a larger, more powerful partner or brand. But there is risk. Experts...
Hiscox Takes 49% Stake in UK Broker Allison & Partners
Aug 15 2007 // The Bermuda-based Hiscox Group has purchased 49 percent of UK Professional Indemnity broker and underwriting agency, Allison and Partners Insurance Services for an undisclosed price. The deal includes an option to buy the...
Allianz Sells Property Portfolio to IVG
Aug 14 2007 // Germany’s Allianz announced that it has “sold a portfolio of German property to IVG Immobilien AG for around €1.3 billion [$1.765 billion]. The portfolio comprises several buildings currently occupied by...
GAINSCO Sells E&S Writer General Agents Insurance Co. to Montpelier Re
Aug 14 2007 // Dallas-based GAINSCO, Inc. and its insurance subsidiary MGA Insurance Co. Inc. have agreed to sell their affiliate General Agents Insurance Co. of America, Inc. to Montpelier Re U.S. Holdings Ltd. for $4.75 million. The...
Texas’ Combined Group and Affiliates Acquired by Brown & Brown
Aug 13 2007 // Fla.-based Brown & Brown Inc. and the Combined Group Companies, of Carrollton, Texas, announced the asset acquisition of the Combined Group by a Brown & Brown subsidiary. The acquisition includes Combined Group...
AIG to Acquire German Insurer, Wuba
Aug 10 2007 // American International Group, Inc. (AIG) reports it is stepping up its presence in the German insurance market by acquiring a German insurer that offers coverage for small and medium firms. A subsidiary of AIG is acquiring...
SCOR/Converium Merger Pact Final Settlement; Share Issue
Aug 9 2007 // France’s SCOR Group announced that it has effectively concluded its share purchase/merger deal with Swiss-based Converium Holding AG. As of the close of its tender offer on July 26, 2007, SCOR had received 15,032,037...
Commerce Insurance, Commerce Banc Pursue Partnership Over Lawsuit
Aug 9 2007 // The Commerce Group, Inc., a property/casualty insurer based in Webster, Mass., and Commerce Banc Insurance Services of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, report they have reached an agreement to explore partnership opportunities in...
Argonaut, PXRE Complete Merger; Officers Named; Financial Statement
Aug 8 2007 // The newly-formed Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced the completion of its merger between Argonaut Group, Inc. and a wholly owned subsidiary of PXRE Group, Ltd. concluding the deal made earlier this year (See...
Start-Up Specialty Insurer in Conn. Completes $279 Million in Funding
Aug 8 2007 // SPARTA Insurance Holdings, Inc. reports that it has closed its contractual arrangements for funding in the amount of $279.1 million of private equity capital from a consortium of investors led by Corsair Capital, and...
Texas-based Brokerage Acquired by HUB Transportation Unit
Aug 7 2007 // Hub International Transportation Insurance Services Inc. (HUB Transportation) acquired Templeton Southwest Insurance Agency Inc. and Templeton Southwest of Houston Insurance Agency Inc. (Templeton), according to an...
