Latest Middle Market Headlines
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160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader
Apr 16 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals. Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...
160-Year Old Hanover Retaking Its Place as P/C Industry Leader
Apr 3 2012 // Eight out of 160 years of history may not seem like a big deal but for Hanover Insurance Group, founded in 1852, the last eight years have seen a series of big deals. Eight years ago in 2004, the $2.4 billion heavily...
Allied World Introduces Small to Mid-Size Company Privacy Coverage
Apr 11 2011 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG has introduced Allied World U.S.’s new privacy and network security insurance product, Privacy//101. Designed for small to mid‐size companies, law firms, healthcare and...
Tower Group Buys Renewal Rights For Some of Navigators Mid-Market Biz
Jan 18 2011 // Tower Group has acquired the renewal rights to the middle market commercial package and commercial auto business of Navigators. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The portfolio of policies sold by New York-based...
Liberty Northwest Launches Commercial Series for Small to Mid-Sized Businesses
Oct 27 2010 // Liberty Northwest, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, today announced the launch of the Liberty Northwest Commercial Series, its insurance solution for small to medium-sized businesses. The portfolio...
CNA Middle Market Expands Manufacturing Unit
Oct 22 2010 // Chicago-based insurer CNA announced investments in its CNA Middle Market Manufacturing segment. The company said the investments will provide CNA’s producers with national support as well as access to products,...
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Oct 18 2010 // The Hartford appointed Lisa Morgan senior vice president of its middle market commercial insurance business. She will lead The Hartford’s $2 billion middle market commercial insurance unit that provides the...
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Oct 4 2010 // The Hartford has appointed Lisa Morgan as senior vice president of its Middle Market commercial insurance business. Morgan will lead The Hartford’s $2 billion middle market commercial insurance unit that serves...
Marsh Joins Aon, Willis in Rejecting Contingent Commission Income
Mar 25 2010 // Giant insurance broker Marsh says its main brokerage unit will not accept contingent commissions on business for U.S. or Canadian clients but its Marsh & McLennan Agency and its affinity and personal lines business...
Montgomery Insurance Looks to Grow Florida Commercial Lines Business
Mar 23 2010 // Montgomery Insurance, a Liberty Mutual Group regional operation, says it is implementing a commercial lines growth plan in Florida with its independent insurance agents. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based unit with...
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Jan 24 2010 // Todd Richardson has been promoted to regional vice president – State Auto Middle Markets Insurance (SAMMI) for the company’s Western region, which includes Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas....
East Meets West
Jan 10 2010 // The Hanover Group Expands Out West, Enters Agreement With OneBeacon The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.’s CEO Frederick H. Eppinger expects the western United States to be a key growth driver for the super-regional...
Richardson Named State Auto Middle Markets Western Region VP
Jan 6 2010 // Todd Richardson has been promoted to regional vice president – State Auto Middle Markets Insurance (SAMMI) for the company’s Western region, which includes Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma and...
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Sep 7 2009 // CNA Financial Corp. named Bob Lindemann as president and chief operating officer of CNA’s Commercial Lines operations. In this role, Lindemann will be responsible for CNA’s $3.5 billion commercial...
Blackstone, Goldman, Credit Suisse Back New Insurance Brokerage
Jul 7 2009 // A group of private equity investors, including affiliates of The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, is launching a new life insurance and benefits brokerage serving the middle market and small businesses,...
Grogan to lead Marsh’s UK, Ireland Middle Market Business
May 1 2009 // Marsh has appointed Joe Grogan to lead its Middle Market business in the UK and Ireland. In addition to these responsibilities, he will also retain leadership of Marsh’s operations in the Republic of Ireland, where...
Marine Cargo Insurance for Small to Mid-Size Businesses Doesn’t Have to Sink the Ship
Apr 20 2009 // Importers and exporters that ship only a modest volume of goods do not have to settle for the often pricey or inadequate marine cargo insurance that is available from freight forwarders — the usual source of this...
Aon, Zurich Target Technology Risks for Middle Market Firms
Apr 15 2009 // Insurance broker Aon Corp. has introduced a suite of insurance products designed to bring middle market technology companies the coverage enhancements historically only available to large corporate clients. Known as Aon...
XL Insurance Launches Solutions for German Upper Middle Market
Mar 25 2009 // XL Insurance, the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd., announced that it will offer insurance solutions to Upper Middle Market companies in Germany with an annual turnover ranging from approximately €30...
Cautiously Optimistic
Feb 8 2009 // A recent development may have agents feeling cautiously optimistic that they will have an opportunity go after a larger slice of the mid-sized business pie as Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group shuttles direct distribution...
