Latest New Markets Headlines
All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Unveils Collateral Recovery Program Through AEON
Apr 20 2005 // Specialty Underwriters’ Alliance Inc., a property and casualty insurer, announced the implementation of its collateral recovery customer class through its partner agent, AEON Insurance Group. Collateral recovery is...
St. Paul Travelers Unveils Internet Basic Liability Protection Policy for Certain Tech Businesses
Apr 19 2005 // St. Paul Travelers has launched a basic Internet liability policy aimed at small to mid-size technology businesses at the Risk and Insurance Management Society Conference (RIMS) in Philadelphia. Internet Basic Liability...
Schinnerer Unveils SpecialtyOne E&O Program for Management Consultants, Staffing Firms
Apr 14 2005 // Victor O. Schinnerer and Company announced the launch of SpecialtyOne, an E&O insurance program for management consultants and staffing firms. The program will be written through Brit, a Lloyd’s...
Ind.-Based Leisure/Sports Specialty Broker Launched
Mar 31 2005 // announced its official entry into business with the opening of its corporate headquarters in Fort Wayne, Ind. LSS said in a statement that it has an exclusive insurance relationship with niche property/casualty carrier...
ACE Europe Announces 3 New P/C Business Units for U.K., Ireland
Mar 21 2005 // ACE European Group announced the creation of three new business units “to target growth opportunities in specific property and casualty (P&C) business lines in the UK and Ireland.” The new units are ACE...
Veteran Marketer Launches Insurance Leads Firm
Mar 8 2005 // A veteran of telemarketing in insurance has launched a new lead generation company, Appointment Accelerator. Jim Lowitz founded the Reisterstown, Maryland-based firm because he thinks the current tele-prospecting system is...
Western General Enters Maryland Auto Market
Mar 8 2005 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. today welcomed to Maryland Western General Insurance Company, a California-domiciled, property and casualty insurer, to the state. Western General will market...
LIG Marine Announces Three Commercial Marine Insurance Seminars
Mar 2 2005 // A series of three one-day seminars on commercial marine insurance have been scheduled in April, May and September by LIG Educational & Consulting Services, a sister-company of LIG Marine Managers in St. Petersburg,...
ACE USA Unveils Online Platform for Contractors Pollution Liability Coverage
Mar 1 2005 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced that its ACE Environmental Risk unit has launched a web-based underwriting facility that enables brokers to access Contractors...
GOVERNOR UNVEILS WORKERS’ COMP PLAN
Feb 21 2005 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry rolled out his plan for reforming the workers’ compensation system. He follows Democratic and Re-publican lawmakers in both houses of Oklahoma’s legislature in announcing workers’...
ProBuilders Enters N.E. Contractors’ Insurance Market
Feb 17 2005 // ProBuilders Specialty, a risk retention group managed by NationsBuilders Insurance Services, has entered a number of the New England states to offer contractors’ general liability coverage. The program will be...
Trinity E&S Announces Expansion of Contractor’s Liability Program
Feb 13 2005 // Bermuda Dunes, Calif.-based Trinity E&S Insurance Services Inc., announced it has expanded its in house contractor’s liability program to include the states of Nevada, Arizona, Oregon and Washington. Coverage is...
Okla. Gov. Henry Unveils Workers’ Comp Plan
Feb 3 2005 // Saying he wants to cut costs for business and boost benefits for injured workers, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry announced his comprehensive reform plan for the state’s workers’ compensation system. Based on the...
Langer Group Announces Sports Liability Program
Jan 28 2005 // The Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Langer Group announced that is teaming up with Francis L. Dean & Associates Inc. and the Aegis Group to offer affordable, comprehensive accident and liability insurance for teams, leagues,...
GARAMENDI ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF LOW COST AUTO OUTREACH CAMPAIGN:
Jan 3 2005 // Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the initial results of the aggressive outreach campaign launched in August 2004 to enroll eligible Los Angeles drivers in the California Low Cost Auto Insurance Program...
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE ANNOUNCES CALIF. WORKERS’ COMP PROGRAM:
Jan 3 2005 // Everest National Insurance Company announced it has been writing California workers’ compensation business on a direct retail business since October 2003 from its Western Regional Office in Orange, Calif. During its...
Insurance Journal Online Unveils New Industry Stock Feature
Dec 20 2004 // Ever wondered how financial stocks for the industry’s largest carriers are doing today? Now finding out is as simple as visiting Insurance Journal Online. Insurance Journal Online (www.InsuranceJournal.com) has...
Garamendi Announces Results of Low Cost Auto Outreach Campaign
Dec 16 2004 // Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the initial results of the aggressive outreach campaign launched in August 2004 to enroll eligible Los Angeles drivers in the California Low Cost Auto Insurance Program...
HSB Unveils Identity Recovery Coverage for Insurers Serving Home Owners, Small Business Market
Dec 15 2004 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) is now offering to insurers identity recovery coverage that combines identity theft insurance with services that help victims restore their credit history...
Sloan Mason Announces Revision in Workers’ Comp/USL&H Product
Dec 13 2004 // Sloan Mason Insurance Services announced an important revision to their Workers’ Compensation/USL&H product for California companies with longshore exposures. Domestic U.S. Insurance Carrier – A.M. Best...
