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Wells Fargo Insurance Launches U.S.-Based International Specialty Group
Apr 24 2013 // Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Co., is expanding its International Specialty Group by establishing three new teams solely dedicated to serving the insurance and risk management needs of U.S. multinational...
Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC Announces its Launch of the Atlas Commercial Division
Apr 23 2013 // San Diego, CA, 4/23/13 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a national multi-line program manager, is pleased to announce the formation of the Atlas Commercial Division. This new division will be headed up by...
MarketScout, Ironshore Launch E&O Program for CIC Insurance Agencies
Apr 22 2013 // MarketScout has developed a new errors & omissions facility designed specifically for Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) to be offered through its relationship with Ironshore Inc., a global specialty insurance...
Michigan Governor Unveils Auto Insurance Plan
Apr 18 2013 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican lawmakers have unveiled a proposal to end unlimited lifetime coverage for medical expenses tied to auto accidents. Drivers now pay $175 per car per year to cover catastrophic...
RSG’s Sapphire Blue, Catlin Agencies Launch Rural, Specialty Hospital Program
Apr 17 2013 // Ryan Specialty Group’s (RSG) Sapphire Blue and Lloyd’s Catlin Underwriting Agencies Ltd. have launched a new liability insurance program specifically for U.S. small rural and specialty hospitals. The program...
ACE Launches Agriculture P&C Business
Apr 12 2013 // The ACE Group has formed ACE Agribusiness, an agriculture property and casualty insurance business. ACE Agribusiness is comprised of Penn Millers Insurance Co., acquired by ACE in 2011, and the Farm and Ranch division of...
Seacurus Launches Marine Insurance Coverage for Unpaid Crew Wages
Apr 12 2013 // Marine insurance intermediary Seacurus has launched a new insurance policy to indemnify seafarers in the event of the financial default of their employers and includes recompense in respect of unpaid crew wages. The policy...
Ironshore International to Enter Japanese Market through its Lloyd’s Syndicate
Apr 8 2013 // Ironshore International, a subsidiary of Ironshore Inc., announced that its Lloyd’s Pembroke Syndicate has been authorized by the Japanese Financial Services Authority to offer Representations & Warranties...
New Rules Announced for Homeowners Using Sandy Disaster Aid to Rebuild
Apr 8 2013 // Homeowners and businesses using federal disaster aid to rebuild from Superstorm Sandy will have to take additional flood protection measures, top federal officials announced last week. The new standard, announced on April...
Great American Launches Professional Liability Division
Apr 2 2013 // Great American Insurance Group has launched a new professional liability division offering errors and omissions (E&O) liability insurance coverage for non-medical miscellaneous service providers as well as real estate...
Great American Insurance Group Launches Professional Liability Division
Apr 2 2013 // Great American Insurance Group, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced the launch of a new professional liability division. This division will offer errors and omissions (E&O) liability insurance coverage for non-medical...
ACE Launches Borderless International Pollution Liability Coverage
Mar 26 2013 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of the ACE Group, has introduced a foreign casualty pollution liability coverage endorsement. This new endorsement provides a limited pollution coverage extension in conjunction...
Philadelphia Launches New Media Liability Coverage
Mar 22 2013 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) has launched a new insurance coverage offering for both media companies and organizations that create or distribute media content called Cover Pro Media. PHLY’s coverage...
ACE Launches Portal for Placing U.S. Small Business International Policies
Mar 21 2013 // ACE Commercial Risk Services, the U.S.-based small business insurance division of the ACE Group, has introduced a portal for U.S. brokers working with small- to-mid-sized U.S.-based companies doing business overseas. The...
XL Group Launches Recreational Marine Coverage for Yacht Owners
Mar 21 2013 // XXL Group’s North America Marine insurance business has launched a new suite of recreational marine coverages tailored to yacht owners called ShipShape. With limits up to $50 million, ShipShape provides a variety of...
Aon Unveils 2013 Interactive Political Risk Map; Focus on Emerging Markets
Mar 19 2013 // To complement its print version, Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has unveiled a new online and interactive political risk map with data going back more than 15 years. Aon explained the...
Willis Launches Insurance Program for Dairy Farm Industry
Mar 14 2013 // Willis Programs, a specialty business unit of Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, has introduced a customized insurance product for dairy operations. DairyProtector is designed for dairy farms with cows...
Intellectual Property Insurance Launches IP Abatement Product
Mar 11 2013 // Intellectual Property Insurance Services Corporation (IPISC) has launched its latest IP insurance product, InventPro Abatement Insurance, an IP insurance starter plan designed specifically to help inventors and small...
MMIC Enters Indiana Medical Professional Liability Market
Mar 7 2013 // Minneapolis, Minn.-based medical malpractice insurer, MMIC, announced it has begun conducting business in Indiana. This brings the total number of states in MMIC’s core territory to nine. MMIC President and CEO Bill...
General Star Launches High Value Homeowners Program
Mar 6 2013 // General Star Management Co. has launched a high value homeowners program. Effective March 1, the product is offered through All Risks, Ltd, the program administrator for this new facility. Together, they will provide...
