Latest New Markets Headlines
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ThinkRisk and OneBeacon Announce [in]FUSE – Insurance Agents & Brokers Professional Liability Protection
Apr 27 2012 // Chicago, IL, 04/27/12 – ThinkRisk Underwriting Agency, LLC and OneBeacon Professional Insurance join forces to announce the launch of a new Professional Liability Policy for Insurance Agents & Brokers. The...
Norman-Spencer Launches P&C Program for Recreational Marine Market
Apr 24 2012 // The Norman-Spencer Agency is launching First Marine, an A+ rated, nationally admitted property and casualty coverage product. First Marine is a new proprietary program available through Norman-Spencer’s Marine...
Atlas General Insurance Services Announces Expansion and Has Named Greg Mosher President of the Newly Formed Atlas Specialty Insurance Division
Apr 16 2012 // San Diego, CA, 4/16/2012 – Atlas General Insurance Services, LLC, a San Diego based program administrator, is pleased to name Greg Mosher President of Atlas Specialty Insurance Services, a new division of Atlas...
Veracity Insurance Solutions Launches Food Liability Insurance Program
Apr 12 2012 // Utah-based Veracity Insurance Solutions, LLC has launched the Food Liability Insurance Program (FLIP). FLIP is a sister program to Veracity’s Artists, Crafters, and Tradesmen Insurance Program (ACTinsPro) and is...
Minnesota DOT Announces Flood Mitigation Projects
Apr 2 2012 // Minnesota transportation officials have announced eight flood mitigation projects to be built over the next five years. The Minnesota Department of Transportation said the projects total $30 million and are part of a $50...
Willis Announces Accountable Care Organization Insurance Liability Policy
Mar 29 2012 // Willis has introduced the Accountable Care Organization Liability insurance policy to address the health care industry’s move to adapt health care delivery models following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
Liberty Mutual Acquires KIT Finance, Enters Russian Auto Insurance Market
Mar 29 2012 // Liberty Mutual, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, said it would enter the Russian market with a deal to acquire KIT Finance Insurance, which primarily writes auto coverage in St. Petersburg and...
Maryland Lt. Gov. Launches Health Insurance Marketing Campaign
Mar 21 2012 // Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown wants to increase the number of applications to a federally funded health insurance program run by the state. Brown kicked off the second anniversary of the federal Affordable Care Act on...
Low-Cost Online Commercial Lines Quoting Tool for P/C Agents Launched
Mar 19 2012 // The launch of a real-time commercial lines rater that gives agents access to a handful of large carriers was announced recently by a division of Networked Insurance Agents. MyNTrack, a division of Grass Valley,...
Nebraska Medical Liability Insurer Adds Staff, Announces Promotions
Mar 9 2012 // Preferred Professional Insurance Company (PPIC), an Omaha, Neb.-based Catholic-owned medical liability insurance firm, has hired Patti Hiemer as the company’s accounting clerk and made a number of staff...
Aces Commercial Insurance Services Announces New Contractor GL Online Rate, Quote, & Bind Program
Mar 8 2012 // Costa Mesa, CA, 03/06/12 – Aces Commercial Insurance Services, a leading GA/Wholesale brokerage specializing in general liability markets, announces the launch of a new online, rate, quote, & bind program. The new...
Protective Specialty Launches E&O Products for Insurance Agents
Mar 6 2012 // Protective Specialty Insurance Co. has launched a pair of new errors and omissions products for insurance agents. One product will cater to life insurance agents, and the other will be tailored to property/casualty...
Low-Cost Online Commercial Lines Quoting Tool for P/C Agents Launched
Feb 29 2012 // The launch of a real-time commercial lines rater that gives agents access to a handful of large carriers was announced today by a division of Networked Insurance Agents. MyNTrack, a division of Grass Valley, Calif.-based...
Starr Launches White-Collar Disability Coverage
Feb 23 2012 // Starr Indemnity & Liability Co. has introduced white-collar disability insurance for high-net worth individual and corporations. The carrier will underwrite the coverage for the program in conjunction with Pro...
Brownyard Launches Pest Control E&O Coverage
Feb 17 2012 // Brownyard Group has introduced errors and omissions (E&O) coverage for its PCOpro pest control program. The new coverage provides protection against claims seeking monetary damages due to negligence. The program...
Inland Marine Underwriters Association Announces New Board Chairman
Feb 16 2012 // The board of directors at Inland Marine Underwriters Association (IMUA) has voted Swiss Re America senior vice president Peter Opinante to assume the chairmanship of the board. Opinante, who served as deputy chair, fills...
XL and Hays Affinity Launch Dental Professional Liability Program
Feb 16 2012 // XL Group plc’s Select Professional insurance underwriting unit and Hays Affinity Solutions have teamed up to offer professional liability insurance for dentists nationwide. “This coverage provides dentists with...
Liberty International Underwriters Launches Cyber Liability Products
Feb 9 2012 // Agents and brokers have three new options for technology risks from Liberty International Underwriters (LIU). The specialty lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance has started offering a trio of new primary cyber...
Marsh and Allied World Launch Coverage for Corporate Officers
Feb 8 2012 // Marsh and Allied World Assurance Co. have rolled out a new product to cover the costs associated with Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) investigations and related enforcement actions. The product was designed to help...
Xchanging Unveils Modernization Technology Initiative for London Market
Feb 7 2012 // Global business processor Xchanging has unveiled its vision for the Lloyd’s and London market in a presentation to 120 senior market executives. Xchanging highlighted the “business imperative for London to...
