Latest New Markets Headlines
All the headlines from our New Markets Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Company of the West Unveils Stand-Alone Terrorism Coverage
Aug 5 2005 // Insurance Company of the West has announced it will offer admitted stand-alone property terrorism coverage for most states around the country. Additional states, including New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut,...
AmPro Launches New Professional Liability Program in Four S.E. States
Aug 5 2005 // Miami, Fla.-based American Professional Liability Underwriters Inc. (AmPro), wholesale brokers and managing general agents, dealing exclusively in professional liability, have been appointed as managers for a new program...
AMEX Enters N.J. Auto Insurance Market Via Internet Sales
Aug 1 2005 // AMEX Assurance Company,of the American Express Property Casualty companies, is now writing insurance policies in New Jersey. AMEX is entering the New Jersey market exclusively through the Internet. Its web site is...
Insurers Unveil ‘Market-Based’ Proposals to Boost Private Terrorism Insurance
Jul 27 2005 // Property casualty insurers have outlined what they term a “market-based” approach to providing terrorism risk insurance. The proposals include repeal of some state laws on fire policies and creation of a...
D&O Liability Plan Upgraded to Reflect Banks Entering New Fields
Jul 27 2005 // In response to the increasing complexity of community banking, the American Bankers Association-sponsored insurance program, underwritten by Progressive Casualty Insurance Co., has released a new directors and...
TDI Announces Small Business Health Insurance Fairs
Jul 25 2005 // In an effort to help small business owners get the latest information on health insurance options, the Texas Department of Insurance is sponsoring health insurance fairs in seven cities across the state. Health insurance...
Business Leaders Launch Campaign to Combat Data Fraud, Losses
Jul 22 2005 // After a string of high-profile data thefts and losses, business leaders this week announced an education campaign to better protect sensitive client information from hackers and other thieves. “The fraudsters are...
Utah’s Workers Comp Fund Announces $20M Dividend
Jul 19 2005 // Utah’s Workers Compensation Fund has declared a $20 million dividend that will be distributed to a majority of policyholders this August. Policyholders can expect to receive 9.25 percent of their earned premium...
ASSURANCEAMERICA ENTERS AUTO MARKET
Jul 18 2005 // AssuranceAmerica Corp. has expanded into Alabama’s auto insurance market with sales of its first auto insurance policies in the state. The Atlanta-based company is represented by more than 300 independent agents and...
Kemper Auto and Home Unveils Real-Time Rating in Conn. Via SETWrite
Jun 29 2005 // Rackley Solutions has joined with personal lines carrier Kemper Auto and Home (KAH) to launch a real-time connection allowing KAH’s Connecticut agents access to auto rates through SETWrite, Rackley’s new...
Arrowhead Launches Employment Practices Liability Program for Small, Mid-Market Businesses
Jun 27 2005 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. announced that its Professional Liability Division (www.ArrowheadPro.com) has launched an Employment Practices Liability Insurance program for small and mid-market businesses in 47...
Tillinghast to Launch Commercial Lines Survey w/ Webcast on July 6
Jun 24 2005 // The Tillinghast unit of consultants Towers Perrin has announced plans to launch its Commercial Lines Insurance Price Monitoring Survey (CLIPS). Tillinghast said it had “initiated the survey to meet the insurance...
Brown & Brown, Arch Insurance Announce Liability Program
Jun 7 2005 // Brown & Brown Public Entity Services, a division of Program Management Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc., of Lake Mary, Fla. has announced a nationwide program agreement with the Arch Insurance...
Argonaut Group Expands with Launch of Argonaut Specialty
Jun 6 2005 // Argonaut Group Inc., headquartered in San Antonio, is expanding its commitment to the wholesale insurance market with the creation of a new company, Argonaut Specialty, which will target accounts that are somewhat larger...
Mass. Gov. Romney to Unveil Own Auto System Proposal
Jun 1 2005 // Reportedly tired of waiting, Gov. Mitt Romney will today announce a legislative reform package for the Massachusetts auto insurance system, bypassing his own task force that had promised to come up with its own measures by...
AVRECO Launches Market for Borderline Surgeons and Doctors
May 31 2005 // Chicago-based wholesaler AVRECO recently announced a new medical liability insurance market for borderline nonstandard physicians and surgeons. The program is geared toward doctors “headed for the standard...
Allstate, SIIS and Others Launch Flood Safety Campaign
May 23 2005 // Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, public and private sector partners, including the Allstate Foundation and Southwestern Insurance Information Service, are joining forces to expand flood safety awareness in Texas...
InsureMyTrip.com Teams with MEDEX to Launch Affordable Travel Coverage
May 19 2005 // An innovative partnership between InsureMyTrip.com and MEDEX Assistance Corporation promises to bring the benefits of comprehensive travel coverage, usually reserved for employees of large corporations, to leisure...
Argonaut Group Expands with Launch of Argonaut Specialty
May 19 2005 // Argonaut Group Inc. is expanding its commitment to the wholesale insurance market with the creation of a new company, Argonaut Specialty, which will target accounts that are somewhat larger than those currently handled by...
The Hartford Unveils Online Insurance Center to Serve Large Businesses
May 12 2005 // The Hartford has unveiled http://www.lb.thehartford.com, a Web site custom-designed for risk managers at large organizations whose workforce exceeds 500 employees. The site reportedly helps an organization evaluate its...
