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ACCEPTANCE SELLS P/C TO HANNOVER

Acceptance Insurance Cos. Inc. of Omaha, continuing to exit its property and casualty businesses, announced on March 2 it has...

CUT IN FLOOD PROGRAM WEIGHED

While the merits of President George Bush’s proposed budget are still being weighed, one of the items getting attention in...

STATE FARM REPORTS DROP

State Farm Insurance Cos., the nation’s largest personal lines insurer, announced Feb. 28 that its net income dropped 60 percent...

VP’S LEAVE FRONTIER

Frontier Insurance Group Inc. announced on March 2 the resignations of Patrick Kenny, executive vice president and chief financial officer;...

FRANKEL BACK ON HOME TURF

Martin Frankel, the rogue financier who led the world on a massive manhunt in 1999, was returned to the United...

INSWEB, ALLSTATE TEAM UP

InsWeb and Allstate Insurance Co. have entered into a two-year service agreement under which Allstate will market its auto, homeowners,...

EHEALTHINSURANCE SUES INSWEB

Online health insurance marketplace eHealthInsurance is suing InsWeb, claiming the Sacramento, Calif.-based insurance aggregator was furnishing “illegitimate” referrals for health...

WWW.PROGRAMBUSINESS.COM

National Marketing Services Inc., a provider of marketing products and services since 1988, has announced the launch of www.Programbusiness.com, designed...

CITIGROUP’S EUROPEAN PLANS

Citigroup plans to focus its European expansion on corporate and investment banking as well as wealth management services, the Financial...

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN

Accidental damage poses the biggest single risk for personal computer owners, according to a new insurance industry study. Safeware, The...

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