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Crestbrook Insurance Expands High Net Worth Products to Missouri

Crestbrook Insurance Co., an affluent market personal lines carrier from Nationwide, has expanded into Missouri. Independent insurance agents and brokers appointed with Crestbrook are now able to offer its products and services to their affluent clients in the state. Crestbrook …

ACE Launches High Net Worth Personal Insurance Business in Canada

ACE Group has launched its high net worth personal insurance capabilities in Canada through ACE Private Risk Services. ACE’s program features a highly customizable and specialized package of policies that can include home, valuable collections, watercraft, umbrella liability, and auto …

Crestbrook Insurance Expands Into Colorado

Crestbrook Insurance Co., an affluent market personal lines carrier from Nationwide, has expanded into Colorado. Independent insurance agents and brokers appointed with Crestbrook are now able to offer its products and services to their affluent clients. Crestbrook provides offers coverage …

GEICO Expands Ridesharing Product to Maryland

GEICO is now offering its ridesharing insurance product to Uber (UberX and UberXL), Lyft, Sidecar and other services to approved drivers in Maryland, in addition to Virginia. The product, which replaces the driver’s personal auto policy, provides coverage both for …

MedMal Direct to Expand Through Liberty Mutual Partnership

Jacksonville, Fla.-based MedMal Direct Insurance Co. formed a strategic alliance with Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Insurance, effective January 1, 2015. As a quota share reinsurer of MedMal Direct, Liberty Mutual will support MedMal Direct’s further …

Sagamore Insurance Expands Workers Compensation Program to 6 States

Sagamore Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Baldwin & Lyons Inc., is expanding its mono-line workers’ compensation program into six new states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Kansas and Arkansas. The program, which offers coverage for a variety of class codes, has …

Dovetail Insurance Expands MetLife BOP Product to 7 Additional States

Dovetail Insurance, a supplier of cloud-based insurance, is teaming up with MetLife Auto and Home to expand distribution of its MetLife Business Owners Policy (BOP) offering to seven additional states through its NetBOP Insurance Portal. Initially released in five states …

Lighthouse Insurance Expands Homeowners Program to North Carolina

Beginning in November 2014, Lighthouse Property Insurance Corp. will offer homeowners insurance and flood insurance throughout North Carolina. While Lighthouse will debut in the state with only homeowners and flood, it expects to introduce a dwelling fire product in 2015. …

AssureStart Expands Online Small Business Insurance Sales to Four More States

AssureStart, the online small business insurance provider, is now open for business in Nevada, New York, Ohio and South Carolina. AssureStart sells business property and general liability insurance on the Internet exclusively to small businesses with fewer than 30 employees. …

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds BOP Product in Illinois

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies (formerly known as GUARD Insurance Group) has begun offering businessowner’s policy (BOP) and umbrella coverage in Illinois. The company already has an established presence in the state with workers’ compensation premium totaling about $10.5 million …