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Byrne-Jones Appointed Director, Casualty Specialty Risks for Crawford & Company Crawford & Company appointed Rowena Byrne-Jones as a director of Casualty Specialist Risks. Byrne-Jones is regularly involved in multi-million pound losses involving multiple claimants, often in the glare of media …

Freedom Specialty Insurance Takes Nationwide Name

Effective today, Freedom Specialty Insurance Company will be rebranded as Nationwide. The change was made to leverage Nationwide’s brand recognition, diverse product offerings and financial stability. According to the Company, customers will continue to enjoy the stability of a Fortune …

Nationwide Raises Minimum Pay Rate to $15 Per Hour

Following in the footsteps of Facebook and Wal-Mart, Ohio-based Nationwide announced it will raise its minimum pay rate to $15 per hour over the next nine months. This change impacts approximately 900 current associates across 25 locations for jobs in …

Nationwide Automates Auto Hail and Dent Repair

Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance has announced a more efficient way to estimate hail damage—Automated Mobile Hail Estimating. The program was piloted last year after a catastrophic event and will be rolled out across the country as an optional service in the …

Nationwide Realigns Internal Structure, Names Leaders

Nationwide is announcing a realigned internal structure and new leader assignments, one week after announcing it is aligning all of its product lines under one brand – Nationwide. The company will be organized around three primary business units: Nationwide Property …

Nationwide Moves to One Brand

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company announced that it will align its products and services under its most recognizable brand—Nationwide. The company, which currently operates under multiple brand names – including, but not limited to Nationwide Insurance, Allied Insurance, Harleysville Insurance, Nationwide …

Nationwide Ordered to Pay $18M Award for Faulty Repairs

An insurance company is contesting a ruling that it pay $18 million in punitive damages after a long court battle over faulty repairs to a Pennsylvania family’s vehicle in 1996. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Nationwide asked the judge Friday …

Nationwide to Re-Enter New Jersey Auto Insurance Market

Nationwide Insurance is returning to New Jersey to sell auto policies, giving motorists more choices for coverage, the state and company announced Friday. The Columbus, Ohio-based insurer stopped offering auto coverage in the state in 1981, but has served the …

Eyeing Affluent Market, Crestbrook Ready to Launch in Illinois

Well-to-do Illinois residents and their insurance agents can soon look forward to another option when it comes to protecting their assets. Crestbrook Insurance has selected Illinois for the launch of what is essentially a start-up insurance company focusing on the …

Report: Liberty Mutual Failed in Bid to Buy Harleysville

It turns out there was another player in last year’s merger deal between Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. According to a news report, Liberty Mutual also made an offer last September to buy Harleysville but was …