property casualty News

Unitrin Changes Name to Kemper

Effective later this month, Unitrin, Inc. will conduct business under its new name, Kemper Corporation. Purchased in 2002, the Kemper personal lines business represents the company’s largest business unit with just under $1 billion in total earned premiums in 2010. …

Certificates of Insurance Legislation Signed by Texas Governor

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed into law a measure backed by agents that requires regulatory approval of property and casualty certificate of insurance forms provided to insureds as proof of insurance coverage. Certificates of insurance are widely used in …

W.R. Berkley Forms Technology Operating Unit, Appoints President

Berkley Technology Underwriters, LLC will offer coverage worldwide to the technology marketplace, including property, casualty and professional liability on both an admitted and non-admitted basis, announced W. R. Berkley Corporation. Matthew A. Mueller has been named president of Berkley Technology …

Argo to Open New Insurance Company in Brazil

Pedro Purm Jr. has been selected to serve as chief executive officer for its commercial property and casualty insurance operations in Brazil, announced Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products. Purm will oversee …

P/C Insurers Facing Record Losses from Weather

Devastating tornadoes, floods, earthquakes overseas and a busier-than-usual hurricane season have U.S. insurance companies bracing for record losses in 2011. Insurers could suffer as much as $10 billion from weather-related losses in the United States in 2011, which is up …

Allied World Forms New Inland Marine Division

Allied World U.S. has expanded its Property & Casualty(P&C) operations with the launch of a new Inland Marine division. The division will target all filed and non-filed classes of Inland Marine business in the United States, with a focus on …

Flagship Services Group Launches Medicare Compliance Solutions

Flagship Services Group, Inc., a Colorado-based company providing Medicare compliance for insurance carriers, self-insured entities, attorneys, and state and local government agencies, announced end-to-end solutions combining best practices for the claims, legal, and medical fields in order to manage claims …

Premier Group Insurance to Enter New States and Expand Operations – Appoints Rex Hickling as President

Denver, April 19 2011 – Premier Group Insurance, Inc. announced today the further expansion of its agency Property & Casualty group of more than 100 licensed agents into additional targeted states in the West. Leading the strategic expansion will be …

Engle Martin Recapitalizes with Forsyth Capital

Engle Martin & Associates, Inc., a provider of commercial property and casualty loss adjusting and claims administrative services, announced that its existing management team has partnered with Forsyth Capital Investors, LLC to recapitalize the company and better position itself for …