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Atlass Insurance Group Increases Liability Limits on High Performance Boats

Atlass Insurance Group, a global provider of commercial and marine insurance for more than 30 years, has enhanced its Prime Time Boat Insurance product, available through Atlass and other independent insurance agents nationwide. Since Prime Time’s launch last year the …

Allianz to Buy Italy’s UnipolSai’s P&C Business

Germany’s Allianz SE is to buy part of Italian insurer UnipolSai’s property/casualty insurance business in a deal worth up to 440 million euros ($612 million). Allianz said in a statement late Saturday that the business had premiums last year of …

Mitchell Releases Automated Medical Bill Review Software

Mitchell, a provider of technology, connectivity and information solutions to the property/ casualty claims and collision repair industries, announced the commercial release of Decision Point 8, a completely automated medical bill review and workflow solution for first and third-party liability …

Crawford Deploys New Technology for Insureds and Claimants

Crawford & Company announced new products that will allow clients and brokers to use the new Affinity Portal to submit claims, look up their status, and communicate with Crawford adjusters online using a computer or any major smart phone and …

Esurance to Hire 450 in New South Carolina Office

Esurance, the direct-to-consumer insurance company, will open a new sales and claims office in Greenville, S.C., this summer that will employ up to 450 South Carolina residents. The insurers said job openings will include inside sales positions that can offer …

AIG Offers New Product to Cover Cross Border Casualty Risks

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) announced the launch of its Global Casualty Single Solution (GCSS), a new product to cover cross-border casualty risks for U.S.-based multinational companies. The product is designed for middle market businesses with up to $700 million …

GEICO’s Fredericksburg Office to Hire 725 Associates in 2014

To keep up with its strong policyholder growth, GEICO announced the company’s regional office in Fredericksburg, Va., plans to hire more than 725 new associates for growth and replacement in 2014. The office, which already employs more than 3,300 associates, …

York Acquires American Claims Services

New Jersey-based York Risk Services Group, a claims administration and risk management services provider, announced it has acquired the assets of American Claims Services Inc. (ACSI) based in Houston, Texas and Destrehan, La. Both John Bannon and Bill Johnson of …

Cannon Named Medical Director of Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission

A former hospital chief of staff has been named medical director of the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission. Dr. Jay Cannon of Oklahoma City will be working with administrative law judges on independent medical examinations and vocational rehabilitation orders. He will …

XL Group Specialty Businesses Team Up in Luxury Lines Initiative

XL Group’s Specialty insurance businesses in North America are teaming up in a new Luxury Lines initiative, collaboratively extending their equine, aviation, yacht, fine art, and kidnap, ransom & extortion coverages to protect high net worth private customers and their …