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CARSTAR Expands in Ohio

CARSTAR, a multi-shop operator network, announced the opening of a new location Cleveland, bringing the total number of CARSTAR locations in Ohio to 25. Owned by Jeremy and Theresa Orsky, Coach & Collision CARSTAR is located at 1120 Brookpark Road …

Caliber Announces Opening of Newest Oklahoma Location

Caliber Collision announced opening of its newest Oklahoma location as the company continues to accelerate its expansion across the southwestern U.S. The 22,000 square foot collision repair facility opened at 3501 South Broadway, Edmond, Okla. “Our new Edmond location is …

GEICO Hiring More Than 4,000 New Associates in 2013

GEICO, an insurer that handles auto insurance coverage for over 11 million private passenger auto policies and insures more than 18 million vehicles (auto & cycle), announced it will hire more than 4,000 new associates in the upcoming year. The …

Rimkus Consulting Group Opens Memphis Office

Rimkus Consulting Group, a forensic engineering consulting service, announced the opening of a new office in Memphis, Tenn. on December 1, 2012. The office is led by Rimkus District Manager, Lawrence Wedderstrand, P.E. “We are very excited about our expansion …

RLI Partners with Recreation Insurance Specialists to Underwrite RV Insurance

RLI Corp. announced today a new partnership with Recreation Insurance Specialists (RIS), a specialty recreation vehicle (RV) insurance agency, that will allow RLI to underwrite RV insurance for RIS. RLI has hired Eric Raudins to manage the new product line …

Solera Holdings Acquires Mensaelect S.A.

Solera Holdings, Inc., a global provider of software and services to the automobile insurance claims processing industry, announced that it has acquired 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Mensaelect S.A. Mensaelect’s proprietary, web-based product streamlines the invoicing process between …

Kingsway Announces Startup of Louisiana Homeowners Insurance Company

Kingsway Financial Services Inc. announced it has completed its formation of Maison Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurance company primarily writing wind and hail homeowners coverage in Louisiana. Maison received its certificate of authority from the Louisiana Department of …

D&B Releases Free Tool to Identify Businesses Impacted by Sandy

Roughly 1.5 million businesses in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been indentified as having the worst potential impact as a result of Superstorm Sandy, according to Dun & Bradstreet, a global source of commercial information and insight on …

Allied World Europe Announces Enhancements to Professional Liability Products

Allied World Europe has enhanced its suite of professional liability products to include primary capabilities. The new offering, Allied World Secure(SM), consists of five distinct products which cover a broad range of primary and excess liabilities, including Allied World Secure …

Insurance Auto Auctions Adds New Locations in Texas

Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), an online salvage auto auction company and wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc., announced two new locations in Texas, including McAllen and Lubbock, respectively, increasing its footprint to a total of 12 auction locations in …