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The Travelers Insurance Company was founded in Hartford by James G. Batterson, a stone contractor [12] who became aware for the first time of accident insurance for travelers (i.e., an early form of travel insurance) while traveling in England in 1859 from Leamington to London. [13]
The North American Trust Company was one of the building's earlier tenants, having obtained quarters at the American Surety Building by 1898. [48] Another early tenant was the Weather Bureau , which moved from its previous quarters at the Manhattan Life Building and installed a 100-foot-tall (30 m) steel pole atop the American Surety Building ...
The organization’s activities include lobbying local, state, and federal policymakers on behalf of its members; republishing and analyzing recent legislation and regulatory agency rulemaking to determine and communicate to members potential impacts on their business operations; engaging in public relations on behalf of the property-casualty ...
CNA Announces Sale of Surety Company & Agency to California Contractors Insurance Services CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CNA Financial Corporation (NYS: CNA) today announced that it has completed the ...
Between 1870 and 1872, 33 US life insurance companies failed, in part fueled by bad practices and incidents such as the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. 3,800 property-liability and 2,270 life insurance companies were operating in the United States by 1989.
In 2002, the company acquired Dickson Manchester Ltd. and MAG Global Financial Products. [21] [22] In 2004, the company acquired American Contractors Indemnity Company and RA&MCO Insurance companies. [23] [24] In 2005, the company acquired US Surety company, DeMontfort Group, Ltd., Perico Ltd., MIC Life Insurance, and the Ilium Insurance Group.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company is an American diversified global insurer and the sixth-largest property and casualty insurer in the world. [ 3 ] It ranks 87th on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the United States based on 2024 revenue. [ 4 ]
In 1917, the company moved its headquarters to Lansing, Michigan where the home office has remained. [4] Auto-Owners began writing insurance in Indiana, its first state outside of Michigan, in 1935. They now offer insurance in 26 states through local, independent insurance agents. [4] The company has been a member of the Fortune 500 since 2003. [5]