Selling specialist insurance and reinsurance coverage, Chaucer Holdings runs two Lloyd's of London syndicates through its primary subsidiary, Chaucer Syndicates Limited. Chaucer owns Syndicate 1084, which underwrites marine, auto, and other property risks, and controls 54% of Nuclear Syndicate 1176, which covers property and liability risks at nuclear power stations. The company also manages syndicates for other insurance companies, including Antares Holdings and Broadgate Underwriting. Chaucer Holdings, originally established in 1922 as Stewart and Hughman Limited, has operations in counties including the UK, Denmark, and Singapore.

MBIA will make sure that bonds get paid, no matter what. Its independent subsidiary, National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation, is a leading provider of insurance for municipal bonds and stable corporate bonds (such as utility bonds) in the US. Separately, its MBIA Insurance Corporation provides global structured finance products and non-US public financial guarantees. MBIA's Cutwater business manages assets for public-sector clients. Other lines of business include tax compliance services and buying and servicing municipal real estate tax liens.

The Hartford Financial Services Group is an insurer with a range of personal and commercial life and property/casualty insurance products. Through its Hartford Life subsidiary, the company offers individual and group life insurance and annuities, as well as the financial services mentioned in its name (asset management, retirement plans, and mutual funds). Its property/casualty operations include both personal (homeowners, auto) and business coverage (workers' compensation) and specialty commercial coverage for large companies. The Hartford, in business since 1810, sells its products through about 11,000 independent agencies and more than 100,000 registered broker-dealers.

Heritage Title Company offers title insurance, marketing, and escrow services throughout Central Texas and beyond. Its products cover office, industrial, retail, multifamily, and residential properties. The company is an independent agent for underwriters such as First American Title and Chicago Title (part of Fidelity National Financial). Heritage Title Company, founded in 1984, operates three offices in Austin, Texas.

Crum & Forster looks out for the best interests of employers. Through its subsidiaries, the company offers an array of property/casualty insurance products to businesses, including general liability, automobile, property, and workers' compensation coverage. Crum & Forster also offers The Defender, a broad commercial umbrella policy. The company's specialty policies include management protection, crime insurance; it also offers personal auto and homeowners policies. In addition, Crum & Forster provides risk management services. The company's products are sold through some 1,500 independent brokers across the US. Crum & Forster is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings.

Rain and Hail Insurance Service is among the largest crop insurers; it is an underwriter for multiple lines of insurance for agents and rural policyholders in Canada and the US. Covering family farms to corporate farms its products run the gamut from low farm revenue to agribusiness risk management, from crop hail insurance to livestock risk protection. The company also provides claims adjusting and accounting services. It operates about 10 divisional offices across the US, as well as in Canada. Rain and Hail has agreed to be acquired by ACE Limited, which already holds 20% of the company's stock.

Hansard, which traces its roots back to 1970, went public in 2006. Hansard Global wants investors around the globe to live a long life and prosper while they're doing it. As a life insurance company, Hansard provides life insurance products and financial services to European and international high-net worth investors. From its base in the tax-friendly Isle of Man, the company operates in more than 170 countries. Its financial services products, which are offered in conjunction with its life insurance products, include managed funds (similar to broad-based mutual funds), as well as equity, fixed-rate, and deposit funds. It distributes its products through hundreds of independent intermediaries.

Companion Property & Casualty Insurance Group was founded in Columbia, South Carolina in 1984, to provide workers' compensation insurance in South Carolina. At that time, we capitalized on extensive distribution channels and health-based relationships with South Carolina employers, in order to establish a successful insurance business in our chosen market.

Mutual of Omaha, which is owned by its policyholders, offers its products through both its agency sales force and independent agents, as well as direct marketing. In the wild kingdom that is today's insurance industry, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company wants to distinguish itself from the pack. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company provides individual, group, and employee benefits products through a range of affiliated companies. It offers Medicare supplement, disability, and long-term care coverage as well as life insurance and annuities through its United of Omaha Life Insurance unit. Its Mutual of Omaha Investor Services offers brokerage services, pension plans, and mutual funds, while the Mutual of Omaha Bank operates regionally.

One of the largest surety companies in the US, CNA Surety offers contract and commercial surety bonds, which guarantee fulfillment of contracts. The company's Western Surety unit handles fidelity, commercial, and contract bonds and international surety and credit insurance; Surety Bonding, another subsidiary, specializes in commercial and contract bonds to small businesses. Contract surety (for construction contractors) accounts for nearly two-thirds of CNA Surety's premiums. CNA Surety sells its products in all 50 states through a network of independent agents and brokers. CNA Financial owns 62% of CNA Surety and has offered to acquire the balance.

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