Ecclesiastical Insurance Group (EIG) provides insurance coverage to more than 16,000 primarily Anglican churches and cathedrals, some 3,500 charities, and 6,000 educational institutions (it insures more than 60% of the UK's private schools, including Eton). It also insures nursing homes, child care facilities, and historical sites, and it offers commercial lines. In addition, EIG offers financial services for Anglican clergy and church members, such as pensions, investment savings accounts, mortgages, and home, auto, and wedding insurance. EIG operates mainly in the UK, but also in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Founded in 1887, the company is owned by a charity, Allchurches Trust Limited.

Direct Line Insurance plc was founded in 1985 with a simple idea in mind -- selling car insurance over the phone. It is the UK's leading private automobile insurer, and it has more than 5 million customers across its lines of business. Since its founding, the company has expanded its business to include home, pet, travel, and life insurance. Other products and services include home mortgages, loans, savings, online car buying, and car breakdown service. Direct Line has also expanded geographically by offering services in Germany and Italy. The company is an affiliate of The Royal Bank of Scotland.

Enumclaw Insurance Group provides commercial and personal property/casualty insurance in four western states (Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington). Through subsidiaries Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance Company and Enumclaw Property and Casualty Insurance, the company writes a variety of lines, including auto, homeowners, liability, and umbrella insurance. Enumclaw also offers specialty package policies for churches, farms, and business owners. Farmers' Mutual Insurance, the group's Washington-based predecessor, was founded in 1898.

Great American's roots go back to the 1800's with the founding of Great American Insurance Company in 1872, based in New York City. The company symbol was an eagle. The company's first policy was written on March 19, 1872. Through the remainder of the 1800's, Great American continued to grow and attract more agents. Great American entered the twentieth century as one of the most respected and financially stable companies in America with an excellent reputation for paying claims.

BMI Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1973 by chairman Tony Sierra. ¡Habla español! BMI Financial Group specializes in providing life and health insurance and other financial products to businesses and individuals in Latin America, and (to a lesser extent) in Asia and Europe. The company's primary subsidiary is Best Meridian Insurance, which targets Latin American upper-income business professionals through a network of approximately 300 general agencies. Best Meridian Insurance's offerings include life, credit, accident, health, and reinsurance products. Other subsidiaries offer investment products and third-party administration (TPA) services.

The Loews Corporation's main interest is insurance through publicly traded subsidiary CNA Financial, which offers commercial property/casualty coverage. Other wholly owned and partially owned holdings include hotels in the US and Canada through its Loews Hotels subsidiary. Its energy holdings include contract oil-drilling operator Diamond Offshore Drilling (which operates roughly 50 offshore oil rigs), interstate natural gas transmission pipeline systems operator Boardwalk Pipelines, and HighMount Exploration & Production (also natural gas)

Encompass Insurance company, formerly known as CNA Personal Insurance, specializes in personal insurance. As one of the largest personal brands in the US, it has more than 1.2 million customers in 42 states. The company offers its products through more than 2,800 independent agents. Products include auto, collectible auto, boat, and homeowners coverage, as well as its Universal Security Policy (combining personal insurance policies into one). Encompass Insurance is a subsidiary of auto insurance giant Allstate Insurance Company, part of the Allstate Corporation.

Allianz Engineering (formerly Allianz Cornhill Engineering) inspects before it covers. The company provides plant and machinery inspection services and sells insurance policies to protect machinery, electronics, consequential loss from business interruption. It also sells insurance to contractors needing to comply with contractual insurance requirements for a specified period of time. In addition, Allianz Engineering performs health and safety appraisals, performs non-destructive testing of process machinery, provides training seminars, and environmental risk assessment.

Falvey Cargo Underwriting provides marine cargo insurance primarily for high technology and medical industries, but insures just about anything in need of coverage. Typical cargo loads include environmentally-sensitive fiber optic equipment, robotic surgical devices, and pharmaceutical products. The company also provides loss prevention consultations, claims processing services, and recovery services through its ProTecht Risk Solutions program. Falvey Cargo Underwriting -- a licensed underwriting manager for several Lloyd's syndicates -- was founded in 1995.

Allianz Insurance is one of the largest general insurance providers in the UK. The company provides property, casualty, and automobile insurance policies to businesses and individuals. The company's largest segment is its commercial division, which provides property, liability, and motor insurance and risk management services. Its personal business products range from such standard fare as car and home coverage to more specialized products such as wedding, musical instrument and pet insurance. Independent brokers, agents, and affinity groups distribute the company's products. It is also growing its direct-to-consumer sales. Allianz Insurance is part of the Munich, Germany-based Allianz SE.

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