Sony Financial Holdings was founded in 2004 and is led by president Teruhisa Tokunaka. Electronics giant Sony Corporation is taking electronics to the bank. Its financial arm Sony Financial Holdings provides banking and insurance services through operating subsidiaries including Sony Bank. The retail bank operates primarily online and via mobile phone; physical transactions are available at convenience store ATMs throughout Japan. Sony Life provides insurance planning and policies; it is partnering with AEGON to offer annuities. Sony Assurance offers automobile insurance and other property/casualty and medical coverage. Sony Bank subsidiary Sony Bank Securities provides securities brokerage services.

Founded in 1941, Cotton States Life Insurance, through subsidiaries Cotton States Mutual Insurance and Shield Insurance, the company operates in a handful of southeastern states, offering personal lines of property/casualty insurance, such as auto and homeowners coverage, as well as traditional life insurance products. The company sells its insurance products through exclusive agents in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. Its agents also sell the products of its parent company, national insurance provider COUNTRY Financial, which acquired Cotton States in 2005.

Platinum Underwriters provides property/casualty, marine, and finite risk reinsurance through subsidiaries Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance and Platinum Underwriters Bermuda. Another unit, Platinum Re UK, has stopped writing new policies. The company's products are distributed through reinsurance intermediaries. Platinum Underwriters was formed when, taking advantage of the friendly reinsurance climate, business insurer Travelers Companies (formerly St. Paul Travelers) spun off its ailing reinsurance unit (St. Paul Re) into Platinum Underwriters Holdings. Set up in tax-friendly Bermuda, Platinum Underwriters does about three-fourths of its business in the US.

Korean Reinsurance isn't content just to be one of Asia's largest reinsurance companies. Established in 1963, Korean Re provides both life and non-life reinsurance services for fire and engineering, marine and aviation, casualty and bond, and automotive purposes, among others. Approximately 80% of its premiums originate in Asia (including the Middle East and Africa), with the balance coming from Europe and the Americas. Property and engineering premiums lead the company's portfolio, comprising about 20% of gross premiums written. However, the company has been experiencing growth in its casualty, life, and overseas lines. Korean Re is expanding its global foothold with offices in the US, Europe, and Asia.

W. R. Berkley Corporation is a financial services company focused on the property and casualty insurance business. It has been uniquely successful in meeting the needs of its various constituencies. Over the past 42 years, the Company has achieved an outstanding record of consistently providing insurance products and services that meet the needs of its customers. It has provided its employees with a challenging and rewarding workplace while also making both economic and civic contributions to the communities in which it operates. Most significantly, it has been able to do these things while providing outstanding returns to its shareholders.

Bouchard Insurance is founded on the principle of Relationships Built on Trust®. This principle is the driving force behind our commitment to serving our clients in such a way that they would think of us not only as insurance agents, but as trusted friends and advisors. Our ultimate goal is to cultivate long-term relationships with each customer and deliver the most appropriate, yet affordable programs through insurance and non-insurance strategies.

Founded in the 1830s and one of the oldest continually operating businesses of its kind in the country, Gore Mutual, or "The Gore" as it's known, provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance to residents of Ontario and British Columbia. (By Canadians for Canadians is the company's tagline.) Coverage is offered for automobiles, homes, businesses, and more. The Gore's products are sold solely by independent insurance brokers. The company also funds the Gore Mutual charitable foundation to provide support to local communities.

Catlin Group Limited is an international specialist property and casualty insurer and reinsurer, writing more than 30 classes of business. Catlin operates four underwriting platforms - the Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd's, Catlin Bermuda, Catlin UK and Catlin US - as well as a network of international offices. Our structure provides both strength and flexibility. Throughout its history, Catlin has strived to build a business for the future through a firm commitment to disciplined underwriting and a forward looking approach to managing underwriting cycles. Catlin's goal is to offer a consistent source of underwriting expertise and capacity to clients and their brokers through both hard and soft markets.

Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company (Reliance Standard) is a leading insurance carrier specializing in innovative and flexible employee benefits solutions including disability income and group term life insurance, a suite of voluntary (employee paid) coverage options and fully integrated absence management. Reliance Standard markets these solutions through independent brokers and agents to employers of all sizes. Rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best*, Reliance Standard began its centennial year in 2006. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company provides insurance products and services in all states (except New York), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In New York, insurance products and services are provided through First Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, home office: New York, N.Y. Product availability and features may vary by state. It distributes its products through independent agents and brokers.

Texas Mutual Insurance Companies are the state's leading provider of workers' compensation insurance, and we offer exceptional services at competitive prices. They've been serving Texas since 1991. That's when the Texas Legislature first chartered the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund and gave us the task of stabilizing the workers' comp system. In 2001, the Legislature redesigned our charter and changed our name to Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

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