Life Insurance Company of The Southwest was founded in 1955 and is licensed to do business in 49 states and the District of Columbia. It is a subsidiary of National Life Group. Some people look to the Southwest as a potential retirement spot; others look to the Southwest as a means to get to their retirement spot. Life Insurance Company of the Southwest (LSW) provides a variety of retirement-related annuities and life insurance products. It specializes in 403(b) tax-sheltered annuities, or retirement savings programs available to schoolteachers and some not-for-profit employees. Other offerings include annuities for government employees (457 plans) and other kinds of fixed annuities, as well as traditional life insurance policies.

In the early 1980s, CPAs were faced with a mounting liability insurance crisis. The major insurance carriers, victims of their own rate-cutting war, found themselves with insufficient funds to cover their claims. Most companies discontinued their professional liability insurance coverage for CPAs. Those who continued to offer CPAs liability insurance imposed huge premium increases to cover cash shortfalls. As a result, liability coverage became unaffordable for many CPAs.

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.

On May 1, 1888, twenty-five Lancaster County citizens met at Lititz, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of organizing a Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The original name of the company was "The Agricultural Mutual Fire Company of Lancaster County." On May 22, 1888, these same citizens, dedicated to their heritage of Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, adopted By-Laws on the principles of thrift, integrity and full measure for value received. To the credit of the founders, many of these By-Laws have never been changed and are just as applicable today as they were over a century ago.

In the 17th Century London's importance as a trade centre led to an increasing demand for ship and cargo insurance.Lloyd's coffee house became recognised as the place for obtaining marine insurance. From its first beginnings in Edward Lloyd’s Coffee House in 1688, Lloyd’s has been a pioneer in insurance. Starting with its roots in marine insurance, Lloyd’s has grown over 300 years to become the world’s leading market for specialist From 17th century shipping and Lord Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, through the devastation of the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, and on to the emergence of space satellite technology in the late 20th century, the story of Lloyd’s is both a long and an interesting one.

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group sells commercial and personal property/casualty insurance -- including automobile, businessowners, homeowners, inland marine, and umbrella coverage -- to clients in the northeastern US. The group consists of three companies: Granite Mutual, Northern Security, and Vermont Mutual Insurance. The companies operate in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A network of independent agents markets the group's products. One of the oldest American mutual insurance firms, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group traces its roots back to 1828 when it was established as a fire insurance company.

Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (formerly HealthExtras, Inc.) is built on strong, innovative principles in the management of prescription drug benefits and provides an unbiased, client-centered philosophy resulting in a year-over-year client retention rate of more than 98%. The Company’s subsidiaries include Catalyst Rx, a full-service pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) serving more than seven million lives in the United States and Puerto Rico; HospiScript Services, LLC, one of the largest providers of pharmacy benefit management services to the hospice industry; and Immediate Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a fully-integrated prescription mail service facility based out of Avon Lake, Ohio. The Company also offers Medicare Part D and Workers’ Compensation PBM services. Its clients include self-insured employers including state and local governments, managed care organizations, unions, hospices, third-party administrators and individuals.

Delphi Financial Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated employee benefit services. The company operates in two segments, Group Employee Benefit Products and Asset Accumulation Products. The Group Employee Benefit Products segment provides group life, disability, and excess workers’ compensation insurance products to small and mid-sized employers. It also offers travel accident, voluntary accidental death and dismemberment, and group dental and limited benefit health insurance products, as well as assumed workers’ compensation and casualty reinsurance. This segment markets its group products to employer-employee groups and associations in various industries primarily through independent brokers and agents. The Asset Accumulation Products segment offers fixed annuities, such as single premium deferred annuities, flexible premium annuities, and multi-year interest guarantee products. It offers its products and services in the United States and Canada to individuals through networks of independent insurance agents. Delphi Financial Group also provides integrated disability and absence management services, including event reporting, leave of absence management, claims and case management, and return to work management. Delphi Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.

Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TML Risk Pool) provides local governments, airport authorities, hospital districts, and other political subdivisions with workers' compensation, property, specialty, and liability insurance coverage. Its loss prevention division provides training resources on topics from chemical handling to playgrounds inspection. Established in 1974, TML Risk Pool has more than 2,500 members.

You might say that it's not the size of the business that counts, but the quality of the retirement plan. Geller Group, a subsidiary of Focus Financial Partners, helps companies design, establish, and maintain employee benefit plans. Targeting small to midsized employers, the firm specializes in pension plans, welfare benefit plans, and 401(k) plans. It provides regulatory compliance, recordkeeping, plan administration, and investment advice, among other services. Geller Group was founded in 1984 and has offices in Boston; Los Angeles; New York City; and Washington, DC.

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