American Southern began business in March, 1937, operating under the corporate name of Southern Fire and Marine Insurance Company until 1953, when the present name was adopted.There specialize in writing in commercial automobile liability, auto physical damage, and general liability programs through retail agents as well as managing general agents. They are also interested in specialized and unique books of business in the lines we specialize in. Although historically our writings have been directed at public entity automobile, truck physical damage, and general liability, we will consider large blocks of business in other lines, depending upon volume, prior loss experience and expose.

Selective Insurance Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance products in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Insurance Operations and Investments. The Insurance Operations segment sells property and casualty insurance products and services primarily in 22 states in the eastern and Midwestern United States. It underwrites and issues commercial lines of insurance, such as general liability (including excess liability/umbrella), commercial automobile, workers compensation, commercial property, business owners’ policies, and bond risks through traditional insurance and alternative risk management products; and personal lines insurance for personal automobile and homeowners. This segment also provides federal flood insurance administrative services. The Investments segment invests in fixed maturity investments, equity securities, short-term investments, and other investments primarily in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company sells and distributes its products and services through independent insurance agents. Selective Insurance Group, Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey.

Central Mutual Insurance company is centrally located, is mutually held, and by golly, it does sell insurance through its operating subsidiaries Central Insurance Companies, All America Insurance, and CMI Lloyds. These subsidiaries offer auto, business, and homeowners insurance; underwrite commercial policies; and assess computer and electronic equipment claims. The company does business in more than 15 states; its products are sold by independent agents in the central, northeastern, southeastern, and southwestern regions of the US. The company was founded in 1876. Chairman and president Francis Purmort III is the fifth generation of his family to lead the company.

Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York (SMLINY) offers more than just life insurance and it offers it in 49 states in addition to New York. The company, founded in 1886, markets individual and group life, accident, and disability coverage. Its Secure Benefits Solutions unit sells worksite benefits to businesses and credit union members. It also offers third-party administration to businesses that sponsor their own pensions. SMLINY holds 20% of National Security Life and Annuity Company and markets its products in New York, while Ohio National Financial Services holds the remainder of the business.

Putting life online, Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska peddles insurance over the Internet. As part of a group of affiliated insurers known as BRKDirect.com, Berkshire Hathaway Life provides retirement planning products (single premium deferred annuities and single premium immediate annuities, also known as a lifetime annuity) and personal quotes through its Web site. Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance is a subsidiary of National Indemnity Company and both are part of the Berkshire Hathaway Group, the insurance operations of Warren Buffett's investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway.

HM Insurance Group makes the grade in employer stop loss coverage and other group health-related insurance products. A subsidiary of health insurer Highmark, HM Insurance offers stop loss policies to help self-insured companies protect themselves from catastrophic medical claims. It also sells supplemental health plans that cover critical illness, accidents, and hospitalization; the plans also include disability and life insurance components. Additionally, the firm has introduced a customizable limited benefit medical plan and provides administrative services such as COBRA administration and claims processing for self-insured groups. HM Insurance, which consists of four operating companies, operates nationwide.

Bituminous provides quality insurance services to special industries including construction, forest products and oil & gas. You are invited to take a closer look at Bituminous' insurance programs specially designed for these industries. Primarily Bituminous is known for workers compensation, general liability, commercial automobile and commercial property insurance lines.

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings (AXA APH) helps its clients hold onto their assets. It provides life and property/casualty insurance, retirement funds, and investment products to individuals and businesses. The company has operations through subsidiaries and partnerships in Australia, China, Indonesia, Macao, New Zealand, and other Asia/Pacific countries. The company partners with AllianceBernstein to provide asset management services in Australia and New Zealand. French insurance giant AXA owns 54% of the firm. AXA APH has become an object of desire for local banks, and AXA would like to take over all of its Asian operations.

Symetra Financial Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial services company in the life insurance industry in the United States. The company’s Group segment offers medical stop-loss insurance, limited benefit medical plans, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and disability income insurance to employer groups ranging from 50 to 5,000 individuals. This segment also offers managing general underwriting services. Its Retirement Services segment offers fixed and variable deferred annuities, including tax sheltered annuities, individual retirement accounts, and group annuities to qualified retirement plans. Symetra Financial Corporation’s Income Annuities segment offers single premium immediate annuities to customers seeking a reliable source of retirement income; and structured settlement annuities to fund third party personal injury settlements. This segment also offers funding services options to existing structured settlement clients. Its Individual segment offers a range of term and universal life insurance, as well as bank-owned life insurance products. Symetra Financial Corporation distributes its products through financial institutions, employee benefits brokers, third party administrators, specialty brokers, independent agents, and advisors. Symetra Financial Corporation company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan offers life insurance and commercial and personal property/casualty insurance, including homeowners, farm owners, workers' compensation, and automobile coverage. Its life insurance products include traditional policies and annuities. A subsidiary of the Michigan Farm Bureau, the company also sells Blue Cross and Blue Shield health policies, long-term care insurance, retirement products, and financial planning services. The company was founded in 1949 to serve the farming community and operates exclusively in the state of Michigan. Its subsidiaries, Farm Bureau Mutual, Farm Bureau Life, and Farm Bureau General, have claims offices and over 400 independent agents in the state.

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