Power Financial owns about half of IGM Financial, which owns Investors Group and Mackenzie Financial, distributors of mutual funds and other investment products and services. Power Financial gets a charge out of insurance and investments. The holding company seeks controlling stakes in financial services companies in the US, the UK, and Canada. Core investments include 73%-owned Great-West Lifeco (subsidiaries include Great-West Life Assurance, Canada Life, and London Life Insurance, leading providers of insurance in Canada). Lifeco's US subsidiary, Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance, provides employee benefits and retirement plans. Boston-based fund manager Putnam Investments is also part of the family.

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides specialty insurance and reinsurance products for the property and casualty market principally in Bermuda, Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It offers aviation, excess liability, professional liability, property, general casualty, financial institutions, and accident and health insurance products. The company also provides agriculture, general casualty, aviation, marine and energy, professional liability, medical malpractice, whole account, workers’ compensation, property, annuity, health, and life reinsurance products. Alterra Capital Holdings Limited was formerly known as Max Capital Group and changed its name on 13 May, 2010 as a result of merger with Harbor Point Limited. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

In 1909, Iowa grain elevator and farm leaders needed a way to stop the financial devastation caused by frequent and destructive wooden elevator fires that were occurring across the nation. Together, they created an alternative source of dependable, affordable insurance to protect against their losses.Founded in Aurelia, Iowa, the Farmers Cooperative Elevator Mutual Insurance Association was the seed that became Farmland Insurance. The company built a solid reputation by focusing on the needs of American agriculture.

Novae Group offers insurance and reinsurance underwriting through the Lloyd's of London market. Subsidiary Novae Syndicates manages Lloyd's Syndicate 2007, which handles property and specialty policies, including marine, aviation, energy, medical malpractice, and political risk lines, in the UK and internationally. (Syndicates are groups of underwriters who specialize in particular risk categories.) It also operates a separate company, Novae Insurance Company, for European commercial lines written outside of the Lloyd's cost structure. The company underwent restructuring efforts in 2007, including the combining of its two syndicates into one.

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.

Since our founding in 1866, Hartford Steam Boiler has had a culture that values technical expertise. Our engineering knowledge and experience enables us to understand the causes for loss. We then recommend risk management and loss prevention solutions that help our customers reduce their losses and improve their underwriting results.Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) is headquartered in Hartford, Conn. We serve businesses, industries and institutions worldwide.Review HSB At-a-Glance for an overview of Hartford Steam Boiler's capabilities. HSB Group, Inc., the parent company of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, was acquired by Munich Re on April 1, 2009.

Despite its name, UK insurance brokerage group Windsor is not related to the Royal Family. Windsor is an insurance and reinsurance broker, focusing on specialty products including liability insurance for corporate officers and policies for professional soccer players. Its other specialty divisions include aviation, marine, equine and bloodstock, energy, pharmaceuticals, and politics, as well as coverage for high-net-worth individuals. Established in 1933, the company primarily operates through its Windsor Partners unit, which brokers policies through the Lloyd's exchange. Windsor also operates in the UK and internationally through subsidiaries Windsor Insurance Brokers and Windsor Professional Indemnity.

W. R. Berkley Corporation, founded in 1967, is one of the nation’s premier commercial lines property casualty insurance providers. Each of the operating units in the Berkley group participates in a niche market requiring specialized knowledge about a territory or product. Our competitive advantage lies in our long-term strategy of decentralized operations, allowing each of our units to identify and respond quickly and effectively to changing market conditions and local customer needs. This decentralized structure provides financial accountability and incentives to local management and enables us to attract and retain the highest caliber professionals. We have the expertise and resources to utilize our strengths in the present environment, and the flexibility to anticipate, innovate and respond to whatever opportunities and challenges the future may hold.

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.

Evoking tree and shop-lined boulevards, The Main Street America Group provides a range of personal and commercial property/casualty products including coverage for small and midsized businesses and individual auto and homeowners insurance plans. The company operates through regional subsidiaries Great Lakes Casualty, Main Street America Assurance, MSA Insurance, NGM Insurance, and Old Dominion Insurance, and affiliate Grain Dealers Mutual. Along with specialized surety bonds for contractors, executors, and public officials, the company also offers fidelity bonds to protect businesses from employee dishonesty. Main Street America sells its products through more than 1,500 independent agents in 25 states.

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