Corporate Changes.An increased number of property/casualty insurers faced state actions in 2000. The property/casualty industry saw the number of state actions against property/casualty insurers more than double in 2000, to 25, from 12 in 1999. This year's corporate changes study, based on filings and A.M. Best Co. data, also shows 16 new companies entering the market in 2000. In addition, there were 45 acquisition or ownership changes, 24 mergers and 55 name changes. All changes occurred in 2000, unless noted otherwise. Locations listed in parentheses See parenthesis. parentheses - See left parenthesis, right parenthesis. indicate a company's domicile when it differs from the location of the company's physical headquarters. Acquisitions & Ownership Changes American Continental Insurance Co. (Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.), Deerfield, Ill. On April 18, MMI (Man Machine Interface) See HMI. 1. MMI - Man-Machine Interface. 2. (company) MMI - The company which developed the first Programmable Array Logic devices. MMI was bought by AMD. Cos., parent of American Continental Insurance Co., was acquired by St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery Group. Associates Insurance Co., Irving, Texas Irving (pronounced 'er-ving') is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Dallas County. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 191,615; the 2006 estimate was 201,927 according to the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and 196,084 according to . Effective Nov. 30, Travelers/Citi-group Cos. acquired the company and its subsidiaries in the Associates First Capital Group. Chatham Reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. Co. (San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden ), Florham Park, N.J. On July 1, the company and its parent, Chatham Reinsurance Corp., were acquired by Mapfre Re, Madrid, Spain. Simultaneously, the name of the com pany was changed to Mapfre Reinsurance Corp. Chicago Motor Club The Chicago Motor Club, or CMC, is local chapter of the American Automobile Association in Chicago, Illinois. The CMC sponsored the first Elgin National Road Race in 1909. Insurance Co., Des Plaines Des Plaines, city, United States Des Plaines (dĕs plānz), city (1990 pop. 53,223), Cook co., NE Ill., a suburb of Chicago on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1925. Among its manufactures are chemicals and electronic equipment. , Ill. On Jan. 31, the company was acquired by Auto Club Insurance Association. Continental National Indemnity Co., Cincinnati. The company was acquired by CNA (Certified NetWare Administrator) See Novell certification. Insurance Cos. on Sept. 25. Covenant Insurance Co., Waterbury, Conn. During the second quarter, Arbella Inc., a subsidiary of Arbella Mutual Insurance Co., completed the acquisition of 100% of Constitution Holdings, the parent of Covenant Insurance Co., and 97.4% of Mass Holdings Inc., the parent of Commonwealth Reinsurance Co. and its affiliate, Commonwealth Mutual Insurance Co. Elm County Mutual of Texas, Austin, Texas. On Sept. 30, Mercury General Corp. acquired the management contract of the company from Employers Reinsurance Corp. Foremost Insurance Co., Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, city (1990 pop. 189,126), seat of Kent co., SW central Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1850. The second largest city in the state, it is a distribution, wholesale, and industrial center for an area that yields fruit, dairy products, farm produce, , Mich. In March, Foremost Corporation of America, the company's parent, was acquired by Farmers Insurance Exchange (80%), Fire Insurance Exchange (10%) and Truck Insurance Exchange (10%). Gibraltar Casualty Co. (Dover, Del.), Newark, N.J. On Sept. 19, Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc. acquired the company from Prudential Insurance Company of America. Simultaneously, the name of the company was changed to Mt. McKinley Insurance Co. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co., Hartford, Conn. On Nov. 23, the parent company of Hartford Steam Boiler, HSB (Hue Saturation Brightness) A color space that is similar to the way an artist mixes colors by adding black and white to pure pigments. The pigments are the hues (H), measured in a circle from 0 to 359 degrees (0=red, 60=yellow, 120=green, 180=cyan, 240=blue, Group Inc., was acquired by American International Group
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG; TYO: 8685 ) is a major American insurance corporation based in New York City. Inc. The acquisition also included Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company of Connecticut and Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Company of Texas. Health Care Insurance Co., Princeton, N.J. Effective Sept. 13, Health Care Insurance Co. and Princeton Insurance Co. were acquired by Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co. Heartland Lloyds Insurance Co., Austin, Texas. The company was acquired by Service Lloyds Insurance Co. on June 5. Idaho Mutual Insurance Co., Caldwell, Idaho Caldwell is a city in and the county seat of Canyon County, Idaho, United States.GR6 The population was 25,967 at the 2000 census. Caldwell is the home of the College of Idaho. It is considered part of the Boise metropolitan area. . On Nov. 7, the company converted from a mutual to a stock company. It was acquired by United Heritage Holdings Inc. and changed its name to United Heritage Property & Casualty Co. Integral Insurance Co., Platte City, Mo. On June 1, the shell of the company was sold to Caterpillar Inc., and on June 5, the name was changed to Caterpillar Insurance Co. Investors Insurance Company of America, Summit, N.J. On Jan. 1, the company was sold as a shell to Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty Co. Immediately prior to the sale, Investors entered into a reinsurance agreement whereby their business was transferred to Essex Insurance Co., a Markel affiliate. On Jan. 3, the company was renamed Specialty Surplus Insurance Co. Lyndon Property Insurance Co., St. Louis. On Jan. 20, Protective Life Insurance Co. acquired Lyndon Property's parent, Lyndon Insurance Group Inc. from Frontier Insurance Group. Midwest Casualty Insurance Co., Bismarck, N.D. During the second quarter, Gainsco Inc., the parent of General Agents Insurance Company of America, completed the acquisition of Tri-State Ltd., parent of Midwest Casualty Insurance Co. Millennium Insurance Co., Camarillo, Calif. On March 3, GuideOne Financial Group Inc. acquired Carnegie Holdings Inc., the parent of Millennium Insurance Co. Monroe Guaranty Insurance Co., Carmel, Ind. During the fourth quarter, FCCI FCCI Fellowship of Companies for Christ International FCCI Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry FCCI Fuel-Cladding Chemical Interaction FCCI Federation des Comites de Coordination de Independantistes Insurance Group Inc., a subsidiary of FCCI Insurance Co., acquired 100% of Monroe Guaranty Cos., the parent of Monroe Guaranty Insurance Co. Mountain Valley Indemnity Co., Manchester, N.H. Effective March 1, Motor Club of America, a New Jersey holding company, acquired Mountain Valley from Unitrin Inc. MSI MSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (MicroSoft Installer) See Windows Installer. (2) (Medium Scale Integration) Between 100 and 3,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, LSI, VLSI and ULSI. Preferred Insurance Co. (Greenfield, Wis.), St. Paul, Minn. Effective June 28, Country Mutual Insurance Co. acquired 60% of the company, which results in the company now being a member of the Country Cos. group. National Lloyds Insurance Co., Waco, Texas For the Branch Davidian siege in Waco, Texas, see . For other uses of "Waco", see Waco (disambiguation). Waco (pronounced: /ˈweɪkoʊ/) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. . On Dec. 31, the company and American Summit Insurance Co. were sold by GuideOne Insurance Group back to their original owners through a newly developed holding company, NLASCO Inc. Northbrook Indemnity Co. (Northbrook, Ill.), St. Paul, Minn. On Feb. 1, the company was sold as a shell by St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. back to its former parent, Allstate Insurance Co. Commercial Reinsurance Co. (Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm ), New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . On June 30, the company was acquired by FSA FSA Financial Services Authority FSA Food Standards Agency (UK) FSA Farm Service Agency (USDA) FSA Financial Services Agency (Japan) Insurance Co. and was simultaneously merged into FSA, the surviving company surviving company The company that emerges in control following a business combination. The surviving company is generally one of the firms entering the combination but may be a new company formed by the combination. . Old Guard Insurance Co., Lancaster, Pa. Effective Sept. 29, Ohio Farmers Insurance Co. acquired Old Guard Group Inc. and its affiliates, Old Guard Insurance Co., Old Guard Fire Insurance Co., First Patriot Insurance Co., First Delaware Insurance Co. and Neffsville Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Pacific Select Property Insurance Co., Concord, Calif. On Feb. 23, the company was acquired by St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. PCA (tool, programming) PCA - A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use. Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Longwood, Fla. On March 31, Folksamerica Holding Co., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of White Mountains Insurance Group White Mountains Insurance Group is a holding company with business interests in property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance. The group owns the direct marketing insurer Esurance. External links
Pennsylvania Medical Society Liability Insurance Co., Harrisburg, Pa. Effective Dec. 31, Norcal Mutual Insurance Co. acquired Medical Group Holdings Inc. and its 82.6% indirect interest in Pennsylvania Medical Society Liability. Professionals Advocate Insurance Co., Hunt Valley, Md. During the last week in December, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society reacquired direct and complete ownership of Professionals Advocate. Redland Insurance Co. (Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs is the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States[1] and is on the east bank of the Missouri River. As of a 2006 census estimate, the city had a total population of 60,271. ), Omaha, Neb. Effective July 1, the company was acquired as a shell by Clarendon National Insurance Co. from Acceptance Insurance Cos. Regency Insurance Co., Charlotte, N.C. Effective July 13, the company was acquired by Tomoka Re Holdings Inc. from Frontier Insurance Group Inc. Reliance Reinsurance Co. (Wilmington, Del.), Philadelphia. Effective Oct. 2, the company was sold as a shell to Overseas Partners Ltd., Bermuda, and adopted the title Overseas Partners US Reinsurance Co. Republic Insurance Co., Dallas. Effective Aug. 1, the company was acquired by Columbia Insurance Co. Rochdale Insurance Co., New York. On Dec. 31, the company was acquired as a shell by AmTrust Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Inc., the parent of Technology Insurance Co. Royal Special Risks Insurance Co. (Glastonbury, Conn.), Charlotte, N.C. Effective Aug. 2, the company was acquired as a shell by Homesite Securities Co. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , which is owned by Homesite Group Inc., and the name was changed to Homesite Insurance Co. Seneca Insurance Co. Inc., New York. Effective Aug. 31, North River Insurance Co. acquired Sen-Tech International Holdings, Delaware, the parent of Seneca Insurance Co. and its subsidiary, Seneca Specialty Insurance Co. Southeastern Security Insurance Co., Alpharetta, Ga. On Jan. 18, the company was acquired by Everest Reinsurance Co. from Cra-Co Holdings Ltd. Stonewall stone·wall v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr. 1. Informal a. Insurance Co. (Cincinnati), Birmingham, Ala. Effective Sept. 29, the company was acquired by Stonewall Acquisition Corp., a nonaffiliate, from Great American Insurance Co. Summit Insurance Co., Providence, R.I. In December, New London New London, city (1990 pop. 24,540), New London co., SE Conn., on the Thames River near its mouth on Long Island Sound; laid out 1646 by John Winthrop, inc. 1784. County Mutual Insurance Co. acquired 77.1% of Agents Investors Group Inc., the parent of Summit Insurance Co. Titan Indemnity Co., San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. . In May, Prudential Property & Casualty Insurance Co. completed the acquisition of THI THI Townscape Heritage Initiative (UK grant program) THI Temperature Humidity Index THI Taeknihaskoli Islands (Technical University of Iceland; Reykjavik, Iceland) THI Target Hazard Index Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries, Titan Indemnity Co., Titan Insurance Co., Victoria Fire & Casualty, Victoria Automobile, Victoria National, Victoria Select and Victoria Specialty, from U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co., a subsidiary of St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Trafalgar Insurance Co. (Oklahoma City), Houston. On March 29, the company was sold as a shell by Houston Casualty Co. to American Safety Group Ltd. Simultaneously, the name of the company was changed to American Safety Indemnity Co. Transnational Insurance Co. (Hartford, Conn.), Morristown, N.J. On Dec. 21, the company was sold by PXRE Corp. to Crum & Forster. Subsequently, the name of the company was changed to Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co. Underwriters Reinsurance Co. (Concord, N.H.), Calabasas, Calif. On May 10, Swiss Re Swiss Re is the world’s largest reinsurer, now that it has acquired GE Insurance Solutions (Ligi 2006). Founded in 1863, Swiss Re now operates in more than 30 countries. General Electric owns 8.9% of the firm. America Holding Corp., the parent company of Swiss Reinsurance America Corp., completed the acquisition of Underwriters Re Group Inc., which is the parent of Underwriters Reinsurance Co. Unione Italiana Reinsurance Company of America Inc., New York. On Sept. 30, the company was acquired by National Indemnity Co., a member of the Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA, NYSE: BRKB) is a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. Group. United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Liability Insurance Co., Wayne, Pa. During the third quarter, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. completed the acquisition of U.S. Investment Corp., the parent of United States Liability Insurance Co. and its subsidiaries, Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, estate, United States Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. Fire Insurance Co. and U.S. Underwriters Insurance Co. Universal of Omaha Casualty Insurance Co., Omaha, Neb. On Sept. 1, the company was acquired by General Fire & Casualty Co. Washington International Insurance Co. (Phoenix), Schaumburg, Ill. On Jan. 1, Washington International Holdings Inc., the parent company of Washington International Insurance Co., was acquired by North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Specialty Insurance Co., a part of the Swiss Re America Group. Mergers Affinity Insurance Group Inc., Englewood, Colo. Effective June 30, the company merged into National Alliance Insurance Co., St. Louis. American Skyhawk Insurance Co., Miami. On Dec. 29, the Florida Department Florida is a department (departamento) of Uruguay. Population and Demographics As of the census of 2004, there were 68,181 people and 21,938 households in the department. The average household size was 3.1. For every 100 females, there were 100.4 males. of Insurance approved the merger of the company into its parent, The Aries Insurance Co., which then merged into an affiliate, The Green Tree Insurance Co. Chester County Chester County is the name of several counties in the United States:
tr.v. cum·bered, cum·ber·ing, cum·bers 1. To weigh down; burden: was cumbered with many duties. 2. land Mutual Fire Insurance Co. CHM chm - Compiled HTML Insurance Co., Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, city (1990 pop. 100,814), seat of Minnehaha co., SE S.Dak., on the Big Sioux River; settled 1856, inc. as a village 1877, as a city 1883. Settlers abandoned the site in 1862 because of Native American raids, but with the establishment (1865) of Fort , S.D. Effective Nov. 1, the company merged into its subsidiary, Rural Community Insurance Co., Minneapolis. Commercial Compensation Insurance Co., New York. On Feb. 15, the company merged into Commercial Compensation Casualty Co., Calabasas, Calif., which redomesticated the company to California. Condor Insurance Co. (Omaha, Neb.), Calabasas, Calif. Effective Dec. 22, the company merged into Far West Insurance Co., which is the survivor. Crystal Lake-Utica Mutual Insurance Co., Berlin, Wis. On Feb. 1, the company was merged into Manitowoc Mutual Insurance Co., Whitelaw, Wis. Dependable Protective Mutual Risk Retention Group Inc., Tallahassee, Fla. Effective Jan. 1, the company merged into Podiatry podiatry (pōdī`ətrē, pə–), science concerned with disorders, diseases, and deformities of the feet, also called chiropody. Podiatrists treat such common conditions as bunions, corns and calluses, and ingrown toenails. Insurance Company of America (RRG RRG Risk Retention Group (insurance industry) RRG Red River Gorge (outdoor recreation area in Kentucky) RRG Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - Rodrigues (Airport Code) ), a mutual company, Brentwood, Tenn. Developers Insurance Co., Irvine, Calif. On Dec. 29, the company merged into its subsidiary, Developers Surety & Indemnity Co. Douglas Farm Mutual Insurance Co., Parkston, S.D. On June 16, the company merged into Dakota Farm Mutual Insurance Co., which is the survivor. Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Seneca County Ohio, Tiffin, Ohio. Effective Oct. 1, the company merged into Ohio Mutual Insurance Co. Fremont Employers Insurance Co., Glendale, Calif. Effective Oct. 31, the company merged into its parent, Fremont Indemnity Co. Fremont Indemnity Company of the Northwest (Seattle), Glendale, Calif. Effective Oct. 31, the company merged into its affiliate, Fremont Industrial Indemnity Co. General Fire & Casualty Co., Omaha, Neb. On Sept. 1, the company merged into Universal of Omaha Casualty Insurance Co. and changed the name to General Fire & Casualty Co. HIH HIH abbr. Her (or His) Imperial Highness America Compensation & Liability Insurance Company of Illinois, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. During the fourth quarter, the company was merged into HIH America Compensation & Liability Insurance Co. Kemper Secure Ltd., Long Grove, Ill. The company and an affiliate, Kemper Underwriting Brokers Inc., merged into Kemper Environmental Ltd., effective Dec. 31. Liberty Southern Insurance Co., Elba, Ala. Effective Dec. 29, the company merged into its parent, Omega One Insurance Co. Lincoln Logan Mutual Insurance Co., Lincoln, Ill. Effective Nov. 1, the company merged with Point Mutual Insurance Co., the survivor, and changed the name to Frontier Mutual Insurance Co. Mecklenburg Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Charlotte, N.C. Effective Jan. 1, the company merged into Carolina Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., Asheboro, N.C. Medical Assurance of Indiana, Indianapolis. Effective Dec. 23, the company was merged into The Medical Assurance Co. Medical Assurance of Missouri, St. Louis. Effective Oct. 18, the company was merged into The Medical Assurance Co. Medical Defense Insurance Co., St. Louis. On Nov. 30, the company merged into Missouri Physicians Associates, formerly known as Medical Defense Associates. Mishicot Town Mutual Insurance Co., Mishicot, Wis. Effective Jan. 1, the company merged into Manitowoc Mutual Insurance Co. Nekimi Mutual Insurance Co., Van Dyne dyne (dīn), unit of force in the cgs system of units, which is based on the metric system; an acceleration of 1 centimeter per second per second is produced when a force of 1 dyne is exerted on a mass of 1 gram. , Wis. Effective May 1, the company merged into Homestead Mutual Insurance Co., Oshkosh, Wis. New Castle Insurance Company of Delaware, Smyrna, Del. On Jan. 1, the company merged into Old Guard Insurance Co., Lancaster, Pa. Niederwald Farm Mutual Association Inc., Kyle, Texas. Effective May 12, the company was merged into Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association. North American Transport Insurance Co., Fort Wayne, Ind. On April 10, the Illinois Insurance Department and the Indiana Insurance Department approved the merger of the company into Transguard Insurance Company of America, Naperville, Ill., with the effective date of March 30. North Pointe Insurance Company of Illinois, Southfield, Mich. During the fourth quarter, the company merged into an affiliate, North Pointe Insurance Co. Northwest General Insurance Co., Bossier City, La. Effective Sept. 26, the company merged into its parent, Patterson Insurance Co. Point Mutual Insurance Co., Pontiac, Ill. Effective Nov. 1, the company merged with Lincoln Logan Mutual Insurance Co. and changed the name to Frontier Mutual Insurance Co. Walle Mutual Insurance Co., Grand Forks, N.D. Effective Dec. 1, the company merged into North Star Mutual Insurance Co. Wasatch Crest Casualty Co., Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. . Effective Dec. 19, the company merged into Wasatch Crest Insurance Co. Name Changes Agricultural Excess & Surplus Insurance Co. (Wilmington, Del.), Cincinnati. Effective June 15, the name of the company was changed to Great American Excess & Surplus Insurance Co. Agricultural Insurance Co., Cincinnati. Effective Aug. 17, the name of the company was changed to Great American Assurance Co. American Alliance Insurance Co., Cincinnati. Effective Aug. 17, the name of the company was changed to Great American Alliance Insurance Co. American Guardian Insurance Co., Frankenmuth, Mich. Effective Aug. 22, the name of the company was changed to Ansur America Insurance Co. American National Fire Insurance Co. (New York), Cincinnati. Effective Nov. 17, the name was changed to Great American Insurance Company of New York. Attorneys Liability Protection Society, A Mutual Risk Retention Group, Missoula, Mont. Effective Jan. 1, the company demutualized and changed its name to Attorneys Liability Protection Society Inc., A Risk Retention Group. Axa Global Risks U.S. Insurance Co., New York. Effective Oct. 19, the name of the company was changed to Axa Corporate Solutions Insurance Co. Axa Global Risks U.S. Underwriters Insurance Co. (Wilmington, Del.), New York. Effective Sept. 1, the name of the company was changed to Axa Corporate Solutions Excess & Surplus Lines Insurance Co. Axa Reinsurance Co. (Wilmington, Del.), New York. Effective Sept. 11, the name of the company was changed to Axa Corporate Solutions Reinsurance Co. Baltica Skandinavia Reinsurance Co. (New York), Lebanon, N.J. Effective Dec. 22, the name of the company was changed to ICM ICM Intercom ICM Integrated Crop Management ICM International Congress of Mathematicians ICM Information Classification and Management ICM Intelligent Contact Management (Cisco) ICM International Creative Management Insurance Co. Belk Stores Mutual Insurance Co., Charlotte, N.C. Effective Dec. 22, the name of the company was changed to Tyvola Insurance. Berkley Partners Insurance Co. (Larkspur Larkspur, city, United States Larkspur, city (1990 pop. 11,070), Marin co., W Calif., a prestigious residential suburb of San Francisco near Mt. Tamalpais; inc. 1908. The region's scenic beauty and excellent beaches attract many visitors. , Calif.), Minneapolis. Effective March 15, the name of the company was changed to Riverport Insurance Company of California. Casualty Indemnity Exchange, Jefferson City, Mo. Effective Dec. 29, the name of the company was changed to Camelot Insurance Underwriters. Chartwell Reinsurance Co. (St. Paul, Minn.), Stamford, Conn. Effective March 10, the name of the company was changed to Chartwell Insurance Co. Chatham Reinsurance Co. (San Francisco), Florham Park, N.J. Effective July 1, the name of the company was changed to Mapfre Reinsurance Corp. CMAC CMAC Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller CMAC Cambodia Mine Action Centre CMAC Canadian Marine Advisory Council CMAC Confectionery Manufacturers Association of Canada CMAC Capital Military Assistance Command CMAC Contemporary Medical Archives Centre Mortgage Insurance Co., Philadelphia. Effective March 21, the name of the company was changed to Radian Insurance Inc. Comercial America, U.S. Branch, Houston. On Dec. 4, the company converted from a U.S. branch to a Mexican casualty company and changed the name to Seguros Comercial America, S.A. de C.V. Commercial Compensation Insurance Co., New York. On Feb. 15, the company redomesticated to California and changed the name to California Compensation Casualty Co. CUMIS CUMIS Cambridge University Moving Image Studio (UK) General Insurance Co. (Bingham Farms, Mich.), Boston. Effective Feb. 28, the name of the company was changed to Liberty Personal Insurance Co. Eagle National Assurance Corp., Cameron, Mo. Effective Dec. 11, the name of the company was changed to Cameron National Insurance Co. FCCI Commercial Insurance Fund, Sarasota, Fla. Effective Feb. 18, the company converted to a stock company and changed its name to FCCI Property & Casualty Insurance Co. First U.S.A. Insurance Co., Frankenmuth, Mich. Effective Aug. 22, the name of the company was changed to Fortuity Insurance Co. Gibraltar Casualty Co. (Dover, Del.), Newark, N.J. Effective Sept. 19, the name of the company was changed to Mt. McKinley Insurance Co. Great Pacific Insurance Co., San Francisco. Effective Dec. 14, the name of the company was changed to First American Property & Casualty Insurance Co. Halcyon hal·cy·on n. 1. A kingfisher, especially one of the genus Halcyon. 2. A fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea Insurance Co., Mayfield Village, Ohio. Effective Aug. 28, the name of the company was changed to Pro gressive Halcyon Insurance Co. Idaho Mutual Insurance Co., Caldwell, Idaho. Effective Nov. 7, the name of the company was changed to United Heritage Property & Casualty Co. Integral Insurance Co., Platte City, Mo. Effective June 5, the name of the company was changed to Caterpillar Insurance Co. Investors Insurance Company of America (Summit, N.J.), Long Grove, Ill. Effective Jan. 3, the name of the company was changed to Specialty Surplus Insurance Co. Jefferson Insurance Company of New York, New York. Effective March 15, the name of the company was changed to Jefferson Insurance Co. Maryland Netherlands Credit Insurance Co., Baltimore. Effective Jan. 1, the name of the company was changed to NCM NCM National Corvette Museum (Bowling Green, Kentucky) NCM Nordic Council of Ministers NCM New California Media NCM Nomenclatura Común del Mercosur NCM Non-Commissioned Member (Canadian Military) Americas Inc. Medical Defense Associates, St. Louis. Effective Aug. 1, the name of the company was changed to Missouri Physicians Associates. Michigan Construction Industry Self Insurers Fund, Lansing, Mich. Effective Jan. 1, the fund converted to a mutual company and was renamed Michigan Construction Industry Mutual Insurance Co. Michigan Hospital Association Insurance Co., Lansing, Mich. Effective Feb. 17, the name of the company was changed to MHA MHA microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Insurance Co. Michigan Mutual Insurance Co., Farmington Hills, Mich. Effective June 20, the name of the company was changed to Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. Millers Mutual Insurance Co., Harrisburg, Pa. Effective Jan. 1, the company demutualized and changed its name to Millers Capital Insurance Co. Minnesota Trust Company of Austin, Austin, Minn. Effective Jan. 1, the name of the company was changed to Minnesota Surety & Trust Co. Mission Insurance Company of Texas Inc., Arlington, Texas. Effective Sept. 28, the name of the company was changed to Triumphe Casualty Co. MSI Insurance Co. (Greenfield, Wis.), St. Paul, Minn. Effective June 27, the name of the company was changed to MSI Preferred Insurance Co. Mutual Insurance Corporation of America, East Lansing, Mich. Effective Dec. 13, the name of the company was changed to American Physicians Assurance Corp. North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Forestry Association Mutual Insurance Co., Raleigh, N.C. Effective Nov. 16, the name of the company was changed to Forestry Mutual Insurance Co. Ohio Mutual Insurance Association, Bucyrus, Ohio. On Jan. 1, the company changed the name to Ohio Mutual Insurance Co. Paratransit Risk Retention Group Insurance Co., Memphis, Tenn. Effective Feb. 2, the name of the company was changed to Paratransit Insurance Co., a Mutual Risk Retention Group. PMA PMA (papillary-marginal-attached), n a system of epidemiologic scoring of periodontal disease devised by Schour and Massler in which the symbols denote the areas involved in gingival inflammation. PMA Progressive muscular atrophy Reinsurance Corp., Philadelphia. Effective Nov. 1, the name of the company was changed to PMA Capital Insurance Co. Professional Protective Insurance Co., Winter Park, Fla. Effective June 1, the name of the company was changed to Vanguard Fire & Casualty Co. PSGHS Indemnity Insurance indemnity insurance Managed care A type of health insurance in which a Pt can choose the hospital and provider, and the insurer reimburses the Pt or provider for a set percentage of the cost, minus deductibles and co-payments Co., Danville, Pa. Effective March 1, the name of the company was changed back to its previous title, Geisinger Indemnity Insurance Co. Reinsurance Association of Minnesota, Esko, Minn. Effective Jan. 1, the name of the company was changed to RAM Mutual Insurance Co. Reliance Reinsurance Co. (Wilming ton, Del.), Philadelphia. Effective Oct. 10, the name of the company was changed to Overseas Partners U.S. Reinsurance Co. Risk Capital Reinsurance Co. (Omaha, Neb.), Greenwich, Conn. Effective May 5, the name of the company was changed to Arch Reinsurance Co. Royal Special Risks Insurance Co. (Glastonbury, Conn.), Charlotte, N.C. Effective Aug. 2, the name of the company was changed to Homesite Insurance Co. Security Industrial Fire Insurance Co., Donaldson, La. Effective Aug. 25, the name of the company was changed to Security Plan Fire Insurance Co. Signet Star Reinsurance Co. (Wilmington, Del.), Florham Park, N.J. Effective Dec. 31, the name of the company was changed to Berkley Insurance Co. Sydney Reinsurance Corp. (Philadelphia), New York. Effective Nov. 7, the name of the company was changed to QBE (Query By Example) A method for describing a database query originally developed by IBM for mainframes. A replica of an empty record is displayed and the search conditions are typed in under their respective columns (fields). Reinsurance Corp. Texas RVOS Insurance Co., Temple, Texas. Effective March 15, the name of the company was changed to Priority One Insurance Co. The Green Tree Insurance Co., Philadelphia. Effective Dec. 29, the name of the company was changed to Aries Insurance Co. Inc. and was redomesticated to Florida from Pennsylvania. Trafalgar Insurance Co. (Oklahoma City), Houston. Effective March 29, the name of the company was changed to American Safety Indemnity Co. Transnational Insurance Co. (Hartford, Conn.), Morristown, NJ. Effective Dec. 21, the name of the company was changed to Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance Co. 20th Century Insurance Co., Woodland Hills, Calif. Effective Jan. 24, the name of the company was changed to 21st Century Insurance Co. 20th Century Insurance Company of Arizona (Phoenix), Woodland Hills, Calif. Effective Jan. 24, the name of the company was changed to 21st Century Insurance Company of Arizona. Union Automobile Indemnity Co., Bloomington, Ill. On May 15, the name of the company was changed to Unitrin Direct Insurance Co. Universal of Omaha Casualty Insurance Co., Omaha, Neb. Effective Sept. 1, the name changed to General Fire & Casualty Co. Wisconsin Mortgage Assurance Co., Milwaukee. Effective June 1, the name of the company was changed to MGIC MGIC Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company MGIC Montana Geographic Information Council Indemnity Corp. New Companies 1st Choice Auto Insurance Co., Everett, Pa. The company was incorporated and commenced business in Pennsylvania on March 29. Amerisure Partners Insurance Co., Farmington Hills, Mich. The company was incorporated in Michigan on March 22 and commenced business on Aug. 22. ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. Lloyds (Dallas), St. Petersburg, Fla. The company was incorporated and commenced business in Texas on Oct. 18. Caribbean Alliance Insurance Co., Hato Rey, Puerto Rico Hato Rey is a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the northwest of the former municipio of Río Piedras, and southwest of Santurce. Hato Rey was a barrio of Río Piedras. . The company was incorporated and received its certificate of authority in Puerto Rico on April 1. DeSoto Prime Insurance Co., Tallahassee, Fla. The company was incorporated in Florida on Oct. 1, 1999, and commenced business April 1, 2000. Eastern Casualty Indemnity Co. (New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). ), Marlborough, Mass. The company was incorporated in New Hampshire on Oct. 3. GMAC GMAC General Motors Acceptance Corporation GMAC Graduate Management Admission Council GMAC Give Me A Call GMAC Genetic Manipulation Advisory Committee GMAC Genetic Modification Advisory Committee (Singapore) GMAC Give Me A Chance Direct Insurance Co., Hazelwood, Mo. The company was incorporated in Missouri on Aug. 18. GMAC Insurance Company Online Inc., Hazelwood, Mo. The company was incorporated in Missouri on April 6. Green Tree Perpetual Assurance Co., Philadelphia. The company was incorporated on June 30 and commenced business on Nov. 1. Health Care Insurance Reciprocal, Minneapolis. The company was incorporated in Minnesota on May 9 and commenced business on July 24. Liberty Lloyds of Texas Insurance Co. (Irving, Texas), Boston. The company was incorporated in Texas on Jan. 5 and commenced business on June 6. MEMIC MEMIC Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Company MEMIC Mobile ElectroMagnetic Incompatibility Indemnity Co., Manchester, N.H. The company was incorporated in New Hampshire on Feb. 24 and commenced business on Sept. 1. National Interstate Insurance Company of Hawaii Inc., Honolulu. The company was incorporated in Hawaii on Sept. 20, 1999, and commenced business on July 2, 2000. Pacific Property & Casualty Co., Bakersfield, Calif. The company was incorporated in California on Dec. 28, 1995, and began business Oct. 1,2000. QualSure Insurance Corp., Sarasota, Fla. The company was incorporated in Florida on Jan. 21 and commenced business on Jan. 31. Reliant Casualty Insurance Co. (Cleveland), Philadelphia. The company was incorporated in the state of Ohio on April 19. Texas Select Lloyds Insurance Co., San Antonio. The company was incorporated in the state of Texas on Jan. 5 and commenced business on May 12. State Actions Agora agora (ăg`ərə) [Gr.,=market], in ancient Greece, the public square or marketplace of a city. In early Greek history the agora was primarily used as a place for public assembly; later it functioned mainly as a center of commerce. Syndicate Inc., Chicago. On Sept. 14, the company was placed in conservation. It was found insolvent and placed in liquidation by the Illinois Insurance Department on Nov. 15. Alliance General Insurance Co., Chicago. The company was declared insolvent and placed in liquidation, effective Jan. 7. American Medical Mutual Risk Retention Group, Burlington, Vt. On Feb. 16, the Board of Directors approved a plan of dissolution, effective March 1. American Shipbuilders & Ship-owners Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia. On May 25, the company surrendered its certificate of authority. California Compensation Casualty Co., Calabasas, Calif. Effective March 6, the company was placed in conservation. On Sept. 26, an order of liquidation was approved by the California Department of Insurance The California Department of Insurance (CDI), established in 1868, is the angency charged with overseeing the regulation of insurance regulations, enforcing statutes mandating consumer protections, educating consumers, and fostering the stability of insurance markets in the state . California Compensation Insurance Co., Calabasas, Calif. Effective June 9, 2000, the company was placed in conservation. On Sept. 26, an order of liquidation was approved by the California Department of Insurance. Combined Benefits Insurance Company, Calabasas, Calif. Effective March 6, the company was placed in conservation. On Sept. 26, an order of liquidation was approved by the California Department of Insurance. Cumberland Surety Insurance Co., Lexington, Ky. Effective Oct. 13, the company was placed in liquidation by the Franklin Circuit Court, Frank fort, Ky. Hamilton Insurance Co., Fort Washington, Pa. Effective Aug. 7, the company was placed into liquidation by the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance. Inner Harbor Reinsurance Inc. (Baltimore), St. Paul, Minn. Effective Dec. 2, the company was voluntarily dissolved. Kentucky Medical Insurance Co. (Louisville, Ky.), East Lansing, Mich. Effective Oct. 31, the company was voluntarily dissolved. LMI LMI Labor Market Information LMI Local Management Interface LMI Logistics Management Institute LMI Linear Matrix Inequality LMI Legemiddelindustriforeningen (Norway) LMI Low to Moderate Income LMI Lender's Mortgage Insurance Insurance Co. (Columbus, Ohio), Raleigh, N.C. Effective March 20, the company was placed in rehabilitation by the Ohio Department of Insurance. On May 23, the company was found to be insolvent by the Franklin County, Ohio Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 1,068,978. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 Population Estimates, the population had grown to 1,095,662, which makes it the second largest county in Ohio (after , Court of Common Pleas COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. The name of an English court which was established on the breaking up of the aula regis, for the determination of pleas merely civil. It was at first ambulatory, but was afterwards located. and placed into liquidation. Lumber Mutual Insurance Co., Framingham, Mass. On Nov. 1, the Massachusetts Department of Insurance placed this company and its subsidiaries, Seaco Insurance Co. and North American Lumber Insurance Co., as well as an affiliate, Forest Products Insurance Exchange, into receivership. ManagedComp Insurance Co., Waltham, Mass. Effective Aug. 22, the company was dissolved. Mid-Atlantic States Casualty Co., Blue Bell, Pa. On July 26, the company voluntarily surrendered its certificate of authority to the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance. On Sept. 29, the request to dissolve was approved. Mississippi Physicians Insurance Co., Jackson, Miss. On March 24, the company surrendered its license to write insurance business and converted to a business corporation called Mississippi Physicians Co. RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. Syndicate #1 Ltd., Chicago. On May 11, an Order of Conservation was entered against the company. Effective June 26, the company was placed in liquidation when it was determined a successful rehabilitation of the company was not feasible. Riscorp Insurance Co., Sarasota, Fla. Effective July 20, the company surrendered its certificate of authority and was dissolved. Riscorp Property & Casualty Insurance Co., Sarasota, Fla. Effective July 20, the company surrendered its certificate of authority and was dissolved. Superior National Insurance Co., Calabasas, Calif Effective March 6, the company was placed in conservation. On Sept. 26, the company was formally found to be insolvent and an application for an order of liquidation was approved. Superior Pacific Casualty Co., Calabasas, Calif. Effective March 6, the company was placed in conservation. On Sept. 26, an order of liquidation was approved by the California Department of Insurance. Trust Assurance Co., Taunton, Mass. Effective Feb. 10, the Massachusetts Department of Insurance announced the placement of the company into rehabilitation and under state supervision. Unistar Insurance Co., Dallas. On Feb. 15, the company was placed into conservation by the Texas Department of Insurance and into permanent receivership on April 18. United Lloyds Insurance Co., Dallas. Effective Aug. 3, the company was dissolved. Upper Peninsula Insurance Co. (Phoenix), Chicago. The company surrendered its certificate of authority and dissolved with the approval of the Arizona Department of Insurance on Feb. 23. USF&G Founder's Insurance Co. (Baltimore), St. Paul, Minn. Effective June 23, the company was dissolved. USF&G Pacific Insurance Co. (Baltimore), St. Paul, Minn. Effective June 23, the company was dissolved. USF&G Small Business Insurance Co. (Baltimore), St. Paul, Minn. Effective June 23, the company was dissolved. USF&G West Insurance Co. (Baltimore), St. Paul, Minn. Effective June 23, the company was dissolved. Yorktowne Insurance Co., York, Pa. Effective Nov. 30, the company was placed in liquidation. |
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