Fidelity National Financial provides title insurance, escrow, and other services related to real estate transactions. It is now the big dog in the title insurance sector, (the next largest player is First American) and accounts for more than 45% of all title insurance policies in the US. The company operates through underwriters including Fidelity National Title Company, Chicago Title, Ticor Title, Security Union Title, and Alamo Title. It sells its products both directly and through independent agents. Fidelity National Financial's specialty lines include flood and home warranty insurance.

Through its Lloyd's syndicates, Beazley Group underwrites specialty property/casualty insurance, as well as catastrophe reinsurance and risk excess. Products include officers liability, war and terrorism, commercial property, and marine liability coverage. One syndicate also provides life insurance. Beazley Group is expanding beyond the Lloyd's market, especially into property/casualty and specialty lines in the US. The company also has international operations in France (professional indemnity), Singapore (engineering and construction insurance), and Hong Kong (specialty lines). Beazley Group has been in business since 1986.

GeoVera Holdings, Inc. is a provider of specialty residential property insurance products, focused on catastrophe exposed property in the homeowners and residential earthquake markets, operating on both an admitted and surplus lines basis. GeoVera Holdings, Inc. is a subsidiary of GeoVera Insurance Holdings, Ltd. and is headquartered in Fairfield, CA with offices in Sheboygan, WI and Tallahassee, FL.

Jackson National Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of UK insurer Prudential plc, offers financial services (fixed, indexed, and variable annuities) and life insurance products through banks, financial planners, regional broker/dealers, and independent agents. The company also provides asset management, mutual fund, and brokerage services. Its subsidiaries include Jackson National Life Distributors (the company's wholesale distribution arm) and National Planning Holdings (broker relationship management), as well as investment consulting and account management units Curian Capital, Jackson National Asset Management, and PPM America.

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has offices throughout the US. The company is a leading US property/casualty insurer that also provides life insurance and retirement products through its Nationwide Financial Services subsidiary. Its property/casualty products range from general personal and commercial coverage to such specialty lines as professional liability, workers' compensation, agricultural insurance and loss-control, pet insurance, and other coverage. The company sells its products and provides services through such subsidiaries as ALLIED Group, Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance, GatesMcDonald, and Scottsdale Insurance.

The Economical Insurance Company is one of the last mutuals left in Canada. Founded in 1871, the company provides property and casualty policies to individuals and businesses from more than 15 offices in six Canadian provinces. Consumer policies include auto, home, property, and liability insurance; business lines include manufacturers, commercial liability, and farm insurance. The company operates as a group of member companies, one of which, Missisquoi Insurance, has been in operation since 1835. Group member The Mattei Companies underwrites commercial insurance in the US. The company distributes its products through some 900 independent insurance brokers.

Founded in 1997 by CEO Luke Yeransian, FirstComp's mission is to provide superior service in workers' compensation insurance for small and midsize 'Main Street' businesses through local insurance agents nationwide. Since its inception, the company has grown to a group of more than 8,300 independent insurance agencies in 31 states. Started with three employees, FirstComp has grown to more than 550 employees in four regional offices serving over 110,000 business customers around the U.S.

Standard Mutual is an underwriter and provider of a full range of personal and commercial property/casualty insurance products. Its offerings of products and services include standard and preferred automobile coverage; homeowners and renters insurance; farm dwelling, livestock, tenant, and personal property insurance; packaged business owner policies; and workers' compensation coverage. A network of independent agents sells Standard Mutal's products. The company has operations in the US and Canada. Standard Mutual traces its roots back to 1921.

West Bend Mutual helps protect the property and other assets for its members in nine midwestern states. The company provides personal and commercial property/casualty insurance, including auto, homeowners, workers' compensation, and umbrella coverage. Its National Specialty Insurance (NSI) division offers specialty policies for businesses including child care centers, tanning parlors, not-for-profit organizations, and athletic leagues. Some 700 independent agencies sell the company's products. West Bend Mutual was founded in 1894.

Harleysville Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the property and casualty insurance business primarily in the eastern and midwestern United States. It underwrites personal and commercial property and casualty coverage, including automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, and workers compensation. The company sells its products through independent agents to individuals, and small and medium-sized businesses. The company was founded in 1979 and is based in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Harleysville Group Inc. is a subsidiary of Harleysville Mutual Insurance Company.

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