Originally founded in 1984 as Quotesmith Corporation, Life Quotes, Inc. owns and operates www.consumerinsuranceguide.com and www.lifequotes.com, two online consumer insurance information services that cater to the needs of self-directed personal and corporate insurance shoppers. Life Quotes provides access to comparative quotes for auto, life, health and business insurance quotes so that busy consumers and business owners can save time and money. Life Quotes is dedicated to providing impartial insurance information.

Founded in 1815 as Scotland's first mutual life insurer, Scottish Widows provides life insurance and pension plans, as well as annuities and health insurance coverage. The company's Scottish Widows Bank branch offers savings accounts and mortgage loans, and its Scottish Widows Investment Partnership segment manages over $180 billion in client funds under management. The company is a subsidiary of theLloyds Banking Group. Its products are sold through direct and independent sales representatives and advisers, as well as through affiliated banks and the Internet.

American Physicians Service Group is a liability insurance writer and provider for medical professionals through its wholly-owned subsidiary American Physicians Insurance Company (API). It insures about 6,400 individual doctors and group practices primarily in Texas, but also in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Approximately 90% of its premiums are written through purchasing groups. About one-fifth of its premiums come from selling directly to policyholders. American Physicians Service Group has agreed to be acquired by ProAssurance for about $230 million.

NKSJ Holdings was created to hold two insurance companies: Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa Insurance. While each was a strong player in Japan's property/casualty and life insurance markets, when merger mania hit the industry they didn't want to be left out and formed the joint holding company in 2010. Eventually the two companies will merge into one entity, but until then, the two company brands remain separate. Its businesses include both domestic property/casualty and life insurance as well as overseas insurance products, asset and risk management services, pension plans, and some supplemental health insurance products.

CoreLogic (formerly First American CoreLogic) is an information provider to the core. The company provides consumer, financial, and property data to businesses and government to help them develop predictive decision analytics. It maintains comprehensive US real estate, mortgage application, fraud, and loan performance databases and is also a provider of mortgage and automotive credit reporting. Customers use the data to assess risk, support underwriting, make investment and marketing decisions, prevent fraud, and improve business performance. The company was formerly a part of financial services giant The First American Corporation. In 2010 CoreLogic became an independent publicly traded company.

Great American's roots go back to the 1800's with the founding of Great American Insurance Company in 1872, based in New York City. The company symbol was an eagle. The company's first policy was written on March 19, 1872. Through the remainder of the 1800's, Great American continued to grow and attract more agents. Great American entered the twentieth century as one of the most respected and financially stable companies in America with an excellent reputation for paying claims.

Founded in 1904, IFIC provides surety insurance in all 50 US states; Washington, DC; and Puerto Rico. IFIC writes five lines of surety: contract (which accounts for about half its business), commercial, bail, customs, and subdivision (covers construction costs related to municipal property projects such as fixing curbs or sewer lines). IFIC has a strong history with small contractors, primarily in its home base of New Jersey. The company operates more than two dozen branches throughout the US; its biggest concentration of offices is on the East Coast.

Frenkel & Co., Inc. (“Frenkel”) was founded in 1878 by Emil Frenkel, a German immigrant. His sons, George and Leo, participated in the business and emulated Emil’s pioneering spirit and leadership. They firmly established Frenkel’s presence and reputation in the New York insurance market with the imagination and ingenuity characteristic of the American dream. In 1985, the Frenkel & Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) was established, allowing Frenkel to remain an independent broker. Frenkel’s ownership remained in the ESOP structure until it was purchased in January 2001 by our current President and Chief Executive Officer, John F. Kelly, and current Chairman of our Board of Directors, Robert E. Shunk.

First Nonprofit Insurance specializes in meeting the property/casualty insurance needs of not-for-profit organizations. The mutually-owned company writes automobile, workers' compensation, and umbrella policies as well as specialized products such as social workers liability and pastoral counseling lines. The company also offers loss control education and consultation services. In addition, it provides financial services and retirement products to groups around the US. Founded in 1978, First Nonprofit Insurance is a member of First Nonprofit Mutual Group. Its products are distributed by independent brokers and agents.

ING Groep N.V., a financial services company, provides banking, investment, life insurance, and retirement services worldwide. The company offers wealth accumulation, savings, and mortgage products and services to individuals, and small-and medium-sized businesses, as well as a range of banking products through independent banking agents; and credit products through agents, brokers, and vendors. It provides current account services and payments systems, such as savings accounts, mortgage loans, consumer loans, credit card services, investment products, and life and non-life insurance products, as well as asset management services. The company also provides wealth management services to high net worth individuals. In addition, it offers various financial products, such as mutual funds, e-brokerage, payment accounts, and pensions; and lending, payments and cash management, structured finance, leasing and commercial finance, and financial markets products and services. Further, the company offers life insurance, investments, and retirement services for retail customers; a range of traditional, unit-linked, and variable annuity policies written for individual and group customers; mandatory and voluntary pension funds; fire, motor, disability, transport, and third party liability insurance for individual and commercial/group clients; and disability insurance products and complementary services for employers and self-employed professionals, such as dentists, general practitioners, and lawyers, as well as manages equity, fixed income, and structured investments for institutional investors and private label investment funds. As of December 31, 2009, ING Groep N.V. had approximately 250 retail banking branches in the Netherlands; 800 in Belgium; 430 in Poland/central Europe; and 460 in Asia. ING Groep N.V. was founded in 1991 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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