Founded by Quakers in 1832, Friends Provident markets life insurance and a variety of pension and disability plans throughout the UK. It sells through independent agents and independent financial advisors (IFAs), as well as the Internet. Friends Provident's international business is focused mainly on UK expatriates. Luxembourg-based subsidiary Lombard International Assurance specializes in international cross-border life insurance targeting the very wealthy. Friends Provident company also provides some financial services through its wealth management consulting unit, Pantheon Financial. Friends Provident was purchased by acquisition vehicle Resolution Limited in 2009.

Ohio Mutual Insurance Group provides automobile, home, farm, and commercial property/casualty insurance services to customers throughout Ohio. Ohio Mutual insures more than 20,000 farms of all sizes across the state. It also provides commercial insurance in Connecticut, Indiana, and Rhode Island. A network of some 300 independent agents sells the firm's products and services. Originally named the Ohio Mutual Tornado, Cyclone and Windstorm Insurance Association, the company was founded to provide financial protection for farmers in 1901.

Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company is a market leader in providing benefits solutions in one neat package: excellence in communications, enrollments, service, and personal insurance products and services that make benefits count for employers and their employees alike. For employees whose insurance plans leave them feeling vulnerable, Colonial Life can help restore peace of mind through personal insurance products that complete their coverage. Headquartered in Columbia, S.C, and founded in 1939, Colonial Life offers a broad line of personal insurance products including disability, accident, life, cancer, critical illness, hospital confinement and limited benefit medical coverage.

On May 1, 1888, twenty-five Lancaster County citizens met at Lititz, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of organizing a Mutual Fire Insurance Company. The original name of the company was "The Agricultural Mutual Fire Company of Lancaster County." On May 22, 1888, these same citizens, dedicated to their heritage of Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, adopted By-Laws on the principles of thrift, integrity and full measure for value received. To the credit of the founders, many of these By-Laws have never been changed and are just as applicable today as they were over a century ago.

The Farm Family group of insurance companies, headquartered in Glenmont, New York, is part of the American National Family of Companies. Farm Family has been providing insurance protection for families and businesses in rural and suburban areas since the 1950s in the Northeast and Great Atlantic regions. Over the years, Farm Family has earned a solid reputation, with an established tradition built on integrity and trust.

Markel Insurance Company receives high marks for financial stability and claims paying ability from insurance industry analysts. Our "A Excellent" rating by A.M. Best Company was reaffirmed in June 2009.A.M. Best cited Markel's "well-established market position, sustained operating profitability, solid risk-adjusted capitalization, excellent operating cash flow, adequate liquidity, and financial flexibility" in the rating affirmation.

Ohio National Financial Services sells its products in 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and through a subsidiary in Chile. The company distributes its products through independent agents, brokers, and banks. Mutual holding company Ohio National Mutual Holdings owns a majority of the firm's stock. What's round on both ends, "hi" in the middle, and covers millions of people? Ohio National Financial Services! That is the marketing name for Ohio National Life Insurance and Ohio National Life Assurance, which sell individual and group life insurance, disability insurance, pension plans, and annuities. Other products and services include wholesale and retail brokerage and mutual funds.

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.

In the early 1980s, CPAs were faced with a mounting liability insurance crisis. The major insurance carriers, victims of their own rate-cutting war, found themselves with insufficient funds to cover their claims. Most companies discontinued their professional liability insurance coverage for CPAs. Those who continued to offer CPAs liability insurance imposed huge premium increases to cover cash shortfalls. As a result, liability coverage became unaffordable for many CPAs.

Arig has been a trusted risk partner for over a quarter century. Established by the governments of Kuwait, Libya and the United Arab Emirates, the Company has since grown to become one the market leaders among regional reinsurers. Today, Arig is a publically traded company owned by over 6000 private and institutional investors and listed on the stock exchanges of Bahrain, Dubai and Kuwait.

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