Illinois Mutual is a McCord family affair. O.L. McCord, the great-grandfather of current chairman and president Michel A. McCord, founded Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company in 1910, and four consecutive generations of McCord men have done their family proud by helming the insurer. Illinois Mutual specializes in disability income insurance, but also offers life insurance and annuity products. Illinois Mutual Life Insurance company's offerings include personal income protection, business expense coverage, and special risk income protection for those with medical conditions. Illinois Mutual Life Insurance Company distributes its products nationwide through more than 18,000 independent agents.

Vermont Mutual Insurance Group sells commercial and personal property/casualty insurance -- including automobile, businessowners, homeowners, inland marine, and umbrella coverage -- to clients in the northeastern US. The group consists of three companies: Granite Mutual, Northern Security, and Vermont Mutual Insurance. The companies operate in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. A network of independent agents markets the group's products. One of the oldest American mutual insurance firms, Vermont Mutual Insurance Group traces its roots back to 1828 when it was established as a fire insurance company.

Validus Holdings, Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides reinsurance and insurance coverage in the property, marine, and specialty lines markets worldwide. The company underwrites property catastrophe reinsurance, property per risk reinsurance, and property pro rata reinsurance; and insurance and reinsurance on marine risks covering damage to or losses of marine vessels or cargo, yachts and marinas, third-party liability for marine accidents, and physical loss and liability from offshore energy properties. It also underwrites reinsurance on other lines of business, including aerospace, terrorism, life and accident, and health and workers’ compensation catastrophe. In addition, Validus Holdings underwrites short-tail insurance and reinsurance contracts; and specialty insurance products consisting of war (which comprises marine and aviation war, political risks, and political violence), financial institutions, contingency, bloodstock and livestock, accident and health, airlines, and aviation treaty. The company offers its products primarily in the United States, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Japan, and Canada. Validus Holdings, Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Insurmark is a Managing General Underwriter working solely with your preferred agent or broker, and solely for financial institutions. Our client base consists of more than a thousand lenders, nationwide. Due to our advanced system architecture, our capacity to service your collateralized properties is unlimited.

The nature of risk is increasingly complex and constantly changing. Some risk management challenges are obvious. Others less so, mostly due to events beyond your control or that have yet to be contemplated. Add the scrutiny of regulators, ratings agencies and other stakeholders, and the hurdles are even higher. With your capital at stake, you need a risk and reinsurance advisor with a track record of visionary ideas and delivering on its promises.

Operating through half a dozen property/casualty insurance subsidiaries, American Modern Insurance Group provides specialty insurance products and services to owners of boats, classic cars, motorcycles, RVs, manufactured homes, rental properties, and vacation homes. Its Financial Institutions division also offers credit life insurance. The company is licensed throughout the US. It distributes its products through a network of agents, as well as through financial institutions, manufacturers, and other dealers. American Modern Insurance is a subsidiary of Munich Re America.

Direct Line Insurance plc was founded in 1985 with a simple idea in mind -- selling car insurance over the phone. It is the UK's leading private automobile insurer, and it has more than 5 million customers across its lines of business. Since its founding, the company has expanded its business to include home, pet, travel, and life insurance. Other products and services include home mortgages, loans, savings, online car buying, and car breakdown service. Direct Line has also expanded geographically by offering services in Germany and Italy. The company is an affiliate of The Royal Bank of Scotland.

In 1983, Frank and Louise Hagerty realized that appropriate insurance coverage for their collector wooden boats didn't exist. So — armed with years of general-lines insurance experience — the Hagerty's launched a revolutionary agreed value policy for collector boats. Within a few years, half of the vintage boat owners in the country were Hagerty clients. In 1991, Hagerty created a similar product for collector cars. And in 1995 two of Frank and Louise's three children, Kim and McKeel, came home to run the family business - despite their vows to never make a career of insurance! Together they've overseen the company's tremendous growth, which has been supported by a great product, exceptional client service, cutting-edge technology, creative marketing and, of course, intelligent, forward-thinking and hard-working employees. In 25 years, Hagerty has grown from a small agency headquartered in the Hagerty family basement to the leading provider of collector car and boat insurance in the world.

MGIC (www.mgic.com), the principal subsidiary of MGIC Investment Corporation, is the founder and leader of the private mortgage insurance industry, serving more than 3,300 lenders with locations across the country and Puerto Rico. MGIC provides a critical component of our country's residential mortgage finance system, protecting mortgage investors from credit losses. Mortgage insurance from MGIC also benefits consumers by helping them achieve homeownership sooner with low-down-payment loans.

Amica will amicably serve your insurance needs. The company provides a variety of personal insurance products, including auto, home, and life policies, as well as marine and excess liability coverage. Amica sells its policies directly to customers through some 40 offices throughout the US. The oldest mutual automobile insurance company in the US, it traces its roots back to 1907 (when fire coverage was a car owner's most important need due to the danger of exploding gas tanks). Amica, the company's current incarnation, was formed in 1973 when Automobile Mutual Insurance Company of America combined with Factory Mutual Liability Insurance Company of America.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.