insurance arm

• First Mercury Buying Ariel's Valiant For $55M

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 12, 2010

  Early this month, First Mercury Financial Corporation announced one of its subsidiaries will buy Valiant Insurance Group for roughly $55 million.

• First Mercury Buying Ariel's Valiant for $55M

  By Susanne Sclafane, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 6, 2010

  First Mercury Financial Corporation announced one its subsidiaries will buy Valiant Insurance Group for roughly $55 million, expanding its ability to write admitted specialty business and allowing it to enter the marine insurance market.

• Zurich 2009 Net Up 6 Percent

  By Staff Writer  |  February 4, 2010

  Zurich Financial Services Group reported net income for 2009 rose by 6 percent to $3.2 billion compared with $3 billion in the previous year.