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United Fire & Casualty Co. said Wednesday it has the necessary approvals from state regulators and company shareholders to complete its acquisition of Mercer Insurance Group Inc.

Mitchell International, Inc. has introduced a new brand identity with the launch of a new Web site. The revitalized brand celebrates Mitchell's heritage and communicates a vision for the company's continued evolution, building on its 65-year history of serving the property/casualty and collision repair industries.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner just announced at this afternoon’s FSOC meeting that Michael McRaith will be the first director of the Federal Insurance Office.

U.S. captive domiciles are attracting a lot of attention recently. Here is a "map" of recent captive news that will help guide you through some of the changes and trends the industry is seeing, and where it's headed in the future.

A question similar to one that followed the New Zealand earthquake earlier this year now follows the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake: Will this event be the one to harden rates?

Captive owners identified their biggest concerns as policyholder retention and growth, followed by expanded utilization and collateral, a survey by the Captive Insurance Companies Association has found.