CAMICO and Liberty International Underwriters Form New Program
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. & BOSTON--(Business Wire)-- CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company, the nation`s largest CPA-owned carrier of professional liability insurance, and Liberty International Underwriters (LIU), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, have forged a new program to service CPA firms nationally. The new program will strengthen and expand CAMICO`s capacity for providing coverage and risk management services, especially to larger CPA firms. The new program`s policy wordings will match existing CAMICO policy forms, and firms will have direct access to the comprehensive range of CAMICO`s advisory, loss prevention, and claims services and resources. The CAMICO-LIU program will be administered through CAMICO`s wholly owned subsidiary, CAMICO Insurance Services (CIS). The new program will focus primarily on policies with limits of $3 million and higher and will be underwritten by LIU using Liberty Mutual Group companies that are rated "A" (Excellent) by A.M. Best Co. "CAMICO`s strong market position and specialized expertise in the accounting profession, with LIU`s capacity, will provide a superior program to our policyholder firms," said Ric Rosario, CPA, CAMICO CEO. "The new program enables all of our policyholders to continue receiving the services they`ve come to rely on for their day-to-day practice needs." The CAMICO-LIU program will help protect firms against malpractice claims and damages from errors committed while providing professional services. "This program gives CPA policyholders the strength of two insurance industry leaders in one policy," said Bruce Eisler, senior vice president of professional liability for LIU. "By combining CAMICO's demonstrated expertise in accountants' liability with Liberty Mutual Group`s financial strength and LIU`s significant experience in professional liability insurance, we will bring the high level of underwriting, claims management and risk management service CPA firms expect from an insurer." About CAMICO and CIS CAMICO Mutual Insurance Company (www.camico.com) is sponsored by state CPA societies and associations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Washington. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company serves more than 7,500 accounting firms and 64,000 staff members in 45 states and the District of Columbia. CAMICO Services, Inc., d.b.a. CAMICO Insurance Services (CIS), is licensed as an insurance producer in all states in which CAMICO operates. About LIU/Liberty Mutual Group Liberty International Underwriters (www.liu-usa.com), a division of Liberty Mutual Group, provides specialty commercial lines of insurance worldwide, including casualty, specialty casualty, global crisis management, marine energy, engineering and reinsurance, distributed exclusively through the independent broker network. Boston-based Liberty Mutual Group is a diversified global insurer and fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S. based on 2008 direct written premium. The Company also ranks 86th on the Fortune 500 list of largest corporations in the U.S. based on 2008 revenue. As of December 31, 2008, Liberty Mutual Group had $104.3 billion in consolidated assets, $94.2 billion in consolidated liabilities and $28.9 billion in annual consolidated revenue. CAMICO Dan Crouch, 650-802-2527 dcrouch@camico.com or Liberty Mutual Group Adrianne Kaufmann, 617-574-5983 Adrianne.Kaufmann@LibertyMutual.com Copyright Business Wire 2009
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