A specialty insurance business has acquired a collection of niche programs from CIGNA Corp.
The New York-based health practice of QBE Specialty Insurance has acquired the special risk, student and sports accident insurance book of business from CIGNA Corp., Philadelphia.
QBE Specialty is a unit of QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Sydney, Australia,
QBE says some members of the CIGNA specialty accident team will be shifting to a new QBE office in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.
"QBE is retaining CIGNA's current managing general agents and third-party administrators," QBE says.
The head of the QBE Specialty New York office, Thomas Leonardo, will oversee the Plymouth Meeting operations.
QBE Specialty recorded about $1.5 billion in gross written premium revenue in 2008, the company says.
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