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New Website
Premium Increases
Travelers BOP
Low Premium Finance Rates
Nonsubscription Study Helps Sale
New Year's Resolution
Safety Risk

Our website makeover is complete! During the short time the new site has been live thousands of you have visited CombinedGroup.com. Our team is most appreciative of the nice notes and compliments. Hope you like the cleaner look and improved navigation.  The new site makes it easier for you to find the information you have been requesting. Plus the cleaner, more contemporary look, improves site navigation considerably.  The new site highlights our services, including:  Read More

Are you ready for premium increases almost certain to come to the commercial insurance industry in the next 24-to-36 months?  What's that? You thought rates were going down? Trust me, this is more than a gut feeling. My thinking is rooted in on-going discussions with producers around the nation, as well as with contacts at carriers  Read More

Travelers BOPExpress Procedure Outlines

We have received some additional inquiries about the Travelers update for BOPExpress so we want to cover it once more in this edition.  As of October 1, 2011, we had a change in procedure that requires all BOP accounts rated with Travelers to have a final eligibility review by an underwriter  Read More

Surprise!  Lower Premium Finance Rates Now Available

Combined Group Premium Finance offers extremely competitive rates on all business, no matter what agency you place it with.  But did you know you get even lower rates on business written through Combined Group? Read More

Combined Group's Nonsubscription business continues to show consistent growth, even in our current soft market. We do it by delivering value in the form of savings and better coverage that help you make sales Read More

A New Year's Resolution You'll Want to Keep

As Jan. 1 approaches each year most people set out to lose weight, get more exercise or sleep or set aside more time for things that matter to them. Some want to improve their finances, or accomplish any number of good things.  Remarkably, fewer than 25% of people who make year-end goals actually follow through to achieve them  Read More

The Overlooked Workplace Safety Risk:  Office Workers

Office workers may not be exposed to the same risks as linemen or lumberjacks, but they are subject to risk of injury on the job, just the same.  In fact, a false sense of security regarding office workers can cause us to let down our guard and make on-the-job injuries more likely, so let's look at some of those risks  Read More