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2011 |
June - A.M. Best Company upgrades rating for GeoVera Insurance Company from "A-" Excellent to "A" Excellent. |
2010 |
November - GeoVera launches Residential Windstorm-Hurricane product in Hawaii.
June - A.M. Best Company re-affirms Positive outlook and "A-" Excellent rating for GeoVera Insurance Company |
2009 |
May - A.M. Best Company revises outlook to Positive and re-affirms "A-" Excellent rating for GeoVera Insurance Company |
2008 |
May - A.M. Best Company reaffirms "A-" Excellent rating for GeoVera Insurance Company |
2006 |
December - GeoVera launches Residential Earthquake program in Oregon
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2005 |
November - GeoVera Insurance Company becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of GeoVera Holdings, Inc. and is acquired from St. Paul Travelers by Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLC ("FFL) and Hellman & Friedman LLC ("H&F"), leading San Francisco-based equity firms |
2003 |
GeoVera's parent company, The St. Paul, merges with Travelers, becoming a member of the St. Paul Travelers companies |
2001 |
GeoVera launches Residential Earthquake Program in Washington state |
1999 |
April - GeoVera's parent company, USF&G Specialty Insurance Company, is purchased by The St. Paul, and becomes a member of The St. Paul Companies |
1998 |
December - GeoVera becomes the largest private residential earthquake insurance provider in California |
1997 |
August - GeoVera is granted an admitted Certificate of Authority from the California Department of Insurance as GeoVera Insurance Company. The F&G Specialty Insurance Services surplus lines earthquake policies are converted to GeoVera admitted earthquake policies. |
1995 |
F&G Specialty Insurance Services, a subsidiary of USF&G Specialty, begins offering surplus lines residential earthquake in California. |