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'''The Commerce Insurance Company''', formerly known as '''Commerce Insurance Group''', is an American company that provides personal insurance, commercial [[property insurance]], and [[casualty insurance]] in [[Massachusetts]] and [[New Hampshire]]. Their core product lines include personal automobile, homeowners, and commercial auto insurance.
==History==
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Commerce Insurance was founded in 1972 by Arthur J. Remillard, Jr., as small insurance company in the south-central Massachusetts town of [[Webster, Massachusetts|Webster]] where the company is still located and headquartered. Remillard was the company's longtime CEO and chairman, retiring in July 2006.
In April 2007, Commerce entered the New York personal lines insurance market through its acquisition of SWICO Enterprises, Ltd., the holding company for [[Hempstead, New York]]-based property and casualty insurer State-Wide Insurance Company. State-Wide Insurance Company primarily writes private passenger automobile insurance in the state of New York.
In June 2008, The Commerce Group, Inc. was acquired by [[MAPFRE|MAPFRE S.A.]]. MAPFRE is the largest insurance group in [[Latin America]] and has a presence in 43 countries, with about 51,000 agents worldwide.
Commerce also sponsors a road side assistance program for the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]] and Mass Highway.
==External links==
*{{official|http://commerceinsurance.com}}
[[Category:Insurance companies of the United States]]
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{{Unreferenced|date=May 2009}}
'''The Commerce Insurance Company''', formerly known as '''Commerce Insurance Group''', is an American company that provides personal insurance, commercial [[property insurance]], and [[casualty insurance]] in [[Massachusetts]] and [[New Hampshire]]. Their core product lines include personal automobile, homeowners, and commercial auto insurance.
==History==
{{Expand section|date=December 2009}}
Commerce Insurance was founded in 1972 by Arthur J. Remillard, Jr., as small insurance company in the south-central Massachusetts town of [[Webster, Massachusetts|Webster]] where the company is still located and headquartered. Remillard was the company's longtime CEO and chairman, retiring in July 2006.
In April 2007, Commerce entered the New York personal lines insurance market through its acquisition of SWICO Enterprises, Ltd., the holding company for [[Hempstead, New York]]-based property and casualty insurer State-Wide Insurance Company. State-Wide Insurance Company primarily writes private passenger automobile insurance in the state of New York.
In June 2008, The Commerce Group, Inc. was acquired by [[MAPFRE|MAPFRE S.A.]]. MAPFRE is the largest insurance group in [[Latin America]] and has a presence in 43 countries, with about 51,000 agents worldwide.
Commerce also sponsors a road side assistance program for the [[Massachusetts Turnpike]] and Mass Highway.
==External links==
*{{official|http://commerceinsurance.com}}
[[Category:Insurance companies of the United States]]
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