Bain Capital Insurance coverage invests in new insurance coverage platform launch

The Mutual Group, a brand new insurance coverage platform that can serve the mutual trade, has introduced plans to launch with assist from Bain Capital Insurance coverage.

The platform shall be created by Bain Capital Insurance coverage’s acquisition of GuideOne Insurance coverage Firm (GuideOne), a niche-market mutual insurance coverage provider, which would be the inaugural member of The Mutual Group.

Former CEO of the Nationwide Affiliation of Mutual Insurance coverage Firms (NAMIC) Chuck Chamness would be the newly appointed chairman of The Mutual Group. Tim Fleming, GuideOne’s senior vp of core industrial strains shall be its chief government officer.

Bernie Hengesbaugh, the chief government officer of GuideOne, shall be chairman and shall be succeeded by Ken Cadematori, chief monetary officer of GuideOne, as president and chief government officer.

“I’m thrilled to be a part of the creation of such an progressive new resolution supplier to the mutual

insurance coverage trade, which I’m so proud to have spent practically all of my profession serving,” stated Chamness.

“This inventive resolution marks the profitable conclusion to the GuideOne board of administrators’ strategic

course of to bolster our capital base. The Mutual Group transaction permits us to attain all of our targets whereas sustaining our heritage and historical past as a mutual insurance coverage firm,” stated Hengesbaugh.

The Mutual Group shall be launching with $800 million in annual premium serviced throughout 50,000 industrial policyholders by over 400 staff and shall be primarily based in West Des Moines, Iowa.

GuideOne shall be utilizing the $200 million it acquired in being the inaugural member to strengthen its stability sheet and surplus place in addition to to proceed its progress supporting policyholders.

“We’re proud to proceed our staff’s historical past of creating progressive options for the mutual

insurance coverage trade,” stated Matt Popoli, world head of Bain Capital Insurance coverage.

“We’re thrilled to not solely launch this new options platform, but in addition to convey a number one mutual insurer like GuideOne on as The Mutual Group’s first member as we additional strengthen its path ahead,” he added.