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Alfa Alliance Insurance Corp. To Expand Into Tennessee
Montgomery, Alabama (January 2, 2007) –
Alfa Corp. today announced the completion of its previously
approved Plan of Conversion and acquisition of Virginia Mutual
Insurance Co. (Virginia Mutual). Under the Plan, Virginia
Mutual converted from a mutual company to a stock company
and simultaneously has been recapitalized as Alfa Alliance
Insurance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alfa Corp.
The Plan of Conversion was approved in 2006 by the Virginia
State Corporation Commission as well as Virginia Mutual policyholders.
Virginia Mutual and Alfa companies have participated in a
Strategic Affiliation Agreement since August 10, 2001, which
has now been terminated.
In 2006 Virginia Mutual had written premium of approximately
$41 million and nearly 50,000 policies in force in North Carolina
and Virginia. Alfa Alliance will participate in the inter-company
Insurance Pooling Agreement which includes other Alfa affiliated
companies.
Headquartered in Glen Allen, Va., Alfa Alliance will market
its products under the Alfa Insurance name via a network of
more than 200 independent agents throughout Virginia and North
Carolina. Beginning January 1, Alfa Alliance will expand its
operations to the state of Tennessee. Anthony Macourek, Territory
Sales Manager with over 15 years experience in the insurance
industry, will oversee this expansion. Tony is a graduate
of the University of Tennessee and resides in Knoxville. Initially,
14 independent agencies will market both home and auto personal
lines products in the middle and eastern parts of Tennessee.
Alfa plans to develop its Tennessee distribution network to
approximately 45 agencies by year-end 2007.
Alfa Corp. is engaged in insurance and financial activities
through its subsidiaries. The common stock of Alfa Corporation
is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol
ALFA.
Investors are cautioned that statements in this press
release which relate to the future are, by their nature, uncertain
and dependent upon numerous contingencies -- including political,
economic, regulatory, climatic, competitive, legal, and technological
-- any of which could cause actual results and events to differ
materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements.
Additional information regarding these and other risk factors
and uncertainties may be found in Alfa Corporation’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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