Pennsylvania-based Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. and Harleysville Group are merging with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.

Sterner Insurance, based in Coopersburg, Pa., hired three new employees to serve as insurance consultants. The company hired Patrick McElwee, Justin Weber and Jessica Montgomery.

A merger of two property-casualty insurance companies in New York has led to the revising of ratings for several companies by A.M. Best Co.

Harleysville Insurance was recognized by CIO magazine and ACORD for its information technology accomplishments.

Harleysville Insurance’s back-to-basics approach appears to be working, according to the company’s chief executive.

The board of Harleysville Group has paid a dividend for 95 consecutive quarters after approving a 32.5-cent quarterly dividend per share.

Robert Connor has joined New Day Underwriting Managers LLC as assistant vice president of the Bordentown, N.J.-based firm.

Harleysville Insurance has added well child care centers to the accounts that can be insured under its OthersFirst Protection Package.

Harleysville Insurance was recently recognized with a pair of honors by a national technology firm and its network of independent agents.

Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. is going to assume a Houston, Texas, company’s “Write Your Own” flood business, effective November 1.