Main Street America Group Wins IMCA Award of Excellence for 2010 Annual Report

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Main Street America Group has won an Award of Excellence for its 2010 Annual Report at the Insurance Marketing Communications Association (IMCA) Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada, presented during IMCA’s 53^rd Annual Showcase Awards program.

“This is a great honor for Main Street America, especially when our annual report is judged against the excellent publications produced by many other leading mutual property/casualty companies”

This is the second time in the last three years Main Street America has been honored by IMCA for its annual report in the mutual (privately held insurance company) category. Judging was conducted this spring by a panel of independent advertising, marketing and public relations executives. Criteria for award selection included theme, graphic design, quality of writing and marketplace impact.

Main Street America’s annual report is produced by the Jacksonville, Fla.-based super regional property/casualty insurance carrier’s corporate communications department. The company’s 2010 Annual Report is available via its Web site: www.msagroup.com.

“This is a great honor for Main Street America, especially when our annual report is judged against the excellent publications produced by many other leading mutual property/casualty companies,” said Mark Friedlander, Main Street America’s director of corporate communications.

In addition to the 2010 Annual Report, Main Street America was a finalist in two other IMCA Showcase Awards categories this year:

• External Corporate Print Communications – customer newsletter: Spring 2011 Edition.
• Corporate Social Media – Main Street America Quarterly customer video series: 2010 Results/2011 Outlook, available via the company’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MRFMSAG.

About Insurance Marketing Communications Association

The Insurance Marketing Communications Association (IMCA) is an international organization of insurance communications professionals specializing in advertising, corporate communications, marketing, media relations, public relations and sales promotion. The oldest insurance marketing and communications association in North America, IMCA members include multi-national, national and regional property/casualty, reinsurance, health and life carriers. For more information about IMCA, please visit www.imcanet.com.

About The Main Street America Group

With roots dating back to 1923, The Main Street America Group is a super regional insurance company that operates seven property-casualty insurance carriers: NGM Insurance Company, Old Dominion Insurance Company, Main Street America Assurance Company, MSA Insurance Company, Great Lakes Casualty Insurance Company Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company and Main Street America Protection Insurance Company. Based in Jacksonville, Fla., Main Street America offers a wide range of commercial and personal insurance, and fidelity and surety bond products to individuals, families and businesses throughout the United States.

With nearly $900 million in premium written exclusively by 2,000-plus independent insurance agents, the 88-year-old company insures more than 600,000 policyholders in 27 states and writes bonds in 44 states. A.M. Best Company rates The Main Street America Group as an "A" (Excellent). Main Street America is the founding company partner of Trusted Choice®, the global branding program of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America. For more information about Main Street America, please visit www.msagroup.com or connect with us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MainStreetAmerica.

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