USF&G
Defunct American insurance company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USF&G was an American insurance company that existed from 1896[1] until 1998. It was originally called the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company. The insurer formed a holding company for its insurance businesses and changed its name to USF&G in July 1981.[2]
Industry | Insurance |
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Predecessor | United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company |
Founded | March 19, 1896; 128 years ago (1896-03-19) Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Founders | John Randolph Bland |
Defunct | January 1998 |
Fate | Acquired by St. Paul Travelers in 1998 |
Headquarters | Baltimore, Maryland , United States |
Parent | St. Paul Travelers |
In January 1998, Saint Paul Companies acquired USF&G for $3.9 billion.[3]
As of late 1921, the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company building was located at 26 South Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland.[4] In 1921, the company's real estate including Baltimore and New York buildings amounted to about $2.6 million.[5] In 1970, it built the 37-story USF&G Building in Baltimore,[6] and in the early 1970s and over the next few decades, the former Mount Saint Agnes College campus was also owned and used by USF&G.[7][8]