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Obsidian Buys Western Home Insurance, Looks to Expand Into California

Insurance fronting group Obsidian Insurance Holdings Inc. has acquired admitted carrier, Western Home Insurance Co., from Western National Mutual Insurance Co. as part of a push to expand its . . .

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