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Liberty Mutual Completes $1 Billion Deal for State Auto, Upping Independent Agent Presence

Liberty Mutual Insurance said it has completed a $1 billion cash acquisition of State Auto Financial Corp., gaining $2.3 billion in premium and becoming the second-largest carrier in the . . .

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