Until 2009, Employers Direct Insurance Company was a direct writer of workers’ compensation insurance in the Western U.S. In ... 2010, with the same management team in place, the company changed its name, distribution model and direction to market exclusively through independent insurance brokers and agents in California and is now Pacific Compensation Insurance Company (PacificComp). PacificComp is a subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation (NYSE: Y). For more information, please see the listing under Pacific Compensation Insurance Company. read more