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Collector Vehicle Insurer OpenRoad to Launch in Four Midwest States

Jul 11 2024 // New classic and modern collector vehicle insurer, OpenRoad, has announced it will begin offering coverage across select U.S. states on Monday, July 15, 2024.OpenRoad will be centered around Midwest states with coverage...

Markets/Coverages: MGA OpenRoad Enters Collector Vehicle Insurance Market

May 21 2024 // Managing general agency Open Road Insurance announced its entry into the marketplace for collector vehicle auto insurance with its first license in Texas, and plans to launch in other U.S. states later this summer.National...

People Moves: Hagerty to Head US Retail Property at Everest Insurance; AIG Hires Navagamuwa as Chief Information Officer

Nov 20 2023 // Roshan Navagamuwa joins American International Group, Inc. (AIG) in December as executive vice president and chief information officer, effective January 1, 2024. AIG is headquartered in New York, N.Y.Navagamuwa joins AIG...

Michigan’s Hagerty Raises $105M

Jun 27 2023 // Hagerty, Inc., an automotive lifestyle brand and a leading specialty insurance provider focused on the global automotive enthusiast market, announced that the company is raising $105 million in capital from existing...

Hot Oldies, But Goodies in Collector Car Market for 2023: Hagerty

Dec 7 2022 // Classic car buyers in 2023 will want a diverse range of vehicles, including microcars, muscle cars, sport cars, and even exotics, according to specialty insurance provider, Hagerty.Hagerty released its 2023 U.S. Bull...

People Moves: Branch Names Brizard CBO; Hagerty Adds Ignoto

Dec 7 2021 // Branch Names Brian Brizard Chief Business OfficerBranch, a full-stack insurance company, has hired Brian Brizard as chief business officer. As Branch continues its nationwide expansion, Brizard’s hiring marks a major...

Classic Cars Destroyed by Fire in Michigan Shop

Sep 7 2021 // Fire destroyed about a dozen classic cars at a restoration shop near Traverse City, Michigan, authorities said.Sensors triggered a fire alarm Sunday morning at the shop in East Bay Township. Firefighters were able to save...

Classic Car Specialist Hagerty to Become Public Company in SPAC Deal

Aug 18 2021 // Classic car insurance specialist Hagerty is planning to go public in a deal with special purpose acquisition company Aldel Financial Inc. Upon the closing of the transaction, Aldel will be renamed Hagerty, Inc., and become...

Hagerty and State Farm Partnering on Classic Vehicle Insurance

Aug 12 2021 // State Farm is collaborating with Traverse City, Michigan-based Hagerty to introduce a new insurance product for classic vehicles, State Farm Classic+, beginning in 2022.Hagerty is an automotive lifestyle brand and a...

Ullico, Hagerty to Offer Collector & Classic Car Coverage to Union Members

Feb 16 2021 // Ullico has partnered with The Hagerty Group to offer Hagerty’s insurance for classic, collector and enthusiast vehicles.Per the partnership, Hagerty’s insurance will be offered through UnionCare, a Ullico...

Hagerty Names 2 to Top Roles to Drive Global Automotive Lifestyle Brand

Dec 14 2020 // Hagerty, the specialty and classic auto insurance managing general agency, sees itself as more than an insurance provider. The company says it is an “automotive lifestyle brand” that is getting ready for global...

Michigan Auto Insurer Hagerty Adds Hunter as VP, Brand

Sep 14 2020 // Hagerty, based in Traverse City, Mich., has added Laura Hunter to its Brand team as vice president of Brand Communications.Reporting to Soon Hagerty, senior vice president of Brand, Hunter oversee public relations,...

Hagerty in Michigan Adds Rabinowitz as VP, Insurance Partners Group

Sep 8 2020 // Hagerty, based in Traverse City, Mich., has hired Kevin Rabinowitz to lead its Insurance Partners Group.Working under Hagerty’s Senior Vice President of North American Markets Jack Butcher, Rabinowitz will be...

Berkley One Collector Vehicle Product Now Available in Minnesota

Sep 8 2020 // Berkley One has launched its Collector Vehicle product in Minnesota and and made rating enhancements to its coverage in Michigan.Berkley has provided collector vehicle owners coverage since 1974 and most recently...

National Collector Car Show Goes Virtual

Jul 13 2020 // To celebrate National Collector Car Day, specialty insurer American Modern Insurance Group will be hosting an online show to pick the best classic cars and trucks and hot rods.Collector car owners can visit the American...

Automotive-Focused Insurer Hagerty Opens New Facility in Dublin, Ohio

Nov 6 2019 // Hagerty, a membership, insurance and media organization for enthusiast vehicles and owners, continued its growth as an automotive lifestyle company today by announcing a new operations center in Dublin, Ohio.The new...

For Michigan’s Hagerty, Insurance Is Just the Start

Oct 7 2019 // Traverse City, Michigan-based Hagerty is evolving to adapt to a changing automotive world.“Our mission as a business is to save driving and car culture for future generations,” said McKeel Hagerty, CEO....

Michigan Classic Auto Insurer, Hagerty, Driving Into the Future

Sep 23 2019 // Traverse City, Michigan-based Hagerty is evolving to adapt to a changing automotive world.“Our mission as a business is to save driving and car culture for future generations,” said McKeel Hagerty, CEO....

Hagerty Acquires the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Connecticut

Sep 11 2019 // Hagerty, an automotive lifestyle brand and provider of specialty insurance to vintage vehicle enthusiasts, has acquired the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Greenwich, Conn.Following this move, Hagerty expects to add...

Kemper Moving $16 Million of Collector Vehicle Business to Hagerty

Jul 10 2019 // Specialty insurer Kemper Corp. has entered into an agreement to move its Classic Collectors book of business to specialist Hagerty, a leader in the collector vehicle insurance market,The book of business generated...