All the headlines from our Classic Car Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
Dec 10 2018 // With prices of rare whisky soaring into the six and seven digits, ensuring that precious spirit is protected is not only recommended but essential, says Ron Fiamma, head of global collections at AIG’s private client...
Nov 5 2018 // Valerie Butt has been named head of Casualty for Zurich North America Commercial Insurance. Based in Chicago, Butt will lead the casualty business with responsibility for new and renewal business.Butt takes on the role...
Oct 3 2018 // Traverse City, Michigan-based Hagerty has promoted Collette “Coco” Champagne, chief operating officer. Champagne previously served as the insurer’s chief people officer.Champagne joined Hagerty in 1999 as...
Aug 16 2018 // Next week more than 20,000 car enthusiasts will trek to Pebble Beach, Calif., the Pacific peninsula 90 minutes south of Silicon Valley, for one of the most important classic car shows on earth, the Pebble Beach Concours...
May 21 2018 // U.S.-based NSM Insurance Group’s UK subsidiary, Vantage Holdings, has acquired Fresh Insurance Services Group Ltd,. an insurance broker based in Redditch, West Midlands that specializes in non-standard personal lines...
May 8 2018 // The Alternative Markets Division of Great American Insurance Group has launched a new national program in conjunction with Grundy Insurance focused on coverages for antique and classic car restoration and repair shops...
Apr 12 2018 // While the future of new car ownership may be up for debate, 2018 has ushered in a new class of vehicles that promise to be sought-after collectibles. According to Hagerty, which specializes in insurance for collectible...
Apr 2 2018 // Bermuda-based insurance holding company White Mountains Insurance Group is acquiring a majority equity stake in NSM Insurance Group (NSM), the specialty insurance program administrator.The transaction values NSM at...
Feb 12 2018 // The owner of a Topeka-area auto body and restoration shop says it was “brutal” watching his business burn, knowing that six classic cars inside the building were destroyed.High Torque Racing Auto Body and Paint...
Dec 29 2017 // A bad broker, classic cars that got destroyed in a fire and insurer rating downgrades were among the most widely read news stories in Insurance Journal’s Midwest region in 2017.One story that generated much interest...
Aug 25 2017 // Many Americans dream of driving fabulous, unique, vintage cars. The vast majority of Americans never get to actually do it.Sure, we see them around—I live in Brooklyn and I don’t own a car, but as I walk around my...
Aug 11 2017 // Dozens of antique vehicles were destroyed when a fire swept through a garage outside the southern Illinois community of Staunton.Staunton Fire Protection District Chief Rick Haase says about a third of the building that...
Mar 13 2017 // NJM Insurance Company has announced an expanded partnership with American Modern Insurance Group for coverage available in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.American Modern offers comprehensive collector car insurance policies....
Feb 24 2017 // Thirty years ago, a person of means could walk into an import car dealership, drop a sum that would double the average annual household income, and drive out with a grand touring coupe—a two-door, four-seater powered by...