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Nationwide Wants 19% Increase in Auto Rates in West Virginia

Apr 4 2024 // Nationwide Insurance is asking West Virginia regulators for a 19% average rate increase on auto liability insurance, a move that could affect more than 27,000 insured drivers.The West Virginia insurance commissioner said...

Nationwide Survey Finds Distracted Driving Still an Issue

Apr 4 2024 // A survey of passenger car and commercial drivers finds that distracted driving is still a significant safety issue, according to a recent survey by insurance carrier, Nationwide.The new latest driving behaviors survey...

People Moves: Moscowitz New COO at RT Specialty; Williams to Lead Nationwide’s Small Market Commercial Lines

Mar 15 2024 // Moscowitz New COO at RT SpecialtyRT Specialty promoted Marissa Moscowitz to chief operating officer. Moscowitz has over 15 years of information technology, business intelligence and business operations experience and has...

People Moves: JM Wilson Makes New Hires and Promotions Nationwide

Feb 13 2024 // JM Wilson, headquartered in Portage, Michigan, made several new hires and promotions in offices across the country. Katie Priester Bird joined the company as a property and casualty underwriter. Bird previously held roles...

Federal Trade Commission Reports Nationwide Fraud Losses Topped $10B in 2023

Feb 12 2024 // Consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that benchmark, and a 14% increase over reported losses in 2022, newly released Federal Trade...

Nationwide: Gap Between Agents, Commercial Clients View of Severe Weather

Nov 20 2023 // A Nationwide study has found that independent insurance agents believe many of their commercial clients don’t have adequate coverage to protect their businesses from severe weather.While 82% of surveyed property...

People Moves: Talkowski to Lead Nationwide Middle Market Commercial Lines Team; Showalter New Head of Client Experience at Hub Private Client

Oct 4 2023 // Nationwide has hired Kristina Talkowski from CNA to head up its middle market commercial lines business. Starting Oct. 16, she will be tasked with executing Nationwide’s long-term commercial lines insurance strategy...

Agents, Insureds Said Surprised by Nationwide’s 10,000 Nonrenewals in NC

Sep 29 2023 // In February, Nationwide Mutual Insurance filed notice with the North Carolina Department of Insurance that it would non-renew some 10,525 homeowner policies in the state due in large part to the growing risk from climate...

NIP Group Addresses Utility Contractors’ Insurance and Safety Concerns with UtilityPro’s Nationwide Workers Compensation Expansion

Aug 22 2023 // WOODBRIDGE, N.J., August 22, 2023 – Recognizing the critical role of Workers Compensation in the cost structure and strategy of Utility Contractors, NIP Group is excited to announce the nationwide expansion of its...

Nationwide E&S Exits Commercial Auto Effective July 15

Jun 29 2023 // Nationwide E&S will stop writing wholesale-driven contract binding commercial auto new business, including primary brokerage auto effective July 15, according to an announcement released to Nationwide brokers this week...

Nationwide to Take Actions to Limit Risk in Personal, Commercial Portfolios

Jun 13 2023 // Add Nationwide to a growing list of insurers making changes to deal with losses in some areas of the country.In a June 12 “business actions update” Nationwide announced moves “to mitigate risk and manage...

Livestock Operations Grow as Demand Rises; Nationwide’s Cumings Sees Direct-to-Consumer Models Adding Additional Liability Risk

Feb 20 2023 // Specialization is critical in the cattle business and increased consumer demand for protein is driving new trends, including niche farms that offer direct-to-consumer strategies.In today’s evolving and growing...

Nationwide E&S Strikes Out in Move for $1.4M Contribution to Injury Settlement

Feb 13 2023 // Nationwide E&S/Specialty is not entitled to be reimbursed by Mt. Hawley Insurance and Lloyd’s for part of a $2.725 million payment it contributed as the excess/surplus insurer to settle a personal injury suit.A...

Ruff Ruling for Nationwide: Ohio Court Says Insurer Must Cover Canine Bite

Feb 8 2023 // An Ohio Court of Appeals panel said that Nationwide must indemnify a canine owner whose bulldog bit a passer-by, ruling that a policy exclusion barring coverage for bodily injury for a dog with a prior history of attacking...

Florida Citizens Shucks Nationwide Search, Names Cerio New CEO

Feb 1 2023 // The Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors, in a special meeting Tuesday, surprised some in the Florida insurance industry by naming its general counsel as CEO – without a nationwide search.The board voted...

People Moves: Beal Leads Nationwide National Partners; Acrisure New Leadership Team; WSIA New Diversity Board Members

Dec 14 2022 // Beal Named Leader of Nationwide National Partners teamNationwide has named Tony Beal as the new leader of the Nationwide National Partners team, responsible for managing key P&C distribution partner relationships....

Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Taken Down in Raid

Nov 21 2022 // Twenty-one people in nine states were arrested and charged Nov. 2 with their roles in conspiracies to steal catalytic converters from vehicles across the country and sell them for profit.According to the U.S. Department of...

Nationwide Catalytic Converter Theft Ring Taken Down in Raid

Nov 3 2022 // Twenty-one people in nine states were arrested and charged Nov. 2 with their roles in conspiracies to steal catalytic converters from vehicles across the country and sell them for profit.According to the U.S. Department of...

People Moves: Everest Re Taps Nationwide’s Rudow as Head of Cyber Reinsurance; BMS Re Names McDowell as Bermuda CEO, Binetti as Head of Casualty Treaty

Sep 12 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Reinsurance and BMS Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Re Taps Nationwide’s Rudow as Global Head of Cyber...

People Moves: Former Lexington Exec Heads to FutureProof; Hourly.io Hires From Markel; Leisz Joins Nationwide E&S; New CIO at Ryan Specialty

Jul 19 2022 // San Diego-based FutureProof Technologies has hired Joseph Strickland as head of underwriting. He was previously senior vice president at AIG’s Lexington Specialty Isurance Agency.FutureProof calls itself a...