Latest Allied Insurance Headlines

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Nationwide’s Left the Building. Insurer Makes Remote Work Permanent in 5 States.

May 18 2020 // Nationwide said it plans to permanently transition to a hybrid operating model that comprises primarily working-from-office in four main corporate campuses and working-from-home in most other locations.The company said it...

Nationwide’s Left the Building. Insurer Makes Remote Work Permanent in 5 States.

Apr 30 2020 // Nationwide said it plans to permanently transition to a hybrid operating model that comprises primarily working-from-office in four main corporate campuses and working-from-home in most other locations.The company said it...

Agency M&As: Private Equity Still in Driver’s Seat; Digital Agencies Attract Attention

Mar 2 2020 // The private equity bandwagon continued to roll through the insurance agency and brokerage mergers and acquisitions territory in 2019. As many as two-thirds of all deals involved private equity, according to experts. Most...

Nationwide, Generali Form Joint Venture N2G to Sell Multinational Commercial Lines

Feb 27 2020 // Trieste, Italy meet Columbus, Ohio. Ciao! Hello!Two large insurers — Ohio’s Nationwide and Italy’s Generali — are teaming up to serve commercial insurance customers with global needs. The insurers announced...

Toyota to Offer Nationwide’s Auto Insurance Product with Telematics

Feb 26 2020 // Toyota car owners can buy insurance that promises them up to 40 percent savings for safe driving.Toyota Insurance Management Solutions (TIMS) has teamed up with Nationwide to launch what they are calling TIMS BrightDrive,...

Ohio’s Nationwide Investing $160M in Workforce Development, Retention

Jan 13 2020 // The Columbus, Ohio-based insurance company, Nationwide, will invest $160 million in its workforce over the next five years, the company has reported.The money will go toward attracting, developing and retaining talent, and...

SafeWaters Underwriting Managers to Underwrite Yacht Insurance with Nationwide

Dec 18 2019 // SafeWaters Underwriting Managers has secured a delegated authority underwriting agreement with Nationwide to provide tailor made yacht insurance products.Products will be written on National Casualty company paper, a...

Nationwide Inks Pact to Become ‘Official Insurance Partner’ of Minor League Baseball

Dec 10 2019 // Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and insurer Nationwide have a new partnership making the Columbus, Ohio-based carrier the “Official Insurance Partner of Minor League Baseball.”Financial terms of the agreement were...

Philadelphia Insurance Promotes Cundiff to Lead Surety Division Nationwide

Dec 3 2019 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies, a commercial property/casualty and professional liability insurer, announced the promotion of Michael Cundiff from vice president to senior vice president of Surety.Cundiff will succeed Ed...

Nationwide Names Sirota as Chief Pet Officer

Nov 14 2019 // Nationwide’s pet insurance operation has new top dog.Heidi Sirota has been named chief pet officer for Nationwide’s pet health insurance unit. In her new role, Sirota will oversee all aspects of Nationwide pet...

Nationwide ‘Express’ Portal Promises Agents Multiple Product Quotes in 2 Minutes

Nov 13 2019 // Nationwide is introducing Nationwide Express, a technology platform that promises agents can quote policies for auto, homeowners and renters insurance in two minutes as well as tailor coverages, bind coverage, and process...

Marketing, Innovation Chief Williams Leaving Nationwide; Jones, Mahaffey to Assume Roles

Oct 23 2019 // The man behind Nationwide’s “On Your Side” advertising and marketing for the past five years, along with initiatives targeting emerging businesses and innovation, is leaving the giant insurer.Terrance...

Court Allows Judge Opposed by Drug Firms to Oversee Nationwide Opioid Trial

Oct 11 2019 // A federal appeals court on Thursday cleared the way for a landmark trial over the nation’s opioid crisis, rejecting a bid by eight drug retailers and distributors to disqualify the judge, and a request by Ohio and...

Watch Out Insurtechs: Nationwide Readies Own Digital Auto Insurance Platform

Oct 1 2019 // Nationwide plans on striking hard against digital insurer upstart competitors with the debut of Spire, a digital auto insurance platform with an eye on millennial customers.Spire, which will be rolled out in the 2019...

Nationwide’s Digital Storefront Targets Small Business Market

Sep 19 2019 // Nationwide said it has formally launched a commercial insurance digital storefront targeted to small businesses.Small business owners will be able to use the site online directly to generate a quote and bind a policy, or...

Judge Permits Nationwide Privacy Lawsuit Against Facebook to Proceed

Sep 10 2019 // A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc. to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users’ private data, calling the social media...

Paragon Launches Nationwide Workers’ Comp Program

Sep 4 2019 // Paragon Insurance Holdings LLC, a national multi-line specialty MGA (managing general agency) based in Avon, Conn., has added a new nationwide workers’ compensation insurance program.Available to their eligible...

Work-From-Home Can Deliver Big Cyber Risks for Small Businesses

Aug 19 2019 // Remote employees place businesses at risk, yet many small business owners are not properly mitigating potential cyberthreats, nor are they adequately protecting their employee platforms, a new report says.As work-life and...

Remote Workers Can Be Big Cyber Risk for Small Businesses

Aug 9 2019 // Remote employees place businesses at risk, yet many small business owners are not properly mitigating potential cyberthreats, nor are they adequately protecting their employee platforms, a new report says.As work-life and...

Hub Acquires Books of Business, Hires 4 Nationwide Agents in Pennsylvania

Aug 8 2019 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired property and casualty books of business from, and hired, insurance agents Matthew Lennon, Craig Love, Frank and Michael Namath.Each of the agents...