Latest Personal Lines Headlines

All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Safeco to Take Personal Lines Renewal Business of Main Street America

Nov 13 2024 // Liberty Mutual’s Safeco Insurance has agreed to take the personal lines business of Main Street America, marking the second time in two months that Safeco has stepped in to assume a personal lines book of business...

People Moves: Grange Insurance Names Carter VP, Personal Lines Sales & Strategic Distribution

Nov 7 2024 // Nicole Carter Grange Insurance Company, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Nicole Carter as vice president, personal lines sales and strategic distribution, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Carter has nearly 30 years of...

Agent Satisfaction With Insurers Holds Strong; Erie Tops for Personal Lines

Oct 2 2024 // Overall agent satisfaction with insurers of both personal lines and commercial lines has held strong despite a challenging underwriting environment, says a new J.D. Power study, with commercial lines satisfaction reaching...

Personal Lines Turnaround Fuels US P/C Industry Underwriting Gain

Sep 17 2024 // A turnaround in the personal lines insurance segment results was a key driver of an overall $3.8 billion profit from underwriting for the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, according to a new report from AM...

Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines

Sep 16 2024 // Main Street America Insurance said it will stop offering personal lines insurance in favor of a commercial lines strategy.The Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer founded about 100 years ago in Keene, New Hampshire, said it...

Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines

Aug 30 2024 // Main Street America Insurance said Thursday it will stop offering personal lines insurance in favor of a commercial lines strategy.The Jacksonville, Florida-based insurer founded about 100 years ago in Keene, New Hampshire...

Personal Lines Insurer Adirondack Exchange Withdrawing From New York

Jul 31 2024 // The New York personal lines carrier Adirondack Insurance Exchange (AIE) is facing financial difficulties and has told its agents and customers that it is working on a transition plan for all existing policies.The insurer...

Q2 2024 Personal Insurance Rates Up 7.6%: MarketScout

Jul 5 2024 // The average rate increase for U.S. personal lines coverages was about 7.6% in the second quarter, up from about 4.8% for the first three months of the year, according to MarketScout.Dallas-based MarketScout, a division of...

Markerstudy Completes Purchase of Ardonagh’s Personal Lines Broking Business

Jul 1 2024 // Markerstudy, the UK insurance group, has completed the purchase of the Ardonagh Group’s personal lines broking business, Atlanta Group, in a deal that was first announced in September 2023.While financial details of...

Umbrella Liability: The Triple Upsell Possibility for Personal Lines Clients

Jun 17 2024 // When it comes to most of the personal lines market, it’s pretty straightforward. A person buys a car, and they need insurance. A person buys a home or rents an apartment, and they need insurance. Often, they can...

American Coastal to Sell Interboro to Forza Holdings, Completing Personal Lines Exit

May 13 2024 // American Coastal Insurance Corp. (ACIC) has agreed to sell its subsidiary Interboro Insurance Co., a New York domiciled insurer, to Forza Insurance Holdings, a Houston-based firm that funds insurance organizations serving...

Mercury Insurance Taking Tokio Marine’s California Personal Lines Business

May 10 2024 // Mercury Insurance on Thursday announced a plan that the Los Angeles-based carrier says will help maintain insurance availability and provide coverage for thousands of California consumers as two insurers exit the...

People Moves: Chubb Names Scheffler COO of Personal Risk Services; AXIS Appoints Morley Head of US E&O

Apr 19 2024 // Chubb said it has promoted Melissa Scheffler to chief operating officer of Personal Risk Services (PRS). Currently, Scheffler serves as regional executive officer for the Mid-Atlantic region.In a corresponding move, Bryce...

Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability in Meta Addiction Suits

Apr 16 2024 // Mark Zuckerberg won his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies of addicting children to their products.US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez...

Tech Update: Vertafore Delivers Policy Binding in its Personal Lines Rater; Amwins’ Online Marketplace Provides Bindable Quotes From Multiple Carriers

Apr 4 2024 // Vertafore Delivers Policy Binding in Personal Lines RaterVertafore, headquartered in Denver, launched the industry’s first bind capability within a personal lines rater. Vertafore’s personal lines rating and...

Twice as Many Personal Lines Insurers Downgraded by AM Best in 2023

Apr 1 2024 // AM Best delivered 39 downward credit rating actions to U.S. personal lines insurers in 2023, more than twice the number registered for 2022, the rating agency reported in its official tally for the year.Additional...

Twice as Many Personal Lines Insurers Downgraded by AM Best in 2023

Mar 12 2024 // AM Best delivered 39 downward credit rating actions to U.S. personal lines insurers in 2023, more than twice the number registered for 2022, the rating agency reported in it official tally for the year.Additional...

Travelers’ Q4 Net Income Skyrockets as Personal Lines Reverses Underwriting Loss

Feb 5 2024 // Net income at The Travelers Cos. for the last quarter of 2023 about doubled compared to the same time in 2022, to $1.6 billion on lower catastrophe losses and a return to profitable results in the personal insurance...

Travelers’ Q4 Net Income Skyrockets as Personal Lines Reverses Underwriting Loss

Jan 19 2024 // Net income at The Travelers Cos. for the last quarter of 2023 about doubled compared to the same time last year to $1.6 billion on lower catastrophe losses and a return to profitable results in the personal insurance...

People Moves: Zimmer to Take Alliant CEO Reins From Corbett; WTW Names Forms Client Growth Team; Xceedance Hires Flynn for Personal Lines

Jan 18 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services named Greg Zimmer chief executive officer, taking over for Tom Corbett, who has served as CEO for more than 30 years.The new leadership roles will take effect April 1, 2024. Zimmer joined Alliant...