All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 9 2016 // Auto and home insurance buyers in the U.S. paid slightly more for their insurance in April compared to the prior six months.It’s not clear whether a pricing trend is starting or catastrophe losses drove a temporary...
May 5 2016 // Leavitt Group in Utah has named Rachael Woolsey vice president of personal lines. Woolsey worked for MetLife prior to Leavitt Group for nearly 17 years counseling independent agencies and serving in a variety of...
May 4 2016 // Santa Monica, CA, May 4, 2016 – Ace Business Brokers announces a Southern California preferred personal lines agency for sale: $4 million in commissions 16,500+ client base Retention rates in 90’s Adjusted Net...
Apr 28 2016 // The property/casualty insurance advisory organization AAIS has unveiled its first standardized personal auto insurance program for use by insurers that it says is the first new auto program available to the industry in...
Mar 9 2016 // Caetlyn Fallon Cook Maran & Associates, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, announced that Caetlyn Fallon has been promoted to a personal insurance advisor position...
Mar 7 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported it has adopted rules pertaining to property insurance changes resulting from legislation passed in 2013 and 2015.Residential Property Declaration Page The new rules include...
Feb 29 2016 // Texas-based Higginbotham hired Bernie Henyon as associate of personal property/casualty insurance in the insurance firm’s Fort Worth headquarters.Henyon provides home, automobile and liability insurance services to...
Feb 26 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported it has adopted rules pertaining to property insurance changes resulting from legislation passed in 2013 and 2015.The new rules include requirements for residential property...
Feb 5 2016 // Aspen Managing General Agency (MGA) and Midlands Management of Texas announced that Aspen MGA has acquired the renewal rights of the Texas personal auto business currently managed by Midlands Management.Richard Bird, chief...
Jan 26 2016 // The Main Street America Group has introduced Main Street Protection Auto, its new private passenger auto insurance program for the preferred/standard marketplace in South Carolina via its statewide network of independent...
Jan 25 2016 // Is it worth it to market personal lines policies to drivers and homeowners who shop year after year? It’s costly to book new business and besides; a steady flow of renewals is what keeps the insurance industry in...
Dec 22 2015 // Kimberly Foltz The Brethren Mutual Insurance Company in Hagerstown, Maryland, has hired Kimberly Foltz as Personal Lines underwriting manager. Foltz brings 26 years of insurance experience in property/casualty marketing...
Dec 21 2015 // In the mad rush to economize on and digitize virtually every insurance transaction and relationship activity, some small-business owners are getting shortchanged — and that’s shortsighted.Still, the growing...
Dec 1 2015 // ACE Ltd. has appointed the future personal lines leadership team for the new Chubb Group’s Overseas General Insurance division. The leadership appointments will take effect upon completion of the acquisition of...
Nov 16 2015 // Most agents’ errors and omissions (E&O) carriers report that commercial lines generates the majority of E&O claims. However, a significant number of E&O claims arise from the sale and service of...
Nov 4 2015 // New York, NY, November 4, 2015 – National General Insurance today announced the launch of NatGen Premier, a new package program designed for affluent customers. The NatGen Premier homeowners and umbrella products are now...
Nov 2 2015 // Willis North America said it has named Despina Buganski as chief operating officer of Willis Personal Lines.In this role, Buganski will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and workflow processes of the Personal...
Oct 9 2015 // J.M. Wilson has added John Nichols as a personal lines underwriter in Portage, Mich. Nichols is responsible for quoting new and renewal personal lines risks, along with serving independent insurance agents in 21...
Sep 8 2015 // There are “far-reaching implications” for personal lines insurers and the products and services they provide as the U.S. continues to undergo changes in its demographic structure, an industry report states.The...
Sep 4 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Accurate property valuation is critical to insurers as well as homeowners. In the event that a property is undervalued, insurers lose out on premium revenue while the...