All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 4 2015 // Recently I ordered a pizza from a national chain (no, not the one you’re thinking) and it was quite late arriving at my home. So late, in fact, that I called the store 45 minutes after I placed my order to find out...
Aug 3 2015 // A Conning report on changing personal line dynamics notes some interesting opportunities for insurers and distributors.Projections show for a rapid increase in the number of people in the 65-plus group over the next 10...
Aug 3 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...
Jul 20 2015 // QBE North America said Eric Pruss, formerly of Chubb and Fireman’s Fund, has joined the organization as senior vice president and head of Property/Casualty Personal Lines. Pruss will lead the business of personal...
Jul 7 2015 // IBTX Risk Services, an independent insurance agency based in Dallas, has hired Michael Bell as director of its personal insurance division.Bell brings nearly 25 years of experience in the retail insurance agency system...
Jul 2 2015 // Vermont regulators issued a bulletin last week addressing the issue of “price optimization” in personal lines ratemaking.The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (DFR) noted in the bulletin that some...
May 20 2015 // USI Insurance Services has acquired the personal risk services business of BBVA Compass Insurance Agency Inc. The accounts, homeowner, automobile, umbrella and other recreational policies, will be combined into the USI...
May 15 2015 // Lisa Iannotti-Montz Abbate Insurance Associates, an independent insurance agency in New Haven, Connecticut, promoted Lisa Iannotti-Montz to personal lines vice president from personal lines manager. In her new role, she...
May 12 2015 // Grange Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has named John North president of personal lines.In this role, North will be responsible for the overall growth and profitability of the company’s personal lines...
Apr 7 2015 // ACE Group has launched its high net worth personal insurance capabilities in Canada through ACE Private Risk Services.ACE’s program features a highly customizable and specialized package of policies that can include...
Apr 1 2015 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) said it has completed the sale of the U.S. personal lines business of Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. (FFIC) to ACE Ltd.The sale, which closed on schedule as previously...
Apr 1 2015 // American International Group Inc. has named Gaurav D. Garg as chief executive officer, Personal Insurance. The appointment marks the return of Garg to AIG, where he held various personal insurance roles for 12 years before...
Mar 31 2015 // Boston-headquartered Liberty Mutual said it is moving to a centralized service model for its personal insurance customers beginning in January 2016.This move involves transitioning local service activities into customer...
Mar 27 2015 // Transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft represent a promising technology that can serve consumers well in the future, but Florida legislators should clarify the insurance requirements for these services in...
Mar 11 2015 // Lockton’s Denver, Colo. operation has hired Nate Bell as personal lines producer. Bell has spent 13 years in the insurance industry, most recently as a personal lines producer and sales leader for IMA nationwide. He...
Mar 4 2015 // Ray Sprague The Hartford Financial Services Group has named Ray Sprague executive vice president, Personal Lines, effective immediately. Sprague will report to Doug Elliot, president of The Hartford. He is based in the...
Feb 5 2015 // Spanish insurance giant MAPFRE SA has said it wants to expand and is eying acquisitions in both Europe and the U.S. Barely two months into 2015, it has pulled the trigger on one such deal in New England, reports...
Jan 12 2015 // On Dec. 18, Allianz Group announced that it would sell the U.S. personal lines business of its Fireman’s Fund unit to ACE for $365 million by means of renewal rights arrangement.The merger of the personal lines...
Jan 12 2015 // Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.1 percent countrywide in 2014, according to insurance consulting firm Perr & Knight’s RateWatch reports.The three states with the highest...
Dec 30 2014 // Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.1 percent countrywide in 2014, according to insurance consulting firm Perr & Knight’s RateWatch reports.The three states with the highest...