All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 23 2014 // ACE Group said it will keep most of the employees with Fireman’s Fund’s personal lines business once its $365 million acquisition of the division from Allianz goes through.“We value Fireman’s Fund...
Dec 18 2014 // Allianz Group has agreed to 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 business with ACE and the...
Nov 19 2014 // HUB International Northeast, part of Hub International Limited, has hired Rose Dionisio as vice president of Personal Lines.Based out of the firm’s Fairfield, Connecticut office, Dionisio will be responsible for...
Nov 17 2014 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2014 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal‘s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes...
Nov 11 2014 // The Hanover Insurance Group has named Richard Lavey as its new president in charge of personal lines coverage. He’s a veteran executive of the Massachusetts-based U.S. property/casualty insurer who initially came on...
Nov 5 2014 // The composite rate for U.S. commercial insurance was plus 1 percent in October 2014 while the composite rate for U.S. personal lines was plus 3 percent for the month, according to MarketScout’s monthly analysis of...
Oct 23 2014 // Austin, TX, October 23, 2014– Atlantic Specialty Lines (ASL), a wholesale broker and specialty lines MGA offering a variety of property, casualty, auto, professional, and personal lines coverages, is continuing its...
Sep 23 2014 // ACE Group announced executive appointments in its high net worth personal lines insurance business, ACE Private Risk Services, naming Clyde Douglas as senior vice president, Claims, and Eileen Castolene as vice president...
Sep 22 2014 // Gorst & Compass Insurance has named Donna Bacarti its senior personal lines underwriter.Bacarti will manage the newly opened San Diego, Calif. branch. Bacarti has extensive personal lines experience and has been...
Sep 17 2014 // German insurance giant Allianz said it will absorb the commercial lines business of its U.S. subsidiary Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. into one of its own global divisions.Meanwhile, after days of declining to comment,...
Sep 16 2014 // After months of uncertainty, the merger of ACP Re Ltd. and struggling reinsurer Tower Group International has finally closed.Bermuda-based ACP Re and Tower announced on Sept. 12 that all regulatory approvals were in place...
Aug 21 2014 // ACE Group announced executive appointments in its high net worth personal lines insurance business, ACE Private Risk Services, naming Annmarie Camp as senior vice president, National Sales and Distribution leader, Shannon...
Jul 28 2014 // Bangor, Maine-based Cross Insurance has appointed Laurie A. Noel as vice president of personal lines. Noel, whose primary responsibility is to focus on the profitability and growth of personal lines for the entire...
Jul 18 2014 // Kathryn Powell has joined wholesale insurance broker, Risk Innovations, to lead its personal lines division. She is based in Atlanta. Powell formerly was with Chubb Insurance in its personal lines enterprise and American...
Jun 16 2014 // That we live in a litigious society is not something new; we’ve been there for decades. Lawsuits have long followed auto accidents and mishaps that occur in homes, very often causing defendants to dig so deep to pay...
May 14 2014 // Richmond, VA, 5/14/14 – As Atlantic Specialty Lines continues to adapt to the landscape of an industry that is constantly evolving, they have decided to move Lee Branson, Senior Vice President of the MW branch, back...
May 8 2014 // Ironshore’s personal lines unit now offers an endorsement option for personal watercraft coverage for high net worth insured homeowners. Ironshore’s watercraft program provides “all risk” coverage...
May 8 2014 // Ryan Binau was selected as assistant vice president, personal lines underwriting at Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. His new position will be effective May 27. Binau began his career with Motorists Mutual as a personal lines...
Apr 7 2014 // Ironshore’s Personal Lines unit has expanded coverages available for high-net worth insured homeowners. Ironshore clients can now obtain an endorsement for itemized fine art, jewelry, private collections, and other...
Apr 2 2014 // Ironshore’s Personal Lines unit has expanded property coverage protection for high net worth homeowners. Ironshore will offer a primary flood option as part of its homeowners insurance for properties valued at $1...