Latest Personal Lines Headlines

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

Main Street America Introduces Personal Auto, Property Product to Grain Dealers Agents in Indiana

Jan 20 2011 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its Personal Auto MVP property and liability product via its network of nearly 100 Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Company independent insurance agents throughout Indiana.Super...

MarketScout Names Blaser Managing VP of Affluent Personal Lines

Jan 20 2011 // MarketScout, a Dallas, Texas-based electronic insurance exchange, announced that Lesa Blaser has joined the company as managing vice president of Affluent Personal Lines. Blaser previously served as Central Region...

P/C Insurers Improve Personal Lines, Investment Results in Q3

Jan 4 2011 // The U.S. property/casualty industry generated improved operating results in the third quarter despite competitive market conditions, elevated catastrophe losses, the economic downturn and historically low investment...

AAU Expands Personal Lines Division in Louisiana

Dec 15 2010 // Allied American Underwriters (AAU), a national program manager and subsidiary of USG Holding/USG Insurance Services, introduced Richard Jenkins as director of Personal Lines. AAU Personal Lines will be based in Mandeville,...

S&P: U.S. Personal Lines Insurance Sector Outlook Revised To Stable

Dec 10 2010 // Rates for the personal lines insurance sector continue to see improvements, according to a new report.While pricing for the U.S. commercial lines sector continues to decline, though at a slower pace in the last two years,...

Moody’s Rates P/C Personal Lines Industry Financially Sound, Highly Competitive

Nov 15 2010 // The U.S. property/casualty personal lines insurance industry remains financially sound despite the weak economy and prolonged soft, though improving, pricing environment, Moody’s Investors Service says in its new...

Personal Lines Leaders

Nov 14 2010 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2010 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...

Tierney Named Operations Chief at Chubb Personal Insurance

Nov 3 2010 // New Jersey-based insurer Chubb has named Kathleen M. Tierney chief operating officer of its Personal Insurance segment.Tierney joined Chubb in 1990, and most recently served as senior vice president and eastern territory...

Burns & Wilcox Hires Gatewood to Lead Personal Lines

Oct 5 2010 // Burns & Wilcox hired Bill Gatewood to lead the company’s national personal lines sales and marketing, recruitment and product initiatives, effective Sept. 27.Gatewood has more than 20 years personal lines...

E&O Insight: Attention Personal Lines Unit!

Sep 20 2010 // When reviewing errors and omissions (E&O) claims frequency by line of business, homeowners ranks third behind two commercial lines products (casualty and property). Focusing strictly on personal lines makes homeowners...

Regions Financial Offering Personal Lines Insurance in 5 States

Sep 1 2010 // Alabama-based Regions Financial is expanding access to personal lines insurance for its bank customers in Tennessee, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and Virginia. Customers will be able to purchase homeowners, renters, automobile,...

Signature Select Adds 2 to Personal Lines Practice in Denver

Aug 18 2010 // Signature Select LLC, a retail insurance broker subsidiary of The IMA Financial Group Inc., has expanded its personal lines insurance practice in Denver. Nate Bell joined the company as development executive, and Debbie...

How to Maximize Your Book with Personal Umbrellas

Aug 16 2010 // Do your insureds live in a house? Do they drive? Do they entertain? Do they have boats, motorcycles or other toys? Do they have rental property? Of course they do and because of that, they’re at risk. So why...

How to Maximize Your Book with Personal Umbrellas Plus 5 Steps to Follow When Writing Coverage

Aug 16 2010 // Do your insureds live in a house? Do they drive? Do they entertain? Do they have boats, motorcycles or other toys? Do they have rental property? Of course they do and because of that, they’re at risk. So why...

OneBeacon Q2 Reflects Sale of Personal Lines, Northeast Storms

Jul 30 2010 // OneBeacon Insurance Group reported second quarter net income of $9 million, operating income of $18 million, a drop in written premiums reflecting the sale of its personal lines business and a jump in combined loss ratio...

Tower Completes Acquisition of OneBeacon’s Personal Lines Business

Jul 1 2010 // Tower Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of the personal lines business of OneBeacon Insurance Group for $167 million.The completed transaction includes the acquisition by Towers of Massachusetts Homeland Insurance...

Western National Insurance Enters Iowa’s Personal Lines Market

Jul 1 2010 // Western National Insurance Group, headquartered in Edina, Minn., announced that it has expanded its personal lines program to begin serving customers in the Iowa.Effective immediately, the carrier’s personal...

Maximize Your Book with Personal Umbrellas

Jun 21 2010 // Do your insureds live in a house? Do they drive? Do they entertain? Do they have boats, motorcycles or other toys? Do they have rental property? Of course they do and because of that, they’re at risk. So why...

Hyatt to Head Arbella’s Personal Lines Group

Jun 17 2010 // Massachusetts-based Arbella Insurance Group has appointed Jim Hyatt as vice president of personal lines.Hyatt will oversee Arbella’s Personal Lines group, which generates more than $450 million in annual premiums. He...

Woodruff-Sawyer Opens Private Client Personal Insurance Division

Jun 14 2010 // San Francisco-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has formed a new Private Client Personal Insurance Division to address the individual needs of executives and corporate officers. Diane Borden has been hired as private client...