All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2010 // The Personal Lines Growth Alliance (PLGA), a coalition within the independent agency system, announced that Mercury Insurance Group is a founding financial partner.Mercury is the first of many insurance carriers that will...
May 4 2010 // Anderson & Murison Inc. has announced two promotions in the company’s Personal Lines Department. Kris Pappas has been promoted to vice president – personal lines. She has been with A&M for more than 12...
Apr 19 2010 // Homeowners who are dependent on Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort will see rates increasing by an average 7 percent statewide. Rate increases — as well as decreases — will vary widely, especially in...
Apr 13 2010 // New York-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) said it would begin offering personal lines coverage to owners of high-value homes in Maryland and Washington D.C..The company, a member- owned reciprocal...
Apr 2 2010 // Honolulu-based Island Insurance has lowered its personal auto insurance rates an average of up to 3.5 percent, depending upon coverage limits, rating company and territory.The reduced rates will affect personal auto...
Apr 1 2010 // Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has crafted a new personal protection solution called Wealth Security Policy for independent board members through a collaboration with an A+ XV rated Insurer.Independent directors of corporations...
Mar 18 2010 // Gartner research shows mobile consumers spent $4.2 billion in 2009 at mobile applications stores, and that figure is expected to jump to $30 billion by 2013, said George Redenbaugh, assistant treasurer and senior director...
Mar 7 2010 // Although heavy personal lines accounts are generally more favorable from an errors and omissions (E&O) standpoint, there is no doubt the potential for some significant claim activity — both in frequency and severity...
Feb 17 2010 // Michigan’s insurance regulator is requiring insurance companies to get state approval for any changes to personal lines insurance forms before they use themOffice of Financial and Insurance Regulation Commissioner...
Feb 3 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength ratings (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of the New York-based Tower Group Companies, its pooled members and...
Feb 3 2010 // Massachusetts-based OneBeacon Insurance Group has agreed to sell its personal lines business to Tower Group Inc. in a deal that comprises two affiliate insurers and two reciprocal insurance exchanges in New York and New...
Jan 12 2010 // ACE Private Risk Service, part of the ACE Group, has expanded the availability of its ACE Platinum Portfolio policy, a personal insurance program for high net worth clients, to Colorado. In addition, Clare S. Schachter has...
Dec 29 2009 // Rate reviews by the Washington state insurance commissioner’s office have shaved more than $300 million from Washingtonians’ auto and homeowners insurance bills over the past decade.Last week the...
Dec 17 2009 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund is launching an Allianz Personal Auto Policy in 11 states, with plans to offer the coverage in more states by the end of 2010. The policy initially will be available in Arizona,...
Dec 6 2009 // Correction: Top Personal Lies Agencies The Top 2009 Personal Lines Agencies list that was published in the Nov. 16 issue of Insurance Journal was incorrect. Unfortunately, columns of spreadsheet data shifted in the process...
Nov 18 2009 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its new Main Street Connection for Personal Lines quoting and policy issuance system in Michigan.The super regional’s independent insurance agents now have 24/7 access to...
Nov 15 2009 // The following list is taken from the Insurance Journal Top 100 P/C/ Independent Insurance Agencies report published in Insurance Journal on Aug. 3. These agencies represent the leaders in total personal lines premium...
Oct 19 2009 // The bad news is that overall organic growth for independent insurance agencies is down. The good news is that there continues to be growth in two areas: personal lines and group product sales.The Independent Insurance...
Oct 1 2009 // The bad news is that overall organic growth for independent insurance agencies is down.The good news is that there continues to be growth in two areas: personal lines and group product sales. The Independent Insurance...
Sep 15 2009 // New York-based insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) says it will begin offering property and casualty insurance coverage to owners of high-value homes in Connecticut. PURE, which is a member-owned...