All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 30 2006 // Sadie Bailey, personal lines manager at SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC, Irvine, Calif., has been named chair of the personal lines practice group for RiskProNet International Inc, a network of 29 independent...
Jan 27 2006 // New Mexico Personal Insurance Credit Information Act (PICIA) took effect January 1, to help protect consumers’ and insurers’ use of credit. According to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association,...
Jan 23 2006 // The year 2005 is looking like it was a relatively good one with solid financial news for property casualty insurers overall, despite record catastrophe losses, and 2006 could bring even better news, according to analysts...
Jan 22 2006 // I.I.I. JOINT P/C FORUM: Outside Looking In – Left to right: V.J. Dowling, Dowling & Partners Securities; Mark Puccia, Standard & Poor’s; David Schiff, Schiff’s Insurance Observer; Brian P....
Jan 11 2006 // The year 2005 is looking like it was a relatively good one with solid financial news for property casualty insurers overall, despite record catastrophe losses, and 2006 could bring even better news, according to analysts...
Jan 9 2006 // The dominant position of large market leaders combined with new marketplace developments will cause dozens of insurers to exit the personal property/casualty industry over the next few years, according to a new study by...
Dec 12 2005 // In a report published Monday, Standard & Poor’s stated that it is retaining its stable outlook for the personal lines sector for 2006, despite the losses stemming from 2005’s aggressively violent hurricane...
Nov 21 2005 // Burns & Wilcox, one of the nation’s largest wholesale brokerage firms, announced it will no longer market the company’s personal lines business as Service General, but instead will conduct all personal...
Nov 20 2005 // Burns & Wilcox, one of the nation’s largest wholesale brokerage firms, announced it will no longer market the company’s personal lines business as Service General, but instead will conduct all personal...
Nov 2 2005 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., has entered into an agreement with Houston General Insurance Exchange to offer auto, homeowners and packaged solutions outside...
Oct 28 2005 // The University of Georgia, in partnership with the American Society of Appraisers, offering the Personal Property Appraisal Certificate Program.The program covers comprehensive personal property valuation in fine arts,...
Oct 28 2005 // Moody Insurance Agency, which specializes in insurance, risk management and bonding services for contractors, has marked the expansion of its growing personal insurance lines department with the addition of Vanessa...
Sep 30 2005 // The first meeting of a new 10-member Standard Personal Lines Advisory Committee, assigned to develop a standard homeowners insurance policy for Floridians that is easy to understand and offers comprehensive coverage, will...
Aug 3 2005 // Universal Insurance Holdings of North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Insurance Group based in Puerto Rico, announced the creation of Universal Insurance Company of Texas (UICTX).“This is a...
Aug 1 2005 // Chubb Corporation announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Personal Lines Insurance Brokerage, Inc. (PLI) to Chicago-based Hub International Limited. The transaction is expected to close within 60 days,...
Jul 6 2005 // The Citizens and Hanover Insurance Companies have named James S. Hyatt president of its personal lines division. In this role, he will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s personal lines operations. Hyatt,...
Jul 5 2005 // Personal automobile and homeowners market leaders are employing a new mix of tactics as they compete for growth, according to two new publications by Conning Research and Consulting Inc.“Personal lines market leaders...
Jun 29 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) announced its sponsorship of a special program to help its members take back market share from direct writers.In cooperation with Agency Revenue Tools LLC,...
Jun 20 2005 // The personal lines industry may be viewed through multiple competitive prisms. These include the classic independent agent versus direct writer perspective; independent and exclusive agents versus the banks, and...
Jun 2 2005 // Hull & Company announced the promotion of Tim Ramsey to vice president, national personal lines. Ramsey joined Hull & Company in January of 1998 as manager of the company’s newly formed Charlotte, N.C.,...