Latest Personal Lines Headlines

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

S&P: Personal Lines Sector Outlook Stable Despite Market Softening

Jun 2 2005 // After experiencing its worst catastrophe losses ever (about $27 billion) in 2004, the U.S. personal lines insurance sector is showing signs of entering into a softer cycle than the hard one that has dominated the industry...

Ramsey Named VP of National Personal Lines at Hull & Company

May 31 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...

OneBeacon Expands Web-Based OneChoice Personal Lines Portfolio

May 16 2005 // OneBeacon, which introduced a Web-based, multi-tiered new auto insurance product in 2004, is launching new homeowners and package products using the same OneChoice platform during 2005.The suite of OneChoice auto,...

Aon Complaint Memos Reveal Personal Lines Arrangements

Apr 18 2005 // The recent $190 million settlement between the world’s second largest insurance broker, Aon, and officials in three states sheds light on how, as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other public officials...

Frazier Joins Personal Insurance Federation of California

Apr 12 2005 // The Personal Insurance Federation of California announced that Rex Frazier, former California deputy insurance commissioner for policy and research and chief of the Legislative Bureau, has joined PIFC as vice president and...

Spitzer’s Complaint Outlines Aon’s Personal Lines Deals with Insurers

Apr 4 2005 // The recent $190 million settlement between the world’s second largest insurance broker, Aon, and officials in three states sheds light on how, as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other public officials...

Spitzer’s Complaint Outlines Aon’s Personal Lines Deals with Insurers

Mar 21 2005 // The recent $190 million settlement between the world’s second largest insurance broker, Aon, and officials in three states sheds light on how, as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other public officials...

Aon Complaint Memos Reveal Personal Lines Arrangements

Mar 21 2005 // The recent $190 million settlement between the world’s second largest insurance broker, Aon, and officials in three states sheds light on how, as New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and other public officials...

Preparing Your Personal Lines CSRs to Sell

Mar 7 2005 // Sales generated by property/casualty customer service representatives are the least risky, most profitable of all agency activities. They generate the easiest of all new commissions and help to keep rivals out of the...

Blodnick Joins Unigard as VP of Personal Lines

Feb 16 2005 // Unigard Insurance Group announced that John Blodnick has been hired as vice president of Personal Lines. Blodnick started his insurance career at United Pacific as a Personal Lines Underwriter, and then worked for...

TDI Updates Personal Lines Price Comparison Guides

Feb 15 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced the release of its 2005 insurance price comparison guides, which are available on the agency’s Web site at www.tdi.state.tx.us. The new price comparisons update and replace...

Personal Liability Deal with Worldcom Directors Breaks Down Following Court Ruling on Effect on Jury Award

Feb 3 2005 // A unique deal in which 10 former WorldCom directors would personally pay $18 million of a $54 million settlement to compensate investors over the company’s plunge into bankruptcy will be withdrawn, plaintiffs...

Consumer Group Hits Payment of Contingent Commissions in Personal Insurance as Harmful to Buyers

Jan 27 2005 // A new report by a national consumer organization claims that contingent fee arrangements “similar” to those being investigated by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in commercial insurance brokerage are...

Fireman’s Fund Notes Personal Insurance for More than 28,000 Professional Firefighters in California

Jan 27 2005 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has announced a personal insurance benefit program, including automobile and homeowner’s coverage, for the more than 28,000 members of the California Professional Firefighters...

Neb. Inches Closer to File-and-Use for Personal Lines

Jan 25 2005 // The Nebraska Banking, Commerce, and Insurance Committee recently approved a personal-lines deregulation bill, according to the Des Plaines, Ill.-based Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The bill, LB 119, is...

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. Personal Lines Division Back to Accepting New Applications; Fla. Targeted Market

Jan 12 2005 // Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp. on Wednesday announced that its personal lines division, Liberty American Insurance Group, has resumed accepting new insurance applications for its homeowners, condominium and rental...

Sell Personal Lines Upgrades via Direct Mail

Jan 3 2005 // To remain in business, agents need to derive as much revenue as possible from every current insured, at the least possible cost. This is particularly the case now that the structure of the classic contingency commission is...

Personal Lines Upgrades to Sell by Direct Mail

Jan 3 2005 // Match the endorsement upgrade offer to each insured’s specific needs. Cross-sell upgrades add coverages by endorsement versus writing an optional separate contract. Standard upgrades are endorsements that extend...

S&P SAYS PERSONAL LINES CARRIERS ARE STRONG:

Dec 20 2004 // Fundamentals remain strong for U.S. personal lines insurance carriers, according to a report published by the ratings firm Standard & Poor’s. This is reflected in S&P’s decision to retain a stable...

Regulators Approve Two New Companies in Fla. Residential Market

Dec 17 2004 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued Certificates of Authority to two new insurance companies, Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Company, and Southern Oak Insurance Company. Both companies will...