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