Latest Personal Lines Headlines

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

Tomas Urbanec New Head of ACE International Personal Lines

Feb 12 2004 // Gary Schmalzriedt, Chairman and CEO of ACE Overseas General (AOG), announced that Tomas Urbanec has been named as Executive Vice President, International Personal Lines. AOG is a financial reporting unit of ACE Limited,...

Arkansas Personal Lines Rate Report

Jan 26 2004 // The Property and Casualty Division of the Arkansas Insurance Department recently issued a report reflecting rate modifications in personal lines filed with the department from Feb. 1, 2003 through Aug. 31, 2003. The...

Travelers Names Charles T. Brooks, Chief Information Officer, Personal Lines

Dec 22 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty Corp. announced that Charles T. Brooks has been appointed chief information officer for personal lines. He comes to Travelers from Accenture, where he was a partner in the insurance practice and...

Reliant Offers Non-Standard Personal Auto Program

Dec 22 2003 // Reliant General Insurance Services announces their newest non-standard auto program underwritten through “B+” rated Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina. This monthly direct bill program is...

MexiPass Notes 30% Commission Rate for Personal Auto Program

Nov 24 2003 // MexiPass Global Assurance, an MGA for insurance in Mexico, announced a new commission rate of 30 percent and On-line Policy Issuance, under the MexiPass exclusive Personal Automobile Programs underwritten by...

WorthMark Unveils Broker-Dealer Model to Personal Lines Firms

Sep 25 2003 // St. Paul, Minn.-based WorthMark Financial Services announced a new option for property/casualty insurance firms interested in bringing financial services to their clients. With its joint venture broker-dealer business...

Travelers P/C Adds Real-Time Billing Inquiry and On-Line Policy Summary for Personal Lines

Sep 12 2003 // Travelers Property Casualty announced that PL Policy Summary and Billing Inquiry are now available to independent agents for Travelers personal lines insurance policies. These new e-services are accessed directly through...

Miss. to Hold Personal Lines Credit Score Hearing

Sep 8 2003 // The Mississippi Department of Insurance announced it has scheduled a Sept. 9 public hearing on a proposed regulation on the use of credit scoring in personal lines insurance underwriting.Adoption of Mississippi Department...

NYSID Issues Guidelines on Personal Auto Insurance

Aug 19 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department has issued Circular Letter #12, addressed to “All Insurers Authorized To Write Motor Vehicle Insurance In New York State; Rate Service Organizations; And Insurance Producer...

National American Ins. Co. to Focus on Non-Standard Personal Auto

Jul 30 2003 // Rancho Dominguez, Calif.-based National American Insurance Company of California, the primary insurance subsidiary of Danielson Holding Corporation, announced its decision to focus exclusively on the California...

Alan D. Brannan Named Personal Lines Prez at Grange Insurance

May 20 2003 // Alan D. Brannan has been named the new president of personal lines underwriting at Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance following a thorough countrywide search. He most recently served as president and chief operating...

Landmark Personal Lines Reg. Mod. Bill Introduced in S.C.

May 13 2003 // According to the Alliance of American Insurers, a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate will put the state’s regulation of insurance light years ahead of any other and benefit homeowners by introducing more...

Banknorth Div. to Use InsBridge Personal Lines Rating Platform

May 13 2003 // Plano, Texas-based InsBridge Inc., a provider of rating and product management solutions for the insurance industry, announced that Banknorth Insurance Group selected the InsBridge RateManager(tm) Suite, the InsBridge...

AAIS To Host Web Seminar on Personal Lines Mold Filings

May 8 2003 // The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) will hold a Web-based seminar Wednesday, May 28, concerning new endorsements to allow insurers to limit or exclude personal lines coverage for losses arising from mold...

Aon: Personal Lines Had Lowest Earnings Volatility in 2002

May 8 2003 // Aon Corp. announced the results of its 2002 “Property and Casualty Earnings Volatility Study” that highlighted the insurers and reinsurers that were most effective at minimizing the volatility in their...

Personal Umbrella

Apr 7 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access has expanded its personal umbrella programs with two new carriers. There are some limitations and ineligible risks. Agents are invited to visit the Web site at www.superioraccess.com to...

The Hartford Names Bennett Senior V.P., Personal Lines

Mar 25 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. announced that Jonathan Bennett has been named senior vice president of the personal lines division in its property-casualty operations effective April 1. Bennett succeeds Paul...

Superior Access Introduces Two New Personal Umbrella Programs

Mar 24 2003 // Irvine, Calif.-based Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. recently announced that they are expanding their personal umbrella programs with two new carriers – both are rated “A (Excellent) ” by A.M....

NAII Leads Effort for ‘Best Practices’ List on Personal Lines Auto

Mar 12 2003 // With some regulators reportedly intent on removing personal lines regulatory modernization from their agenda, the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) offered to lead an industry effort to review personal...

Montemayor Issues Order on Filing of Residential Rates

Feb 28 2003 // Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor issued an order on Feb. 26, 2003 requiring residential property insurers to file with the Texas Department of Insurance rates and supporting information as required in Senate...