All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 1 2001 // The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) is urging the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) to support a model bill for the regulatory modernization of personal lines that provides a competitive...
Oct 5 2001 // The Commerce Group Inc. announced that it had entered into an agreement with Berkshire Mutual Insurance Co. to transfer Berkshire’s Massachusetts personal automobile business to its Mass. subsidiary, Commerce...
Aug 29 2001 // Selective Insurance Group, Inc. of Branchville New Jersey announced the appointment of Michael L. Williams, CPCU as Senior VP of its personal lines insurance operations. Williams most recently served in senior level...
Jul 18 2001 // The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) adopted a model bill that calls for states to adopt a use-and-file approach for personal lines rates, in what industry groups are calling a significant victory in...
Jul 11 2001 // Standard & Poor’s revised its outlook on the personal lines property/casualty sector (i.e., home and auto insurance) of the U.S. insurance industry to negative from stable.In conjunction with this rating action,...
Jun 26 2001 // The Hartford Financial Services announced that a new system has been incorporated in The Hartford’s Personal Insurance Agency Locator on the company’s website, to capture consumer inquiries and enable agents to...
May 25 2001 // According to a survey by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Personal liability protection is not keeping pace with personal asset growth or litigation trends, leaving affluent individuals and their families exposed to...
Mar 21 2001 // SAFECO has appointed Bill Lebo as interim chief operating officer for SAFECO Personal Insurance, the company’s largest insurance segment. Lebo, 55, will continue to serve as executive vice president for...
Feb 14 2001 // American International Group, Kemper Insurance Cos. and Prudential Insurance Co. of America plan to jointly establish a web-based insurance agency that will allow consumers to research, buy and manage personal lines...
Feb 5 2001 // Travelers has launched a new Internet-technology-based automation system for personal lines independent agents in an effort to save them time and improve their profitability by simplifying the quoting and issuing of new...
Jan 23 2001 // Travelers has launched a new Internet-technology-based automation system for personal lines independent agents in an effort to save them time and improve their profitability by simplifying the quoting and issuing of new...
Oct 12 2000 // Progressive announced that effective Nov. 11, 2000, the company will make changes to its personal auto programs in both Progressive West and Progressive Marathon. These actions, which are being taken in response to...
Sep 29 2000 // CNA Personal Insurance has changed its name to Encompass Insurance, pledging to sell only through independent agents. Independent agents represent one third of the personal lines insurance market and $45 billion in annual...
Aug 14 2000 // As Losses Top 66 Percent Will Texas Soon Bench the Benchmark System?Personal auto losses increased last year in 35 of 51 markets across the country, making for an average pure loss ratio of 65.6 percent, the highest level...
Aug 7 2000 // Responding to a shortage of seasoned personal lines producers in insurance agencies, The Hartford School of Insurance is offering a development program for new agency personal lines producers. The first class starts in...
May 23 2000 // Beginning in June, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will begin providing agencies with the ability to complete applications and receive and accept binding insurance quotes in real time through their agency...
Apr 24 2000 // Brady, Chapman, Holland, one of the largest independent agencies in the state, is putting the finishing touches on a deal to turn its personal lines department into a wholly owned subsidiary.The deal, expected to be...