Latest Personal Lines Headlines

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

Goosehead Unveils ‘Digital Agent’ Platform for Personal Lines Consumers

Aug 11 2021 // Insurance technology company Goosehead Insurance Inc. will launch on Wednesday a web-based service aimed at people shopping for personal coverage online, extending its reach beyond traditional agents now using the system,...

Housing Market Boosts Personal Lines Shopping But Auto Still Lags

Jul 5 2021 // Shopping for personal lines insurance is showing signs of returning to pre-pandemic levels in the U.S., according to a new TransUnion report. Auto insurance remains a big exception, however.The consulting firm found in its...

Hot Housing Market Boosts Personal Lines Insurance Shopping But Auto Still Lags

Jun 28 2021 // Shopping for personal lines insurance is showing signs of returning to pre-pandemic levels in the U.S., according to a new TransUnion report. Auto insurance remains a big exception, however.The consulting firm found in its...

Insurors Indemnity to Buy Colonial Lloyds, Expanding Residential Coverage

Jun 15 2021 // Waco, Texas-based Insurors Indemnity has signed a definitive agreement to purchase insurance carrier Colonial Lloyds, headquartered in Fort Worth, pending regulatory approval. Colonial Lloyds has been serving the Texas...

Compensating Personal Lines Producers & Account Managers

May 17 2021 // Personal lines production seems to be a larger focus now for property/casualty agencies today. A question that our clients often ask us is regarding how to compensate personal lines staff for production. The short answer...

Why Its Bid for The Hartford Is a Personal Lines ‘Chess’ Move by Chubb

Mar 19 2021 // While Chubb’s $23.2 billion opening bid for The Hartford appears to be mostly a commercial lines play to many observers, one experienced industry observer has a different take on it.Chubb CEO Evan Greenberg would...

Louisiana’s Dwight Andrus Insurance Adds Hebert as VP, Personal Lines

Mar 11 2021 // Lafayette, Louisiana-based Dwight W. Andrus Insurance Inc. has hired Henri Hebert as vice president of Personal Lines — a newly created role.Hebert will be tasked with creating and implementing the future business...

Personal Lines Insurance Market Outlook as Stable: AM Best, Moody’s

Jan 25 2021 // AM Best kept its stable market segment outlook on the U.S. personal lines insurance segment for 2021, citing the segment’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization and profitable underwriting performance in private...

AM Best, Moody’s Rate Personal Lines Insurance Market Outlook as Stable

Jan 19 2021 // AM Best kept its stable market segment outlook on the U.S. personal lines insurance segment for 2021, citing the segment’s strong risk-adjusted capitalization and profitable underwriting performance in private...

NJM Insurance Group Brings Personal Lines Business to Ohio

Jan 7 2021 // Trenton, N.J.-based NJM Insurance Group is making its personal lines insurance products available to Ohio residents for the first time in the company’s 107-year history.NJM, one of the largest and most tenured auto...

AssetSure Hires Karlunas as Vice President, Personal Insurance Practice Leader

Dec 18 2020 // Independent insurance agency AssetSure has hired Ted Karlunas as vice president and Personal Insurance Practice leader.In this role, Karlunas will lead personal insurance operations as the agency expands its outreach to...

Crest Insurance in Arizona Names Wimmer Personal Lines Manager

Nov 18 2020 // Crest Insurance Group LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., has added Sarah Wimmer as a personal lines manager. Wimmer will oversee employees within the personal lines department from all seven branches including Tucson, Scottsdale,...

All Risk’s Foley Named National Personal Lines Leader at Risk Placement Services

Nov 17 2020 // Risk Placement Services (RPS) in Rolling Meadows, Ill., has hired Brian Foley to lead its National Personal Lines Practice.This is a new role created by the excess and surplus (E&S) wholesale insurance broker and...

Insurance Tech Firm Insurity Acquires Personal Lines Management Suite CodeObjects

Nov 12 2020 // Insurance systems and data analytics provider Insurity reported that it has completed the acquisition of California-based CodeObjects, which offers a management program for personal lines.The deal expands Hartford-based...

Hanover Insurance Enters Maryland Personal Lines Insurance Market

Oct 27 2020 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. (THG) has expanded its business in Maryland to include personal lines insurance and appointed a group of independent agents in the state to serve its growing customer base.The Hanover has a...

MJ Insurance Names BridgePoint’s Sargent Director of Personal Insurance in Arizona

Oct 22 2020 // MJ Insurance has named Leighann Sargent director of personal insurance. Sargent is based in Phoenix, Ariz., and will lead MJ’s personal insurance strategy, operations and support the company’s growth. Sargent...

Burns & Wilcox Adds Personal Lines Cyber Protection for Homes, Families, Individuals

Oct 21 2020 // Burns & Wilcox has launched Cyberman365, a new exclusive product line designed to mitigate personal cyber risks for individuals, families and homes.A collaboration between Burns & Wilcox and Node International,...

Startup Personal Lines Insurer Root Looking to Raise $604 Million in IPO

Oct 20 2020 // Automobile insurance startup Root Inc. said on Tuesday it plans to raise as much as $604.1 million in its initial public offering on the Nasdaq, the latest in a line of insurers looking to tap the current boom in U.S....

Powers Insurance & Risk Management Adds Gonzalez in Personal Lines Unit

Oct 8 2020 // POWERS Insurance & Risk Management in St. Louis, Mo., has hired Julia Gonzalez as Personal Lines Sales Marketer.In this position, Gonzalez will handle the marketing efforts for all personal lines accounts. This...

M.J. Hall Creates Personal Lines Practice by Adding Hughes in California

Oct 8 2020 // M.J. Hall & Co. has formed a personal lines insurance practice, adding April Hughes as a broker specializing in personal lines. Hughes is based in Stockton, Calif. Hughes has more than 20 years of industry experience....