All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 28 2017 // Wells Fargo & Co. announced it is exiting the personal insurance business and will immediately begin winding down its marketing.The company said the exit process should be completed during the first quarter of 2018....
Nov 15 2017 // Economical Insurance in Ontario has named Paul MacDonald as executive vice president of Personal Insurance effective early 2018.Rowan Saunders, president and CEO of Economical, said MacDonald will have profit and loss...
Nov 8 2017 // Indianapolis-based MJ Insurance has appointed Chris Novotney director of business development in the Personal Insurance department.Novotney will be responsible for developing strategic sales and marketing initiatives in...
Oct 25 2017 // MMG Insurance, a Presque Isle, Maine-headquartered regional property and casualty insurance company, has hired Eric Tawfall as its new vice president of personal lines.Tawfall will be relocating from Illinois to Northern...
Sep 14 2017 // Chubb announced that Tara Parchment, vice president, Personal Risk Services, UK & Ireland, has been appointed as head of its European Personal Risk Services division.In this role, Parchment will have responsibility for...
Sep 6 2017 // State Auto Financial Corp., based in Columbus, Ohio, has named Kim B. Garland as senior vice president, commercial lines; and Jason E. Berkey as senior vice president, personal lines.Garland joined the company as senior...
Aug 30 2017 // Insurtech startup, Sherpa, announced it has raised $2.3 million in funding from angel investors, in a venture designed to “change the way personal insurance is delivered.”“We have completely re-thought...
Aug 10 2017 // The Hartford has appointed Mary Boyd as head of the Personal Lines agency channel in addition to her current role as head of the Personal Lines direct channel. In this expanded role, she will be responsible for...
Jul 18 2017 // The Travelers Companies, Inc. has launched IntelliDrive smartphone app, which gives customers insights into their driving habits and auto insurance priced according to how they drive.Customers who use the app and drive...
Jun 5 2017 // Today’s insurers want to be there for their customers — literally.With sensors in policyholders’ cars, homes and personal devices, “exposure data tracking” is becoming a competitive imperative...
May 12 2017 // Today’s insurers want to be there for their customers—literally.With sensors of various kinds in policyholders’ cars, homes and personal devices, “exposure data tracking” is rapidly becoming a...
May 1 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved one company to participate in the June Citizens Property Insurance Corporation take-out period.For the June 20, 2017, Personal Residential Take-Out Period:...
Apr 18 2017 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved one company to participate in the June Citizens Property Insurance Corporation take-out period.For the June 20, 2017 Personal Residential Take-Out Period:...
Apr 17 2017 // You are a driver for a transportation network company and then the unfortunate happens. Someone sideswipes your vehicle. In the chaotic moments after the accident, a question about your personal auto insurance coverage...
Apr 5 2017 // NAS Insurance has launched a new cyber insurance product that addresses cyber risks to individuals and families through add-on coverage to homeowners’ insurance policies. NAS’ Personal CyberPlus covers cyber...
Apr 3 2017 // American International Group Inc., the biggest seller of cyber insurance to businesses, is bringing cyber insurance and risk mitigation services adapted from its CyberEdge commercial insurance product to its high net worth...
Mar 30 2017 // U.S. personal auto underwriters increased premium rates “significantly” in 2016. But here’s the thing: it wasn’t enough.Loss trends are still outpacing rate changes. Also, the U.S. P/C industry...
Mar 27 2017 // Gorst & Compass Insurance has promoted Brenna Gaines to personal lines underwriter in its San Diego, Calif. office. Gaines has been with Gorst & Compass for three years and has been in the industry for 12 years....
Mar 8 2017 // Miguel Nava has been hired at Stone Creek Insurance Agency in their Lafayette, Calif. headquarters as a personal lines producer. Nava will also serve as chair of the language department, advancing Stone Creek’s...
Feb 9 2017 // The Villages Insurance of Florida has added Dana Ingram to its Southern Trace location. Ingram will be one of two certified Personal Lines Advisors at this location, specializing in home, auto and golf car policies. Ingram...