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Top 30 Private Auto Insurers: SNL
Oct 20 2014 // CSAA Insurance Exchange, which sells private auto insurance to AAA members in about 25 states, experienced double-digit year-over-year growth in personal auto business, far outpacing other top writers in the second...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Offers Fiduciary Liability Product
Oct 9 2014 // Boston-based Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has launched Executive First Fiduciary Liability Insurance, a new addition to its Executive First suite of executive liability insurance products offering...
Top 30 Private Auto Insurers: SNL
Sep 26 2014 // CSAA Insurance Exchange, which sells private auto insurance to AAA members in about 25 states, experienced double-digit year-over-year growth in personal auto business, far outpacing other top writers in the second...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Enters Fidelity & Crime Market; Names AIG’s O’Neill
Sep 23 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) said it is entering the fidelity and crime insurance market, and has named Brian O’Neill to lead the effort. O’Neill joins BHSI with 30 years of fidelity and crime...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Names Lewis Director of Regional Sales
Sep 8 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies promoted Jim Lewis to director of regional sales for the central region of the country. Lewis will oversee sales operations in Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana,...
CNA’s Kocaj Joins Berkshire Hathaway Specialty
Sep 3 2014 // Specialty insurer Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has appointed Tom Kocaj as vice president and head of Financial Institutions, Executive and Professional Lines. Kocaj joins BHSI with a quarter century of...
GEICO Lowers Commercial Auto Rates in Virginia
Aug 19 2014 // GEICO is introducing lower rates in Virginia for commercial auto insurance customers, including contractors, retailers, caterers, professional services and other businesses. Small business owners in particular need...
Berkshire Hathaway Stock Passes $200,000 Mark
Aug 15 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s share price on Thursday surpassed and closed above $200,000 for the first time, the latest milestone for a company that Warren Buffett has built over nearly five decades into what some...
Berkshire Hathaway Hires Two Sr. Execs from AIG Asia – WSJ Report
Aug 14 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway has hired two senior executives from American International Group’s Asia operations to boost its insurance business in the region, the Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar with the...
Miller Joins Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection in Texas
Aug 4 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) expanded its national sales force by hiring Bill Miller as executive vice president – sales. He is based in Grapevine, Texas. In joining BHTP, Miller is reuniting with BHTP...
Berkshire Profit Soars; Geico, Gen Re Profits Up
Aug 4 2014 // Net income for Berkshire-Hathaway soared nearly 41 percent to $6.4 billion in second-quarter 2014, with nearly $2.0 billion of investment gains lifting the total, while underwriting profits for Berkshire-Hathaway’s...
Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Adds BOP Product in Illinois
Jul 29 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies (formerly known as GUARD Insurance Group) has begun offering businessowner’s policy (BOP) and umbrella coverage in Illinois. The company already has an established...
Berkshire Specialty Enters Fiduciary Liability Segment, Hires Prussack as VP
Jul 28 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has entered the fiduciary liability market and named Rhonda Prussack as vice president, Fiduciary Liability, to lead the effort. According to Dan Fortin, senior vice president,...
Progressive Boosts Ad Spending But GEICO Still #1: SNL
Jul 3 2014 // Progressive Corp. boosted its advertising spending by nearly $70 million year over year to $595.4 million in 2013, the largest aggregate dollar increase among all U.S. property/casualty insurers, according to an analysis...
GEICO Appoints 5 to Officer Posts Across Country
Jul 2 2014 // GEICO has announced a number of officer appointments: Michelle Trindade, vice president of the competitive advantage leadership group at the company’s corporate offices in Chevy Chase, Maryland, Kevin Kawa, assistant...
Ratings Recap: Berkshire Hathaway Homestate, Rural Community, Imperial Fire
Jun 30 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings of “aa+” of Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company, and its five property...
Best Affirms GEICO and GEICO Corp. Members Ratings; Outlooks Stable
Jun 13 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aaa” of the members of Government Employees Group (GEICO), based in Chevy...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Jumps Into Surety with Zurich’s Delisio
Jun 12 2014 // Continuing with its rapid expansion, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is moving into the surety market, focusing on contract surety business. The company has appointed Geoff Delisio as senior vice president of...
Best Affirms Ratings of National Indemnity, Other Berkshire Hathaway Units
May 23 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aaa” of National Indemnity Company and its affiliates, and the FSR of...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Enters Travel Insurance Business
May 20 2014 // Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, part of Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, has launched the first product in its new travel-insurance line designed for travelers, travel agencies, tour operators and travel...
