Latest Personal Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ACE Names 2 to High Net Worth Personal Lines Group
Sep 23 2014 // ACE Group announced executive appointments in its high net worth personal lines insurance business, ACE Private Risk Services, naming Clyde Douglas as senior vice president, Claims, and Eileen Castolene as vice president...
Gorst & Compass Names Bacarti Senior Personal Lines Underwriter
Sep 22 2014 // Gorst & Compass Insurance has named Donna Bacarti its senior personal lines underwriter. Bacarti will manage the newly opened San Diego, Calif. branch. Bacarti has extensive personal lines experience and has been...
Allianz to Assume Fireman’s Fund Commercial Lines; Future of Personal Lines Uncertain
Sep 17 2014 // German insurance giant Allianz said it will absorb the commercial lines business of its U.S. subsidiary Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. into one of its own global divisions. Meanwhile, after days of declining to...
ACP Re Completes Tower Group Merger; Personal Lines Sold to National General
Sep 16 2014 // After months of uncertainty, the merger of ACP Re Ltd. and struggling reinsurer Tower Group International has finally closed. Bermuda-based ACP Re and Tower announced on Sept. 12 that all regulatory approvals were in place...
ACE Group Names 3 to High-Net Personal Lines Posts
Aug 21 2014 // ACE Group announced executive appointments in its high net worth personal lines insurance business, ACE Private Risk Services, naming Annmarie Camp as senior vice president, National Sales and Distribution leader, Shannon...
Maine’s Cross Insurance Appoints VP of Personal Lines
Jul 28 2014 // Bangor, Maine-based Cross Insurance has appointed Laurie A. Noel as vice president of personal lines. Noel, whose primary responsibility is to focus on the profitability and growth of personal lines for the entire...
Powell to Lead Personal Lines Division at Risk Innovations in Atlanta
Jul 18 2014 // Kathryn Powell has joined wholesale insurance broker, Risk Innovations, to lead its personal lines division. She is based in Atlanta. Powell formerly was with Chubb Insurance in its personal lines enterprise and American...
Why Customers Need Personal Umbrella Coverage More Than Ever
Jun 16 2014 // That we live in a litigious society is not something new; we’ve been there for decades. Lawsuits have long followed auto accidents and mishaps that occur in homes, very often causing defendants to dig so deep to pay...
Atlantic Specialty Lines Puts Lee Branson Back at the Helm to Lead the Personal Lines Team
May 14 2014 // Richmond, VA, 5/14/14 – As Atlantic Specialty Lines continues to adapt to the landscape of an industry that is constantly evolving, they have decided to move Lee Branson, Senior Vice President of the MW branch, back...
Ironshore Personal Lines Launches Boat, Watercraft Coverage for High-Net Worth Clients
May 8 2014 // Ironshore’s personal lines unit now offers an endorsement option for personal watercraft coverage for high net worth insured homeowners. Ironshore’s watercraft program provides “all risk” coverage...
Binau Named Assistant VP, Personal Lines at Motorists Mutual
May 8 2014 // Ryan Binau was selected as assistant vice president, personal lines underwriting at Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. His new position will be effective May 27. Binau began his career with Motorists Mutual as a personal lines...
Ironshore Personal Lines Adds Fine Arts, Valuables Endorsement
Apr 7 2014 // Ironshore’s Personal Lines unit has expanded coverages available for high-net worth insured homeowners. Ironshore clients can now obtain an endorsement for itemized fine art, jewelry, private collections, and other...
Ironshore Personal Lines Launches Primary Flood Coverage for High Value Homes
Apr 2 2014 // Ironshore’s Personal Lines unit has expanded property coverage protection for high net worth homeowners. Ironshore will offer a primary flood option as part of its homeowners insurance for properties valued at $1...
Barnes to Lead Personal Insurance Unit at Wells Fargo Insurance in Minneapolis
Feb 21 2014 // Wells Fargo Insurance, part of Wells Fargo & Co., named Stefani Tygar Barnes as head of its personal insurance segment in Minneapolis, Minn. Barnes will lead a team dedicated to providing auto, home, renters, life,...
Fullenkamp Promoted to VP, Personal Lines at Motorists Mutual Insurance
Jan 30 2014 // Columbus, Ohio-based Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. has promoted Joe Fullenkamp to vice president, personal lines division. Fullenkamp most recently served as the assistant vice president, personal lines division. He was...
Florida’s BB&T-Oswald Trippe Adds Dunford in Personal Lines
Jan 28 2014 // Micah Paul Dunford has been appointed a personal lines sales agent for homeowners and personal auto coverage at BB&T-Oswald Trippe and Company. Dunford, who has 20 years of experience in the industry, will be based in...
Le Named Anderson & Murison Personal Lines Director in California
Jan 27 2014 // Chris Le was named director of personal lines for Los Angeles, Calif.-based Anderson & Murison Inc. Le will be responsible for the underwriting and processing of all personal lines at the company. He has been with...
RSA Creates ‘Personal Lines Intermediated Division’
Jan 9 2014 // In a move that may or may not have been prompted by RSA’s recent troubles, the UK’s second largest insurer announced that it is “merging its Affinity and Personal Lines Broker teams in the UK to create...
USI Appoints Senior Vice President of Personal Lines in New Jersey
Dec 23 2013 // USI Insurance Services announced today that James P. Kane will join the firm as senior vice president of personal lines effective Jan. 1, 2014. Kane will be responsible for USI’s nationwide personal insurance...
Nordquist to Lead Wells Fargo Insurance Small Business, Personal Lines Unit
Dec 5 2013 // Wells Fargo & Co. promoted Laurie Nordquist to head of the unit providing insurance to individuals and small businesses, replacing Anne Doss, the executive who died in August at age 56. Nordquist, 54, will lead a team...
