Latest Personal Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Reynolds to Head ACE’s International Personal Lines, SME Business
Sep 9 2008 // The ACE Group of Companies has announced the appointment of Douglas Reynolds as head of international personal lines and small-to-medium enterprise (SME) business. He will be responsible for expanding ACE’s presence...
Atlas Insurance Appoints Kawano Senior VP Personal Lines
Sep 4 2008 // Hawaii-based Atlas Insurance Agency Inc. has appointed Lance Kawano as senior vice president of its Personal Lines division. Kawano previously was vice president and will continue to be responsible for the strategic...
Soft Market Hammers Commercial Carriers’ Stocks; M&As Active in Personal Lines Sector
Aug 21 2008 // Stock Prices: The soft market continues to have an effect on insurers’ stock prices. With the inability of insurers to grow in the current market, commercial insurers’ stocks are still falling, down 18 percent...
Remedying Common Personal Lines CSR Sales Excuses
Aug 21 2008 // Too many customer service representatives (CSRs) have problematic issues when it comes to an essential element of their job. That element is the selling of insurance. Some consider this act to be overly difficult and, at...
The Hanover Names Gary Kusumi President of Personal Lines
Aug 15 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. named Gary Y. Kusumi president of the company’s personal lines business. Kusumi will oversee the Worcester, Massachusetts-based company’s personal lines operations, including...
AIG, Vermont Mutual to Enter Mass. Personal Auto Insurance Market
Jul 14 2008 // Giant insurer American International Group has decided to enter the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance market, according to The Boston Globe. But AIG is not alone. In addition, Vermont Mutual will begin selling...
Hanover Enhances Towing, Rental Car, Other Personal Lines Benefits
May 23 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is offering enhancements to its automobile and homeowners policies for towing, labor, and rental cars as well as waived deductibles and guaranteed policy renewals. The new personal...
Travelers Personal Lines Consolidation Hits N.J., Mass., N.Y.
May 5 2008 // Travelers Insurance is consolidating some of its personal lines business center activities across the country, a plan that will mean fewer jobs in Massachusetts and New Jersey but more in upstate New York. Travelers...
Hanover Insurance Grows Commercial Lines, Shrinks Personal Lines in 1Q
May 1 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. in Worcester, Mass., reported a drop in net income, an increase in commercial lines business and higher losses on personal lines for the first quarter of 2008. The company’s net...
National Advantage Adds American Modern Insurance As Personal Lines Carrier
Apr 23 2008 // Tustin, Calif.-based National Advantage Insurance Services Inc. (NAIS) has added American Modern Insurance Co. as another new admitted carrier for personal lines. “We are pleased to make this admitted carrier...
Travelers Personal Lines Consolidation Affects N.J., Mass., N.Y.
Apr 15 2008 // Travelers Insurance is consolidating some of its personal lines business center activities across the country, a plan that will mean fewer jobs in Massachusetts and New Jersey but more in upstate New York. Travelers...
Main Street America Adds States to Personal Auto Program
Apr 7 2008 // The Main Street America Group introduced its new Personal Auto MVP (multivariate rating program) product to its independent insurance agents in Maryland and Tennessee, bringing the total now to nine states. Personal Auto...
For W.R. Berkley, Exiting Personal Lines Proved ‘Great’ Decision
Mar 19 2008 // The decision by his company more than a decade ago to exit personal lines was a “great” decision, says William R. Berkley, founder of W.R. Berkley Corp. “[W]e decided that the political arena for personal...
Westra Joins Burns & Wilcox as Personal Lines Underwriter
Mar 19 2008 // Burns & Wilcox named Emily Westra as a personal lines underwriter in the company’s Denver office. Westra will be responsible for developing and expanding the office’s personal lines business both locally...
State Auto Rolling Out Personal Insurance Products in Texas
Mar 14 2008 // The State Auto Insurance Companies said it will begin offering personal insurance products in Texas on March 15, less than a year after the Columbus, Ohio-based insurer acquired Beacon Insurance Group of Wichita...
Burns & Wilcox Promotes Hardy to Personal Lines Underwriter
Mar 14 2008 // Burns & Wilcox has promoted Kathryn Hardy promoted to personal lines underwriter at its Sacramento, Calif., office. She joined the company in 2002 as an assistant underwriter. Hardy will be responsible for growing the...
A.M. Best Predicts Personal Lines Stability in 2008
Mar 10 2008 // Credit rating organization A.M. Best Co. issued a prediction for a stable outlook in the personal lines insurance segment this year, based on what it sees as continued operating profitability, strong balance sheets and...
Russell to Head Personal Lines at American Aim’s Fair Oaks Office
Feb 29 2008 // James Schumann, president of American Aim Insurance Agency, Inc., announced the appointment of Samantha Russell as head of the personal lines division at the company’s office in Fair Oaks, Calif. Russell will serve...
Ohio Casualty Offers New Personal Lines Technology Products for Agents
Feb 28 2008 // Ohio Casualty, a Liberty Mutual Agency Markets regional company, recently announced the introduction of its new personal lines product offering in Ohio, including enhanced rating capabilities via Personal IQ, the...
A.M. Best Predicts Personal Lines Stability in 2008
Feb 26 2008 // Credit rating organization A.M. Best Co. issued a prediction for a stable outlook in the personal lines insurance segment this year, based on what it sees as continued operating profitability, strong balance sheets and...
