Latest Personal Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Top 50 Personal Lines Leaders
Nov 21 2016 // The 2016 Personal Lines Leaders in this report are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes only the 2015 personal lines numbers of the...
AAIS Files New Standardized Personal Auto Program Nationwide
Sep 22 2016 // American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, announced the filing and approval of a new standardized Personal Auto Program...
Peer-to-Peer Personal Lines Insurer Lemonade Opens for Business in New York
Sep 21 2016 // Peer-to-peer insurance startup Lemonade is open for business in New York, nine months after the startup’s debut and initial venture funding announcement. The New York-based company, which its founders promise will...
Networked in California Names Mallette Personal Lines Director
Aug 22 2016 // Grass Valley, Calif.-based Networked Insurance Agents has named Deanna Mallette director of personal Lines. Mallette will continue to report to Scott Smith, vice president. Mallette joined Networked in 1993, working her...
Who is an “Insured” in the Homeowners’ and Personal Auto Policy
Jul 18 2016 // Just because a person lives in the house does not mean he is an insured under the Homeowners’ (HO) or Personal Auto Policy (PAP). Nor does an individual necessarily have to live in the household to be insured on...
Stone Creek Names Gracey Personal Lines Account Manager in California
Jun 28 2016 // Lafayette, Calif.-based Stone Creek Insurance Agency has named Megan Gracey a personal lines manager for its Northern California office. Gracey specializes in customer service, account management, annual client review and...
Alliant’s Mondshine Joins USI Insurance as Personal Risk Operations Director
Jun 24 2016 // Karen Mondshine has joined the national insurance broker USI Insurance Services as as the national director of personal risk operations. She will be responsible for partnering with USI’s regional and national teams...
HSB Introduces Personal Lines Cyber Insurance Program
Jun 14 2016 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Home Cyber Protection, a personal lines cyber insurance program for consumers. HSB Home Cyber Protection offers a...
Encompass Insurance Exits North Carolina Personal Lines
Jun 6 2016 // Encompass Indemnity Insurance, an Allstate Insurance company that sells business through independent agents, has exited the North Carolina personal lines market. As of May, Encompass is no longer renewing business in the...
RIC Names Dahl Personal Lines Manager in Nevada
May 26 2016 // RIC Insurance General Agency Inc. has named Gary Dahl its personal lines manager. Dahl will be based at RIC’s Reno, Nev. office and will report to Jeff Gans, chief operating officer. Dahl has more than 30 years of...
Travelers Promotes Toczydlowski to President, Business Insurance; Spadorcia Retires from Personal Insurance
May 26 2016 // The Travelers Companies Inc. announced that Greg Toczydlowski, executive vice president, has been promoted to president of Business Insurance. Toczydlowski most recently served as executive vice president and president,...
Encompass Insurance Exits North Carolina Personal Lines Market
May 25 2016 // Encompass Indemnity Insurance, an Allstate Insurance company that sells business through independent agents, has exited the North Carolina personal lines market. As of this month, Encompass is no longer renewing business...
Texas Regulators Seek Data on Residential Property Hail Litigation
May 23 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a data call to gather information about the cost of weather-related residential property claims and the incidence of litigation of these claims. The Regulatory Policy Division...
Personal Lines Insurance Prices Inched Up in April
May 9 2016 // Auto and home insurance buyers in the U.S. paid slightly more for their insurance in April compared to the prior six months. It’s not clear whether a pricing trend is starting or catastrophe losses drove a temporary...
Leavitt Group in Utah Names Woolsey VP of Personal Lines
May 5 2016 // Leavitt Group in Utah has named Rachael Woolsey vice president of personal lines. Woolsey worked for MetLife prior to Leavitt Group for nearly 17 years counseling independent agencies and serving in a variety of...
$4MM Commission – CA Preferred Personal Lines Agency For Sale by Ace Business Brokers
May 4 2016 // Santa Monica, CA, May 4, 2016 – Ace Business Brokers announces a Southern California preferred personal lines agency for sale: $4 million in commissions 16,500+ client base Retention rates in 90’s Adjusted Net...
AAIS Offers Its First Personal Auto Program for Insurers; Includes 60 Endorsement Options
Apr 28 2016 // The property/casualty insurance advisory organization AAIS has unveiled its first standardized personal auto insurance program for use by insurers that it says is the first new auto program available to the industry in...
Cook Maran Promotes Fallon to Personal Insurance Advisor in New York
Mar 9 2016 // Caetlyn Fallon Cook Maran & Associates, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm with offices in New York and New Jersey, announced that Caetlyn Fallon has been promoted to a personal insurance advisor position...
Texas Adopts Rules for Residential Property Dec Pages, TWIA Premium Surcharge
Mar 7 2016 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported it has adopted rules pertaining to property insurance changes resulting from legislation passed in 2013 and 2015. Residential Property Declaration Page The new rules include...
Higginbotham Adds Henyon as Personal Lines Associate
Feb 29 2016 // Texas-based Higginbotham hired Bernie Henyon as associate of personal property/casualty insurance in the insurance firm’s Fort Worth headquarters. Henyon provides home, automobile and liability insurance services to...
