Latest Personal Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Frazier Elected President of Personal Insurance Federation of California
May 23 2006 // Rex D. Frazier has been elected president Personal Insurance Federation of California (PIFC). He has served as vice president and general counsel since April, 2005. He replaces former PIFC President Dan Dunmoyer, who left...
Mass. personal lines: a surplus of disagreement
May 8 2006 // Claims by Massachusetts regulators that the combined surplus of the insurers serving the state’s homeowners market is inadequate and that changing the auto system will help boost the homeowners market are untrue,...
Conn. moves to flex-rating for personal lines
May 8 2006 // Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) is expected to sign into law a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance. The measure permits insurers to adjust rates within a 6 percent flex band without first obtaining...
Conn. moves to flex-rating for personal lines
May 8 2006 // Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) is expected to sign into law a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance. The measure permits insurers to adjust rates within a 6 percent flex band without first obtaining...
Mass. personal lines: a surplus of disagreement
May 8 2006 // Claims by Massachusetts regulators that the combined surplus of the insurers serving the state’s homeowners market is inadequate and that changing the auto system will help boost the homeowners market are untrue,...
Conn. Legislature Passes Flex-Rating for Personal Lines
May 2 2006 // The Connecticut House has passed a bill providing flex-rating for personal lines insurance with a six percent flex band. The measure, Senate Bill 410, also includes new requirements governing access to...
R.E. Chaix Adds Personal Umbrella and Comprehensive Liability Products
May 2 2006 // Irvine, Calif.-based R.E. Chaix & Associates has named Jo Sargent to head the new personal lines department located in the company’s Irvine headquarters. Beginning immediately, Sargent will begin marketing two...
Erie Indemnity Alters Personal Lines Technology Strategy
Apr 18 2006 // Erie Indemnity Company said it is halting development of its ERIEConnection, a personal lines policy administration and Web-based agency interface system. The company said it will instead now focus on more incremental,...
Anderson & Murison Promotes Pappas; Personal Umbrella Program Unveiled
Mar 7 2006 // Kris Pappas has been promoted to manager of Personal Excess Underwriting at California-based Anderson & Murison, the underwriter for the IBA West and IIABA endorsed programs for Personal Umbrella insurance. Anderson...
Personal Lines Update
Feb 19 2006 // Florida’s Standard Personal Lines Committee has recommended to the Florida Legislature that a task force with extensive insurance knowledge regarding the legalities of insurance contracts and actuarial support review...
Best Maintains Stable Outlook on Personal Lines Market Segment
Feb 16 2006 // A.M. Best Co. maintains a stable outlook for the personal lines segment in 2006 based on its favorable risk-adjusted capitalization and consistently strong operating profitability. Despite the impact from an unprecedented...
G.J. Sullivan Offers Online Rating Program for Personal Umbrella in Calif.
Feb 16 2006 // G.J. Sullivan Co. has launched an online rating program for personal umbrella policies in California. This platform will allow the company’s agents to register and begin rating and binding business. This will also...
Provider Insurance in Mass. Adds Doucette for Personal Lines
Feb 16 2006 // Jaimie Doucette has joined the Needham, Mass.- based insurance agency, Provider Insurance Group, as an account manager in personal lines insurance. In her position, Doucette advises clients on automobile and home owners...
RiskProNet Names Bailer Personal Lines Chair
Jan 30 2006 // Sadie Bailey, personal lines manager at SullivanCurtisMonroe Insurance Services LLC, Irvine, Calif., has been named chair of the personal lines practice group for RiskProNet International Inc, a network of 29 independent...
New Mexico’s Personal Insurance Credit Information Act Takes Effect
Jan 27 2006 // New Mexico Personal Insurance Credit Information Act (PICIA) took effect January 1, to help protect consumers’ and insurers’ use of credit. According to the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association,...
Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
Jan 23 2006 // The year 2005 is looking like it was a relatively good one with solid financial news for property casualty insurers overall, despite record catastrophe losses, and 2006 could bring even better news, according to analysts...
Personal lines looking fine, thanks to fewer accidents and price changes
Jan 22 2006 // I.I.I. JOINT P/C FORUM: Outside Looking In – Left to right: V.J. Dowling, Dowling & Partners Securities; Mark Puccia, Standard & Poor’s; David Schiff, Schiff’s Insurance Observer; Brian P....
Personal Lines Doing Fine, Even Without Price Changes, Suggest P&C Analysts
Jan 11 2006 // The year 2005 is looking like it was a relatively good one with solid financial news for property casualty insurers overall, despite record catastrophe losses, and 2006 could bring even better news, according to analysts...
Conning: Exit Imminent for Personal Lines Insurance ‘Also-Rans’
Jan 9 2006 // The dominant position of large market leaders combined with new marketplace developments will cause dozens of insurers to exit the personal property/casualty industry over the next few years, according to a new study by...
Personal Lines 2006 Outlook Stable, S&P Report Says
Dec 12 2005 // In a report published Monday, Standard & Poor’s stated that it is retaining its stable outlook for the personal lines sector for 2006, despite the losses stemming from 2005’s aggressively violent hurricane...
