Latest Personal Lines Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Lines Topic Page, ordered by recency.
A.M. Best Sees Personal Insurance Business Outlook Remaining Stable for 2020
Dec 9 2019 // A.M. Best has maintained a market segment outlook of stable on the U.S. personal lines industry for 2020, citing a significant decline in catastrophe activity, profitable underwriting performance in the private passenger...
Burns & Wilcox Adds Alphabet in Arizona to Personal Insurance Practice Group
Dec 6 2019 // Burns & Wilcox has named Pamela Alphabet to its leadership team as regional practice group leader for the Western region, personal insurance. She is based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Alphabet will partner with the...
5 Trends in Today’s Personal Umbrella Market
Dec 2 2019 // The personal umbrella market had been steady for many years, with lots of choices available in the market when it came to finding the right coverage for customers. However, recent changes are turning the market upside down...
Closer Look: Personal Lines Leaders
Nov 18 2019 // About the Personal Lines Leaders: The 2019 Personal Lines Leaders in this special feature are taken from Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Agencies as reported in August. This list utilizes...
Michigan’s J.M. Wilson Promotes Bartolacci to Personal Lines Underwriter
Oct 11 2019 // Portage, Michigan-based managing general agency and surplus lines broker, J.M. Wilson, has promoted Ryan Bartolacci to personal lines underwriter. Bartolacci is responsible for quoting new and renewal personal lines risks...
U.K. Personal Lines Insurers May Face Curbs on Price Hikes Slapped on Renewal Policies
Oct 7 2019 // U.K. home and car insurers could be stopped from jacking up prices when customers’ policies come up for renewal as the country’s financial-markets watchdog clamps down on an industry that’s not giving a...
The Hanover Enters Vermont Personal Lines Insurance Market
Sep 25 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its business in Vermont to include personal lines insurance and appointed a group of independent agents in the state to serve its growing customer base. According to The...
Davis Promoted to Asst. Personal Lines Underwriter at J.M. Wilson
Sep 19 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Liam Davis to assistant personal lines underwriter in its Portage, Michigan, office. Davis is responsible for assisting underwriters on a wide...
Chubb Personal Auto Service Protects Insured Info for Total Loss Vehicles
Sep 18 2019 // Chubb has launched a new service designed to help personal auto clients remove sensitive electronic information from their vehicles in the event of an insured total loss. “While hands-free GPS and mobile connectivity...
Matiyow Joins Personal Insurance Federation of Florida as VP of Legislative Affairs
Aug 22 2019 // The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF) has appointed Scott Matiyow as the organization’s new vice president of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs. Matiyow will serve as a lead lobbyist on property and...
New Hanover Prestige Brand Targets High-Value Personal Lines Market
Jul 3 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched Hanover Prestige – a high-value personal lines market for home, auto and condominiums. Hanover Prestige offers insurance protection, high-quality care and service, along...
Cook Maran Hires Roberts in NYC as Private Client Advisor for Personal Insurance
Jun 13 2019 // Cook Maran, a Prime Risk partner, recently hired Elliot Roberts as a private client advisor for Personal Insurance. He will operate out of the Cook Maran office in New York City. Roberts was previously vice president of...
Auto Insurance Drives Personal Lines Improvement
May 24 2019 // U.S. personal lines insurance saw strong premium growth of 8% in 2018 and the sector’s statutory combined ratio of 99% for 2018 represented the market’s best results since 2013, according to a new special...
The Hanover Adds Watercraft Coverage to Personal Lines Product Suite
May 24 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has expanded its suite of personal lines insurance products to include a new watercraft insurance offering. As part of the new offering, The Hanover’s watercraft product will offer:...
Insurtech Agency Nsure Launches Personal Lines Platform in Florida
May 2 2019 // Nsure, an all-digital licensed insurance agency based in Florida, has introduced technology to provide real-time quote comparisons for home and auto insurance through a digital platform that allows customers to purchase...
In Race for New Personal Lines Insurance Business, Exclusive Agents at Disadvantage
Apr 26 2019 // Personal lines insurers have only one option when it comes to growing their business: they must steal market share from competitors. That’s because each year brings very few new customers. Only about two to three...
New Jersey’s Meeker Sharkey & Hurley Appoints Crockett as VP of Personal Lines
Apr 17 2019 // Meeker Sharkey & Hurley has appointed Carrie-Ann Crockett as vice president of Personal Lines to lead the insurance agency’s team of personal line professionals providing home, auto and additional specialized...
Strong Tower in Arizona Names Anderson Vice President of Personal Lines
Apr 16 2019 // Strong Tower Insurance Group in Arizona has named Aaron A. Anderson vice president of personal lines. He was previously with American National as an agency development manager. He was a district sales manager for American...
Florida’s Citizens Says $200M in Reinsurance Needed to Protect Personal Lines Surplus
Apr 15 2019 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. plans to purchase approximately $200 million in traditional reinsurance coverage for the 2019 hurricane season to protect its Personal Lines Account (PLA) surplus it says is exposed to...
North Carolina Personal Auto Rates to Increase by 1.6%
Apr 1 2019 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has reached a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Insurance to raise personal auto insurance rates by 1.6 percent, according to a statement by NCDOI. The NCRB, which is not a...
