MetLife Auto News

MetLife Auto & Home Launches Commercial Auto Insurance in Select States

MetLife Auto & Home has introduced its first commercial automobile policy. The product is now available in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, with more states planned in the near future. The commercial auto coverage is an addition to MetLife Auto & …

Dovetail Insurance Expands MetLife BOP Product to 7 Additional States

Dovetail Insurance, a supplier of cloud-based insurance, is teaming up with MetLife Auto and Home to expand distribution of its MetLife Business Owners Policy (BOP) offering to seven additional states through its NetBOP Insurance Portal. Initially released in five states …

MetLife to Provide ‘Complete’ Rideshare Insurance for Lyft Drivers in Colorado

MetLife Auto & Home and Lyft, a nationwide transportation network company (TNC), have launched an auto insurance policy in Colorado tailored specifically for Lyft drivers that covers every stage of the trip. The growing use of ridesharing apps highlighted a …

MetLife: Lack of Car, Home Insurance Sales ‘Ridiculous’

MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is pushing agents to sell more car and residential coverage after the head of the company’s main retail business said they’ve been missing an opportunity to diversify sales. “Out of our 58 agencies, …

MetLife to Take $275M in Charges Related to Life Benefits, Catastrophes

MetLife Inc., the largest life insurer in the United States, said Thursday it would take up to $275 million in third-quarter charges, in part to increase reserves for policies where it may know the holder is dead but no claim …

MetLife Auto Stands By GM Auto Insurance Deal

MetLife Auto & Home says it sees its direct marketing arrangement with General Motors to provide insurance for new car buyers as a way to increase its brand recognition, which it says should also help its independent agency distribution force. …

Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto

Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home. Hoping to put more drivers in Oregon and …