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GEICO Tops Progressive With Higher J.D. Power Scores

Although Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett and Ajit Jain told investors last month that GEICO is playing catch-up with Progressive to improve technology and connect rate to risk, Berkshire’s personal auto insurer still surpasses Progressive on customer satisfaction. According to the …

Severe Storms Caused $722M in Catastrophe Losses in May: Progressive

Progressive on Friday said severe storms mostly in Texas and the Midwest caused about $722 million in net catastrophe losses to the insurer. In its monthly announcement of financial results on Friday, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based insurer said the storm …

Progressive Set to ‘Maximize’ Growth, Building on Q1

When Progressive’s chief executive officer weighed the words that should go into the management discussion section of the company’s first-quarter 10-Q report, she considered two possibilities to describe anticipated growth for the balance of 2024. “Was ‘maximize’ growth the right …

Progressive Gains as Drivers Shop Around for Auto Insurance—Again

Although it may have seemed like drivers had thrown in the towel on trying to find cheaper auto insurance prices late last year, a new study of consumer behavior finds they’re back to shopping around. In addition, when they decide …

Destination Progressive… or One of These Other Carriers

Commissions are more certain than insurance losses. Those were not exactly the words that a Progressive executive used when he described the work the insurer has been doing to help customers meet all their insurance needs—sometimes through the policies of …

Michigan Appeals Court: Parents Can Elect Lower Auto Insurance Limits for Minor Drivers

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled last week that state law permits the parent of a minor to elect lower than default liability limits for their child’s auto insurance coverage. A three-judge panel unanimously affirmed a trial court’s decision that …

Progressive Q3 Earnings Skyrocket as Combined Ratio Gets Closer to Goal

Progressive Corp. posted significant improvement in third quarter earnings late last week – with net income of $1.12 billion compared to $124.1 million a year ago during the same period. Progressive gave a snapshot of it’s Q3 earnings in announcing …

Rate Hikes Not Bringing Profit to US Auto Insurers: Fitch

Jumps in rates and written premiums did little to move the needle on underwriting profits for U.S. personal auto insurers, Fitch Ratings reported based on a recent review of midyear results of nine big market players. Profitability challenges in the …

Texas Auto, Homeowners Premiums Grew Double Digits in 2022, Report Shows

The Texas market for auto and homeowners insurance grew double digits in 2022, according to an annual report put out by the Texas Department of Insurance. Texas insurers reported direct premium written for private passenger auto of $26.3 billion in …

Tesla, Insurers Address Expensive Repairs in Sharply Different Ways

Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles are expensive to repair – so much so that the automaker and insurers are addressing the issue in sharply different ways. Chief Executive Elon Musk says Tesla is making design and software changes to its vehicles …