Yearly Archives: 2001

INSURANCENOODLE OFF & RUNNING

Kemper Insurance Cos., headquartered in Long Grove, Ill., signed an agreement with InsuranceNoodle to expand its initiative of products designed...

ONLINE AUTO PLAN NIXED

Priceline.com and insurer W.R. Berkley Corp. dropped their combined plan to create a new company to sell auto insurance online,...

FAILURES ON THE RISE

In the face of a slowing economy and stiff competition, 35 insurance companies failed in 2000, a 30 percent increase...

CENTURY FACES CLASS ACTION

On Jan. 2, a class action lawsuit was filed against 21st Century Insurance Co. on behalf of policyholders who filed...

PROP. 103 PROVISIONS NULL

A California appeals court ruled Dec. 29 that auto insurers can calculate premiums based on where a customer lives, a...