Latest Auto-Owners Insurance Headlines

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Capital Insurance Names Batozech Northern California Field Executive

Jan 28 2014 // Capital Insurance Group named Jeff Batozech as the regional field executive of Northern California. CIG has combined its North Coast, Bay Area and Sacramento regions into the newly formed Northern California Region and...

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Jan 27 2014 // IMA Inc. named Rick Dingman director of enterprise risk management. Dingman will work with the operations teams and sales teams in developing and marketing alternative risk strategies for IMA’s larger clients....

CIG Announces Two Big Executive Moves in West

Jan 7 2014 // Capital Insurance Group named Gray Tyndall as vice president and chief financial officer. CIG also named Radhakrishna Mydam vice president and chief information officer. Tyndall succeeds retiring Bob Erickson, and he...

Capital Insurance Group Launches EPL Coverage for Employers, Small Businesses

Nov 14 2013 // Capital Insurance Group (CIG), a regional property and casualty insurer serving the Western U.S., has released a comprehensive employment practices liability Insurance (EPLI) product for organizations with up to 250...

Capital Insurance Group to Offer Premium Credits for Apartment Buildings, Condos

Sep 23 2013 // Capital Insurance Group (CIG), a regional property and casualty insurer serving the Western U.S., has released three new 2 percent total premium credits for commercial apartment and condominium lines. The Stovetop...

Ratings Recap: Auto Owners, Stonebridge, Tokio Marine (U.S.), Courtesy, Young America, Old Glory

Jun 21 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “aa+” of Auto-Owners Insurance Company and its four wholly owned...

Elderly Michigan Woman Protests High Home Insurance Bill

Dec 19 2011 // An 83-year-old woman in Michigan says she won’t suffer silently after an insurance company raised her bill from $585 to $4,092. Alice LaDuke lately has been standing outside the home office of Auto-Owners Insurance...

Ratings Roundup: Park, Farmers of Salem, Auto-Owners, DTRIC

Jun 10 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to ‘C++’ (Marginal) from ‘B-‘ (Fair) and issuer credit rating to “b” from “bb-” of New York’s Park Insurance...

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Apr 4 2011 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. added Christian Kortebein as senior vice president and chief actuary. He will report to the chief financial officer and be responsible for setting direction and...

Ratings Recap: First Hawaii, Cumberland, Seven Seas, Main Street

Mar 3 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of First of Hawaii Group and its members. The outlook for all of the ratings...

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Feb 21 2011 // The California Insurance Wholesalers Association honored David F. Anderson, chairman of Anderson & Murison, with its Wholesale Industry Award. Anderson was a founding president of CIWA from 1991 to 1993. He served on...

Capital Insurance Group Adds Account Executives in Washington

Feb 15 2011 // Monterey, Calif.-based Capital Insurance Group (CIG), a regional property and casualty insurer serving the Western United States, has added Kathy Rongey and Sheila Donovan to the Underwriting Division in Washington...

Gans Joins Nevada Capital Insurance

Feb 8 2011 // Capital Insurance Group has promoted Jeff J. Gans to resident director of operations for Nevada Capital Insurance Co. (NCIC), an affiliate company of CIG. He will be responsible for admitted underwriting and agency...

Paramount Capital Insurance Group Joins ISU Network

Jan 26 2011 // Paramount Capital Insurance Group of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, has joined the ISU Network. ISU PCIG was founded by Eric Schwab. Schwab is a third generation insurance agent following in the footsteps of his grandfather, uncle...

Study: Auto Claims Customer Satisfaction Up

Nov 15 2009 // In general, auto insurance customers are more satisfied with the claims process in 2009, compared with 2008, according to a nationwide study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. And for the second year in a row the...

Auto Claim Customer Satisfaction Up; Agents a Positive Influence

Nov 15 2009 // In general, auto insurance customers are more satisfied with the claims process in 2009, compared with 2008, according to a nationwide study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. The 2009 Auto Claims Satisfaction Study...

Auto-Owners Insurance to Expand Michigan Headquarters

Sep 24 2009 // Auto-Owners Insurance Co. says it will build a new corporate complex when it expands its Michigan headquarters. The $105.3 million project will be near the company’s Delta Township headquarters in Eaton County, just...

Ratings Recap: GeoVera, Catholic Knights, Auto Owners, Church Mutual

Jun 1 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to positive from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a-” of Calif.-based GeoVera...

Insurer Offers Bluetooth Headset in Client Referral Offer

Mar 4 2009 // Western region auto insurer Capital Insurance Group (CIG) has launched a unique promotion to increase its client referral business. The company is offering drivers with CIG auto insurance a Bluetooth headset for free if...

Ratings Recap: Alliance Re, Emerson Re/GIC Re, Sagicor, New Castle Re

Nov 14 2008 // A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to ‘A-‘ (Excellent) from ‘B++’ (Good) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) to “a-“from “bbb+” of Cyprus-based...