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Insurer Hagerty’s 10 ‘Hot’ Future Collectible Cars from 2018 Models

Apr 12 2018 // While the future of new car ownership may be up for debate, 2018 has ushered in a new class of vehicles that promise to be sought-after collectibles. According to Hagerty, which specializes in insurance for collectible...

Dreams Come True with Hagerty Insurance-Backed Classic Car Sharing Service

Aug 25 2017 // Many Americans dream of driving fabulous, unique, vintage cars. The vast majority of Americans never get to actually do it. Sure, we see them around—I live in Brooklyn and I don’t own a car, but as I walk around my...

Car Insurer Hagerty Opens its First U.S. Regional Office in Colorado

Oct 13 2016 // Hagerty has opened its first U.S. regional office in Golden, Colo. McKeel Hagerty, CEO of Hagerty, said Golden was chosen because it has a diverse workforce, friendly business environment and proximity to a major...

Hagerty to Join RenRe Board as MacGinnitie Steps Down

Feb 24 2015 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that W. James (“Jim”) MacGinnitie, 76, who has served as a member of the Board since 2000, will retire as a Director, and that William F. (“Bill”)...

Michigan-Based Insurer, Hagerty, Hires Hutchinson as President

Jan 7 2015 // Classic vehicle insurer, Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty, hired Richard Hutchinson as the company’s president, effective Jan. 5, 2015. Hutchinson joins Hagerty from the Progressive Corp., where he has held many...

Premium for Most Expensive Car Close to Income for Typical American Family

Aug 21 2014 // A Ferrari 250 GTO Berlinetta last week became easily the most expensive car sold at auction by when a bidder at a California auction agreed to buy it for $38.1 million, according to Hagerty Group LLC, a Traverse City,...

Houston-Based Agency MaximGroup Adds Hagerty, Matel, McIver

Mar 19 2014 // MaximGroup, headquartered in Houston, has added three new employees to its team of insurance, risk management and financial experts: Debbie Hagerty, Roxanne Matela and Greg McIver. Hagerty has a long history with...

OneBeacon Cuts Ties with Hagerty Agencies, Selling Essentia to Markel

Nov 19 2012 // OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. is selling its Essentia Insurance Co. unit to Markel Corp., according to company announcements. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to be completed in January...

Business Moves – East

Nov 5 2012 // OneBeacon, Markel Corp. Bermuda-domiciled OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. is selling its Essentia Insurance Co. unit to Glen Allen, Va.-headquartered Markel Corp. Essentia focuses on the collector car and boat business that...

Business Moves – Southeast

Nov 5 2012 // Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has agreed terms with Lightyear Capital LLC and institutional co-investors for a substantial investment into the CGSC Group. The investor will own 55...

OneBeacon Cuts Ties with Hagerty Agencies, Selling Essentia to Markel

Oct 17 2012 // OneBeacon Insurance Group Ltd. is selling its Essentia Insurance Co. unit to Markel Corp., according to company announcements this morning. Essentia focuses on the collector car and boat business that the company writes...

Hagerty Classic Car Insurance Now Available to Canadian Brokers

Jun 4 2012 // Hagerty Insurance Agency, the specialist provider of collector vehicle insurance, announced that as of April 24, 2012 its subsidiary, Hagerty Canada, LLC, will make similar coverage available to all brokers in Canada. The...

Hagerty Marine Announces Broker Program in Canada

Apr 18 2011 // Hagerty Classic Marine has created a broker referral program for its Canadian product. This move will allow brokers in Canada to refer collector boat insurance clients and receive commission for new and renewal business....

Collector Car Specialist Hagerty Expands into Canada

Jun 25 2009 // Beginning in June 2009, Michigan-based Hagerty Insurance, a major provider of provider of collector vehicle insurance, expanded its operations into Canada. “The move will allow Canadian enthusiasts similar insurance...

OneBeacon Agents Can Access Hagerty Collector Car, Boat Coverages

Apr 11 2008 // OneBeacon Insurance Group and Hagerty Insurance Agency and Hagerty Classic Marine Insurance Agency, collector car and classic boat insurance agencies, are now collaboratively providing property and casualty insurance...

Business Moves

May 21 2007 // North Pointe, Capital City Holding Co. Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corp. announced that it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire all of Capital City Holding Co. Inc.’s outstanding stock. In addition,...

OneBeacon and Hagerty Form Strategic Alliance

Apr 16 2007 // OneBeacon Insurance Group and Michigan-based Hagerty Insurance Agency and Hagerty Classic Marine Insurance Agency, announced a partnership to provide property and casualty products to the specialized car and boat collector...

Hagerty Launches Electronic Policy Delivery System

Dec 14 2006 // Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty introduced an electronic policy delivery (EPD) program that will provide immediate customer policy information to agents. The e-mail system will inform agents of the customer’s name...

SURVEY REVEALS ‘TOP 10 PET PEEVES OF THE ROAD’

May 22 2006 // With more than 30 million Americans expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, the Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty Collector Network surveyed thousands of members nationwide to uncover America’s...

Nationwide survey reveals ‘Top 10 Pet Peeves of the Road’

May 22 2006 // With more than 30 million Americans expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend Traverse City, Mich.-based the Hagerty Collector Network surveyed thousands of members nationwide to uncover America’s “Top...