auto insurance competition News

Progressive Corp., the fourth- largest U.S. auto insurer, said profit climbed 20 percent in the fourth quarter as margins improved a year after Superstorm Sandy. Fourth-quarter net income rose to $299.8 million, or 50 cents a share, from $249.1 million, …

Esurance, the online car insurance seller owned by Allstate Corp., is betting that bundling auto and home policies will help it compete with Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s Geico unit and Progressive Corp. Esurance started underwriting homeowners coverage in Wisconsin and plans …