Auto Insurers News

Progressive Expanding in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, Texas

Progressive Insurance recently announced plans to add hundreds of new jobs in Colorado, Florida, Ohio and Texas by the end of January 2011. The additions include sales, service and claims positions. Progressive said it will be creating call center jobs …

Advertising, Claims Handling Drive Reputations of Auto Insurers

Consumers have been highly satisfied with their auto insurance companies over the past year, and they view Allstate, State Farm and Geico as the most reputable auto insurance providers, according to a new survey. The survey conducted in August by …

New York to License Self-Storers, Open Up Car Rental Coverage Options

Self-storage company operators in New York will be allowed to obtain insurance licenses to sell contents coverage to their clients, under a law signed recently by Gov. David Paterson. The law allows the state’s Department of Insurance to grant limited …

New York to License Self-Storers, Open Up Car Rental Coverage

Self-storage company operators in New York will be allowed to obtain insurance licenses to sell contents coverage to their clients, under a law signed by Gov. David Paterson. The law allows the state’s Department of Insurance to grant limited licenses …

Snapshot: It Figures

25% Percent of the oil from the BP gusher in the Gulf of Mexico that had not been captured or evaporated by the end of July, according to Carol Browner, energy and climate change adviser to President Barack Obama. Government …

Massachusetts Agents Score Policy Ownership Victory

Massachusetts insurance agents scored a victory as the state’s governor signed a new law allowing them to keep their rights to clients’ expiring auto policies – a move sought by agents since the state’s insurance system was deregulated two years …

It Figures

25% Percent of the oil from the BP gusher in the Gulf of Mexico that had not been captured or evaporated by the end of July, according to Carol Browner, energy and climate change adviser to President Barack Obama. Government …

Berkshire Hathaway Profit Down on Derivatives But Insurance Way Up

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said Friday second-quarter profit fell 40 percent, as declining stock prices depressed the value of his derivative contracts. Operating profit nevertheless soared 73 percent, helped by the February takeover of railroad operator Burlington Northern Santa …

Massachusetts Agents Score Policy Ownership Victory

Massachusetts insurance agents scored a victory this week as the state’s governor signed a new law allowing them to keep their rights to clients’ expiring auto policies — a move sought by agents since the state’s insurance system was deregulated …

New Jersey Regulators Want to End Auto Insurance Subsidy Program

New Jersey insurance regulators plan to eliminate a never-used legal entity designed to monitor and encourage auto insurers to write more business in higher-risk areas of the state. The plan, known as the Territorial Rating Equalization Exchange (TREE), was modeled …