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USAA to Offer Rideshare ‘Gap Protection’ Coverage in Massachusetts

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and the Division of Insurance announced that the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has been approved to offer additional “gap protection” coverage to its policyholders who drive their cars for rideshare or transportation network companies (TNC), …

California Agents Get Creative to Sell Rideshare Endorsement

Kathy Lamm, an insurance agent in Costa Mesa, Calif., over the past month has been busy selling a ridesharing endorsement that Farmers Insurance Group introduced in California in late May. Lamm started spreading the word soon after the product became …

USAA Piloting Auto Insurance Quotes in California Through Google Compare

California drivers shopping for auto insurance online can now receive USAA rate quotes and coverage information in their Google search results through the Google Compare service that debuted in March 2015. USAA is piloting the program in California in an …

Compare.com CEO’s Vision for the Future – Right or Wrong

As early as 2016 or 2017 commercial insurance will likely be bought and sold regularly over the Internet. That likely-to-be controversial opinion is courtesy of Compare.com CEO Andrew Rose. As he speaks to a reporter, in one breath Rose doesn’t …

USAA to Offer Pilot Ridesharing Coverage in Colorado

USAA announced it will offer auto insurance coverage in Colorado that will protect ridesharing drivers from the moment their ridesharing mobile apps are turned on until they are matched with a passenger. The pilot program, which will begin in February, …

Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL

Private auto insurance industry direct premiums written rose 5.13 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the largest third-quarter year-over-year growth in the past 10 years, according to an analysis by SNL Financial. The 30 largest auto writers by market …

Parker Named New CEO of USAA

Stuart Parker, currently chief operating officer at San Antonio-based USAA has been named to succeed current CEO Joe Robles when he retires at the end of February 2015. USAA Capital Corporation President Carl Liebert will succeed Parker in the role …

USAA Building Service Center in Tampa with State, County Help

Insurance and financial service giant USAA has broken ground on a 420,000 square-foot Tampa headquarters for its client services employees that officials say will bring 1,200 new jobs to the area. The new building is scheduled for completion in 2015. …

2 Texas Companies Tie for Top Spot in 2014 ‘Forgiveness’ Ratings

Based on a study of 10,000 U.S consumers, H.E.B. and USAA, both based in San Antonio, Texas, tied for the top spot in the 2014 Temkin Forgiveness Ratings, which rates 268 companies across 19 industries. USAA’s banking business tied for …

USAA CEO, President Robles to Step Down in 2015

The president and CEO of the insurer of military families, USAA, announced he will retire from USAA in the first quarter of 2015. “It has been my privilege to work at USAA for nearly 20 years. However, in early 2015, …