Personal Lines
Farmers Debuts Rideshare Insurance in Oklahoma and Ohio
Farmers Insurance has started offering rideshare insurance in Oklahoma and Ohio, a move that dovetails with new laws in both states dictating coverage for ridesharing drivers. Farmers said it worked ...
Why Buffett’s 50th Year Running Berkshire Hathaway Disappointed Investors
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. investors had plenty to celebrate at the start of 2015. It was Warren Buffett's golden anniversary running the company, which had grown under his watch from a struggling ...
Allstate ‘Home Improvement’ TV Ad Campaign Uses Web, Twitter Components
Allstate rang in 2016 with a new marketing campaign designed to encourage clients to get customized coverage for do-it-yourself home improvement projects. Dubbed "Mayhem DIY," the television ...
Britain Faces More Extreme Weather, Rising Flood Costs
Torrential rain and gale force winds battered northern Britain on Wednesday, cutting power to thousands of homes and forcing some to evacuate flooded streets in the third major storm in a month. The ...
$1.2 Billion: Insured Loss Estimate Thus Far From Dallas Tornadoes
Texas is dealing with approximately $1.2 billion in insured losses so far from 9 confirmed tornadoes that struck the metro-Dallas area on Dec. 26 and killed 11 people, according to preliminary ...
Zurich Insurance and the Other Top News Stories of 2015
What's ailing Zurich Insurance? That question was the focus of Carrier Management's top news story in 2015, a piece that drew enormous reader interest. Switzerland's largest insurer faced plenty of ...
Ex-State Auto CEO Moone Passes Away on Christmas Day
State Auto Financial Corp. disclosed the Christmas passing of Robert Moone, a former chairman, president and CEO of the property/casualty insurance holding company. Moone died at age 72, State Auto ...
Top 5 Markets of 2015
There was no shortage of new products launched by the insurance industry in 2015. Cyber, a risk that has consistently seen a lot of activity over at least the last several years, continued to be on ...