auto insurers

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  Channel Changers: Can Consumers Be Convinced to Switch?

  By Sam J. Friedman  |  May 17, 2012

  Disintermediation won’t be easy in the personal-lines market, at least among many of those who work with agents today, but direct buyers appear to be more open to purchasing through an intermediary, a Deloitte Research consumer survey indicates.

• Progressive Files Patent Suit Against Hartford, State Farm

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 14, 2012

  Progressive Corp. has filed separate patent-infringement lawsuits against Hartford Financial Services and State Farm over usage-based auto insurance.

• Progressive Files Patent Suit Against Hartford, State Farm

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 2, 2012

  Progressive Corp. has filed separate patent-infringement lawsuits against Hartford Financial Services and State Farm over usage-based-auto insurance.

• Technology Takes Center Stage for Auto Insurers: Towers Watson Survey

  By Staff Writer  |  December 2, 2011

  The growing pressure on auto insurers to support improved driver safety and to bring claims inflation and prices under control will make technology increasingly central to competitiveness, according to global professional services company Towers Watson.

• Auto Insurers’ 3Q Earnings Hit by Investments, Cats and Prior-Year Losses

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 3, 2011

  Auto insurers Mercury General Corp., Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. and Safety Insurance Group Inc. each report drops in third-quarter income, with Los Angeles-based Mercury General posting a $3.8 million loss.

• Putting the Brakes on Auto Fraud

  By Thomas J. Maida, Wes Strickland  |  December 1, 2010

  For several years, Florida consumers have enjoyed relatively low auto insurance rates and have had their pick of reputable auto insurers fighting for their business.

• Candidates Offer Change for Florida's Insurance Industry

  By Gary Fineout  |  October 1, 2010

  The person who will be sitting in the governor's chair this coming January will face a myriad of challenges, not the least of which is Florida's troubled property insurance market and other insurance-related issues.

• Credit Scoring Alternatives Examined By Some Insurers

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 28, 2010

  A predictive data company said U.S. auto insurers are inquiring about alternative ways to rate auto insurance risks without credit record data.

• Auto Insurer Rating Errors Said To Cost Firms $15.9 Billion In '08

  By Daniel Hays  |  January 20, 2010

  Auto insurers missed $15.9 billion in 2008 premiums because of rating errors primarily due to consumer fraud, a rating integrity solutions firm said.

• Claims Satisfaction High, Though Auto Tops Homeowners

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 4, 2010

  Auto insurance customers are typically more satisfied with their claims experience than are homeowner policyholders--although personal lines carriers in general rank higher on service than do players in other industries.