Personal Lines

Allstate's Esurance is now offering direct-to-consumer online HO policy sales in Wisconsin.

A sinkhole swallowed parts of two houses on Florida's west coast on Thursday and seven nearby homes were evacuated as it continued to expand more than six hours after being discovered, a local official said.

PIA Management Services Inc. announced it has partnered with Rochester, N.Y.-based FloodBroker.com to offer member agencies a unique sales tool to facilitate the sale of flood coverage.

Data obtained from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration through a lawsuit show that only about $263 million in disaster relief -- about 24 percent -- received by the state last spring had been distributed.

Zurich Insurance, rocked by the suicide of its finance chief less than three months ago, said on Thursday it would miss a year-end profitability target in its largest unit General Insurance.

Auto insurer Progressive says October net income increased 47 percent to $112.3 million compared to the same month last year.