The US commercial auto insurance market continues its upsurge, with the top 25 insurers posting an over 13% rise in combined direct written premiums (DWP), which amounted to more than $52 billion last year, according to the latest annual figures from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Data from the association has also shown that the country’s leading commercial auto insurance providers wrote almost $45.8 billion in premiums in 2020, slightly above the $45.1 billion generated in 2019 but considerably more than the $42.9 billion written for the line in 2018. Industry experts attributed the continued ascent to the upswing in premiums prices, which has been...
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Published by EH.Net (October 2002) Samuel P. Black, Jr. and John Paul Rossi, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Automobile Insurance: Samuel P. Black and the Rise of Erie Insurance, 1923-1961. New York and London: Routledge, 2001. vii + 358 pp. $70.00 (hardcover), ISBN: 0-8153-2915-6. Reviewed for EH.NET by Jeffrey J. Matthews, School of Business and Leadership, University of Puget Sound. Few industries have attracted more attention from business historians than the transportation field, and histories of automobile manufacturing are especially plentiful. Less well known, however, are the histories of service businesses related to the automotive industry. In their new book, John Paul Rossi...
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This week, Danny Lipford chats with Michelle Tennant from Erie Insurance to discuss how folks can find peace of mind with homeowners insurance. ( 3 Echoes Content Studio /Erie Insurance) This week, I’m talking with Michelle Tennant, vice president of Product Management in the Erie Insurance Personal Lines division. Michelle has been with Erie since 2001 and has helped to develop Erie Insurance’s Auto, Umbrella, and Renters insurance products, as well as its Homeowners insurance coverages. Erie Insurance has been in business since 1925, and for nearly a century we’ve been providing home, auto, business and life insurance. We are based in Erie, Penn., and we serve customers in about 12...
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Erie Insurance Reviews Erie Insurance Company Reviews Erie was founded in 1925. Today, it’s the 13th-largest auto insurance company in the nation, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). It wrote more than $3 billion in car insurance premiums in 2021 and owns just over 1% of the market share. Erie Insurance Coverage States As a regional provider, Erie Insurance is only available in Washington, D.C., and these states: Erie Insurance Customer Reviews Erie has an average reputation in the insurance industry. The company has outstanding ratings in consumer studies, but Erie customers rate the company lowly across review websites like the BBB. Positive Erie...
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Judith A. Phillips Judith A. Phillips, 77, of Boonsboro, MD, entered God's eternal care on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD after a brief illness. Born December 29, 1944 in Brunswick, MD she was the daughter of the late Joseph Lawrence and Clara (Keyser) Himes. Judy was the loving wife of Gary W. Phillips with whom she shared fifty-eight years of marriage. Judy was a 1962 graduate of Boonsboro High School and received a cosmetology degree at WV College of Beauty Culture before marrying Gary on March 21, 1964. She worked as a beautician and for the school system in the cafeteria for several years while raising her children. She was then employed at...
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F. Ridgely "Ridge" Cramer, II F. Ridgely "Ridge" Cramer, II, 88, of Walkersville, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at Frederick Health Hospital. He was the husband of the late Joyce Cramer, who died in 2006. They were married for 26 years at the time of her passing. Born on November 7, 1933, in Frederick, MD, he was the son of the late Frank R. Cramer and Ellis J. (Mercer) Cramer. He was the last of his immediate family. He graduated from Walkersville High School and enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps serving as a proud Marine from 1953 to 1957. Ridge worked for the Phillips 66 Fuel Oil Company after his enlistment and settling down in Walkersville in 1958. He became an Insurance Adjuster...
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Otters Receive Commitment from Ty Henry Erie, Pennsylvania - As the days before the Erie Otters first preseason contest fade away, the team's General Manager Dave Brown announced the third of three commitments this afternoon - 2022 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection Draft Sixth Round pick Ty Henry. Henry, a 16-year-old from Montreal, QC became an Otter after being taken 109th Overall (6th Round) in the 2022 OHL Priority Selection Draft. This came for the blueliner after a 33-game season with the GTHL's Toronto Red Wings U16 AAA, where he grabbed 18 points (8G+10A). Henry spoke highly of the organization following his first-ever OHL Training Camp. "Being drafted by the...
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They might not look like much from a distance, but potholes can seriously damage cars. You might not even notice a pothole until you hit it. The damage can be so severe that you might consider contacting your car insurance company. But consider these six things before filing a pothole claim with your insurer. Potholes can be a nuisance A sign warns motorists of potholes in a road in Aspen, Colorado | Robert Alexander/Getty Images Potholes can happen when water under a road freezes or washes away the earth underneath. Many potholes form during the winter because of the colder temperatures. The freeze-and-thaw cycle causes the road to collapse. Some potholes are a nuisance, while others can...
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Erie Insurance coverage, an Erie, PA-based auto, house, industry and lifestyles insurance coverage corporate, has established its undertaking capital arm. Erie Strategic Ventures will put money into and be offering business beef up to startups targeted at the insurance coverage trade and similar areas. Its center of attention will span the non-public and business insurance coverage price chain in addition to herbal adjacencies that provide possible to ship price to Erie shoppers and brokers. Preliminary spaces of hobby come with insurance coverage innovation in possibility avoidance, claims, underwriting, virtual gross sales, company productiveness equipment, and services for house,...
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