Wells Fargo personal insurance business to shut down in Q1 2018

wells fargo personal insurance business exit

The firm announced its intention to exit this sector and will start phasing out marketing immediately. Wells Fargo & Co announced it will be leaving the personal insurance business and will start reducing its marketing in that area. The exit from that market should be complete at some point during the first quarter of next year. Until it has fully exited the personal insurance space, it will continue selling and supporting those products. The company has stated that it intends to keep making personal insurance products available until it completely…

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New law in Arizona may allow insured dogs to walk off-leash

New legislation has been proposed in Arizona that would allow pet owners to walk their dogs off the leash assuming that those animals are adequately insured. Lawmakers in the state are debating whether or not to let people who have insured their pets forgo the current leash laws and homeowner association rules because the coverage will pay for any injuries that could occur as a result of the behavior. Senator Lori Klein (R-Anthem) created the proposed legislation that would negate the current county ordinances that say that dogs on public…

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Super Bowl party hosts should review their insurance ahead of the game

Though many hosts of Super Bowl parties think that the main thing they need to remember is to have enough to eat and drink, there is one thing that they may be forgetting, which is to review their insurance so that they know who is responsible should their guests drink and drive. According to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) as the host of a party, it is not only considered to be appropriate and thoughtful to guests to make sure that guests who will be drinking can either stay over…

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Forms of insurance coverage not always considered by consumers

Though consumers are typically aware that they need homeowners’, renters’, and automobile insurance, there are other forms of coverage that can be offered by policies of which they may be entirely unaware unless they are highly knowledgeable about the various types of protection available. Some of them include: • Personal Electronic Equipment Insurance – this is a very practical insurance for consumers who have expensive electronic devices at home, such as televisions, audio equipment, or computers. It covers loss and damage and might even pay for repairs and replacement, depending…

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CICI Lombard and Bajaj Allianz announce new wedding insurance products

CICI Lombard and Bajaj Alliance insurance companies from India have announced that they are now offering a unique form of “wedding insurance” product. Though marriages are meant to be a dream come to reality, the truth of the matter is that they don’t all come to pass, and that there is a chance that they may need be stopped for any number of reasons. The insurers recognized this fact as an opportunity and developed a new product in which weddings could be insured against the possibility of postponement or cancellation…

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