November 19th 2009

The Insurance Alliance announced the winners of their annual Carrier of the Year awards at Connections 2009.

The 2009 Personal Lines Carrier of the Year went to Donegal Insurance. Donegal was ranked first in the categories of Best Overall Personal Lines Carrier, Underwriting Responsiveness, Competitiveness, Ease of Doing Business, Quality Products, Automation Capabilities and Billing and Customer Service. Three-year growth, favorable loss ratio and hard work in addressing the needs of personal lines customers all were cited as factors in the voting. The award was presented by Alliance Board Chairman Don Wert, and accepted by Rick Kelley, Senior VP, Sales and Business Development for Donegal.

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies earned the 2009 Commercial Lines Carrier of the Year award by placing first in the categories of Best Overall Commercial Lines Carrier, Underwriting Expertise, Responsiveness, Competitiveness, Ease of Doing Business, and Quality Products. Premium and new business growth over the past three years were also cited, along with risk management expertise and professionalism. The award was accepted by Bill Clevidence, Assistant Vice President for Sales and Marketing.

See all the photos of Connections 2009 on our Flickr page.