A former licensed insurance agent, working as a claims adjuster for Progressive Insurance Co., will spend the next two years on probation after his conviction on a felony theft charge.

Progressive Insurance has recognized David P. Archibald, president of Auto Insurers of Virginia, as a Preferred Signature Agent for what it described as his history of excellent customer service and consistently meeting sales goals.

The number of insurance agents involved in suspected frauds has risen since the recession took hold, a new survey found.

The eighth and final defendant in an auto insurance fraud ring that netted more than $100,000 in phony claims payments from staged accidents was sentenced in North Carolina.

An independent agent from Louisiana is under arrest in what state officials allege was a detailed scheme to steal $2.9 million by issuing 85 fraudulent commercial auto policies.

A New York teenager who changed her insurance policy after hitting a deer with her car faces a charge of third-degree insurance fraud and could be sentenced to seven years in prison.

Progressive Insurance plans to help its insurance agents create an online presence to attract more consumers by partnering with a national website developer.

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Progressive Insurance, which sells through agents and directly to consumers, is explaining its decision to halt any advertisements appearing on the Glenn Beck Program, a cable TV program.

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Progressive Direct Insurance Co. has reached a settlement to pay $120,000 after allegations it provided Massachusetts auto insurance customers with inaccurate quotes on its rate comparison website.

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People who make less than $50,000 a year, are divorced or don’t bundle their auto and homeowners insurance coverage are most apt to switch insurance carriers, new research suggests.

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