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Auto Glass Steering Bill Moves to Conn. Governor

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:59:04 +0000

A Connecticut bill that would expand a ban on steering by auto damage appraisers to include glass repairs is moving to the governor’s desk. The state Senate voted Wednesday, 34-2, in favor of a bill requiring an insurance company or …

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Oklahoma Commissioner: 4K Home, Auto Claims from Twisters So Far

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:20:12 +0000

More than 4,000 home and auto claims have been filed as a result of the recent spate of tornadoes in Oklahoma. That number is expected to rise, according to Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak. Doak has previously said that …

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$70M Reduction For Auto Club’s Southern California Drivers

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:47 +0000

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and Robert Bouttier, CEO of the Automobile Club of Southern California, announced a rate reduction for Auto Club policyholders in California totaling $70 million. The reduction represents a decrease of 4.1 percent. It is effective …

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Michigan Democrats Lay Out Auto Insurance Bills

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:18 +0000

Detroit’s Democratic state House Caucus is laying out an effort to change Michigan’s auto insurance policies. The package of legislation was revealed during a news conference in Detroit. Republicans control the state Legislature. Under the proposal, insurance companies couldn’t use …

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Nevada Senate Approves Driving Privilege Cards

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:24:29 +0000

The Nevada Senate has overwhelming approved a bill authorizing driving privilege cards for non-U.S. residents. Monday’s vote was 20-1. SB303 now goes to the Assembly where passage is expected. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval also backs the proposal. Democratic Senate Majority …

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PURE Introduces Auto Insurance Option to Massachusetts Drivers

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:38 +0000

Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), the policyholder-owned property/casualty insurer that exclusively caters to high net worth individuals and families, will begin offering automobile insurance to its membership in Massachusetts. PURE began insuring fine homes, jewelry and art collections, excess liability …

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N.Y. Regulator Issues ‘Cease and Desist’ Order to Car-Sharing Firm RelayRides

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:52:30 +0000

New York’s top financial and insurance regulator on Wednesday ordered the peer-to-peer car-sharing service firm RelayRides to cease and desist what the regulators called the company’s “repeated false advertising and violations of insurance law, which are putting the public at …

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Drowsy Driving Remains Elusive National Highway Dilemma

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:57:09 +0000

It probably happens to most drivers. Heading home after an overtime shift and the eyelids flutter. Up all night with a sick baby and you rest your eyes for just a moment on the way to dropping off the kids …

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Pennsylvania Family Gets $15.6M in DUI Lawsuit

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:56:58 +0000

The family of a 7-year-old girl who was killed by a drunk driver after he left a Pittsburgh restaurant has reached a $15.6 million settlement in the case. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday that the German-themed Hofbrauhaus has also agreed …

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Connecticut Bill Extending Repair Steering Ban Advances

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:28:29 +0000

Connecticut lawmakers are advancing a proposal to expand a ban on auto damage appraisers steering customers to specific repair shops to include glass repairs. The bill was passed Tuesday 107-to-38 by the House of Representatives, and now moves to the …

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R.I. Bill Considers Allowing Driver’s Licenses for Illegal Immigrants

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:22:50 +0000

Rhode Island lawmakers reviewed legislation Tuesday that would allow immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their legal status — but the controversial idea has already run into opposition from law enforcement, anti-illegal immigration groups and the ACLU. Sen. Frank …

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Washington Man Gets $1,103 Speeding Ticket in Oregon

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:30:49 +0000

A Washington state man has a hefty speeding ticket to pay after getting clocked at 130 mph on his new motorcycle in central Oregon. Sixty-one-year-old Gregory Zaser, of the wealthy Lake Washington enclave of Medina, east of Seattle, told the …

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House Panel OKs Changes to Michigan Car Insurance Rules

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:50:13 +0000

A Michigan legislative panel has approved a bill that would end unlimited lifetime medical care for people seriously injured in car crashes. Premiums would drop at least $125 in the first year under the measure being pushed by Republican Gov. …

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Delaware Police Issue 2,000 Distracted Driving Tickets

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:28:05 +0000

Police in Delaware issued more than 2,000 tickets to drivers in a crackdown on using handheld cellphones behind the wheel. The Department of Highway Safety says the tickets were issued over two weeks in April in the second wave of …

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Crackdown on Mass. Auto Insurance Fraud Leads to Big Savings: Report

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:33:45 +0000

A crackdown on auto insurance fraud in Lawrence, Mass., prompted by the death 10 years ago of a great-grandmother in a staged accident has saved the city’s motorists $68 million in premiums, and hundreds of millions more across Massachusetts, according …

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Massachusetts AG Announces $200K Settlement With Safety Insurance Co.

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:36:09 +0000

Auto insurer Safety Insurance Company agreed to pay more than $200,000 to settle allegations that it overcharged hundreds of inexperienced drivers by failing to reduce premiums as consumers gained additional years of driving experience. The settlement was announced Tuesday by …

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Montana Governor Signs Law to Crack Down On Drunken Driving

Wed, 01 May 2013 16:15:29 +0000

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that will allow judges to look back 10 years to add penalties for multiple drunken-driving offenders. Attorney General Tim Fox says his bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Christy Clark of …

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Storm Costs Driving Up New Jersey Auto Insurance Rates

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:30:53 +0000

Losses from previous storms are helping to drive up New Jersey’s auto insurance rates, which are already the highest in the nation. The Record newspaper reports the state approved increases for 26 insurance companies this year, including top insurers Allstate, …

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Most-Used Excuses for Getting Out of Traffic Tickets: Survey

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:11:17 +0000

Plead ignorance. That’s the most-used excuse when drivers are pulled over for a traffic violation, according to Insurance.com’s new “Ticketmasters” survey. Among people who said they have used excuses when pulled over by a police officer, here’s how explanations break …

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Report: LA Tops List Of Cities With Worst Traffic

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:44:08 +0000

Los Angeles has the worst traffic in the nation, according to a new report. The Los Angeles Times reported LA beat out Honolulu for jam leader in the 2012 scorecard from traffic information firm INRIX. The scorecard says the average …

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Newark, N.J., Cop Indicted on Auto Insurance Fraud Charge

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:15:12 +0000

Prosecutors say a veteran Newark, N.J., police officer has been indicted on insurance fraud charges. Johnathan Taylor faces charges of conspiracy, aggravated arson and insurance fraud in the indictment handed up by an Essex County grand jury. It was made …

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Wyoming Supreme Court Hears DUI Testing Case

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:47:06 +0000

The Wyoming Supreme Court is considering whether the state constitution is adaptable to changing technology when it comes to police officers obtaining search warrants to draw blood or perform other tests on people suspected of drunken driving. The court heard …

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Washington Governor Announces Bill To Address Drunken Driving

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:45:01 +0000

Gov. Jay Inslee and a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a plan that would make changes to the state’s impaired driving laws, including requiring an arrest on the first offense and mandatory jail time if offenders don’t enroll in a …

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California’s 4 A.M. Last Call Bill Already Fuels Debate

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:18:11 +0000

The last call for alcohol is 2 a.m. in California, but one lawmaker believes that’s just too early to set down the shot glasses and beer steins. State Sen. Mark Leno’s proposal to let the liquor flow until 4 a.m. …

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Florida May Scrap No-Fault Auto Insurance Law

Michael Adams — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:44:24 +0000

Frustrated by a recent court decision temporarily blocking part of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance law reformed last year, state lawmakers are considering scrapping the entire law. Current proposals would reinstate to a tort system and mandate that all drivers purchase …

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Oklahoma Panel OKs Bill Punishing Uninsured Drivers

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:41:31 +0000

An Oklahoma House committee approved a bill on April 2 aimed at preventing uninsured drivers from receiving any monetary damages after auto accidents – even if the accident is someone else’s fault – after its sponsor told committee members the …

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Colorado Bill Would Grant Immigrants Licenses

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:40:01 +0000

Illegal immigrants would be eligible to get Colorado driver’s licenses under a bill Democrats plan to introduce today, the third substantial piece of immigration legislation this year for a party that a few years ago joined Republicans in passing strict …

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Everest Re, Arrowhead Agree to Offer Non-Standard Auto Coverage

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:43:51 +0000

Everest Re Group, Ltd. wholly-owned primary insurance subsidiary, Everest Security Insurance Company, (ESIC) has entered into a definitive agreement with Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, ESIC will …

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4 Insurers to Reimburse Mass. Drivers to Settle Allegations of Overcharges

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:23:23 +0000

Four auto insurers have settled allegations that they overcharged Massachusetts consumers relating to auto insurance surcharges that were overturned by the state’s Board of Appeal, or otherwise removed from state driving records, the state’s attorney general Martha Coakley announced Thursday. …

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Bond Set At $1M Following Idaho Man’s 7th DUI Charge

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:54:14 +0000

A south-central Idaho man with six previous convictions for driving under the influence has been charged with a seventh after police say he attempted to elude officers before crashing into a power pole. The Times-News reported that bond was set …

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