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

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 …

Montana Governor Signs Law to Crack Down On Drunken Driving

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 …

Storm Costs Driving Up New Jersey Auto Insurance Rates

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, …

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

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 …

Report: LA Tops List Of Cities With Worst Traffic

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 …

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

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 …

Wyoming Supreme Court Hears DUI Testing Case

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 …

Washington Governor Announces Bill To Address Drunken Driving

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 …

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

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. …

Florida May Scrap No-Fault Auto Insurance Law

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 …