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Connecticut Man Awarded $82K After Crash with Truck
Apr 16 2018 // A Connecticut man injured when the vehicle he was in crashed with a truck carrying portable toilets has been awarded $82,000 in a lawsuit. The Connecticut Post reports that 52-year-old Randall Ryan, of Bridgeport, Conn.,...
Car Makers Urged to Relay Limitations, Downplay Hype in Marketing Autonomous Systems
Apr 16 2018 // Deadly crashes involving Tesla Inc. and Uber Technologies vehicles operating entirely or in part under automated systems have made a once-abstract problem very real for auto industry lawyers gathered at a recent...
Michigan Auto Insurance Assessment Rising to $192
Apr 16 2018 // Michigan drivers with auto insurance will pay $192 annually per vehicle to cover unlimited medical benefits for severely injured motorists beginning in July. The fee was announced by the Michigan Catastrophic Claims...
Data Show Rise in Fatal Car Crashes on 4/20 Marijuana ‘Holiday’
Apr 16 2018 // Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found. The study lacks evidence on whether pot was involved in any of the April 20...
Florida AOB Reform Efforts Fail Again as Parkland Tragedy Derails Legislative Session
Apr 16 2018 // With over 900 items on the Florida legislative docket and only 60 days to consider them, it’s not surprising that many bills simply die in committee or are never seriously considered. Add to that a tragic event right...
Data Show Rise in Fatal Car Crashes on 4/20 Marijuana ‘Holiday’
Apr 16 2018 // Marijuana users’ self-proclaimed holiday is linked with a slight increase in fatal U.S. car crashes, an analysis of 25 years of data found. The study lacks evidence on whether pot was involved in any of the April 20...
Progressive The Latest to Comply With New York Auto Insurance Rate Regulation
Apr 16 2018 // A fourth major auto insurance company in New York has reached a compliance agreement with the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) regarding DFS’ final regulation against discriminatory auto insurance...
Allianz Partners with Drivy in UK to Provide Insurance for Car Sharing Platform
Apr 13 2018 // Allianz Insurance has partnered with Drivy (UK) to provide insurance for users of its car sharing platform. Drivy, a car sharing operator, links drivers, who need a car on a short-term basis, with vehicle owners who want...
Insurer Hagerty’s 10 ‘Hot’ Future Collectible Cars from 2018 Models
Apr 12 2018 // While the future of new car ownership may be up for debate, 2018 has ushered in a new class of vehicles that promise to be sought-after collectibles. According to Hagerty, which specializes in insurance for collectible...
USI Southwest Finalizes Truck Insurance Program with Trisura Specialty
Apr 12 2018 // USI Southwest has finalized an exclusive Intermodal Truck Insurance Program with Hybrid US fronting carrier Trisura Specialty. The program will immediately target intermodal transportation companies in Texas with plans to...
Safety Worry: Keeping Humans In and Around Autonomous Vehicles Engaged
Apr 11 2018 // After partially faulting Tesla Inc.’s automation system for a 2016 fatal crash, U.S. safety investigators last year called on carmakers to do more to ensure drivers stay engaged as next-generation cars start to steer...
Massachusetts Auto Auction Where Five Died Assessed $200K in Penalties
Apr 11 2018 // Federal workplace safety regulators say a Massachusetts auto auction where five people died when a vehicle careened into a crowd last May has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties. The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
4 Reasons Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Control the Roads for Some Time
Apr 11 2018 // Monday was the first day of the AAIS Main Event. The focus was about a focus on the future and all of the speakers that we heard talked about the future of insurance. We heard from folks at Insuretech companies and from a...
With Deficits Rising, Michigan’s State Auto Reinsurer Again Raising Assessments
Apr 10 2018 // The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association is once again raising its annual assessment to support the state’s no-fault auto insurance system, which uniquely guarantees unlimited lifetime medical benefits. And state...
Rhode Island Monitoring App Could Save Drivers on Car Insurance
Apr 10 2018 // A new auto insurance company in Rhode Island is rewarding drivers with cheaper rates based off how they drive. The catch is that policyholders have to allow HiRoad Assurance Company to track them in a cellphone app. The...
China’s Xi Maintains Commitment to Open Economy, Insurance Industry
Apr 10 2018 // Chinese President Xi Jinping promised on Tuesday to open the country’s economy further and lower import tariffs on products including cars, in a speech seen as an attempt to defuse an escalating trade dispute with...
Ethics and Incentives Behind Driverless Car, Insurance, Other Algorithms: Viewpoint
Apr 10 2018 // Self-driving cars keep killing people. Just in the past few weeks, one crashed into a highway barrier and another ran over a pedestrian. This will inevitably lead to much hand-wringing about the ethics of the algorithms...
Judge Dismisses State Farm Car Crash Suit Against Mississippi U.S. Senate Appointee
Apr 10 2018 // A lawsuit against U.S. Senate appointee Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi has been permanently dismissed. The Daily Leader reports Mississippi Circuit Judge David Strong dismissed the case with prejudice April 3. That means...
California Mulling New Rules for Autonomous Cars to Pick Up Passengers
Apr 9 2018 // California’s public utility regulator signaled it would allow self-driving car companies to transport passengers without a backup driver in the vehicle, a step forward for autonomous car developers just as the...
Florida AOB Reform Efforts Fail Again as Parkland Tragedy Derails Legislative Session
Apr 5 2018 // With over 900 items on the Florida legislative docket and only 60 days to consider them, it’s not surprising that many bills simply die in committee or are never seriously considered. Add to that a tragic event right...
