Latest Auto Headlines
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Worker Dies at Previously Cited Southern Indiana Auto Parts Factory
Oct 25 2017 // The Clark County coroner and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating the death of a worker at a southern Indiana auto parts manufacturing plant. The coroner’s office says 44-year-old...
Insurance Customers Slow to Adopt Mobile Claims Apps: J.D. Power
Oct 25 2017 // Despite a nationwide advertising blitz for mobile auto insurance apps and widespread use of digital channels to purchase insurance, U.S. auto insurance customers have been slow to adopt digital claims reporting, according...
Autonomy Getting Closer: Consumers Learning to Trust New Auto Safety Features
Oct 24 2017 // Car shoppers are more ready for autonomous vehicles than they may realize, according to a report from car shopping platform Edmunds.com. More than 60 percent of new vehicle models today can be purchased with some level or...
The Case of the $25,000 Toy Model Car
Oct 24 2017 // Miniature models of automobiles began to pop up shortly after the first cars were introduced in the early 20th century. They were originally developed, not as toys for children or as models for hobbyists, but as...
Collision Between Car, 2 School Buses Injures 10 in South Carolina
Oct 24 2017 // South Carolina state troopers say 10 people, including eight students, were injured when two school buses were involved in related crashes. Troopers tell local media outlets both collisions happened Saturday afternoon on...
Once-Stable P/C Insurance Lines Face Headwinds: Guy Carpenter
Oct 23 2017 // While the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is well capitalized and market sentiment is mostly positive, it still faces economic and market-based headwinds that will challenge its profitable growth going...
Virginia Police Say Car Fire Caused by Improvised Explosive Device
Oct 23 2017 // Police in Virginia are investigating after an explosive device was detonated in Williamsburg. News outlets report the device was found Thursday night in a parking lot. Firefighters and police were called to the scene near...
Fighting Drivers of Commercial Auto Frequency, Severity
Oct 20 2017 // Litigation financing, distracted driving and unexpected verdicts are just some of the factors impacting commercial auto frequency and severity, according to panelists speaking at the 2017 Risk Management Summit this week...
BHSI Introduces Motor Truck Cargo Legal Liability Insurance in Canada
Oct 19 2017 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its inland marine product line in Canada with the launch of its Motor Truck Cargo Legal Liability policy, a new product that protects against the...
How to Make a Driverless Car Blameless
Oct 19 2017 // Intel Corp. has developed a system it says ensures that self-driving vehicles can’t cause accidents where they are at fault, an effort to reassure a skeptical public and help speed adoption of driverless cars on the...
Home, Auto Insurance Rates Rose Slightly in Ohio in 2016
Oct 18 2017 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment says that the average rates in 2016 for the top 10 homeowners and private passenger auto insurance groups in Ohio increased 1.9 percent and 3.1 percent,...
Former Patriots Players Speaking at Risk Conference Air Opinions on Kneeling
Oct 18 2017 // Watching NFL players kneel during the National Anthem didn’t sit well with a pair of former New England Patriots players, who aired their feelings about players protesting during the opening of football games during...
Detroit Mayor, Statehouse Leaders Take Another Shot at Michigan No-Fault Reform
Oct 18 2017 // The state that long has been home of the American auto industry also long has taken a unique approach to auto insurance. The Great Lake state is the only one in the country that requires auto insurance policies to pay...
Three Injured After Train Strikes Car in Pennsylvania
Oct 17 2017 // Three people have been injured after a train hit a car at a Pennsylvania railroad crossing. Railroad officials say the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Sunday in Aspinwall, a suburban area north of Pittsburgh. A spokesman...
Minnesota Chiropractor and 2 ‘Runners’ Convicted for Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 16 2017 // Minnesota chiropractor and two co-defendants have been convicted by a federal jury for their roles in an insurance fraud conspiracy, state Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced. Chiropractor Preston Ellard Forthun,...
Vegas Risk Management Summit Tackled Commercial Auto, Workers’ Comp And More
Oct 16 2017 // One factor driving continuously dismal commercial auto insurance losses is a spate of “nuclear cases” that are plaguing the industry with multi-million lawsuits. The amount of money and resources being put into...
Bill to Lower Michigan Auto Insurance Premiums on Shaky Ground
Oct 16 2017 // Legislation to reduce Michigan’s high auto insurance premiums by letting drivers opt out of mandatory unlimited medical coverage is in peril, with majority Republicans lacking enough support to pass it on their own...
AmWINS Acquiring 15 Insurance Programs from Willis Towers Watson
Oct 16 2017 // Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson. Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides underwriting, claims and...
Driverless Car Bill Under Consideration in New Hampshire
Oct 16 2017 // A bill under consideration for the next legislative session would allow car manufacturers to test automated vehicles on New Hampshire roads by January 2019. The Concord Monitor reports under the proposal, anyone with a...
Liberty Mutual Insurance Tailors Policy for Tesla Electric Car Drivers in U.S.
Oct 16 2017 // Tesla Inc. is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to offer an auto-insurance plan designed specifically for its electric cars in the U.S. The plan made available to U.S. customers starting Friday is similar to...
