Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Britain’s Insurers Under Pressure Over Spike in Car Insurance Premiums
Apr 18 2024 // The rising cost of car insurance has triggered a barrage of complaints in the cost of living crisis, Britain’s financial watchdog told lawmakers on Wednesday, as the sector insisted that prices remain at 2018 levels...
Aspen and Allianz’s PIMCO Launch Casualty-Focused Reinsurance Vehicle
Apr 17 2024 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. and PIMCO Investment Management Co. announced the formation of Pando Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled collateralized re/insurer focused on casualty business. Under a long-term agreement, Aspen...
The Auto Store in New Jersey Pays $868K to Settle 35 Safety Violations
Apr 17 2024 // One of the East Coast’s largest auto recyclers and used parts suppliers has agreed to pay $868,000 in penalties related to 35 workplace safety violations at its Camden, New Jersey facility. The agreement with The...
Former MLB Player, 3 Others Charged with Staging Auto Accident in Miami
Apr 16 2024 // Four people, including a Cuban-born former Major League Baseball player who earned more than $15 million in his playing career, have been charged with staging an auto accident and defrauding an insurance carrier. Yuniesky...
Soaring Insurance Costs Hit as US Buyers Finally Get a Break on Car Prices
Apr 12 2024 // A new form of sticker shock has hit American car buyers like Darin Davis. In January, when the 56-year-old Dallas real estate agent renewed the insurance on the pearly-white 2024 Cadillac XT4 that he bought just a few...
Truck Driver Fatally Shot in Confrontation With Police Officer in Michigan
Apr 10 2024 // ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The driver of a semitrailer-truck rammed a police vehicle in southwestern Michigan, crashed it into a home, tried to flee and was fatally shot by an officer, officials said. St. Joseph...
National Crime Report Shows Vehicle Thefts Surged to More than 1 Million in 2023
Apr 10 2024 // It was another record-breaking year for vehicle thefts in 2023, with more than one million vehicles reported stolen – an overall increase of 1% nationwide from 2022 to 1,020,729 last year. A report from the National...
Vehicle Complexity, Labor ‘Reshaping’ Auto Insurance and Collision Repair: Report
Apr 9 2024 // New technologies and rising labor costs are putting pressure on auto insurance carriers and auto repairers by making repairs more costly and increasing repair times, trends that a new report asserts are...
Michigan Man Dies After Tire Comes Off SUV and Hits His Car
Apr 5 2024 // ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A driver died when a tire came off another vehicle and flew through the air and into the windshield and roof of his car, Michigan State Police said. A Dodge Journey SUV being driven by a...
Arrowhead Launching Commercial Auto Product in California
Apr 5 2024 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. in California launched a new commercial auto product. Arrowhead’s Commercial Auto is available to California customers in construction-related industries. The program includes:...
Major Highway, Rail Service Shut Down in Philadelphia After Truck Hits Bridge
Apr 4 2024 // A stretch of a major interstate highway will be closed for several days after a tractor-trailer carrying an oversize load struck a railroad bridge in Philadelphia. The truck crashed on I-95 northbound around 1:30 p.m....
Nationwide Wants 19% Increase in Auto Rates in West Virginia
Apr 4 2024 // Nationwide Insurance is asking West Virginia regulators for a 19% average rate increase on auto liability insurance, a move that could affect more than 27,000 insured drivers. The West Virginia insurance commissioner said...
KC Chiefs Player Cooperating With Police After Sports Car Crash in Texas
Apr 3 2024 // DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice said Monday that the wide receiver is cooperating with authorities after a speeding Corvette and Lamborghini sport utility vehicle caused a...
NICB Praises Florida’s New Law on Predatory Tow Truck Practices
Apr 2 2024 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau is hailing a new Florida law that aims to deter predatory tow-truck practices and limit the fees that tow companies can charge. House Bill 179 was signed by the governor in March and it...
NTSB Investigates Fatal Texas Ford Electric Vehicle Crash
Apr 1 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system. The agency said in a statement...
Texas School Bus With Over 40 Pre-K Students Struck by Cement Truck, Killing 2
Mar 25 2024 // BASTROP, Texas (AP) — A cement truck veered into a school bus carrying more than 40 pre-K students returning from a field trip to a Texas zoo Friday, killing a boy on the bus and a man in another vehicle, authorities...
UK Insurer Direct Line Posts Operating Loss as it Grapples With Auto Claims Inflation
Mar 21 2024 // Direct Line posted a 2023 operating loss as it grapples high motor claims inflation, but reinstated its dividend as the British home and motor insurer tries to fend off takeover offers from Belgian rival Ageas. The 189.6...
Boundless Rider Expands Motorcycle, Powersport Coverage to Illinois
Mar 19 2024 // Boundless Rider, a new insurtech focused on insurance for motorcycle and powersport riders, announced that policy coverage is available for purchase in Illinois. Owners of on-road and off-road motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs,...
NTSB Investigates Fatal Crash Involving Ford Electric Vehicle in San Antonio
Mar 19 2024 // The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system. The agency said in a statement...
Louisiana Truck Driver Charged After Deadly 2023 Pileup
Mar 19 2024 // RESERVE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide for his role in a fiery highway pileup that left eight dead last year after a “super fog” of marsh fire smoke and dense...
