Latest Auto Headlines
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Michigan Truck Driver Wins Appeal in ‘Transportational Use’ Insurance Case
Jun 19 2017 // The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Detroit-area man who is seeking insurance benefits for injuries suffered when he got out of his pickup truck. Daniel Kemp tore a calf muscle while stretching on his...
How Advertising Spend, Underwriting Results Relate to Auto Insurers’ New Business Yield: J.D. Power
Jun 19 2017 // Insurers with the strongest new business yield rates also have strong combined ratios in personal auto in the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study. We define new business yield rates as the proportion of...
Delaware Raises Minimum Auto Liability Limits for the First Time in 30 Years
Jun 19 2017 // Delaware Governor John Carney has signed into law legislation that will increase the state’s minimum auto liability insurance limits. The state last adjusted the minimum auto liability insurance limits approximately...
Two More Plead Guilty in Connecticut Auto Insurance Scam
Jun 19 2017 // Two Connecticut men have been convicted of staging car crashes to defraud insurance companies. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Mackenzy Noze, and 33-year-old Jonas Joseph, both of Norwich, Conn., were convicted by a...
2% Rate Hike Approved for North Carolina Auto Insurers
Jun 19 2017 // North Carolina’s insurance regulator says he’s reached a deal with auto insurers for a premium increase of just over 2 percent instead of the nearly 14 percent average increase companies sought in February. The...
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Jun 19 2017 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has named Jessica E. Clark as the company’s new chief executive officer. Bringing nearly 20 years of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance, Clark...
Uber’s Plans for Trucking Industry Hit Detours
Jun 16 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s drive to become a major player in the trucking business is off to a bumpy start, with analysts and industry executives questioning what exactly the company can bring to the sprawling...
5-Year-Old Dies After Being Left in Arkansas Day Care Vehicle
Jun 15 2017 // A 5-year-old boy with developmental disabilities was found dead inside a daycare van where police said he’d been left all day in the sweltering heat, and an Arkansas agency has launched an investigation into why a...
New Chicago Program Aims to Reduce Car Crashes by 2026
Jun 15 2017 // Chicago officials are launching a new program to help reduce roadway crashes by 2026. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office announced the program this week. Officials say it’ll approach traffic safety as a public health...
Explosion at Alabama Car Dealership Injures 5 Employees
Jun 15 2017 // An explosion at a car dealership in Alabama has injured five employees. AL.com reports that Jasper Police Lt. David Mize says the Monday afternoon explosion happened at the customer service center of the Carl Cannon...
8-Vehicle Collision in Georgia Kills 1 Person, Injures 17
Jun 15 2017 // An eight-vehicle crash in Georgia has killed one person and injured 17 others. Gwinnett County Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge says in a news release that a vehicle trapped beneath a tractor-trailer was on fire when crews...
Senators in Drive to Remove Regulatory Roadblocks for Driverless Cars
Jun 14 2017 // A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators said on Tuesday they planned to introduce legislation to remove regulatory roadblocks to the introduction of self-driving cars, including sorting out conflicts between state and federal...
220,000 Dutch, English Consumers Sue VW Over Diesel Fraud
Jun 14 2017 // Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European lawsuit against German carmaker Volkswagen seeking compensation over its...
Pair in Arkansas Staged Crash Scams Get Jail Terms for Insurance Fraud
Jun 13 2017 // An Arkansas duo behind two fake crashes and false insurance claims have each received three-year prison sentences, the Arkansas Insurance Department announced. Jeremy Fisher, 36, and Teneshia White, 34, both of Pine Bluff,...
Ex-Car Dealership Official in New Jersey Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $3M
Jun 13 2017 // The former general manager of a now-defunct New Jersey car dealership who got nearly $3 million through a fraud scheme has been sentenced to five years in prison. Richard Pepe had pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a...
How and Why More Insurers Are Turning to Bots
Jun 12 2017 // As more bots handle claims and perform underwriting tasks, should human employees be concerned? Human industry experts say there’s no need to worry. Insurers in the U.S. and overseas are exploring the use of chatbots...
Most Car Makers in No Rush to Make Automatic Braking Standard Equipment
Jun 12 2017 // Big automakers are rushing to launch self-driving cars as early as 2021, but the industry’s major players are moving slowly when it comes to widespread deployment of a less expensive crash prevention technology that...
N.C. Lawmakers Again Scuttle Bill to Reform Rate Bureau
Jun 11 2017 // Most of the auto insurance industry has for several years been trying to convince North Carolina’s lawmakers to eliminate the last vestiges of the once-common “rate bureau” system, under which the...
Risk Theory Adds Garage Package for Franchised Auto Dealers
Jun 9 2017 // Risk Theory, LLC, underwriter of a dealer open lot program for independent agents, has expanded its offerings to include garage package coverage for franchised auto, heavy truck, and motorcycle dealers. The Garage Program,...
26 People Wanted in Georgia Over $155K Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
Jun 9 2017 // Arrest warrants were issued this week for 26 suspects in connection with an automobile insurance fraud ring centered in the Columbus, Georgia area, according to a statement from Insurance Commissioner Ralph...
