Latest Auto Headlines
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The Hilb Group Acquires New Jersey-Based American Truck Insurance Exchange
Mar 21 2017 // The Hilb Group LLC (THG), a Richmond, Va.-headquartered middle market insurance agency, has acquired Manasquan, N.J.-based American Truck Insurance Exchange LLC (ATIE). The transaction became effective March 1, 2017. ATIE...
Tennessee Sees Improvement in Number of Insurance Consumer Complaints in 2016
Mar 21 2017 // Insurance complaints ranked last of the top 10 complaint categories for 2016, according to the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Division of Consumer Affairs. The number of consumer complaints...
When Will Self-Driving Cars Be Rolled-Out? Carmakers, Suppliers Disagree
Mar 17 2017 // Carmakers and suppliers gave widely differing timelines for the introduction of self-driving vehicles on Thursday, showing the uncertainties surrounding the technology as well as a split between cautious established...
Michigan Raising Auto Insurance Fee for Catastrophic Injuries to $170
Mar 16 2017 // The annual auto insurance fee Michigan drivers pay toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes is rising to $170, a $10 increase. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association announced the new per-car...
Uber Vehicle Striking Washington Gas Pump Resulted in Fiery Explosion
Mar 16 2017 // A gas pump burst into flames after being struck by a vehicle in service for Uber in Seattle, Wash. The result was a fiery explosion that was caught on surveillance video. KOMO reported the crash involved an Uber driver...
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Offers Advice for Winter Storm Damage
Mar 16 2017 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is offering tips to consumers whose home or automobile may have sustained damage from this week’s winter storm, according to a press release issued by the...
Google’s Autonomous Car Company Escalates Legal Battle With Uber
Mar 14 2017 // A self-driving car company founded by Google is presenting new evidence to support allegations that a former manager stole technology sold to Uber to help the ridesharing service build its own robot-powered...
U.S. Chipmaker Intel to Enter Driverless Car Tech with Acquisition of Mobileye
Mar 13 2017 // Intel Corp. will acquire Mobileye NV for about $15 billion, paying one of the highest takeover premiums this century to play catch-up in the market for technology that helps cars drive themselves. The U.S. chipmaker will...
After Fiery Iowa Derailment, Safety Official Calls for Faster Rail Car Upgrades
Mar 13 2017 // A federal safety official called on the rail industry to move faster to upgrade aging rail tankers following a fiery train derailment in rural Iowa that spilled ethanol into a creek and was still burning nearly two days...
West Virginia Attorney General Settles with Car Dealer
Mar 13 2017 // West Virginia’s attorney general has reached a court settlement with a Cabell County used car dealer requiring he stand behind warranties, post unaltered buyer’s guides and ensure each vehicle sold will pass...
NJM Partners with American Modern to Offer Enhanced Collector Car Insurance
Mar 13 2017 // NJM Insurance Company has announced an expanded partnership with American Modern Insurance Group for coverage available in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. American Modern offers comprehensive collector car insurance policies....
Fraud Investigations in Washington Lead to 2 Guilty, 2 Charged
Mar 9 2017 // Two people were found guilty of felonies and two others were charged in connection with insurance fraud investigations in Washington by Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s criminal investigations unit. Alhagie...
WikiLeaks Documents Shows CIA Worried About Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity
Mar 9 2017 // WikiLeaks documents showing the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency considered a “mission” against connected car technology underscores auto industry concern that the science behind the next generation of vehicles...
Insurance Agents Can Help Nonprofits Deal with Changes Ahead
Mar 8 2017 // Nonprofit organizations are a loyal bunch, often sticking with their insurance agents and brokers for years. But there is room for new agents who can help nonprofits fill some coverage gaps, cope with political changes...
PURE COO on Mutual Growth, Home and Auto
Mar 6 2017 // Martin Hartley, executive vice president and chief operating officer of PURE Group of Insurance Cos., sees ample growth opportunities for mutual carriers despite a soft market. Some of those opportunities are in the form...
Texas Number 1 in Fatal Crashes, Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Mar 6 2017 // Texas highways continue to be deadly, with an increase in traffic crashes involving injuries and fatalities. Last year, 3,390 traffic crashes resulted in 3,757 fatalities and 175,347 traffic crashes resulted in 263,536...
Liberty Mutual’s Q4 Net Income Takes a Hit from Auto Liability Losses
Mar 3 2017 // Liberty Mutual Holding Co.’s 2016 fourth quarter net income declined substantially, due mostly to higher U.S. personal and commercial auto liability losses. But the number was up for the full year. The insurer booked...
UK Auto Insurers Face Disruption from Mobile Phone & Tech Companies
Mar 3 2017 // Auto insurance may be on the brink of an incursion from mobile-phone and technology companies. Telefonica SA’s O2 unit — one of the first mobile operators in Britain to offer car insurance — expanded its...
Many Ontario Drivers Don’t Recognize Insurance Fraud’s Effects on Premiums
Mar 2 2017 // A recent survey of Ontario, Canada drivers raises concerns about their ability to recognize, and therefore reject and report, auto insurance fraud. The survey conducted by Ipsos for the Financial Services Commission of...
State Farm Lost $7 Billion on Auto in 2016
Mar 1 2017 // State Farm joined the ranks of property/casualty insurers reporting challenges in their auto insurance line of business. State Farm said it lost $7 billion on its auto insurance underwriting in 2016. The State Farm...
