Latest Auto Headlines
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Maine Lawmaker Wants to Block Car Insurance Hikes Based on Age
Feb 23 2017 // A Maine state senator is looking to protect senior citizens in the state from having car insurance rates go up because of their ages. Sen. Bill Diamond, a Windham Democrat, says his bill follows up on insurance giant...
Arizona Bill to Axe Required Auto Glass Coverage Appears Dead
Feb 22 2017 // Arizona drivers used to paying nothing when their car windshields are cracked or shattered by rocks appear likely to keep the insurance coverage for at least another year. That’s because an effort by insurance...
10 U.S.-Designated Autonomous Vehicle Testing Sites
Feb 21 2017 // The U.S. Department of Transportation recently designated 10 “proving grounds” to encourage safe testing of automated vehicle technologies. “The designated proving grounds will collectively form a...
Snoozing While Cruising Argues for Full Autonomy in Vehicles
Feb 21 2017 // As Ford Motor Co. has been developing self-driving cars, the U.S. automaker has started noticing a problem during test drives: Engineers monitoring the robot rides are dozing off. Company researchers have tried to roust...
North Carolina Regulators Consider 13.8% Auto Rate Increase Request
Feb 20 2017 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau (NCRB) has requested an average increase of 13.8 percent on private passenger automobile insurance rates in its latest filing with the North Carolina Department of Insurance (NCDOI). NCRB...
Auto Insurers Dispute Consumer Report on Tactics Used in No-Fault Accidents
Feb 20 2017 // A national consumer group has charged that innocent drivers in most states are being forced to pay more for auto insurance for accidents in which they are not at fault. The report from the Consumer Federation of America...
RRS to Address Auto Coverage Gap Through Xpress Autoguard Program
Feb 16 2017 // Reliance Risk Solutions (RRS), the high net worth personal insurance division of Appalachian Underwriters, has developed a new program to address the coverage gap for many personal and commercial automobile policies with...
Texas a Leader in Fatal Crashes, Alcohol-Impaired Driving
Feb 15 2017 // Texas highways continue to be a deadly form of travel as traffic crashes involving injuries and fatalities continue to rise. Last year, 3,390 traffic crashes resulted in 3,757 fatalities and 175,347 traffic crashes...
Automakers Want Regulatory Road Cleared for Self-Driving Vehicles
Feb 14 2017 // General Motors Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. officials will tell a U.S. House panel on Tuesday that automakers need changes to automotive safety rules to allow the deployment of self-driving cars on American...
Insurers Find Fault With Report Over How Auto Insurers Treat No-Fault Accidents
Feb 14 2017 // A national consumer group has charged that innocent drivers in most states are being forced to pay more for auto insurance for accidents in which they are not at fault. The report from the Consumer Federation of America...
Coal Truck Driver Dies on Delivery in West Virginia
Feb 14 2017 // West Virginia mine safety authorities say a 54-year-old coal truck driver has died from injuries he suffered last week in Logan County. The Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training says the loaded truck driven...
Driver in Double Fatal Tesla Crash in Indiana Was Drunk, Police Say
Feb 10 2017 // The driver of a speeding Tesla electric car that crashed and burned in Indianapolis, killing her and a passenger, was too drunk to drive, according to a police report released Wednesday. The report, which includes...
8 Die in 2 Unrelated Crashes on Opposite Ends of Texas
Feb 9 2017 // Investigators say four people were killed in a South Texas traffic accident just hours after an unrelated wreck in the Panhandle also claimed four lives. The Texas Department of Public Safety says four people died Tuesday...
Defective Axle Blamed Fiery 2013 Derailment in North Dakota
Feb 9 2017 // A defective axle broke and caused a 2013 train derailment that led to a series of explosions just a quarter-mile outside a small North Dakota town, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. A BNSF train...
Why the Insurance Industry Supports and Hires Veterans
Feb 8 2017 // Many property/casualty insurance carriers have focused their charitable efforts on veterans, and they’ve done so for a number of good reasons. One important reason for adopting veterans causes was explained by Glenn...
40 Suspects Are Part of Family Auto Fraud Ring in California
Feb 7 2017 // California Department of Insurance detectives and investigators with the Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force today arrested seven suspects, charged an additional 22 who are self-surrendering, and are still seeking 11 more...
Study: 5 of Worst U.S. Truck-Congested Areas Are in Ohio
Feb 7 2017 // Five of the country’s 100 worst congested areas for trucks are in the state of Ohio, and three of those areas are in Cincinnati, according to a study. The American Transportation Research Institute has ranked...
Government Sued Over ‘Certified’ Used Cars Involved in Recalls
Feb 7 2017 // The Center for Auto Safety and five other groups filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday for allowing used cars to be advertised as “certified” or safe despite being the target of...
Amica Mutual Downgraded by A.M. Best Citing Increasing Catastrophe Losses, Auto Claims
Feb 6 2017 // Amica Mutual Insurance Co. no longer has a perfect financial strength rating from A.M. Best. More catastrophe losses and worsening automobile insurance claims severity are both to blame. Specifically, an A+ (Superior)...
New Electronic System Could Increase Costs for Vermont Car Inspections
Feb 6 2017 // The costs of motor vehicle safety inspections could go up in Vermont as inspection stations start using a new electronic system. The safety requirements for vehicles will remain the same, but it’s thought some...
