Latest Auto Headlines
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Officials: Tractor-Trailer Hit by Train in North Carolina was Too Big for Highway
Mar 12 2015 // The 127-ton tractor-trailer that derailed an Amtrak train at a railroad crossing in North Carolina was about three times the size and weight of a standard 18-wheeler, so huge it required a Highway Patrol escort, and so...
Google Compare May Go Beyond Auto Insurance
Mar 11 2015 // The way Valen Analytics President and CEO Dax Craig describes it, Google’s move into insurance with Google Compare for auto insurance is an “all-aboard, wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee” call to the insurance...
Amtrak Crash in North Carolina Leaves at Least 55 Injured
Mar 11 2015 // An Amtrak train in North Carolina slammed into a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the tracks while trying to make a difficult left-hand turn Monday. One of the train’s cars toppled and the conductor and at least 54...
Anti-Insurance Fraud Measures Needed in Minnesota and Michigan
Mar 10 2015 // Minnesota and Michigan both are confronting significant problems with scammers defrauding auto insurance systems they perceive have relatively soft defenses. Minnesota faces a surge in organized fraud rings that fleece...
Compare.com Confirms Partnership with Google Insurance Comparison Site
Mar 10 2015 // Online auto insurance comparison site compare.com is now working with Google on its auto insurance compare and buy platform, Google Compare, in California. Andrew Rose, CEO of Virginia-based compare.com, said Google...
Florida Court: Proof Needed That Drivers Knew of Hit-and-Run
Mar 9 2015 // Drivers in Florida can’t be prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident unless there is proof they knew they were in a crash. The Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed with a lower court’s decision to...
Sophisticated Resilience Model in Development in Colorado – And It’ll be Free
Mar 9 2015 // Efforts are underway in Colorado to build a sophisticated computer model that will offer a look down to the minute details at just how communities may withstand — or crumble under — perils like earthquakes,...
Berkley: Google’s Entry Into Auto Insurance Should Frighten Agents
Mar 9 2015 // That Google is getting into auto insurance should have the voice in the head of every agent who sells personal auto coverage saying: “Be afraid, be very afraid.” OK, that’s not exactly how W.R. Berkley...
What’s Driving Nonstandard Auto – Technology, Consolidation, Population Changes, Fuel Specialty, Opportunity
Mar 9 2015 // The nonstandard auto market is characterized by substandard operating performance. Since 2007, carriers writing nonstandard auto policies have reported deteriorating operating performance and many are struggling to...
Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies by State
Mar 9 2015 // While motorists who commit moving violations typically pay higher auto insurance costs, how much more they pay varies significantly by state, according to a report by an online insurance seller. For example, drivers who...
XL Group’s E&S Insurance Adds Miller in Chicago to Launch New Auto Product
Mar 6 2015 // XL Group’s Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance team is expanding, adding Andrew Miller as underwriting manager for its newest product line, primary auto. Miller joins XL Group’s Chicago office with more...
Penn. Man Accused of Buying Auto Insurance From Scene of Car Wreck
Mar 6 2015 // Authorities say a Pennsylvania man called an insurance company from a crash scene to buy auto coverage and later claimed his wreck happened after he got the policy. The Altoona Mirror reports that the insurance fraud...
Law Enforcement Initially Suspicious of North Carolina Gold Heist
Mar 6 2015 // The crew of a truck carrying a load of gold bars had just pulled off the interstate in North Carolina when, the two men told police, a seemingly ordinary episode of carsickness turned into a multimillion-dollar...
XL Launches Primary Auto Product Line, Taps Miller to Lead
Mar 5 2015 // XL Group’s excess & surplus (E&S) insurance is adding primary auto capabilities to its product line and has added Andrew Miller as underwriting manager to lead this business. According to John Goodloe,...
5 Members of Alleged Ohio Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Indicted
Mar 5 2015 // Five Cincinnati-area residents have been indicted on multiple counts of alleged insurance fraud for filing a significant number of false insurance claims in 2014 totaling approximately $85,000, the Ohio Department of...
Armed Robbers Nab $4.8M in Gold Bars off Armored Truck on North Carolina Highway
Mar 5 2015 // Shortly after dusk on Sunday along a lonely stretch of Interstate 95, armed robbers hijacked an armored truck, tied up the two guards and disappeared into the night with 275 pounds of gold bars. The guards working for...
Google Compare for Car Insurance Has Arrived
Mar 5 2015 // Google Compare for car insurance was introduced on Thursday in California, “with more states to follow,” the tech giant said. “Google Compare for car insurance provides a seamless, intuitive experience...
Michigan Man Sentenced for Selling Fake Auto Insurance
Mar 2 2015 // A 64-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to one year in jail for selling fake auto insurance certificates. Hakeem Sanusi of Eastpointe pleaded no contest to six counts of insurance fraud as a habitual offender. He was...
Senate Committee Backs Monetary Incentives for Auto Defect Whistleblowers
Mar 2 2015 // A measure that would offer financial incentives for auto industry employees to expose safety defects won unanimous backing from a U.S. Senate panel on Thursday. The vote by 13 Republican and Democratic members of the...
Florida Court: Proof Needed That Drivers Knew of Hit-and-Run to be Charged
Mar 2 2015 // Drivers in Florida can’t be prosecuted for leaving the scene of an accident unless there is proof they knew they were in a crash. The Florida Supreme Court unanimously agreed last week with a lower court’s...
