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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...
Former Northern N.J. Mayor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud Charge
Feb 26 2015 // A former northern New Jersey mayor has admitted making false statements to police and an insurance company in a bid to cover up a hit-and-run accident. Former Roselle Mayor Garrett Smith pleaded guilty Tuesday to insurance...
Car Cellphone Regulations Rejected by Arkansas House Committee
Feb 26 2015 // A dashboard video showing a state trooper narrowly avoiding a head-on collision with a driver who was using a cellphone wasn’t enough to sway an Arkansas House committee that tougher laws are needed. The Public...
Replacing Unsafe Train Crossings Deemed Too Expensive
Feb 26 2015 // The bullet train that will whisk passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles at 200 miles per hour won’t pass through the kinds of intersections that have led to two major commuter-rail accidents this...
California Commuter Train Versus Truck Injures Dozens
Feb 25 2015 // Twenty-eight people were injured when a Southern California commuter train collided with a truck stuck on the tracks on Tuesday, toppling three rail cars. There were no deaths reported in the crash, which occurred at about...
Berkley: Google’s Entry Into Auto Insurance Should Frighten Agents
Feb 24 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...
Conn. Senator Urges DOJ to Investigate Auto Insurers’ ‘Preferred’ Repair Shops
Feb 24 2015 // U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate a recently aired CNN report’s allegation that auto insurers may be pressuring consumers to repair their vehicles at...
South Carolina City to Pay $700K to Family of Pregnant Woman Shot by Cop
Feb 24 2015 // The family of a pregnant woman shot and killed by a Woodruff police office will be given $700,000 to settle a lawsuit over the killing. Lacey Lamb’s family said the 28-year-old woman was trying to stop the car...
City’s Refusal to Pay for Sinkhole Damage Upsets Ohio Driver
Feb 24 2015 // A truck owner says the city of Dayton should compensate him for sinkhole damage that left his truck inoperable. The Dayton Daily News reports that 52-year-old Mike McDonald is infuriated that the city rejected his $10,000...
California Agents Asked to Inform Customers on Auto Financial Responsibility
Feb 23 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and state Sen. Ricardo Lara in February urged Californians to make sure they are meeting their obligation to carry minimum liability insurance coverage on their vehicles and...
Heading a National Ridesharing Outline a Political Gain for Jones?
Feb 23 2015 // A committee of regulators led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is working on standards on ridesharing that departments of insurance in states across the U.S. can look to as an example. Whether the National...
Fraud Adds Up to 17% to Auto Insurance Injury Claims: IRC
Feb 23 2015 // A new study estimates that fraud and claim “build-up” add between $5.6 billion and $7.7 billion in excess payments to auto injury claims paid in the United States. The excess payments represented between 13...
Sophisticated Resilience Model in Development in Colorado – And It’ll be Free
Feb 20 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, hurricanes,...
Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies Widely by State
Feb 19 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...
Motorcycle Safety Bill Proposed in Illinois
Feb 18 2015 // An Illinois lawmaker wants motorcycle safety to be a formal part of driver’s education courses. The proposal by Republican Rep. Tom Bennett of Gibson City would amend the driver’s education act in the Illinois...
Hit and Run Car Accidents in Florida up 23% in 2014
Feb 18 2015 // Florida law enforcement officials say hit and run crashes are increasing at an alarming rate. That’s why they’re launching a new campaign to let drivers know that leaving the scene of an accident can result in...
Opinion: Florida Sending Mixed Messages About Uber Insurance Requirements
Feb 13 2015 // Last month, California regulators said all “peer-to-peer” taxi drivers (i.e. Uber & Lyft) were required to have “commercial” plates, stating, “Customers have inquired about this process...
2014 One of Worst Years Ever for Vehicle Safety: NHTSA
Feb 13 2015 // Carmakers recalled about 64 million vehicles in the U.S. last year, more than double the previous record set in 2004, according to official government data. The tally released Thursday by the National Highway Traffic...
California Agents Asked to Inform Customers on Auto Financial Responsibility
Feb 12 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and state Sen. Ricardo Lara on Thursday urged Californians to make sure they are meeting their obligation to carry minimum liability insurance coverage on their vehicles and...
Greenwich is Scene of RSA Sponsored UK Driverless Car’s First Test
Feb 11 2015 // Government ministers will launch the UK’s driverless car trials in the Royal Borough of Greenwich – the location chosen for one of the Government-backed projects, in which RSA is the insurance partner. The...
