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Ringleader of Auto Insurance Fraud Scam Pleads Guilty in Massachusetts
Dec 19 2014 // The ringleader of an automobile insurance fraud scheme in which dozens of New York City residents claimed they lived at fictional addresses in western Massachusetts has pleaded guilty in a deal she hopes will help her...
Private Auto Premiums See Largest Q3 Growth in 10 Years: SNL
Dec 19 2014 // Private auto insurance industry direct premiums written rose 5.13 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the largest third-quarter year-over-year growth in the past 10 years, according to an analysis by SNL Financial. The...
Mass. Vehicle Thefts Down 90% From Peak in 1975, Report Shows
Dec 17 2014 // From its peak auto theft year in 1975 when 91,563 vehicles were stolen, Massachusetts has experienced a significant decline ending 2013 with 9,122 thefts. That’s a reduction of 90 percent since 1975, according to the...
N.J. Assembly Delays Vote on ‘Electronic’ Auto Insurance Bill
Dec 17 2014 // The New Jersey Assembly has delayed a vote on a measure that would allow drivers in New Jersey to use smart phones, computers or tablets to prove they carry auto insurance during traffic stops. The bill was due to be voted...
NICB: Vehicle Thefts in New York Down 92% From Peak in 1990
Dec 17 2014 // From its peak auto theft year in 1990 when 187,591 vehicles were stolen, New York has experienced a significant decline ending 2013 with 15,482 thefts. That’s a reduction of 92 percent since 1990, according to the...
Ohio Vehicle Thefts Down 64% from Peak in 1991
Dec 17 2014 // From its peak auto theft year in 1991 when 54,744 vehicles were stolen, Ohio has experienced a significant decline ending 2013 with 19,532 thefts. That’s a reduction of 64 percent since 1991, according to the...
Los Angeles Police and NICB Warn of Bandit Tow Truck Scams
Dec 17 2014 // The Los Angeles Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau are warning motorists of a growing problem with unauthorized tow truck operators in the L.A. area. These “bandit” tow truck operators...
Vehicle Theft in California Down 48 Percent From Peak, Report Shows
Dec 16 2014 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau today released a historic look at vehicle theft in California that shows thefts dropped from a peak year in 1992 more than a 48 percent to 2013. California has the distinction of being...
Sen. Collins Finds Route to Help Trucking Industry
Dec 15 2014 // For the second time in three years, the trucking industry has found a friend in Senator Susan Collins. The Maine Republican got a rider attached to the spending bill approved over the weekend so truckers will no longer...
Kentucky Speeds Up Commercial Vehicle Inspection System
Dec 10 2014 // A regional organization has given an award to Kentucky’s technological screening program for large commercial trucks. The Intelligent Transportation Society of the Midwest gave the 2014 Project of the Year award to...
Congress Budget Deal Suspends Trucker Rest Rule
Dec 10 2014 // Congress is poised to roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck drivers get enough rest, ignoring the pleas of consumer activists and U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. The provision, added to budget...
In Florida, 3 Dead After Vehicle Strikes, Kills Black Bear
Dec 9 2014 // After a woman’s vehicle struck and killed a black bear on a road in the Florida Everglades, three others from another vehicle who tried to help the woman were then killed by a third vehicle. Several others were...
North Carolina Triad Reports 14 Car Deaths in 9 Days
Dec 8 2014 // Law enforcement officials in the Triad area of North Carolina are urging motorists to drive safely after 14 people were killed in traffic accidents during a nine-day stretch in November. The Winston-Salem Journal reported...
Transportation Chief Opposes Trucker Fatigue Rule Delay in Budget
Dec 8 2014 // Congress is considering adding to a year-end budget deal a provision to roll back safety rules aimed at ensuring truck drivers get enough rest, a measure U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said should be...
Vehicle Collision in Texas Panhandle Kills 5
Dec 2 2014 // Five people have been killed, including four members of a New Mexico family, in a late-night collision on a rural road in the Texas Panhandle. Texas Department of Public Safety Senior Trooper Chris Ray says 30-year-old...
Global Car Insurers Offer Discounts – If They Can Monitor Driving Data
Dec 2 2014 // Insurance companies around the world are promising lower rates on car coverage. The catch is they want to install the equivalent of an airplane’s black box to track how and where you drive. Smartphone applications...
Japan Transport Ministry Weighs Additional Air Bag Recalls
Dec 2 2014 // Japan’s investigation into dangerous air bags is leading to a remote scrapyard in the central Gifu prefecture, where the explosion of a car model not included in current recalls suggests automakers may have to yet...
Texas Company Turns Trucks into Wildfire Fighters
Dec 1 2014 // Could icemakers be next? Most of the options on the brush fire trucks made at Texas-based Steele Fire Apparatus fall into the category of things you might expect. Light towers, electrical inverters, pumps for hydraulic...
Declarations
Dec 1 2014 // No Hesitation “If there is real evidence or a directive from (the Federal Highway Administration) that says the ET-Plus needs to be replaced, make no mistake — we will not shy away from that directive and we...
2014 State Specialist P/C Insurers Revealed
Dec 1 2014 // The Demotech Company Classification System categorizes insurers into one of 11 categories based on an analysis of data reported by the companies to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The 11...
