Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
U.S. Agencies Join Probe of Fatal California FedEx/Bus Crash
Apr 14 2014 // FedEx Corp. will be in the spotlight of U.S. safety investigations operating alongside local law enforcement inquiries after a fiery truck-bus collision killed 10 people in California. Two federal agencies said that they...
Travelers CEO Fishman Eyes Potential Foreign Acquisitions
Apr 14 2014 // Travelers Companies, which acquired Dominion of Canada General Insurance in 2013 and increased its ownership stake in its joint venture in Brazil in 2012, is likely to continue expanding internationally. In his annual...
N.Y. Lawmakers Examining Auto Insurance Costs, Rate Factors
Apr 14 2014 // Auto insurers use many factors, including a motorist’s education and occupation, to accurately gauge their risk, industry representatives told state lawmakers on April 10, a week after a consumer advocacy group...
Auto Recalls On Rise Following Toyota-GM Cases
Apr 10 2014 // Recall first, ask questions later. After Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Co. — two of the largest carmakers — were criticized for dragging their feet before calling back defective models in recent years,...
California Commissioner Wants Insurance Burden on Ridesharing Companies
Apr 9 2014 // Transportation Network Companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar should bear the insurance burden when they encourage drivers to use their personal vehicles to transport passengers for a profit, according to recommendations...
Police Seek Suspects in Rash of Vehicle Fires in Fort Worth
Apr 9 2014 // At least nine vehicles have been set on fire in a North Texas neighborhood and police are seeking clues to those responsible for the fiery vandalism. Fort Worth police on April 7 announced the search for suspects in the...
Tesla Sued by Wisconsin ‘Lemon Law King’
Apr 9 2014 // Wisconsin’s self-proclaimed lemon law king filed a lawsuit against direct-order car maker Tesla Motors, accusing the company of selling a defective electric sedan to a Franklin doctor. Tesla is currently fighting new...
Another Auto Insurance Report for California
Apr 8 2014 // Another player has entered the ranks of organizations that deliver a report relating to auto insurance in California every year. The “2014 California Car Insurance Landscape Report” released on Tuesday is the...
GM’s Mid-Sized SUVs Get Good News in Insurance Safety Test
Apr 8 2014 // General Motors Co.’s Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain earned the top marks among mid-size sport-utility vehicles in a test designed to simulate one of the deadliest types of front-end collisions. The two models...
Maine Insurance Bureau Announces New Online Auto, Homeowners Resources
Apr 8 2014 // Maine Governor Paul R. LePage and Insurance Superintendent Eric Cioppa recently announced that the Bureau of Insurance now offers new online resources for consumers who want to compare auto and homeowners insurance...
Group Urges New York DFS to Review Auto Insurers’ Rate-Setting Practices
Apr 7 2014 // A consumer advocacy group said its analysis shows some of New York State’s largest auto insurers are charging higher premiums to motorists who have less education and non-professional, non-managerial jobs. The New...
Louisiana Senators Keep Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Law Intact
Apr 7 2014 // Louisiana motorcyclists still must wear helmets, without exceptions. The Senate Transportation Committee killed a proposal by Sen. Mike Walsworth, R-West Monroe, that would have allowed people 21 and older to ride without...
Florida Sees Drop in Auto No-Fault Questionable Claims
Apr 7 2014 // A national study found that Florida has seen its first decrease in questionable automobile claims since state lawmakers rewrote the no-fault law in 2012. The National Crime Insurance Bureau conducted the report that looked...
Ohio Home, Auto Insurance Costs Still Below National Average
Apr 7 2014 // An insurance industry trade association says homeowner and auto insurance costs for most Ohioans remain below the U.S. average. The Ohio Insurance Institute released a report saying Ohio has the sixth lowest average...
Forklifts, Louisiana Uninsured Motorist Coverage and Unasked Questions
Apr 4 2014 // In perusing judicial decisions, it is not unusual to discover answers to questions one never thought to ask. One such question is whether a forklift is a “motor vehicle” under uninsured/underinsured motorists...
Basketball Coach Admits Being Part of Car Theft Ring
Apr 3 2014 // The women’s basketball coach at Highland Community College in northeast Kansas, who once coached at Southeast Missouri State University, pleaded guilty to being part of a car theft ring that prosecutors said staged...
Poll’s Preemptive Strike Against Colorado Rideshare Bill
Mar 31 2014 // Days before a key vote in Colorado Legislature on ridesharing regulation a large insurer has come out with a poll that shows the majority of Coloradans believe rideshare companies should cover their drivers with commercial...
Insurance Study Shows Vehicle Recalls Matter
Mar 28 2014 // How seriously should a vehicle owner take a recall notice? A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows that at least one type of recall corresponds to higher insurance losses, but the risk goes down after...
Rideshare Questions Linger in California
Mar 27 2014 // While Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has recommended that insurance should be required to cover the “app on, no match” period when rideshare drivers are between fares, that doesn’t seem to have ended...
R.I. Regulators: Insurers Must Pay ‘Fair Market Value’ for Total Loss Vehicles
Mar 27 2014 // Rhode Island’s Department of Business Regulation, Insurance Division, issued a bulletin Monday stating that pursuant to the state law, auto insurers must pay the “fair market value” for a vehicle that is...
