Latest Auto Headlines
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Storm Costs Driving Up New Jersey Auto Insurance Rates
Apr 30 2013 // Losses from previous storms are helping to drive up New Jersey’s auto insurance rates, which are already the highest in the nation. The Record newspaper reports the state approved increases for 26 insurance companies...
Moody’s, S&P Settle Negligence Lawsuits Over Debt Vehicle Ratings
Apr 28 2013 // Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s on Friday said they have settled two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles...
Report: Motorcycle Deaths Decline Slightly in Georgia
Apr 26 2013 // New numbers show that Georgia has seen a slight drop in the number of motorcycle fatalities. The Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety reported that new data made available on April 24 shows that the state had...
U.S. Expected to Seek Limits on Car Touchscreens
Apr 25 2013 // U.S. traffic safety regulators are expected to propose stronger measures to keep drivers from being distracted by in-car touchscreens. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Fraud is Michigan’s ‘Other’ Auto Insurance Problem
Apr 24 2013 // As legislative work picks up in earnest on Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to reform the state’s woeful no-fault auto insurance system, we wanted to call attention to a less-noticed provision of the proposal...
19 States Approve ISO’s Telematics-Based Auto Rating Tool
Apr 22 2013 // ISO has filed its first vehicle telematics-based rating rule with insurance regulators in 33 states and received approvals in 19 states. The GeoMetric rating rule for use by insurers writing personal and commercial...
50 Top Apps For Independent Agents
Apr 22 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. And when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...
Michigan Governor Unveils Auto Insurance Plan
Apr 18 2013 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican lawmakers have unveiled a proposal to end unlimited lifetime coverage for medical expenses tied to auto accidents. Drivers now pay $175 per car per year to cover catastrophic...
Newark, N.J., Cop Indicted on Auto Insurance Fraud Charge
Apr 18 2013 // Prosecutors say a veteran Newark, N.J., police officer has been indicted on insurance fraud charges. Johnathan Taylor faces charges of conspiracy, aggravated arson and insurance fraud in the indictment handed up by an...
Survey: Michigan Voters Support No-Fault Reform
Apr 18 2013 // According to a recent statewide poll commissioned by the Coalition for Auto Insurance Reform (CAIR), an overwhelming number of Michigan voters believe their auto insurance premiums are too high and support no-fault reform...
North Carolina Auto Insurance Rating Bill Dies in Committee
Apr 18 2013 // Legislation to overhaul North Carolina’s automobile insurance system was rejected Tuesday by a House committee after Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin and other speakers argued it would raise premiums for...
Risk Retention Association Hails Court Ruling in Nevada Battle
Apr 17 2013 // In a decision the National Risk Retention Association says will help clear any future hurdles faced by risk retention groups in other states, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a District Court ruling that the...
North Carolina’s Auto Insurance System Badly Needs an Upgrade
Apr 16 2013 // It’s easy to understand why many North Carolinians are skeptical of proposals to change how the state regulates auto insurance. In a state where homeowners insurance rates are fairly high, and auto insurance...
Michigan Tells Auto Dealer to Stop Selling Insurance
Apr 16 2013 // Michigan’s Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Detroit-area auto dealer to stop selling insurance without a license. The DIFS issued a cease and desist order against Monaco Motors...
Driver Fatigue Causes 20% of Auto Crashes: Study
Apr 15 2013 // A 100-car “naturalistic” driving study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute says that fatigue is a cause of 20 percent of car crashes, rather than the two or three percent previously...
San Francisco Cable Car Accidents Costs Millions
Apr 15 2013 // In this city of innumerable tourist attractions, the clanging, hill-conquering cable cars stand out as a top draw. The quaint conveyances also stand out for the inordinate number of accidents and the millions of dollars...
Move To Allow Computer Vehicle Registration in Colorado
Apr 10 2013 // The Colorado Department of Revenue is asking state lawmakers to allow people to register their vehicles and get titles using their computers. Lawmakers say a measure being considered Wednesday would save a lot of time and...
Florida May Scrap No-Fault Auto Insurance Law
Apr 5 2013 // Frustrated by a recent court decision temporarily blocking part of Florida’s no-fault auto insurance law reformed last year, state lawmakers are considering scrapping the entire law. Current proposals would reinstate...
New Vehicle Safety Ratings Would Reflect New Technologies, Aid Older Drivers
Apr 5 2013 // The U.S. Transportation Department said on Thursday it is looking at ways to expand its vehicle safety ratings in response to rapidly changing technology, including the addition of ratings to help inform older...
Insurer Analyzes Top 10 Driving Distractions Involved in Fatal Car Crashes
Apr 4 2013 // Of the more than 65,000 people in the U.S. killed in car crashes over the past two years, one in 10 were in crashes where at least one of the drivers was distracted, according to an analysis by Erie Insurance. The Erie,...
