Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Officials Warn of Storm-Damaged Car Re-Sales
Feb 4 2013 // New Jersey officials are warning would-be car buyers to be careful about buying vehicles that may have been damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The state’s motor vehicle commission has seen a near 6,000 percent increase in...
AmWINS Forms Non-Standard Auto Specialty Division
Jan 30 2013 // AmWINS Group, Inc. has combined its various non-standard auto operating entities to create AmWINS Specialty Auto (ASA), a new operation within the AmWINS Underwriting Division. The combined entities include Newport General...
Insurers Say Latest CFA Study Is Flawed; Marketplace Is Highly Competitive
Jan 29 2013 // The new auto insurance pricing study from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is getting roundly criticized by insurance industry representatives. The representatives say that states’ auto insurance marketplaces...
Missouri Insurance Department Returns Nearly $11M to Consumers in 2012
Jan 29 2013 // Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received nearly $11 million in additional claim payments from their insurance companies in 2012, the department reported. Health insurance generated...
CFA Report: Largest Auto Insurers Often Charge Higher Premiums to Safe Drivers
Jan 28 2013 // In its latest report on auto insurance premiums charged by the largest auto insurers, the Consumer Federation of America said these insurers frequently charge higher premiums to safe drivers than to those who recently...
GEICO Plans to Hire 800 in Buffalo, N.Y., Region in 2013
Jan 28 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, has announced plans to hire 800 people for its Buffalo-area office in 2013. The insurer currently employs about 2,400 people at its service...
AXA Assistance Extends Classic Car Service Deal with Broker Footman James
Jan 28 2013 // AXA Assistance UK, a leading motor and property assistance provider (part of the global AXA Group) announced that it has extended its long-term partnership with specialist classic vehicle insurance broker Footman James to...
Michigan Governor Signs Order Creating New Insurance Department
Jan 28 2013 // Snyder also Supports Auto Insurance Reform; Fraud Prevention In his “State of the State” address in mid-January, Michigan Gov. Rick Synder recognized the importance of the insurance industry in the state,...
Auto Insurance Claimants Happy with Speedier Settlements
Jan 25 2013 // Auto insurance customers continue to be pleased with not only with their claims settlement amounts but also with how quickly their claims are being settled. Also, insurance claims adjusters are doing a better job of...
Texas Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Auto Insurers
Jan 24 2013 // A Bryan, Texas, chiropractor has entered a plea of guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud various automobile insurance companies of more than $3 million, according to United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Chase...
Michigan Regulators Warn of Bogus No-Fault Auto Insurance Certificates
Jan 23 2013 // The Office of Financial and Insurance Regulation (OFIR) are warning Michigan drivers that they may have unknowingly purchased fraudulent automobile insurance certificates from an unlicensed individual reportedly issued...
Maine Car Buyers Warned to Avoid Deals That Seem Too Good to Be True
Jan 23 2013 // Maine residents in the market for a new car are being warned to stay away from deals that appear too good to be true. Experts say some of the estimated 250,000 vehicles damaged during flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy...
Auto, Homeowner Complaints Dropping in Texas
Jan 17 2013 // Texas drivers are filing fewer and fewer complaints against insurance companies these days, an insurance trade group reported. Last year represents the lowest number of justified or confirmed auto insurance complaints...
Met P&C Settles With Mass., Will Refund Alleged Overcharges
Jan 16 2013 // Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Company (Met P&C) — a unit of MetLife — has settled allegations in Massachusetts concerning auto insurance surcharge premiums. It was alleged that the...
Florida Drivers Can Challenge Presumption of Fault
Jan 14 2013 // Florida’s high court has ruled that drivers that cause an automobile accident by striking another car from behind can still sue the other driver for damages depending on the circumstances of the accident and the...
North Carolina Insurers Split Over Auto Insurance Rate System
Jan 14 2013 // A divided auto insurance industry will try again this year to change a unique regulatory system in North Carolina, which enjoys some of the lowest rates in the country. The industry will use the argument that average costs...
California Court: Parks Not Liable for Bumper Car Injuries
Jan 14 2013 // Amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered on bumper cars, the California Supreme Court ruled in an opinion published in January. The high court said people who ride bumper cars under normal...
President Obama Signs Bill Repealing Car Dealer Insurance Requirement
Jan 11 2013 // President Barack Obama has signed a law repealing an outdated requirement that car dealerships keep on hand an information booklet about insurance. The bipartisan legislation, H.R. 5859, passed the Senate in December by...
Judge Says Michigan Car Insurance Fund Records Are Public
Jan 4 2013 // An insurance fund that slaps a fee on every Michigan car to pay for catastrophic injuries suffered in accidents has been ordered to open its books and demonstrate how it sets the annual rate. The decision by an Ingham...
California Court: Parks Not Liable For Bumper Car Injuries
Jan 2 2013 // Amusement parks are not financially responsible for injuries suffered on bumper cars, the California Supreme Court ruled in an opinion published Monday. The high court said people who ride bumper cars under normal...
