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West Virginia Tops State Farm’s Deer-Vehicle Crash List
Oct 25 2012 // State Farm says West Virginia continues to be the state where a vehicle is most likely to hit a deer. The Mountain State tops State Farm’s annual list for the sixth consecutive year. The Bloomington, Ill.-based...
N.Y. Auto Repair Shop’s Lawsuit Against Progressive Allowed to Proceed
Oct 24 2012 // A New York-based auto body shop has been allowed to move forward with its lawsuit that accuses Progressive Insurance Group Company and its affiliates of deceptive acts and practices. The ruling last week by the Appellate...
Wisconsin Workplace Shooting Brings Call for New Law on Guns
Oct 24 2012 // Two Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing legislation to tighten the enforcement of gun rules in domestic violence cases, prompted by a fatal shooting rampage at a suburban Milwaukee spa. Radcliffe Haughton, 45, bought a handgun...
Car and Deer Collisions Cause 200 Deaths, Cost $4 Billion a Year
Oct 24 2012 // Cars and deer can be a lethal combination. An increase in urban sprawl and more roads being built through wildlife habitats have displaced deer from their natural habitat, leading to a rise in deer-vehicle collisions,...
Allstate’s Usage-Based Auto Insurance Expands to New York, New Jersey
Oct 23 2012 // Allstate announced this month that it has expanded its usage-based auto insurance product, Drive Wise, to four additional states including New York and New Jersey. “Drive Wise rolled out in Colorado, Michigan, New...
California Groups Sue EPA Over Vehicle Fees For Smog
Oct 22 2012 // California environmental groups have filed a lawsuit protesting a decision to combat San Joaquin Valley smog by increasing automobile registration fees instead of fining industrial polluters. The lawsuit filed Friday in...
Penn. Woman Arrested for Allegedly Adding Coverage While in Ambulance
Oct 22 2012 // A Philadelphia woman was arrested last Friday on allegations that immediately following a car accident and while still in an ambulance, she called her insurer to add comprehensive collision coverage to her insurance...
Allstate: Overweight Drivers, Passengers Hurt Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
Oct 22 2012 // It’s not just the gas-guzzling SUVs that are hurting the driving fuel efficiency. The growing average weight of Americans is responsible for millions of gallons of additional gasoline used in the country every year,...
Allstate Agents Return to Massachusetts After 25 Years
Oct 22 2012 // Allstate Insurance Co. is reopening brick-and-mortar offices in Massachusetts after a quarter century of absence. Back in 1987, the Northbrook, Ill.-headquartered Allstate closed its offices in Massachusetts and pulled out...
Travelers Will Continue to Seek Improved Pricing: CEO Fishman
Oct 19 2012 // The Travelers Companies Inc. said its Business Insurance segment pricing continued to rise in the third quarter — led by workers’ compensation and commercial auto. Rates also continued to climb in the Personal...
Nissan Unveils Electronic Steering, Automatic Parking Car Safety Features
Oct 18 2012 // Electronically managed steering that completely bypasses the mechanical link of a clutch is among the new safety technology from Japanese automaker Nissan. Other vehicles are smart enough to park themselves. And some...
Consumers Learn High Cost of Being Poor in New Jersey
Oct 15 2012 // More than a decade ago, Joanne Jubert made six figures as an art director for a New York advertising agency. She pursued her passion of scuba diving. She joined film societies. She bought a modest home in upscale Little...
San Francisco’s Car-Sharing Taxi Services Flourish Despite Regulators
Oct 12 2012 // Two San Francisco-based car-sharing services, including one founded by Zynga Inc. director Sunil Paul, are operating in defiance of California authorities, highlighting how regulators are struggling with a wave of...
Deadly Year for Motorcyclists in Wisconsin
Oct 10 2012 // Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials say 2012 will be one of the deadliest years on record for motorcyclists. So far, 102 people have died in motorcycle crashes this year, compared to 85 for all of 2011. The...
Allstate: Overweight Drivers, Passengers Hurt Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
Oct 9 2012 // It’s not just the gas-guzzling SUVs that are hurting the driving fuel efficiency. The growing average weight of Americans is responsible for millions of gallons of additional gasoline used in the country every year,...
Ala. Regulator OKs New Insurance Certification Form for Auto Dealers
Oct 9 2012 // Alabama Insurance Commissioner Jim L. Ridling issued a bulletin last week approving the use of a new “insurance certification form,” MVD-1, that is designed for licensed motor vehicle dealers and others. The...
U.S. Insurers Say Fraud Costs on the Rise: Survey
Oct 9 2012 // Forty-five percent of insurers estimated that insurance fraud costs represent 5-10 percent of their claims volume, while 32 percent said the ratio is as high as 20 percent. This is according to a survey of U.S. insurers...
State Auto Estimates $6.5 – $7.5Mn Q3 Cat Losses; RED Reserves Increased
Oct 9 2012 // State Auto Financial Corporation (STFC) estimates the impact of catastrophe losses in the third quarter of 2012 at between $6.5 million and $7.5 million in pre-tax net. It noted that during the quarter six catastrophe...
California’s Prop. 33 Latest Battle Between Adversaries Joseph, Rosenfield
Oct 8 2012 // Billionaire insurance executive George Joseph has been fighting with consumer advocate Harvey Rosenfield for two decades over California’s landmark automobile insurance law. This November, the two are squaring off...
Met P&C to Pay $345K in Restitution
Oct 8 2012 // An auto insurance company will pay close to $345,000 in restitution to Massachusetts consumers and an additional $50,000 to the state as the result of an investigation alleging that policyholders with clean driving records...
