Latest Auto Headlines
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UK Competition Comm. to Investigate Auto Insurance; ABI Welcomes Move
Sep 28 2012 // The UK’s insurance market for auto insurance has been referred to the Competition Commission for investigation. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), which made the referral, expressed concerns that the structure of the...
Bundlers of Joy: Satisfaction with Home Insurers at 12-Year High
Sep 27 2012 // Overall customer satisfaction with homeowners insurance companies is the highest in the 12 years J.D. Power and Associates has measured it, driven in part by the practice of bundling auto and homeowners insurance...
Louisiana City Parish Pays Settlement in Junked Vehicle Lawsuit
Sep 26 2012 // Lafayette Consolidated Government has paid $70,000 to a man who challenged the constitutionality of the city-parish’s junked vehicle ordinance in a 2007 lawsuit. That’s according to the settlement...
Calif. Governor Green Lights Driverless Cars
Sep 26 2012 // California took the fast lane to the future on Tuesday when Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law that lets self-driving cars onto public roads. Brown rode to the signing ceremony at Google Inc. headquarters in the passenger seat...
Maine Motorcycle Death Total Up; 20 Fatalities So Far This Year
Sep 26 2012 // The Maine Public Safety Department says the number of motorcycle deaths on the state’s highways is outpacing last year’s figure. The state’s highway death toll so far this year as of Sept. 23 stands at...
EPIC Expands into Vintage Auto, Racing Industry
Sep 25 2012 // EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has formed a new division, EPIC Motorsports. Operated by EPIC’s own collectors and racers, this...
Alabama Prepares Crackdown on Uninsured Motorists
Sep 25 2012 // A driver’s chances of being hit by an uninsured motorist in Alabama may go down after Jan. 1. That is when a new system will start cracking down on the 900,000 Alabama vehicles without insurance. The system will...
Met P&C to Pay $345K in Restitution to Massachusetts Consumers
Sep 24 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...
Alabama Law on Car Locking Devices in DUI Cases Goes Into Effect
Sep 24 2012 // A new law requires that some people convicted of drunken driving install devices that prevent them from starting their vehicles if they have been drinking alcohol. The new law took effect Sept. 1 and requires the devices...
Catalina Acquires Runoff Vehicle KX Re from Tawa
Sep 24 2012 // Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd has announced that it has signed a definitive Share Purchase Agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in KX Reinsurance Company Limited, including KX Re’s wholly owned subsidiary...
Missouri’s High Court Favors Insured in Question of Policy Ambiguity
Sep 24 2012 // Is a person hired to perform seasonal, part-time tasks for a company owner, based on a referral from an employee of the company, an employee or a temporary worker? It depends, according to Missouri’s high court...
Tennessee Auto Policy Doesn’t Cover Parents’ Distress
Sep 24 2012 // Tennessee’s high court has ruled that two parents’ emotional distress following an automobile accident that took the life of their son is not covered under the uninsured motorist portion of their automobile...
The Insurance Place Expands Coverage to Military Service Members in San Diego
Sep 18 2012 // The Insurance place is now offering military car insurance in San Diego, as well as home insurance and motorcycle insurance for military service members. The Insurance Place offers protection against the risks of owning a...
Top 10 Car Technologies For Mature Drivers
Sep 18 2012 // Smart headlights, emergency response systems and reverse monitoring features rank highest in car technologies that benefit mature drivers, according to researchers at The Hartford and the AgeLab at the Massachusetts...
Mass. Woman Charged With 46 Counts of Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud
Sep 17 2012 // A Rockland, Mass., woman has been indicted in connection with a scheme to fraudulently collect insurance payments of more than $28,000. The Massachusetts attorney general’s office announced last Friday that Olga...
Common Type of Rail Car Has Dangerous Design Flaw
Sep 13 2012 // For two decades, one of the most commonly used type of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though transportation officials were aware of a dangerous design flaw that almost...
Length of Yellow Traffic Lights Could Prevent Accidents
Sep 13 2012 // A couple of years ago, Hesham Rakha misjudged a yellow traffic light and entered an intersection just as the light turned red. A police officer handed him a ticket. “There are circumstances, as you approach a yellow...
GEICO to Sell Commercial Auto Coverage Direct to Customers in N.Y.
Sep 10 2012 // Business owners in New York can now purchase commercial auto coverage directly from GEICO, which could lead to lower premium rates for many risks. Commercial insurance packages cover the cars, trucks and vans used by small...
Ohio Auto, Homeowners Rates Still Competitive
Sep 10 2012 // Ohio’s 2011 average auto and homeowners insurance rates were again among the most competitive in the United States, according to state insurance regulators. The Ohio Department of Insurance reported that Ohio has the...
Esurance Pay-Drive Filing Approved
Sep 7 2012 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones approved a personal auto filing by Esurance that will allow its policyholders to voluntarily participate in a pay-drive verified mileage auto program. Under the San...
