Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Man Accused of Drowning $1.2M Sports Car for Insurance
Dec 2 2011 // The insurer of a $1.2 million sports car that plunged into a Galveston Bay lagoon two years ago says the owner deliberately drove into the marsh to collect on a $2.2 million insurance policy. No trial date has been set in...
IIABNY Advises Motorists: Don’t Skimp On Auto Liability Insurance
Dec 1 2011 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New York is advising motor vehicle owners not to skimp when they buy auto liability insurance. Auto liability insurance pays for amounts the insured person owes as damages...
Confie Seguros Acquires Houston’s Auto Insurance Discounters
Dec 1 2011 // Confie Seguros, a national provider of insurance with an emphasis on serving Hispanic consumers, has expanded its operations in Texas with the acquisition of Auto Insurance Discounters Inc., an insurance brokerage...
Apollo of Florida Transfers Auto Book to Omni
Dec 1 2011 // A.M. Best Co. has withdrawn the financial strength rating of C++ (Marginal) and issuer credit rating of “b” of Apollo Casualty Co. of Florida, headquartered in Des Plaines, Ill., due to its business being...
Wholesaler Adds Market for Nonstandard Auto in California
Dec 1 2011 // WIAA Insurance Services has added Unitrin Specialty to its roster of carriers. This provides the wholesale agency’s subproducers a new market for nonstandard auto in California. This is a direct appointment. Unitrin...
Massachusetts Enacts Law on Credit Ban for Auto Insurance
Nov 29 2011 // Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a bill that bans the use of credit in underwriting and rating private passenger motor vehicle insurance in his state. The law, Chapter 195 of the Acts of 2011, was...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Changes to Motorcycle Laws
Nov 28 2011 // Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing changes to the state’s motorcycle laws, including bills designed to ease the requirement that riders wear helmets. Current law requires all riders and passengers to wear...
Insurer Must Pay for Florida Rental Car Crash by Unauthorized Driver
Nov 28 2011 // A Florida rental car customer’s auto insurer must cover crash injuries, even though the driver was someone not authorized under the rental car company’s contact. In a 5-2 opinion on Nov. 23, the Florida Supreme...
Vehicle Accidents on the Rise in North Dakota Oil Boom Town
Nov 23 2011 // Authorities in the city that serves as the hub for North Dakota’s oil activity say vehicle accidents are on the rise. Statistics released by police in Williston show there were nearly twice as many accidents reported...
Claimed Auto Injury Losses in N.Y. Metro Area Rose 70% in 10 Years
Nov 22 2011 // Personal injury protection (PIP) claims closed in 2010 show that claimed losses for medical expenses, lost wages, and other expenses from auto accident injuries in the New York City area rose 70 percent over the past...
Texas DPS: More than 66K Unsafe Commercial Vehicles Sidelined This Year
Nov 21 2011 // Since the beginning of the year, Texas public safety officers have removed more than 66,000 unsafe commercial vehicles and more than 12,000 unsafe commercial drivers from the state’s roadways, the Department of...
New Jersey Had Most Flood Vehicle-Related Claims in Wake of Irene
Nov 21 2011 // New Jersey generated the most flood vehicle-related claims in wake of Hurricane Irene, according to National Insurance Crime Bureau. Claims processed by the group’s member companies show the Garden State had 4,121...
Declarations
Nov 21 2011 // Trucking “He was not working with the truck in any way and was not entering or exiting the truck. He had no purpose or connection with the truck other than the incidental contact that led to his unfortunate injuries...
Initiative to Expand California Prop 103 Ignites Battle
Nov 21 2011 // A ballot initiative to expand the scope of California’s Proposition 103 to include health insurance could also impact the auto insurance industry by challenging a long-sought-after initiative on auto insurance...
Hybrid Cars Protect Passengers Better, But Cause More Pedestrian Crashes
Nov 18 2011 // Hybrid cars, heavier than conventional non-hybrid cars of similar models, have a safety edge when protecting their occupants from crash injuries, a new study found. But because hybrids are also quieter, they are more...
Backers of Calif. Auto Insurance Discount Claim Signatures to Make 2012 Ballot
Nov 16 2011 // Backers of a persistency initiative on Wednesday said they have gathered the signatures they need to qualify it for the Nov. 6 2012 ballot in California. A campaign consultant for the backers of the campaign, the American...
Van Wagoner Entering Oklahoma Commercial Earthquake Market
Nov 16 2011 // Texas-based managing general agency, Van Wagoner Companies, plans to begin selling “monoline” commercial earthquake insurance as a surplus line in Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. Van...
Insurance Association Head Says China May Open Auto Market to Foreign Firms
Nov 16 2011 // China, the world’s largest auto market, is likely to open its mandatory auto insurance market to foreign companies next year, chairman of the Insurance Association of China said on Wednesday. The 200 billion yuan...
Travelers of Massachusetts Launches Accident Forgiveness, New Car Discounts
Nov 16 2011 // New car purchases in Massachusetts are on pace to exceed the 2010 year-end total of 310,547 by more than seven percent, according to data from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles. In response to increasing new car...
Arkansas Jury Awards $7M in Fatal Truck Accident
Nov 14 2011 // A federal jury has awarded a $7 million judgment to the family of a Farmington, Mo., truck driver killed when his vehicle collided with another semi-truck in northern Arkansas. The panel in western Arkansas found in favor...
