Latest Auto Headlines
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70 Million Drivers Missing Out on Car Insurance Savings: Insurer
Dec 8 2011 // More than 70 million drivers in the U.S. potentially are leaving car insurance savings on the table by not taking advantage of usage-based insurance programs that reward drivers who drive safely and during safe times of...
Willis Re Spots Downward Trend UK Auto Claims; Premium Increases
Dec 8 2011 // UK motor [auto] insurance premiums “have continued to rise in 2011, with some drivers facing price increases of up to 50 percent,” according to findings of the annual UK Motor Market Review by Willis Re. It...
5Star Specialty Programs Expands Auto Dealer Product
Dec 6 2011 // 5Star Specialty Programs has expanded its Auto Dealers program to 43 states. With these new markets, the coverage is nationwide, except in Ark., Conn., D.C., Hawaii, Mass., Minn., N.J. and R.I. DEALERsure covers rural and...
Vehicle Accidents Rising in N.D. Oil Boom Town
Dec 5 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...
Allstate Bundles Home Policies with Auto Policies in North Carolina
Dec 5 2011 // Allstate Insurance Co. has informed 45,000 homeowners in North Carolina that it will not renew their home policies unless they also purchase commercial or private auto insurance from the insurer by Dec. 15. Allstate...
Insurer Pays in Florida Rental Car Crash
Dec 5 2011 // A rental car customer’s insurer must cover crash injuries, even though an unauthorized driver was behind the wheel. That’s what the Florida Supreme Court decided in a 5-2 opinion recently. The majority ruled in...
8 Ways to Avoid Making a Lousy First Impression
Dec 5 2011 // Don’t Self-Destruct at an Initial Meeting With a New Insurance Prospect Let’s start with a couple of clichés… You never get a second chance to make a first impression… and… The No. 1 rule of...
Repairs to Kansas Bridge Hit by Truck to Cost $300K
Dec 2 2011 // Kansas transportation officials estimate it will cost about $300,000 to repair a Wichita bridge that was damaged when it was hit by a truck with an extended hydraulic boom. Kansas Department of Transportation spokesman Tom...
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...
