Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
What Agents Need to Know About Recreational Insurance
May 2 2011 // Vehicles used for recreational purposes such as RVs or boats carry distinct risks that require unique claims, coverage and concessions that automobile insurance does not. Before your client puts his boat in the water or...
Florida Court Rejects Vicarious Liability
May 2 2011 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that motor vehicle leasing companies in the state cannot be held liable for accidents with their rented vehicles they did not cause. The state’s high court agreed with lower state...
North Carolina In Auto Rate Deregulation Battle
May 2 2011 // Auto insurers are looking to change the way rates are set in North Carolina but that’s not going to happen if Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has his way. There are several bills pending in the state Legislature...
American Collectors Enhances Collector Vehicle Coverage
Apr 29 2011 // American Collectors Insurance has broadened the availability of specialty collector vehicle insurance to vehicles of any year, make, and model, and also introduced several enhancements for collector vehicle insurance. The...
Dragging Death Prompts Colo. Tow-Truck Bill
Apr 28 2011 // Tow-truck drivers and the widow of a Colorado Springs tow-truck driver dragged to his death earlier this year have passed the first hurdle to enacting safety changes. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that...
Study: High Gas Prices Lead to Fewer Auto Accidents
Apr 28 2011 // As gasoline prices reach $4 a gallon throughout the nation, pain at the pump seems to have at least one silver lining for drivers and insurers. The rising cost of gas also drives a decline in all traffic accidents,...
Nevada Assembly Approves Low-Cost Auto Insurance Program
Apr 27 2011 // The Nevada Assembly has passed a bill to implement a low-cost auto insurance pilot program, with an assessment on motor vehicle liability policies funding the operation of and publicity for the pilot program. Currently...
Extended Auto Warranty Company Settles Missouri Lawsuit for $125K
Apr 26 2011 // Missouri is set to receive $125,000 under a settlement with a vehicle extended service contract seller. Attorney General Chris Koster said the state reached a settlement with St. Charles-based Dealers Warranty, LLC, d/b/a...
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Vicarious Liability for Car Rental Firms
Apr 21 2011 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that motor vehicle leasing companies in the state cannot be held liable for accidents with their rented vehicles they did not cause. The state’s high court agreed with lower state...
MetLife Auto & Home Enhances Personal Lines Policy for North Carolina Residents
Apr 20 2011 // MetLife Auto & Home has introduced a number of product and coverage enhancements, including the launch of GrandProtect, its personal lines policy package, to residents of North Carolina. The enhancements are effective...
Motorcycle Deaths Decline 2%, But Helmet Use Declining
Apr 19 2011 // Motorcycle fatalities declined in 2010 by at least 2 percent, according to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Based on preliminary data, GHSA’s motorcycle fatality report projects that...
Fremont Michigan to Be Acquired by Auto Club Insurance
Apr 18 2011 // Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc., a Michigan-exclusive property and casualty insurer, has agreed to be acquired by Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA), a Michigan-domiciled reciprocal inter-insurance exchange. Under the...
Low-Cost Auto Insurance Program Promoted at Calif. Colleges
Apr 18 2011 // Representatives from California’s Department of Insurance and notebook computer maker ASUS Computer International have been visiting community colleges to introduce students to the state’s California Low Cost...
Wisconsin Passes Bill to Reduce Mandatory Minimum Auto Liability Limits
Apr 18 2011 // The Wisconsin Legislature passed a bill that will reduce the mandatory minimum auto insurance liability limits in that state. The American Insurance Association (AIA) commended the Wisconsin State Senate for passing...
Wisconsin Governor Signs Car Insurance Bill
Apr 14 2011 // Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill designed to lower car insurance rates by undoing higher coverage requirements approved by Democrats less than two years ago. Republicans successfully used the car insurance...
North Carolina Insurance Chief Battles Auto Rate Deregulation Bills
Apr 14 2011 // Auto insurers are looking to change the way rates are set in North Carolina but that’s not going to happen if Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin has his way. There are several bills pending in the state Legislature...
Gulf Coast Officials Enjoy Spending Spree at BP’s Expense
Apr 12 2011 // In the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear — much of which had little to do with the...
9 Accused of Staging Auto Wrecks in Louisiana
Apr 7 2011 // Nine people have been arrested in the Lafayette, La.-area and accused of staging auto wrecks to collect insurance proceeds. State police say the allegations include preparing and submitting fake medical bills, claiming...
California Bill Forces Rental Firms to Pull Recalled Vehicles
Apr 7 2011 // California lawmakers this week took a step toward enacting what would be the nation’s first law forcing rental car companies to pull recalled vehicles off the road, encouraged by a mother who testified that such a...
Ariz. Court Says Parents Liable for Kids’ Wrecks
Apr 6 2011 // The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that parents of minors are on the hook financially for auto accidents that occur, even when the children are violating their parents’ instructions. The high court’s decision...
