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Nationwide Insurance Provides ‘Bait Vehicles’ in Houston

Jul 23 2010 // Nationwide Insurance presented the Houston Police Department, the Harris County Sheriff’s Department, and the Webster Police Department with a bait vehicle each to assist with their respective anti-theft/bait vehicle...

Indiana Police Pose as Crooked Car Dealers to Nab Thieves

Jul 23 2010 // Northwest Indiana authorities say a nine-month sting targeting car thieves attracted 20 men and women who sold undercover police 70 vehicles valued at more than $510,000. Lake County Sheriff Roy Dominguez said that...

Allianz Realigns Global Cooperation with Car Manufacturers

Jul 22 2010 // Germany’s Allianz, Europe’s largest insurer, announced the formation of a new unit for cooperation with car manufacturers at Allianz Versicherungs-AG / International with a “direct reporting line to the...

V3 Launches Auto Dealer Program with Optional ‘Red Flags’ Coverage

Jul 21 2010 // V3 Insurance Partners LLC, a specialty multi-line managing general underwriter, has introduced a multi-line insurance program for auto, truck and RV dealerships, wholesalers and auto auctions. Called DealerV3antage, the...

Drivers Beware: Lindsay Lohan Offers Lessons in Auto Insurance

Jul 21 2010 // In all the commotion of Lindsay Lohan’s fall from grace, little attention has been paid to the impact her risky behavior will have on her insurance — auto, home, life, and health. But consumers can learn from...

Ohio Auto, Homeowners Insurance Rates Increase Slightly in 2009

Jul 20 2010 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson announced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 private passenger auto insurers increased 2.8 percent in 2009. The average rates for the state’s top...

Second California Insurer Files to Offer Pay-As-You-Drive Coverage

Jul 19 2010 // The Automobile Club of Southern California has submitted an application to the state Department of Insurance to offer an insurance program that rewards California drivers who voluntarily drive fewer miles with lower auto...

Jul 19 2010 // Researchers hope the project could revolutionize mobility. Do you ever feel like you’re driving blind? Have you ever passed through a stop sign and swore you never saw it? Or nearly sideswiped a car while changing...

Texas Verification Program: Number of Uninsured Vehicles Declines

Jul 19 2010 // Since the launch of the TexasSure auto insurance verification program two years ago, the number of uninsured vehicles on Texas roads shows signs of decline, the Texas Department of Insurance reports. The TexasSure...

Canada Trade Minister Urges Action on Big Doha Issues

Jul 19 2010 // WTO member states must find answers to bilateral squabbles if they want to achieve any global breakthrough in free trade talks, Canada’s trade minister said Friday. In an interview with Reuters, Peter Van Loan said...

Road Tech

Jul 19 2010 // Technology – cell phones and texting technologies to be precise – gets a bad rap when it comes to safety while driving. Of course, it’s not the technology that’s unsafe – it’s people....

Jul 19 2010 // Researchers hope the project could revolutionize mobility and challenge long-held assumptions about perceived limitations. Do you ever feel like you’re driving blind? Have you ever passed through a stop sign and...

Washington Commissioner Criticizes Insurers’ Credit Score Use

Jul 16 2010 // Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is taking aim at insurers’ use of credit scores, warning consumers that large drops in credit scores could lead them to pay 8 percent to 15 percent more for insurance....

National Interstate Expands Commercial Auto to 4 More States; Seeks Agents

Jul 14 2010 // National Interstate Insurance Co. is now making its commercial vehicle insurance product available in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Virginia. The Richfield, Ohio company said it is actively seeking to increase its...

Maine Man Arrested for Arson After Posting Burned Car on Facebook

Jul 14 2010 // Photo Courtesy of Belfast Facebook Page A Belfast, Maine, man is facing charges he set a Mercedes-Benz on fire and then posted photos of the burning vehicle on Facebook. Belfast police say 36-year-old Asgard Tarick Gilbert...

State Auto Estimates Pre-Tax Cat Losses of $55M – $60M in Q2

Jul 14 2010 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corp. announced preliminary estimates of losses due to second quarter 2010 catastrophe storm activity. The company expects second quarter 2010 results will include between $55 and...

Texas AG Tells Travelers to Stop Airing ‘Deceptive’ TV Ad

Jul 12 2010 // Travelers Insurance has indicated it will comply with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s order to stop airing a television advertisement that the AG says is deceptive. According to the AG’s cease and desist...

State Auto Western Region Reports Additions, Promotions in Texas

Jul 9 2010 // State Auto Western Region has announced the following staff additions and promotions in Texas: Steve Harmon has joined State Auto as a business insurance account executive. In this role, Harmon will have responsibility for...

State Auto Western Region Promotes Alvord, Adds Macier in Arizona

Jul 9 2010 // State Auto’s Western Region promoted Kathy Alvord and added Linnea Macier in Arizona. Alvord was promoted to business insurance underwriter reporting to Brad Timmerman, sales manager for the Arizona, Colorado and...

Researchers Building Car for Blind Drivers

Jul 7 2010 // Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality. The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle next year equipped with...