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Foremost Insurance Launches Auto Program in Connecticut
Apr 20 2010 // Foremost Insurance Group has launched its DistinctChoice Auto program in Connecticut. The auto program features increased limits, deductible options and coverages. The program also offers broad eligibility and discounts....
Auto Insurers Begin Process of Recouping Losses from Toyota
Apr 20 2010 // Insurance companies are gearing up to recoup from Toyota money they paid for claims in crashes involving sudden acceleration, the subject of major safety recalls by the Japanese automaker. It could also mean money back for...
Spring Brings New Crop of Fraud Laws in Northeast
Apr 19 2010 // Fraud bills are blooming like azalea bushes around the East this spring, and statehouses are rife with upside potential for substantive new fraud laws in 2010. This counters the recent logic that many state lawmakers are...
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Apr 19 2010 // Central Insurance Companies of Van Wert, Ohio, announced the retirements of Michael E. Thompson and George J. Gress. Additionally, Central promoted Jana L. Ringwald to vice president of Commercial Underwriting for its...
Louisiana Hurricane Researcher and Corps Critic Fails to Win Job Back
Apr 15 2010 // A federal judge refused to immediately reinstate Louisiana State University hurricane and coastal researcher Ivor van Heerden, who was stripped of most of his duties last year. Van Heerden claims he is losing his job...
Maine, Vermont Tops for Low Car Insurance
Apr 14 2010 // People who live in northern New England have some of the lowest car insurance rates in the country. A survey by Insure.com says the lowest rates are found in Maine, followed by Vermont. New Hampshire and Massachusetts also...
Report: February Storms in Ohio Caused More than $28M in Losses
Apr 14 2010 // The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) has reported that amount of insured losses from the series of February winter storms will be at least $28.2 million, with 12,173 claims filed to-date across the state. Because some...
Motorcycle Thefts Drop by 13% in 2009
Apr 13 2010 // The number of motorcycle sales dropped in 2009 and so did the number of motorcycle thefts. The latest report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows that motorcycle thefts declined by 13 percent in 2009,...
Universal Casualty May Sell Auto Insurance in Missouri Again
Apr 12 2010 // The Missouri Department of Insurance has lifted its restrictions on Chicago-based auto insurance company, Universal Casualty Co., allowing it to start offering new policies in Missouri again. Director John M. Huff issued a...
Mercury Insurance May Have Illegally Overcharged Consumers, Regulator Says
Apr 12 2010 // A California Department of Insurance examination has found that Mercury Insurance violated the state insurance statutes and as a result, Mercury Insurance may have illegally overcharged thousands of Californians for auto...
McQueary Henry Bowles Troy Adds Van Winkle in Austin Office
Apr 7 2010 // Dallas-based insurance and risk management firm, McQueary Henry Bowles Troy LLP (MHBT), announced that Brad Van Winkle has joined its Austin, Texas, office as senior vice president. Van Winkle brings more than 26 years of...
Oklahoma Raises $65M Selling Data; Customers Include Insurance Cos.
Apr 6 2010 // The state of Oklahoma has collected at least $65 million in the past five years by selling personal information from motor vehicle records, according to newspaper reports. Wellon Poe, the chief legal counsel for the...
Motorcycle Safety Bills Pass in Oklahoma
Apr 6 2010 // Increasing motorcycle registrations and a rise in motorcycle-related fatalities in Oklahoma have prompted passage in the state Legislature of a pair of measures aimed at improving motorcycle safety. HB 2264,...
Making Continuous Coverage Auto Insurance Discount Portable Is Good for Consumers
Apr 5 2010 // The Alliance of Insurance Agents & Brokers supports Proposition 17 on the June 2010 statewide ballot because it will make the auto insurance market more competitive, offer drivers more choices and lead to lower rates...
Illinois High Court Rules Against Insurer in Underinsured Motorist Case
Apr 5 2010 // The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that an appellate court was correct when it found that an insurance company cannot exclude occupants of an insured vehicle from underinsured motorists coverage (UIM). The high...
Prop. 17 Is a Bad Deal for California Motorists
Apr 5 2010 // California voters know all about private interest groups who use the ballot initiative process to make a naked grab for power. So they won’t be surprised that one insurance company is trying to pull a fast one over...
U.S. Fines Toyota $16M for Not Reporting ‘Sticky Pedal’ Defect
Apr 5 2010 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking the maximum civil penalty of $16.375 million against Toyota Motor Corp. for failing to notify the auto safety agency of the dangerous “sticky...
Island Insurance Lowers Personal Auto Rates 3.5%
Apr 2 2010 // Honolulu-based Island Insurance has lowered its personal auto insurance rates an average of up to 3.5 percent, depending upon coverage limits, rating company and territory.The reduced rates will affect personal auto...
Michigan Auto Insurance Assessment Going Up 14%
Apr 2 2010 // The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association assessment to insurance companies will be $143.09 per insured vehicle effective July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The current MCCA assessment is $124.89– which is about $20...
Liberty Mutual Refunding Massachusetts Motorcycle Premiums
Apr 1 2010 // Attorney General Martha Coakley says Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. has sent out over $3 million in motorcycle insurance refunds to roughly 9,000 Massachusetts residents the company allegedly overcharged for collision and...
