Latest Auto Headlines
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If Oklahoma Is Negligent, Motorists Get Compensated
Mar 2 2010 // For the drivers whose vehicles were damaged by concrete falling from an Interstate 44 bridge in Oklahoma recently, Tulsa resident Robin Cameron knows what might lie ahead. On Christmas Day 2008, Cameron and her daughter...
No-Fault Auto Insurance Popularity Declines Due to High Medical Costs
Mar 2 2010 // No-fault automobile insurance, once seen as a way to limit court costs and lower premiums, has declined in popularity among both insurers and consumers because it largely has failed to accomplish either goal, according to...
Legislation to Ban Texting While Driving Advances in Oklahoma
Mar 1 2010 // A measure in Oklahoma that places limits on texting while driving has passed out of the House Public Safety Committee. The measure would also prohibit young drivers from using a cell phone to talk or text while the vehicle...
Arizona Auto Rates Increased 2% in Past 6 Months
Feb 26 2010 // The median six-month auto insurance rate in Arizona has increased approximately 2 percent over the past six months to reach $829 according to InsWeb, an online insurance comparison provider. Among the other statistics the...
Protective, MAPFRE Sign Agreement for Non-U.S. Vehicle Service
Feb 24 2010 // The Asset Protection Division of Protective Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, has signed an agreement with MAPFRE ASISTENCIA, a subsidiary of MAPFRE, S.A. for vehicle...
American Family Insurance Cuts Arizona Auto Rates 5.9%
Feb 23 2010 // American Family Mutual Insurance Co. is lowering Arizona auto insurance rates by an average of 5.9 percent starting March 1, saving its Arizona auto insurance customers $13.7 million, the Madison, Wis.-based insurer...
State Auto Reports Revenue Increases for 2009
Feb 22 2010 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corporation’s fourth quarter 2009 net income rose to $14.4 million compared with a net loss of $0.6 million for the fourth quarter 2008, the company reported. For the year...
Tennessee Eyes Car Insurance Break for Seniors Taking Online Course
Feb 19 2010 // Senior drivers in Tennessee could get a discount on their insurance for taking an online driving course, under a bill unanimously approved by the state Senate on Wednesday. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike...
Statewide Auto Theft Continues to Decline in Michigan
Feb 19 2010 // An organization dedicated to reducing auto theft in Michigan reports that while there has been a decline in auto theft in the state, incidents of insurance fraud and component theft have increased. Michigan’s...
Nevada Governor Mulling Vehicle Insurance Cameras
Feb 17 2010 // A top aide says Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is taking another look at having a company set up a network of roadway cameras to catch vehicle insurance scofflaws. Gibbons aide Lynn Hettrick says it might be a money-maker to hire...
Massachusetts Settles with Five Auto Insurers over Unreported Appeals
Feb 17 2010 // Five more auto insurers in Massachusetts have reached settlements with the state’s attorney general over their failure to update at-fault accident information for drivers whom they insure. The companies involved in...
Mass. Supreme Court Rules Against Agents in Auto Insurance Lawsuit
Feb 16 2010 // The Massachusetts Supreme Court has sided with the state’s insurance commissioner in a heated lawsuit brought by the state’s insurance agents and Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. over how new companies are assigned...
Italian Auto Insurers’ Shares Could Gain from Price Increases
Feb 12 2010 // Shares in Italy’s top motor insurers could become more attractive this year because of the likely success of tariff [premium] increases in a market where rivalry from online and bank sales is still weak. Fund...
Toyota Now Facing Lawsuits over Shrinking Resale Values of Cars
Feb 11 2010 // Added to a wave of personal injury lawsuits stemming from Toyota’s massive recall, the automaker faces a growing number of consumer class-action cases — more than 40 so far — over the shrinking resale...
Congressmen Seek Auto Insurers’ Records on Toyota Accidents, Warnings
Feb 11 2010 // Two Congressional leaders are requesting information from five large auto insurers on accidents involving recalled Toyotas. The lawmakers have sent letters to Allstate, Farmers, GEICO, Progressive and State Farm. The...
Special Reuters Report: Inside Toyota’s Epic Breakdown
Feb 10 2010 // Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s most dominant and profitable automaker, was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States, whose own car industry was on...
Auto Injuries, Fatalities Down in Texas
Feb 10 2010 // The Insurance Council of Texas reports that the number of people injured and killed in automobile accidents in Texas has continued to decline since 2003. Both fatalities and injuries are down more than 20 percent since the...
U.S. Shareholders Sue Toyota
Feb 9 2010 // Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were misled about problems with unintended acceleration in a...
Adults in Kansas Could Be Ticketed for Helmet-Less Teen Motorcyclists
Feb 9 2010 // It’s illegal in Kansas for someone under 18 to drive or ride a motorcycle without wearing a helmet, and teenagers can be ticketed if they’re caught doing so. Now, a new Senate bill proposes adults face...
Accidents Involving Recalled Toyotas Still Have Coverage, Insurers Say
Feb 9 2010 // Toyota owners should place safety first and follow the car manufacturers’ instructions regarding the recalled vehicles, insurers say. After the recall of some 8 million Toyota vehicles, insurers are urging vehicle...
