Latest Auto Headlines
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Auto Insurance Claims Could Be Opened to Family Members in Nebraska
Jan 26 2010 // Nebraska lawmakers may allow car passengers to make liability insurance claims when their family members cause car wrecks. The Nebraska Legislature on Jan. 22 narrowly gave first-round approval to a bill (LB216) that would...
Auto Insurance Key to Michigan State Senator’s Gubernatorial Bid
Jan 24 2010 // State Sen. Hansen Clarke has jumped into the Michigan governor’s race and auto insurance reform will likely figure prominently in his bid for the offic The Detroit Democrat told the Associated Press he had filed the...
Declarations
Jan 24 2010 // No Effective Legal Means “We had no effective legal means to step in and prevent default (at AIG) … without helping this firm meet all its legal obligations.” —U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner...
People
Jan 24 2010 // Todd Richardson has been promoted to regional vice president – State Auto Middle Markets Insurance (SAMMI) for the company’s Western region, which includes Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas....
West Virginians Producing Film on Dangers of Texting While Driving
Jan 22 2010 // Several young adults from West Virginia are starring in a new educational film on the dangers of distracted driving that is to be released this spring. Charleston, West Virginia-based MotionMasters is producing the film,...
Fiesta Auto Insurance to Expand Franchise Model
Jan 21 2010 // Huntington Beach, Calif.-based Fiesta Auto Insurance is combining its two business models — insurance and tax preparation — under one roof, quadrupling its presence to more than 80 locations during the past 10...
College Station, Texas, Expands Auto Theft Prevention Program
Jan 20 2010 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) and the College Station Police Department are expanding a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing auto thefts and auto burglaries. The program involves the funding and...
Copart to Acquire Five UK Facilities
Jan 15 2010 // Copart UK Limited announced that it has agreed to acquire D Hales Limited, a UK-based vehicle salvage disposal company, headquartered in Bristol, with five auction and auto parts facilities located in Bristol (Avonmouth),...
Safety Agrees to Change Motorcycle Premium Calculations in Massachusetts
Jan 15 2010 // Boston-based insurer Safety Insurance Group Inc. said it has reached an agreement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office to change the way in which it calculated motorcycle insurance premiums for certain...
Sharp Rise in Motorcycle Deaths Since Repeal of Texas Helmet Law
Jan 15 2010 // In Texas, the repeal of a motorcycle helmet law has been followed by a sharp increase in fatal motorcycle crashes, according to a study in the January Southern Medical Journal, official journal of the Southern Medical...
Progressive Insurance Selects Michigan to Host $10M X-Prize Car Contest
Jan 13 2010 // The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE has chosen the state of Michigan to host a multi-stage competition that aims to pit some of the world’s most fuel efficient vehicles against one another in a quest to win...
Oregon Law Gives Consumers More Vehicle Information When Car is Totaled
Jan 13 2010 // The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is reminding insurance agents and residents that they have new rights if their vehicle is totaled in an accident. New rights when your car is totaled House Bill 2190...
Arc Legal Dominates Irish Motorcycle Market with AXA Ireland Deal
Jan 11 2010 // Arc Legal Assistance (Arc Legal), the official legal expenses provider, now provides Motor Legal Expenses Insurance (MLEI) to 90 percent of insured motorcycles in Ireland following its appointment by AXA Insurance Ireland...
Report: Deregulation Made Massachusetts Auto Insurance Market Worse
Jan 10 2010 // The deregulation of the Massachusetts auto insurance market has driven up prices, boosted insurer profits, reduced consumer protections and generally created confusion in the marketplace, according to a new report by the...
Pennsylvania Sting Nets 24 Arrests for Auto Insurance Fraud
Jan 10 2010 // Twenty-four people, including 17 New York residents, six from New Jersey and one Pennsylvania resident, have been charged with insurance fraud and other related offenses after falsely claiming to be Pennsylvania residents...
Auto Premiums Decline in Ohio; Homeowners Rates Rise
Jan 10 2010 // The Ohio Department of Insurance reports that auto insurance rates in that state declined for the third consecutive year but homeowners rates have risen slightly. The department based its assessments on data released by...
Mich. Auto Insurance Bills Stall
Jan 10 2010 // The insurance industry got a reprieve in late December when the state Senate adjourned without taking up legislation passed by the House of Representatives that carriers say would have stripped insurers of underwriting...
West Virginia Court Sides with Insurer on Antitrust Claim by Cancelled Agent
Jan 10 2010 // An insurance company has won a victory over one of its former West Virginia agents who claimed the insurer violated state antitrust law when it cancelled his contracts to sell its life and property/casualty products. The...
North Dakota Has 3rd Lowest Auto Insurance Rates, Commissioner Says
Jan 8 2010 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm says drivers in his state are still paying among the lowest auto insurance premiums in the nation, according to the “Auto Insurance Database Report 2006/2007”...
Foremost Offers New Auto Product in Maryland
Jan 7 2010 // Foremost Insurance Group is offering a new auto insurance program in Maryland that includes increased limit and deductible options. The new program, called DistinctChoice Auto, includes multi-policy discounts (Farmers,...
