Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Does Not Cover Shootings by Drunk Pennsylvania Doctor
Dec 18 2009 // The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a man’s drunkenness did not render his attempted shootings of a woman accidental and therefore did not trigger coverage under either his homeowners policy or his...
Michigan House Passes Auto Insurance Reform Legislation
Dec 17 2009 // An insurance trade group says a bill passed by the Michigan House of Representatives threatens to increase auto insurance costs and harm the state’s job market and economy. The Property Casualty Insurers Association...
Fireman’s Fund Offers Allianz Brand Personal Auto Insurance in 11 States
Dec 17 2009 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund is launching an Allianz Personal Auto Policy in 11 states, with plans to offer the coverage in more states by the end of 2010. The policy initially will be available in Arizona,...
Illinois Department of Insurance Warns of Possible Auto Insurance Scam
Dec 17 2009 // The Illinois Department of Insurance reports that some Illinois residents have received letters, printed on fake insurance department letterhead, advising recipients that their “automobile insurance policy is...
Allstate to Auction Recovered 1965 Volkswagen Van
Dec 16 2009 // Allstate announced today that it will sell a recovered 1965 Volkswagen bus at auction and donate the proceeds to Lydia Place, a nonprofit organization in Washington state serving homeless women and children impacted by...
Kansas Regulators: State’s Auto Insurance Rates Among Lowest in U.S.
Dec 15 2009 // The Kansas Insurance Department reports that Kansas ranks sixth lowest in the nation for average auto insurance expenditures, according to figures released by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)....
Rhode Island Fines Allstate Over Consumer Choice in Car Repair
Dec 14 2009 // Rhode Island regulators have fined a major insurance company $5,000 for allegedly interfering with a driver’s right to choose his own garage for repair work. The Department of Business Regulation determined that...
Watchdog Criticizes Bailout Loans to Insurers The Hartford, Lincoln National
Dec 14 2009 // The participation of two big insurers in the $700 billion financial rescue contradicted the goals of the government program, according to a bailout watchdog. The inclusion of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. and...
Fresno Agent Arrested for Auto Insurance Embezzlement
Dec 11 2009 // Fresno Insurance agent Ismael Flores Venegas, 34, has been arrested on felony counts of embezzlement by an agent and grand theft by embezzlement, the California Department of Insurance announced yesterday. If convicted,...
State-Owned Vehicle Accidents Cost West Virginia $17 Million
Dec 11 2009 // West Virginia has paid out $17.7 million to resolve more than 5,000 accident claims involving state vehicles during the past five budget years. That’s one finding from an audit delivered to legislators this week. The...
Filed in 1998, Nebraska Agency Case Not Over Yet
Dec 10 2009 // After more than a decade and four Nebraska Supreme Court rulings, a new trial may soon be scheduled in a multimillion-dollar insurance dispute between Florida and Countrywide Insurance Agency. Florida is still trying to...
Online Agency Says Auto Insurance Rates Fell 3.5% in 2009
Dec 8 2009 // Online insurance agency insurance.com said its records show that car insurance rates across the nation declined 3.5 percent in 2009 to $1,803 per year. The company said the decline followed a rate increase of 8 percent in...
Georgia Officials Cite Eating While Driving In Fatal Collision
Dec 7 2009 // Officials in Forsyth County, Georgia say a 48-year-old woman who was killed in a highway collision may have lost control of he car because she was eating. Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Shelton says Rhonda D. McGinnis of...
Court: Owners of Truck in Fatal Connecticut Crash Can Sue Insurer
Dec 6 2009 // The Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit brought by the owners of a dump truck involved in a fiery crash in Avon in 2005 that killed four people and injured 11 others. In its decision, the high court overturned a...
West Virginia Court Sides with Insurer on Antitrust Claim by Cancelled Agent
Dec 4 2009 // 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 insurance...
Auto Premiums in Ohio Decline for Third Consecutive Year
Dec 4 2009 // The Ohio Department of Insurance reports that auto insurance rates in that state have declined for the third consecutive year, according to the 2006/2007 Auto Insurance Database Report just released by the National...
New Jersey Car Insurance Prices Down But Still Rank Second Highest
Dec 3 2009 // New Jersey is No. 2 when it comes to the nation’s highest auto insurance rates. Data in the National Association of Association of Insurance Commissioners’ annual report shows the average Garden State resident...
Michigan Debate Over Proposed Auto Insurance Changes Heats Up
Dec 2 2009 // Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are promoting proposals they say would make auto insurance more affordable and strengthen consumer protections in the state. Opponents including the insurance industry say the proposals...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Objects to Cameras for Auto Insurance Verification
Nov 30 2009 // A state lawmaker in Oklahoma is raising concerns about a plan to beef up the state’s electronic insurance verification system. The plan would involve cameras that would randomly record vehicle tags. But Rep. Mike...
Lawn Mower Is Not a Motor Vehicle, Georgia Court Rules
Nov 25 2009 // A riding lawn mower may have four wheels, a powerful engine and can cost as much as a used car. If it’s stolen, however, the Georgia Supreme Court concluded that it’s not a motor vehicle. The 4-3 decision...
