Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Indiana Agents Group Names State Auto Company of the Year
Nov 23 2009 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Group has been named 2009 Company of the Year by the Independent Insurance Agents of Indiana (IIAI). According to the IIAI, this award recognizes the company that most demonstrates...
Court: Owners of Truck in Fatal Connecticut Crash Can Sue Insurer
Nov 20 2009 // The Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit Wednesday 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...
Main Street America Launches Personal Lines System in Michigan
Nov 18 2009 // The Main Street America Group has introduced its new Main Street Connection for Personal Lines quoting and policy issuance system in Michigan. The super regional’s independent insurance agents now have 24/7 access to...
New York Insurers Say No-Fault Claims Are Driving Up Costs
Nov 15 2009 // No-fault payments for medical claims by auto accident victims in New York have seen a dramatic increase over the last several years, one industry group says, and the state and insurers must redouble efforts to root out...
Wisconsin Republicans Aim to Repeal Auto Insurance Mandates
Nov 15 2009 // Republican legislators in Wisconsin are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance mandates. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed earlier this year required all motorists to purchase...
Clear Insurance Policy: A Closer Look at Document Language
Nov 15 2009 // Insurance companies are taking another rhetorical beating — this time as a part of President Obama’s promotional campaign for his health care reform proposals. Now a healthy dose of professional introspection...
Study: Auto Claims Customer Satisfaction Up
Nov 15 2009 // In general, auto insurance customers are more satisfied with the claims process in 2009, compared with 2008, according to a nationwide study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. And for the second year in a row the...
Auto Claim Customer Satisfaction Up; Agents a Positive Influence
Nov 15 2009 // In general, auto insurance customers are more satisfied with the claims process in 2009, compared with 2008, according to a nationwide study conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. The 2009 Auto Claims Satisfaction Study...
The Risk of ‘Intexticated’ Workers
Nov 15 2009 // Cell phones, Blackberrys and iPods now infiltrate work life as well as leisure time. These devices are affecting job safety, a not-so-good vibration being felt, literally, from coast to coast. A Boston trolley driver is...
Fifteenth Car Set Ablaze in Northern California
Nov 12 2009 // Police are increasing patrols after an arsonist set another car on fire in Contra Costa County in Northern California. After a car fire in El Sobrante around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, authorities say at least 15 cars have been...
Colorado Initiates System to Prevent Wildlife Crashes
Nov 11 2009 // Colorado’s Center for Native Ecosystems has announced the launch of a new website, www.I-70WildlifeWatch.org, intended to decrease the incidence of wildlife getting hit by cars on the state’s roadways. The...
Actor Freeman Settles Mississippi Auto Accident Suit
Nov 9 2009 // Actor Morgan Freeman has settled a lawsuit related to a 2008 car accident that seriously injured him and a passenger, according to court records. Terms of the settlement were not released. Demaris Meyer filed a federal...
Hunckler Named Vice President of State Auto Insurance Companies
Nov 9 2009 // Stephen P. Hunckler has been elected vice president by the boards of directors of Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company and State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Company. Hunckler joined...
New York Insurers Say No-Fault Claims are Driving Up Costs
Nov 6 2009 // No-fault payments for medical claims by auto accident victims in New York have seen a dramatic increase over the last several years, one industry group says, and the state and insurance companies need to redouble efforts...
Wisconsin Republicans Rail Against Auto Insurance Provisions
Nov 4 2009 // Republican legislators in Wisconsin are trying to muster support for a bill that would repeal new minimum car insurance levels. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed earlier this year required all motorists to purchase...
Oregon Bans Cell Phones in the Car
Nov 2 2009 // As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be...
California Arrests Bogus Auto Insurance Agent
Nov 2 2009 // A woman who faked being an automobile insurance agent, Leandra Delgadillo, 32, of Canyon Country has been arrested and booked into jail at the San Fernando Police Department on felony charges of fraud and grand theft. She...
Pressure Builds for More States to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving
Nov 1 2009 // The Obama administration reported that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction, a striking indication of the dangers of using mobile devices...
Georgia Court Blocks ‘Stacking’ of Business Auto Policies
Nov 1 2009 // The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that injured motorists are not entitled to maximize their coverage by combining commercial auto insurance policies on several vehicles to cover one accident, a tactic known as...
California Gives Insurers Green Light for Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Policies
Nov 1 2009 // Californians will soon be able to purchase pay-as-you-drive automobile insurance, as the final regulations have been approved. The regulations regarding pay-as-you-drive, which was originally proposed by state Insurance...
