Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Supreme Court Considers Auto Policy Exclusions Case
Dec 1 2008 // The Texas Supreme Court must decide if an Ohio insurance company should pay in the case of a boy injured by a driver who was speeding away from police. Richard Gibbons was evading San Marcos, Texas, police in 1999 when his...
Massachusetts Court Says Livery Firm Liable in Fatal Crash
Dec 1 2008 // A livery company and its driver could be held liable in a fatal car accident caused by a drunken passenger after he left the livery van, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled. The Supreme Judicial Court found that...
Declarations
Nov 30 2008 // Obama on Climate, Jobs “My presidency will mark a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change that will strengthen our security and create millions of new jobs in the process.” —A Reuters...
Ex-Pennsylvania Judge Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud
Nov 30 2008 // A retired Pennsylvania appellate judge was convicted of mail fraud and money laundering after prosecutors said he lied about neck and back injuries in a fender bender to collect $440,000 from two insurance...
FTC Blocks Merger of Insurance Loss Vendors CCC Information, Mitchell
Nov 25 2008 // The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit to block the merger of CCC Information Services Inc. and Mitchell International Inc., charging that the merger would hinder competition in the market for electronic systems used...
Ex-Pennsylvania Judge Found Guilty of Insurance Fraud
Nov 21 2008 // A retired Pennsylvania appellate judge was convicted of mail fraud and money laundering after prosecutors said he lied about neck and back injuries in a fender bender to collect $440,000 from two insurance...
Safeco, America First Insurance Announce Central Region Leaders
Nov 21 2008 // Safeco Insurance and America First Insurance, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments in personal and commercial lines operations for the central United States region. Richard E....
Massachusetts AG Wants Hearing on Insurance Company’s Auto Rates
Nov 21 2008 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has asked the Division of Insurance to initiate an administrative rate proceeding to review the new auto insurance rates of Premier Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Travelers...
Best, S&P Affirm State Auto Ratings Following Rockhill Agreement
Nov 20 2008 // Both A.M. Best Co. and Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services have affirmed their respective ratings on the State Auto Group of Companies, which are in turn the operating divisions of State Auto Financial...
Safeco and Colorado Casualty Announce New Mountain Region Operations
Nov 19 2008 // Safeco Insurance and Colorado Casualty, both Liberty Mutual Agency Markets companies, announced key management appointments to lead their respective personal and commercial lines operations in their Mountain...
State Auto to Purchase Rockhill Insurance Group
Nov 19 2008 // State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Rockhill Insurance Group of Kansas City, Mo. Closing is expected in the first quarter of 2009, subject to approval by regulatory...
Deer Crashes in Indiana Increase 25 % During Last 5 Years
Nov 19 2008 // The number of Indiana motorists colliding with deer is on the rise despite state-sanctioned hunts intended to bring down their numbers. Deer-vehicle accidents in Indiana are up 25 percent since 2003 compared with 15...
Michigan Consumer Advocate Hosts Final Public Hearing in Detroit
Nov 18 2008 // Michigan’s Automobile and Home Insurance Consumer Advocate Melvin Butch Hollowell held the final public hearing in Detroit on Saturday, Nov. 15 to hear from consumers and industry experts about the affordability of...
Explorer Insurance Cuts California Auto Rates 15 Percent
Nov 17 2008 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced a 15 percent rate cut for Explorer Insurance Co.’s auto insurance policyholders, saving them approximately $3.4 million. Explorer Insurance initially filed...
Kentucky Revs Up Insurance for Low-Speed Electric Vehicles
Nov 16 2008 // Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear recently signed legislation directing the state’s transportation department to develop standards to authorize the operation of low speed electric vehicles on Kentucky highways. Sharon P....
Attract and Win Social Services Business with Risk Management Strategies
Nov 16 2008 // How Insurance Professionals Can Be Valuable Advisors to Non-Profit Organizations Operating a non-profit social service business has always been a challenging balance between meeting constituent needs, funding the...
Mich. Hosts Hearings on Auto Insurance Affordability; Industry Counters
Nov 13 2008 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Regulation’s consumer advocate is hosting a series of public hearings on the issue of insurance affordability. Melvin Butch Hollowell was appointed by Governor Jennifer M....
Vermont Man Pleads Not Guilty in Crash That Sparked Fire
Nov 13 2008 // A passenger involved in a car accident that triggered a huge building fire in Vermont says the driver had been drinking and driving fast before the crash. Gabrielle Perez told police her boyfriend, Robert Dragon III, 18,...
Environmentalists Praise By-the-Mile Auto Insurance Option in Texas
Nov 13 2008 // Environmental Defense Fund is praising MileMeter for recently launching a pay-as-you-drive (PAYD) insurance program in Texas that will reward low-mileage drivers with lower premiums than traditional, flat-rate...
Main Street America Introduces New Commercial Auto Endorsement
Nov 13 2008 // The Main Street America Group introduced a new commercial auto endorsement — Commercial Auto Elite — available nationwide. The endorsement complements the super regional property/casualty insurance...
