Latest Auto Headlines
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New Jersey Skylands Insurance Introduces OneChoice Auto
Oct 15 2008 // New Jersey drivers have a new option for insuring their vehicles. New Jersey Skylands Insurance is now offering its expandable OneChoice Auto in the Garden State. OneChoice Auto features protection for liability, medical...
7 Miners Injured in West Virginia when Vehicle Derails, Crashes
Oct 14 2008 // Seven miners were injured when their underground transport vehicle jumped its tracks and crashed at the Round Bottom Mine in Sylvester, W.Va. Authorities said the mantrip accident happened at 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 10 near the...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Consider Making ATVs and UTVs ‘Street-Legal’
Oct 14 2008 // Members of the Oklahoma House Transportation Subcommittee are considering whether to draft legislation making four-wheeled all-terrain and side-by-side utility vehicles “street legal. State Representatives Wallace...
Mass. May End Auto Insurance Appeals; Agents Balk
Oct 13 2008 // The Massachusetts insurance commissioner, addressing a concern of some insurers, is considering eliminating the unique right under which Bay State drivers have been able to appeal auto premium surcharges they consider...
Insurer: Odds of Deer-vehicle Crashes Highest in West Virginia
Oct 10 2008 // For the second straight year, data gathered by State Farm Insurance shows that vehicles are most likely to collide with deer in West Virginia — a one in 45 chance. That’s up from a year ago when the odds were...
Citing Financial Crisis, Maryland’s State Auto Insurer Delays Rate Cut
Oct 9 2008 // The Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund (MAIF) has been granted a 45-day deferral of a decision that might have allowed MAIF to reduce rates by nearly five percent, according to Maryland Insurance Commissioner Ralph S....
Allstate Responds to Mich. Consumer Advocate’s Call for Investigation
Oct 9 2008 // Michigan’s new insurance consumer advocate wants the state to investigate Allstate Insurance Company. Melvin “Butch” Hollowell said Tuesday the insurer reported that Michigan’s drivers drastically...
State Auto Middle Market Adds Blackmon as New Vice President
Oct 8 2008 // Ben Blackmon has been named zone vice president of the State Auto Middle Market Insurance (SAMMI) Midwest Zone office in Naperville in suburban Chicago. Blackmon began his insurance career as an independent insurance agent...
Motorcycle Safety Event Planned at West Virginia Bridge Day
Oct 8 2008 // At this year’s Bridge Day In West Virginia, 200 motorcycle enthusiasts will join parachutists and rappelers. But a motorcycle ride scheduled across the bridge during the Oct. 18 festival isn’t just a pleasure...
Marsh Appoints Van den Eynde to Lead its Major Global Clients’ Team
Oct 8 2008 // Marsh has appointed Gilbert Van den Eynde as the Global Leader of G5, the division that serves its largest global clients with the most complex risk management needs. He will report to Tim Mahoney, President, Global Risk...
Satisfaction with Home Insurance Flat But Gains with Auto
Oct 7 2008 // The gap in customer satisfaction between homeowners and auto insurance providers has steadily widened since 2004, with homeowners insurance customer satisfaction remaining essentially flat during the past five years,...
Universal North America Offers Auto Coverage in Arizona, Nevada
Oct 6 2008 // Universal North America Insurance Co. will begin providing automobile insurance coverage in Arizona and Nevada, the company announced. The Universal family of insurance companies already provides homeowners insurance and...
4 Arrested on Charges of Faking Mississippi Car Accident
Oct 5 2008 // The Mississippi attorney general’s office says four people have been arrested on charges they staged a car accident in Yazoo County to collect insurance money. Attorney General Jim Hood says the four have been...
Crack Found in Kentucky Bridge, Eastbound Truck Traffic Halted
Oct 3 2008 // Inspectors discovered a crack in the eastbound Interstate 275 bridge in northern Kentucky, prompting the state Transportation Cabinet to ban truck traffic from the span, a spokesman said Oct. 1. Eastbound traffic on the...
Texas Rolls Out Insured Driver Database Statewide
Oct 3 2008 // TexasSure, the vehicle insurance verification database designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists in Texas, is now available to law enforcement statewide, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported. TexasSure...
State Auto Board Elects Valentine Assistant Secretary
Oct 2 2008 // Peter S. Valentine has been elected assistant secretary by the boards of directors of State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. and State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Co. Valentine, 43, joined the State Auto Insurance...
Boston’s ‘Biggest Loser’ Indicted in Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 1 2008 // A Suffolk County grand jury returned indictments against a Boston man in connection with allegedly attempting to defraud insurance companies by reinsuring expensive jewelry that had allegedly been stolen, and for allegedly...
Kentucky Regulator Takes Action against Global Healing Society
Oct 1 2008 // Under an order issued by the Kentucky Department of Insurance, the Global Healing Society, of Puyallup, Wash., would pay a $30,000 civil penalty and cease operating its unauthorized insurance business in the...
Union General Insurance Offers Public Auto Market
Sep 29 2008 // Concord, Calif.-based Union General Insurance has an “A+” admitted carrier offering a variety of programs to address public auto exposures. The program can handle accounts up to 10 units. Public auto classes...
Consumer Groups Urge California to Approve Auto Repair Fraud Legislation
Sep 29 2008 // The Center for Auto Safety, Consumer Action and Consumers Union are united in urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign Assembly Bill AB 2825, designed to protect motorists from auto body repair fraud. The...
