Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
The Republic Group Brings Auto Insurance Rating Product to Mississippi
Jun 6 2008 // Dallas, Texas-based The Republic Group introduced its multi-variant auto product, Republic RoadMasterSM, in Mississippi. The program matches drivers’ individual risk profiles to the appropriate rating...
Mass. Agents, Arbella Challenge Managed Competition Rules
Jun 6 2008 // Massachusetts insurance agents and one of the state’s biggest auto insurers are going to court seeking to overturn rules that they say give new carriers an unfair advantage under the state’s new managed...
U.S. Lawmakers Question Regulators on Vehicle Roof Strength Rules
Jun 5 2008 // U.S. auto safety regulators Wednesday told lawmakers they need more time to develop a tougher standard for vehicle roofs to ensure that adding more weight and headroom would not cause more vehicles to roll over. Some...
Insurance Agency Joins Mo. Auto Dealer in 1st Time Partnership
Jun 5 2008 // When buying a new or used car, cost is always an issue and car insurance shopping is always a stressful task. Just as banks now have agencies connected to mortgage lending, a new day has dawned when shoppers for...
State Farm Dropping Auto Rates in Louisiana by 2.5%
Jun 5 2008 // State Farm insurance says it’s lowering auto coverage rates in Louisiana by an average of 2.5 percent at the end of June. The company says that represents an annual savings of $22.4 million to its customers. State...
West Virginia Conducting Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz
Jun 4 2008 // Truck drivers, beware. The West Virginia Public Service Commission is conducting a mandatory road check for commercial vehicles. Starting early on June 3, PSC enforcement officers will conduct nonstop inspections over a...
Quantum Offers Online Version of Popular RealTimeExpress SEMCI Product
Jun 3 2008 // Quantum Integrated Systems, Inc., has expanded its popular RealTimeExpress™ to include a “software as a service” offering. This eliminates the expense of custom development and installation and makes...
Louisiana Minimum Auto Insurance Bill Stalls in Senate
Jun 2 2008 // A bill that would raise mandatory minimum auto insurance levels stalled in a Senate committee when its chairman declined to break a tie vote. Louisiana law now requires car and truck owners to have “10-20-10”...
Fraud fight up against budget shortfalls
Jun 2 2008 // But Southeast states show some progress, with auto ‘give-ups’ among the targets Budget shortfalls have slowed the progress of fraud bills in many states around the U.S. while lawmakers feverishly work to find...
Louisiana House OKs Car Insurance Hike
Jun 2 2008 // Louisiana’s House of Representatives voted May 19 to raise the minimum level of required automobile insurance, an increase that would mean higher insurance costs for over 1 million motorists. Supporters of raising...
Insurance Companies Face Global Warming Claims
Jun 2 2008 // Corporations exposed to liability for greenhouse gas emissions The industry is about to enter an era of global warming insurance claims. Scientists have been warning about the impact global warming could have if greenhouse...
Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos
Jun 2 2008 // Majority of advertising appearing in Spanish language media Automobile insurers are hungering for the Hispanic market’s premium dollars, according to a new report by Hispanic Market Weekly that analyzed marketing and...
Universal Underwriters to Refund $2.4M to Texas Policyholders
May 29 2008 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a settlement with an automobile credit insurance company that unlawfully withheld insurance premiums from than 12,000 Texans who paid off their vehicle loans early. The Office of...
Miss. Approves 2.9% State Farm Auto Insurance Rate Cut
May 28 2008 // In less than 30 days, a number of Mississippi automobile insurance policyholders could see a premium rate reduction of up to an average of 2.9 percent as the result of a rate filing approved by Commissioner of Insurance...
Why More Auto Insurance Leads are better
May 27 2008 // As an insurance agent, what makes your business go round? If you are like most, your answer is undoubtedly “insurance leads.” When it comes down to it, there is no going wrong if you continually gather leads....
Oregon Collision Shops Give State Farm High Customer Service Marks
May 27 2008 // State Farm and several smaller Northwest-based auto insurers continue to be among the best at taking care of their customers after an accident. And some of the other larger, best-known insurers –including...
Safety Violations Found at Kentucky Truck Firm in Fatal Bus Crash
May 27 2008 // A Kentucky trucking company that was involved in a school bus crash that killed one student and injured 12 people has violated federal and state safety regulations, a newspaper reported. A review by the Kentucky Vehicle...
How to Locate Car Insurance Leads
May 23 2008 // To most people, driving a car is something that they take for granted. Additionally, the same thing holds true with their car insurance policy. On the other side of things, car insurance agents are not nearly as laid back...
Trucking Under the Influence: Is a National Clearinghouse Needed?
May 23 2008 // It is estimated that somewhere between 1 percent and 10 percent of drivers of commercial or “big rig” trucks are operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol on any given day. The American Trucking...
Hanover Enhances Towing, Rental Car, Other Personal Lines Benefits
May 23 2008 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is offering enhancements to its automobile and homeowners policies for towing, labor, and rental cars as well as waived deductibles and guaranteed policy renewals. The new personal...
