Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
UK’s Co-Operative Insurance Launches ‘Sexy Green Car Show’
May 23 2008 // The UK’s Co-operative Insurance has launched an ecologically friendly exposition, dubbed the “Sexy Green Car Show at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The Show is now in its second year with more vehicles on...
Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Motorcycle Theft Ring
May 22 2008 // A Lee County, Florida man pleaded guilty for his involvement in a string of motorcycle thefts, according to state Attorney General Bill McCollum. Christian Torres Lopez, 28, will be sentenced for his participation in the...
California Motorcycle Dealers Endorse Zurich Commercial
May 22 2008 // Tthe California Motorcycle Dealers Association has endorsed Zurich’s North America Commercial business as its insurance carrier for general property and casualty insurance and preferred provider for vehicle service...
Massachusetts Agents’ Key Software Vendor Weathers Major Upheaval
May 21 2008 // No tool is more indispensable to an insurance agency than a computer; after all, it’s where the rates come from. So imagine what went through the heads of thousands of Massachusetts independent insurance agents after...
Louisiana House OKs Car Insurance Hike
May 21 2008 // Louisiana should raise the minimum level of required automobile insurance, the House of Representatives voted on May 19, an increase that would mean higher insurance costs for over 1 million motorists. Supporters of...
Mass. Insurance Agents Vow to Protect Right to Auto Policy Ownership
May 20 2008 // Massachusetts independent insurance agents are unhappy about a state ruling that they believe erodes their ownership of their customers’ auto policies and denies them proper payment on certain high risk policies. The...
Encompass Adds New Products for Independent Agents in Minnesota
May 20 2008 // Minnesota insurance agents now can offer customers a new product that combines accident forgiveness and more discounts with rating tiers to help keep rates competitive, according to Northbrook, Ill.-based Encompass...
Del. Bill Would Ban Car Insurance Hikes for Volunteer Emergency Workers
May 19 2008 // Insurance companies in Delaware would be banned from raising the auto insurance rates of policyholders or dropping their policies because they are volunteer firefighters and ambulance company members a under proposed...
Mass. Auto Competition Heats Up – Over Rules and Regulations
May 19 2008 // Existing carriers call high risk exemption for newcomers unfair; agents say Progressive’s Web site misleads After a month of operating under a new managed competition system for auto insurance, Massachusetts is...
South Dakota High Court Says Auto Insurance Covers Gun Accident
May 19 2008 // The South Dakota Supreme Court says an auto insurance policy covers injuries caused when a rifle accidentally fired in a pickup being used to drive deer hunters to the field. A 14-year-old boy was shot in the ankle...
Trucking Under the Influence
May 19 2008 // Number of Drug and Alcohol Abusing Truckers Unknown 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...
Alabama Raises Required Auto Liability Limits for First Time Since 1983
May 19 2008 // The Alabama Legislature has voted to raise the minimum amount of auto liability insurance that motorists must purchase. The current limits under Alabama’s mandatory insurance law are $20,000 for a single injury or...
Weed, Whites, and Wine
May 19 2008 // “If you give me weed, whites and wine And you show me a sign I’ll be willin’ to be movin'” Those lyrics, from Lowell George’s song “Willin'” — recorded by Little Feat and Linda...
Trucking Under the Influence
May 19 2008 // Number of Drug and Alcohol Abusing Truckers Unknown 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...
Update: Alabama Governor to Sign Bill Raising Auto Insurance Requirements
May 19 2008 // Some Alabama motorists may need to buy more auto liability insurance in a few months. Gov. Bob Riley said he intends to sign legislation raising Alabama’s minimum insurance requirements for the first time in 25...
Trucking Under the Influence
May 19 2008 // Number of Drug and Alcohol Abusing Truckers Unknown 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...
Auto Reform Causes Major Upheaval for Mass. Agents’ Key Vendor
May 19 2008 // Suddenly all the rules changed for Boston Software and 90% of the state’s agents who depend on its product No tool is more indispensable to an insurance agency than a computer; after all, it’s where the rates...
State Farm Faces Class Action Lawsuit
May 15 2008 // A class action lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal Court, Central District, alleging that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is enriching itself with payments rightfully belonging to its insureds in violation of...
Georgia Auto Insurance Legislation Leaves Regulator out of the Loop
May 15 2008 // Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed a bill that will give automobile insurers the ability to establish rates without the consent of the state’s Insurance Commissioner. Perdue said he signed Senate Bill 276 because he...
Recent Tornadoes Underscore Risks of Taking Shelter in Cars
May 14 2008 // Trapped in his car on the way to a friend’s wedding, Rick Rountree and his family never stood a chance once a tornado packing winds of 170 mph hit southwest Missouri. “It’s like taking a handful of...
