Latest Auto Headlines
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Main Street America Adds States to Personal Auto Program
Apr 7 2008 // The Main Street America Group introduced its new Personal Auto MVP (multivariate rating program) product to its independent insurance agents in Maryland and Tennessee, bringing the total now to nine states. Personal Auto...
Agents in the East Find Recession Hurts Others More Than Them
Apr 7 2008 // How agents from Mass. to Virginia are faring as the economy slows, competition quickens and government changes the rules Agents across New England and the Mid-Atlantic states are worried about how they and their customers...
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Apr 7 2008 // The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority has hired Glenn A. Pomeroy as CEO. Pomeroy has extensive experience in public service positions, including former commissioner of insurance of North Dakota. In...
N.C. Agent Told to Hide His Fire Truck
Apr 7 2008 // State Farm insurance agent Darin Morton has had a fully functioning fire truck parked in front of his office in the Charlotte, N.C. suburb of Pineville for six years. But The Charlotte Observer reports that...
Texas’ Minimum Auto Liability Limits Increase April 1
Apr 7 2008 // The minimum amount of automobile liability insurance Texas drivers are required to carry for bodily injury/property damage will increase on April 1 from $20,000/$40,000/$15,000 (20/40/15) coverage to 25/50/25 coverage,...
Insurers Urge California Policyholders to Oppose Vehicle Repair Bill
Apr 7 2008 // Three insurance associations are urging Californians to contact their legislators to oppose a bill that they say would influence where consumers get their vehicles repaired following an accident. The bill, SB 1167 by Sen....
Game Plan For College and University Safety on the Road
Apr 7 2008 // Transporting student athletes to sporting events can pose great liability risk for schools When the NCAA Men’s Final Four made their way to San Antonio at the beginning of April, no doubt the players and coaches were...
Virginia Students Take Spin in ‘Safety Bug’ that Mimics Drunk Driving
Apr 4 2008 // Salem (Virginia) High School students got firsthand experience with drunken driving on a recent morning. Almost 100 students buckled into the Safety Bug, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle designed to mimic the effects of drunken...
Mass. AG Says State Auto Insurance Web Site Misleads Consumers
Apr 3 2008 // A state Web site intended to educate consumers about Massachusetts’ newly deregulated auto insurance market instead gives them inaccurate rate comparisons, Attorney General Martha Coakley said Tuesday on the day the...
Missouri House Endorses Bill Making Helmets Optional for Adult Cyclists
Apr 3 2008 // Motorcyclists who are at least 21 years old could ride without helmets under a House bill (HB 1393) given initial approval Tuesday. For decades, state law has required all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. But for years,...
Driver Arrested in Connection with 4-Car Wreck on Georgia Interstate
Apr 3 2008 // Police arrested a man they believe caused a four-car accident in Georgia that killed two children and two adults and injured four others. Cody Rhoden, 20, turned himself in to authorities Tuesday just before midnight, a...
Connecticut Anti-steering Bill Heads to Full Vote
Apr 2 2008 // A Connecticut bill that restricts auto insurers from directing clients to certain car repair shops – legislation opposed by insurers and agents alike – is headed for a floor vote in the state’s General...
Ohio Police: TVs, Motorcycles Changed Hands in Theft-to-order Ring
Apr 2 2008 // The pitch to co-workers or bar patrons, police say, went like this: “Hey, anybody interested in buying a trailer?” Somebody was. Big-screen TVs, riding mowers, motorcycles, frozen food and more exchanged hands...
California Legislature Considers Insurance Bills
Apr 1 2008 // California’s legislature is considering several insurance-related bills this session. Following is a synopsis, as summarized by the Association of California Insurance Companies, of bills still pending. *Assembly...
No April Fool’s Prank: Mass. Drivers Really Can Shop Around Starting Today
Apr 1 2008 // Today — April Fool’s Day — is the day when competitive rating in the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance market becomes real. No kidding. For the first time in more than three decades, the state is...
Farmers Offers New Auto Package in Ohio and Indiana
Mar 31 2008 // Farmers Ins. of Columbus, Inc. and Indiana Farmers Insurance Co. are introducing Farmers FlexSM, a new package of options that can reward drivers for being accident-free. “Our research shows that many policyholders...
California Trio Arrested for International Auto Insurance Fraud
Mar 31 2008 // Three individuals have been arrested in California for allegedly being involved in a five-person conspiracy that resulted in a vehicle owned by one of the conspirators driven to Mexico where it was “chopped”...
North Carolina Insurance Agent Ordered to Hide his Fire Truck
Mar 31 2008 // State Farm insurance agent Darin Morton has had a fully functioning fire truck parked in front of his office in the Charlotte, N.C. suburb of Pineville for six years. But The Charlotte Observer reports that...
New Jersey Weighs Mandatory Car Seat Belt Requirement
Mar 27 2008 // New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Wednesday will officially receive a recommendation that the state require all motor vehicle passengers to wear seat belts. It’s part of a report on teen driving safety and comes...
Texas’ Minimum Auto Liability Limits to Increase on April 1
Mar 25 2008 // The minimum amount of automobile liability insurance Texas drivers are required to carry for bodily injury/property damage will increase on April 1 from the current $20,000/$40,000/$15,000 (“20/40/15”) coverage...
