Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
MetLife Auto & Home to Expand Texas Homeowners Line, Agency Force
Jan 15 2008 // MetLife Auto & Home plans to introduce a new enhanced homeowners insurance program in the state of Texas, the company announced. Under the MetLife Auto & Home Residential Property Program (RPP), agents can work...
Maine Records Fewest Train-Vehicle Collisions in 20 Years
Jan 14 2008 // Maine recorded four crashes involving trains and motor vehicles in 2007, Maine Operation Lifesaver said. It was the fewest since the nonprofit railroad safety organization started keeping records 20 years ago. The four...
Subprime Contagion: Where Will the Litigation Wave Spread Next?
Jan 13 2008 // The subprime mortgage meltdown has been a leading story on the front pages of newspapers around the country for the past few months. The uproar also has led to a flood of new lawsuits and to concerns about how much further...
Montana Directs Auto Insurers to Avoid Steering
Jan 13 2008 // Montana State Auditor John Morrison is reminding property and casualty insurers doing business in the state that a new law recently went into effect to protect Montanans’ right to choose an auto body repair shop...
Mass. Insurance Chief, AG Differ Over How to Regulate Auto Rates
Jan 11 2008 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes and Attorney General Martha Coakley are at odds over how best to regulate the state’s new competitive auto rates. Coakley thinks some insurers are being stingy with...
Insurers Defend Profits; Deny They Overcharge, Under-deliver on Home, Auto Policies
Jan 11 2008 // A national consumer organization has charged that property/casualty insurers are unfairly overcharging for home and auto insurance at the same time they are reducing payments to insureds. According to the Consumer...
Progressive Buys Naming Rights to Cleveland Indians’ Ballpark
Jan 11 2008 // In March of 1937, Steve O’Neill was managing the Cleveland Indians, the team was at spring training in New Orleans and preparing for another season at League Park at Lexington and East 66th Street in Cleveland. At...
Web Site, Ads to Help Agents Keep Mass. Auto Market Share
Jan 9 2008 // Massachusetts independent insurance agents, who now write more than 80 percent of the auto insurance market in the state, are getting some marketing help to protect that market share as they enter a new competitive rating...
N.J. Man Dies after Being Trapped Under Own Car
Jan 7 2008 // An elderly man from New Jersey died after being crushed beneath his own car while trying to maneuver around a shopping cart. Eighty-one-year-old William Peters had the door of his 2000 Mercury open as he was trying to back...
No Charges for R.I. Lawmaker Who Left Scene of Minor Accident
Jan 4 2008 // Rhode Island Rep. Timothy Williamson will not face charges after leaving the scene of a minor car accident last month, an incident police have described as a hit-and-run. Williamson, a West Warwick Democrat and the town...
N.J. Relaxes Rules for Writing Personal Auto Insurance
Jan 4 2008 // New Jersey auto insurance agents will have a lot easier time quoting and writing new policies under a bill signed yesterday by Gov. Jon S. Corzine. The bill, which had awaited his signature since last month, eliminates the...
Montana Directs Auto Insurers to Follow Anti-Steering Law
Jan 4 2008 // Montana State Auditor John Morrison is reminding all licensed property and casualty insurers doing business in the state that a new law recently went into effect to protect Montanans’ right to choose an auto body...
Survey: Teens Want Friends to be Safer on Roads
Dec 31 2007 // With motor vehicle accidents claiming between 5,000 and 6,000 teen lives each year, a new survey commissioned by Allstate Insurance reveals that many teens do not take personal responsibility for safe driving and continue...
No-Fault Auto Insurance Requirement Back in Force in Florida Jan. 1
Dec 31 2007 // Florida drivers will have personal injury protection coverage added to their policies Jan. 1 as the state returns to a no-fault system after a three month break. Most people won’t have to do anything to comply with...
Pa. Man Accused of Pushing Car off Mountain to Make Theft Claim
Dec 31 2007 // A Pennsylvania man pushed his Ford Mustang down a mountain as part of a scheme to claim it was stolen, authorities said. Richard Way Jr., 28, pushed the car down an embankment along Wopsy Mountain in Blair County last...
Mich. Orders Agent to Stop Selling Bogus Auto Insurance Certificates
Dec 28 2007 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) has issued a “cease and desist” order against a Flint insurance agent for selling bogus Michigan no-fault auto insurance certificates. Chris...
Make the Most of the Mexico-bound
Dec 23 2007 // Auto coverage essential; homeowners a growing market Recent snow and rain at many people’s doorsteps signal that it’s the high season for snowbirds to flock south for the winter. And those driving beyond the...
Natural Disasters, Fires, Floods, Fair Conduct Fueled Insurance Industry Discussions in 2007
Dec 23 2007 // While 2007 was surprisingly calm year for hurricanes, that doesn’t mean Mother Nature didn’t have a tantrum or two. In the past year, the West faced its share of disasters, with freezes, floods and fires making...
Subprime Contagion: Where Will the Litigation Wave Spread Next?
Dec 23 2007 // The subprime mortgage meltdown has been a leading story on the front pages of newspapers around the country for the past few months. The uproar also has led to a flood of new lawsuits and to concerns about how much further...
Subprime Contagion: Where Will the Litigation Wave Spread Next?
Dec 23 2007 // The subprime mortgage meltdown has been a leading story on the front pages of newspapers around the country for the past few months. The uproar also has led to a flood of new lawsuits and to concerns about how much further...
