Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Maine cop hit by stolen police car covered
Oct 8 2007 // A sheriff’s deputy who was run over by his own police vehicle after it was stolen by a Jefferson man on Christmas five years ago is entitled to compensation from his personal car insurance company, Maine’s...
Maine cop hit by stolen police car covered
Oct 8 2007 // A sheriff’s deputy who was run over by his own police vehicle after it was stolen by a Jefferson man on Christmas five years ago is entitled to compensation from his personal car insurance company, Maine’s...
Texas agents: Be ready for financial responsibility verification
Oct 8 2007 // In early 2008, most drivers in Texas (read, “many of your insureds”) will come under the new Financial Responsibility Verification Program aimed at reducing the number of drivers without proper proof of...
Florida Legislature Passes No-Fault Car Insurance for Jan. 1 Return
Oct 6 2007 // Florida drivers, you may want to be a little more careful than usual for the rest of the year. Despite the fact that it caused a lot of late nights and tension for lawmakers and lobbyists this month, most people in Florida...
Florida Couple Accept Settlement in Lawsuit Against State Farm
Oct 6 2007 // A lawsuit in a Mississippi court over Hurricane Katrina damage ended last week with a settlement between the insurance company and the Florida couple. It was the first Katrina-related insurance case to be brought in a...
Ohio State Highway Patrol Say Auto-deer Crashes on the Rise
Oct 5 2007 // Ohio motorists are being warned that auto-deer crashes have been on the increase. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says more than 28,000 deer-vehicle collisions were reported on the state’s roads last year, up 3.3...
Safety Group Opposes Ill. Senate Bill that Increases Truck Speed Limits
Oct 4 2007 // A safety group is speaking out about the what they say are the dangers of the override of Illinois SB 540, which allows large tractor-trailer trucks to travel on rural, four-lane highways at the same speed limits as...
Calif. Low Cost Auto Program Expanded to 20 Counties
Oct 3 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has expanded the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program (CLCA) in 20 additional California counties: Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Humboldt, Kings, Lake,...
Main Street Group Drives Predictive Modeling Auto into Conn., Pa.
Oct 3 2007 // The Main Street America Group has launched its Personal Auto MVP (multivariate program) in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Personal Auto MVP is Main Street America’s proprietary rating program designed to provide...
Calif. Drivers Could Face More Extensive Memory, Reflex Testing
Oct 2 2007 // Down the road, getting a California driver’s license could get a lot tougher. The state is considering using more extensive tests to evaluate a driver’s memory, reflexes and vision to identify people who...
Van Gilder and EnRisk Provide Risk Mitigation for Energy Industry
Oct 1 2007 // Denver-based Van Gilder has formed a joint venture with EnRisk to provide risk counsel and insurance for the energy industry. The new company, vangilder | enrisk, will serve 16 states in the western region. Michael Van...
Researchers Using Crash Data from OnStar to Develop Safer Vehicles
Oct 1 2007 // General Motors Corp. and the University of Michigan Medical School are working on a new study that will try to guide emergency workers and doctors who respond to car accidents — and develop safer vehicles along the...
October Declared Mich. Car-Deer Crash Safety Awareness Month
Sep 28 2007 // With the arrival of fall, motorists should be more aware of deer while traveling on Michigan roadways. October and November are two of the most dangerous months in Michigan for car-deer crashes. “Car-deer crashes in...
AAA Offers Free Winter Auto Care Inspections to Mich. Motorists
Sep 27 2007 // AAA Michigian has announced it is offering a free winter car care maintenance inspection at participating AAA Approved Auto Repair (AAR) facilities statewide. The inspections, which will run through the month of October,...
Maine Court: Deputy Injured by Own Police Car Covered by Personal Policy
Sep 25 2007 // A sheriff’s deputy who was run over by his own police vehicle after it was stolen by a Jefferson man on Christmas five years ago is entitled to compensation from his personal car insurance company, Maine’s...
N.J. bans business auto ‘step-downs’
Sep 24 2007 // New Jersey insurance agents praised Gov. Jon Corzine for signing into law a bill that bans so-called step-down provisions in businesses’ motor vehicle liability policies and frees agents from a having to advise...
N.H. motorcyclist covered by auto policy
Sep 24 2007 // An auto policy’s uninsured motorist coverage is triggered for a motorcyclist killed by a hit-and-run driver after being thrown onto the roadway from his bike, which was not insured, according to the New Hampshire...
Burnes: four insurers eyeing deregulated Mass. auto market
Sep 24 2007 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes says four insurers not now writing auto insurance in the state have said they might enter if her plan to allow competitive pricing goes forward. Burnes is not naming the...
As motorcycle deaths rise, Feds urge states adopt strict helmet laws
Sep 24 2007 // States should require motorcycle riders to wear proper helmets, government investigators urged as part of several recommendations that seek to stem a steady rise in motorcycle deaths. Members of the National Transportation...
Declarations
Sep 24 2007 // Declarations A gateway crime “Research indicates that auto theft is a gateway crime that potentially leads adolescents to more destructive behavior. … This program explores the relationship among the parties...
