Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mass. Auto Competition: Commerce Pulls U-Turn; Will Geico Field a Team?
Aug 8 2007 // Giant direct auto insurance seller Geico has been airing ads on Boston Red Sox radio broadcasts even though it does not do business in Massachusetts. The radio games are broadcast across New England and the Northeast so...
Rising Motorcycle Deaths Spur Kentucky Safety Campaign
Aug 8 2007 // A spike in motorcycle fatalities this summer has prompted the Kentucky State Police to mount a campaign focusing on safety. Patrick McCabe had his third motorcycle accident this past May, a crash in which he fractured...
Emerson Joins Van Gilder
Aug 7 2007 // Denver-based Van Gilder has added Rick Emerson to its firm as program director, to handle the growth in voluntary benefits and program business. The development of the initiative is designed to help larger clients create...
La.’s minimum auto coverage stays the same; Citizens won’t be sold all at once
Aug 6 2007 // In mid-July, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco vetoed two major pieces of insurance legislation passed by state lawmakers in 2007. One would have raised the minimum auto liability coverage requirement for the state’s...
Midwestern states push for truck-only lanes
Aug 6 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on heavily traveled interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving...
Midwestern states push for truck-only lanes
Aug 6 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on heavily traveled interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving...
Midwestern states push for truck-only lanes
Aug 6 2007 // With truck traffic rising, at least nine states are considering proposals to separate big rigs from cars on heavily traveled interstate highways, hoping to reduce congestion, improve safety and increase commerce by moving...
More Americans seek auto coverage via Internet
Aug 6 2007 // Americans automobile insurance habits are changing, with more adults willing to purchase policies over the phone, Internet or via mail, according to a recent study by Vertis Communications. But that doesn’t mean...
Geico Cutting Auto Rates for some California Customers
Aug 2 2007 // Geico General Insurance Co. will cut auto insurance rates for some of its California policyholders by an average of 10.8 percent to comply with state rules requiring rates to be primarily determined by driving records,...
Del. Restricts Insurers’ Use of Credit Scoring for Auto, Home Renewals
Aug 2 2007 // Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has signed legislation restricting the use of credit information in setting auto and homeowner insurance rates, making Delaware’s credit scoring law one of the toughest in the country...
Cole Joins Van Gilder
Jul 31 2007 // Van Gilder, based in Denver, has named Bud Cole to senior account executive for its Employee Benefits Business Unit. He specializes in work with large employers and has experience in self funding benefit plans. Cole is a...
Mass. Agents Could Be Losers Under Competitive Auto Rating
Jul 31 2007 // Massachusetts insurance agents aren’t happy about the decision to introduce competitive rating into the state’s price-regulated private passenger auto insurance system. They enjoy the best market share (86...
La. Couple Admits Staging Car Crashes
Jul 30 2007 // A New Orleans man and woman have admitted that, from 1997 through 2004, they collected at least $51,000 in insurance on fender-benders they caused on purpose. Elton Calloway, 36, and Rosalyn Bradley, 28, were ordered to...
Mont. Jury Awards Nearly $6.7 Million in Car Seat Suit
Jul 27 2007 // A jury this week ordered car seat maker Evenflo Co. to pay nearly $6.7 million to the parents of a 4-month-old Montana boy who died of head injuries in a July 2000 crash. The 12-member district court jury decided Evenflo...
Jury: Ford Owes $6 Million to Fla. Man Paralyzed in Crash
Jul 27 2007 // The Ford Motor Co. should pay $6 million to a Florida man who was paralyzed when the Ford Aerostar van he was in rolled over, a jury ruled Wednesday. Julian Felipe, of Hialeah, was 17-years-old when he was a passenger in...
Central Insurance Returns to Mass. Commercial Auto Market
Jul 27 2007 // Central Insurance is re-entering the Massachusetts commercial auto insurance marketplace after a 17-year absence. Since 1990, Central has been a commercial lines only insurer in Massachusetts, writing primarily commercial...
New Okla. Insurance Verification Program Has a Sizable Hole
Jul 24 2007 // An auto insurance-verification program set to take effect in Oklahoma next summer does not address a growing number of uninsured drivers – those who are illegal immigrants. The new real-time system will allow law...
N.H. Accepts Insurers Use of Credit to Price Auto Insurance
Jul 24 2007 // Most insurance companies doing business in New Hampshire base their customers’ insurance rates partly on their car loans, credit card balances and other debt. Five years ago, the state Insurance Department adopted...
Declining Traffic Deaths Lead to Lowest Highway Fatality Rate Ever Recorded
Jul 24 2007 // The number of people who died on the nation’s roads fell last year, leading to the lowest highway fatality rate ever recorded and the largest drop in total deaths in 15 years, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E....
Auto crashes up, workplace injuries down according to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 23 2007 // Deaths from accidents have been increasing in Nebraska, becoming the fourth overall leading cause of death, according to figures from the Nebraska Safety Council. Accidental deaths had not ranked that high since 1998, but...
