Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mich. Automakers Offer More Safety, Security and Navigation Gizmos
Jul 18 2007 // As automakers race to inject as many safety, security, navigation and entertainment features as possible into their vehicles, they ought to keep Mark Evangelista in mind. The 45-year-old owner of a suburban Detroit...
Texas Mutual, Frost Insurance Launch Auto Repair Purchasing Group
Jul 18 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company and Frost Insurance Agency have partnered to launch the Texas Auto Repair purchasing group, Texas Mutual announced. The group offers members a money-saving workers’ compensation...
Willis Reports Reveals Research on At-Work Motor Vehicle Accidents
Jul 18 2007 // Willis Re, the reinsurance operations of global broker Willis Group Holdings (NYSE: WSH), issued new research on at-work motor vehicle accidents; a significant and common concern among carriers insuring the workers’...
Hartman Joins Van Gilder
Jul 18 2007 // Van Gilder based in Denver, has added is Brent Hartman to its staff as a wellness consultant, initiating the company’s Wellness Program. The development of this designated wellness resource is designed to help...
Biker Deaths in Minn. Highest since 1985
Jul 17 2007 // The Minnesota Department of public safety said 70 motorcycle riders died on state roads last year, the most since 1985. Authorities attribute the increase to more motorcycles on the road. The number of motorcycle owners in...
Fla. CFO Paints Scenario of Post No-Fault Auto Insurance
Jul 17 2007 // After several weeks of analysis, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink sent Gov. Charlie Crist, Senate President Ken Pruitt, House Speaker Marco Rubio and other legislative leaders a letter outlining potential implications of...
Florida Artist Creates Sculptures to Expose Road Debris Hazard, Liability
Jul 16 2007 // Created from pieces of pipe, sheet metal, plastic buckets and traffic barricades found on Florida roads, Ken Andexler’s sculptures have a pointed message: Road debris is dangerous, and it’s everywhere. The junk...
Mass. To Test Drive Competitive Rating for Auto Insurance for First Time in 30 Years
Jul 16 2007 // The last time — January, 1977 — Massachusetts tried to introduce competitive rating into private passenger auto insurance, a Democrat, Michael Dukakis, was governor. The experiment lasted about seven months before...
Calif. Low Cost Auto Insurance Program Expanded to Nine Counties
Jul 11 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced his determination to expand the state’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Program to Solano, Marin, Santa Cruz, Madera, Napa, Yolo, Mendocino, Kings and Lake counties....
Insurance Group Urges Defeat of Wis. Auto Repair Shop Legislation
Jul 11 2007 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) today urged Wisconsin legislators to reject two bills that would make it illegal for insurers to provide their customers valuable information after a car accident. “These...
Auto Crashes Up, Workplace Injuries Down According to Neb. Safety Council
Jul 10 2007 // Deaths from accidents were 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...
Conn. to Pilot Online Auto Registrations
Jul 6 2007 // Connecticut will try out a new program allowing some vehicle owners to renew their registrations online, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said. Registrations are currently renewed through mail or by visiting a Department of Motor...
Farmers Offers New Parent Auto Discount in Neb., Mich., S.D.
Jul 6 2007 // The Farmers Insurance Group of Cos. recently announced that it will recognize new parents in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Michigan, and South Dakota by offering a new parent discount auto insurance policy. The...
Drinking Buddies Not Liable as Social Hosts, Mass. Court Rules
Jul 2 2007 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled that friends who meet regularly after work for drinks cannot be held liable for injuries caused when one of the members of their group drives home intoxicated. The court ruled that...
Virginia cameras scan for hot cars and stolen license plates
Jul 2 2007 // Virginia State Police are using digital cameras that can scan highways and parking lots for hot cars and stolen license plates. Using the digital images, police can compare the plates against any database of license...
News Currents
Jul 2 2007 // Mississippi poses PR challenge for State Farm and industry It’s the latest version of the Hatfields versus the McCoys but with billions of dollars and an insurer’s, if not an industry’s, reputation at...
State Farm to cut Colo. auto rates 7.2%
Jul 2 2007 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. announced it is lowering its overall automobile insurance rate level in Colorado an average of 7.2 percent beginning July 16. The rate reduction represents an annual savings of...
Best Downgrades Teachers Auto; Affirms High Point Group Ratings
Jun 29 2007 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) to “B++” (Good) from “A-” (Excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “bbb” to Teachers Auto Insurance Company of...
Fla. Governor Prepares to Call Special Session on Auto Insurance
Jun 29 2007 // Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said this week he was “pretty close” to calling a special legislative session to seek renewal of the state’s no-fault automobile insurance system, which is set to expire Oct....
Agent Pleads Guilty in Maryland Auto Fund Fraud, AG Reports
Jun 29 2007 // A former insurance agent and former owner of the Culpepper Insurance Agency in Baltimore has pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County to felony insurance fraud, according to Maryland Attorney General...
