Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Calif. Agent Charged in Auto Fraud Scam
Jun 29 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announced that a California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigation has exposed the fraudulent activity of Newport Beach, Calif., resident and former insurance broker,...
Passengers Have Duty to Aid Crash Victims, N.J. Court Rules
Jun 28 2007 // Two passengers who witnessed their intoxicated friend crash his car into the back of a motorcycle had an obligation to help the injured man, a New Jersey appellate court has ruled. The driver and his passengers made 44...
Deerbrook Auto Leaving California
Jun 28 2007 // Deerbrook Auto insurance has announced it is pulling out of the California market. The company, which is owned by Allstate, submitted its application to withdraw from the state on May 31, a spokeswoman said. The company...
75% of Auto Insurance Shoppers Who Met with Poor Service Switch Carriers, Survey Finds
Jun 27 2007 // While 33 percent of auto insurance consumers who shop because of price ultimately switch carriers, nearly 75 percent of those who shop because they have experienced poor customer service switch carriers, according to the...
U-Haul Trailer Practices Raise Car Accident Risk, Newspaper Reports
Jun 26 2007 // The nation’s largest provider of rental trailers says it is “highly conservative” about safety, but a newspaper investigation revealed that company practices have actually increased the risk of towing...
Psychiatrist Not Liable for Patient’s Car Accident, Pa. Court Rules
Jun 26 2007 // A psychiatrist cannot be sued for a car crash caused by a patient, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled. The Superior Court ruling upholds a decision written by a Blair County judge dismissing the lawsuit filed by Matthew...
La. House Agrees to Raise Minimum Car Insurance Rates
Jun 26 2007 // Louisiana should have higher minimum car insurance coverage requirements for drivers, the state House of Representatives decided June 22, approving a bill that would boost the costs of insurance for thousands of drivers...
Van Gilder Names Nelson Executive VP of Sales and Business Development
Jun 26 2007 // Craig J. Nelson has been named executive vice president of sales and business development for Van Gilder Insurance Corp., the largest privately owned insurance brokerage firm based in Denver. Nelson recently joined Van...
Virginia Police Cameras Scan for Stolen Cars and License Plates
Jun 25 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...
State Farm Cutting Colo. Auto Rates 7.2%
Jun 19 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...
Truck Mechanical Problems Decline in Mo. Roadside Inspection Report
Jun 19 2007 // Roadside inspections found slightly fewer mechanical problems with tractor-trailers in Missouri last year, but the state still logs a higher percentage of flaws than Kansas or Oklahoma. Federal statistics show that just...
