Latest Auto Headlines
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If Fla. No-Fault Expires, State Farm’s Rates Could Drop 16%
Jun 1 2007 // State Farm will be able to cut its car insurance rates by about 16 percent on average if lawmakers do not continue the state’s no-fault accident system, state insurance regulators ruled this week. The Office of...
Unitrin Direct Enters Kentucky Auto Market
Jun 1 2007 // Unitrin Direct has been approved to sell auto insurance in Kentucky, making it the 23rd state where it does business. Unitrin Direct said it is offering discounts for Kentucky residents, including up to a $75 break for...
Herzog, Forsberg Join Van Gilder
Jun 1 2007 // Van Gilder Insurance Corp., based in Denver, has hired Maureen E. Herzog as an account executive specializing in the Lawyers Property and Casualty practice. Also, Atha Forsberg has been named a business development...
La. Senate OKs Bill to Increase Coverage, Costs of Car Insurance
May 31 2007 // Car insurance requirements in Louisiana would be increased, boosting insurance costs for thousands of drivers who carry the minimum insurance needed, under a bill approved by the Senate recently. Supporters of the bill by...
Wis. SECURA Promotes Van Beek to Vice President, Agency Automation
May 31 2007 // Appleton-Wis.-based SECURA Insurance recently named Bob Van Beek vice president-Agency Automation. Previously, Van Beek served the company as director-Agency Automation. With his new title, Van Beek continues to lead the...
58 Arrest Warrants Issued in Calif. for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 31 2007 // Law enforcement officers from five Calif. counties have served 58 arrest warrants for insurance fraud and related charges, such as grand theft, receiving stolen property and perjury, following investigations of alleged...
U.S. Highway Traffic Deaths Decline Slightly
May 30 2007 // U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced that traffic deaths on U.S. roads were down slightly in 2006 according to preliminary figures, but cautioned that far too many lives continue to be lost. While the...
Law Enforcement to be First Users of Texas’ Financial Responsibility System
May 29 2007 // A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have insured their vehicles to the extent required by law is in the process of being developed and is expected to go online in early 2008, according to one individual...
St. Louis Cardinals’ Father Sues Restaurant over Son’s Death
May 29 2007 // The father of Josh Hancock filed suit, claiming a restaurant provided drinks to the St. Louis Cardinal’s relief pitcher even though he was intoxicated prior to the crash that killed him. The suit, filed in St. Louis...
GMAC Insurance Reduces Auto Rates in Ohio
May 29 2007 // GMAC Insurance today announced the company will reduce its auto insurance rates in Ohio, effective immediately. Drivers can expect to save an average of 10.22 percent when purchasing GMAC Insurance coverage. There are 246...
Ill. Lawmakers Toughen Graduated Teen Licensing with New Provisions
May 25 2007 // Some are already calling the new provisions to the teen graduated drivers licensing law passed by the Illinois legislature as the toughest in the country. The measure, SB 172, passed by the Illinois legislature, addresses...
Biker Group Again Seeks to Make Helmets Optional in Mich.
May 24 2007 // A group again is seeking the option to ride motorcycles without helmets in Michigan. The new plan pitched this week by American Bikers Aiming Toward Education (ABATE) would allow riders to pay a $100 annual state permit...
N.C. House to Halt Out-of-State Auto Insureds Seeking ‘Rate Evasion’
May 23 2007 // Out-of-state residents who obtain automobile insurance in North Carolina fraudulently to get cheaper premiums would be guilty of a felony in a bill that the House approved unanimously this week. The state Insurance...
Fla. Agents Send Response Vehicle to Tornado-ravaged Kan. Town
May 22 2007 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ state-of-the-art catastrophe response vehicle (CRV) arrived in Greensburg, Kan. earlier this week to assist insurance agents whose offices were demolished by the tornado...
Marketing survey reports Baby Boomers remain loyal to auto, home, medical and life insurance brand
May 21 2007 // Baby Boomers may be more likely to switch brands across a wide variety of products and services, including apparel, cars, prepared foods, and airlines, but when it comes to service oriented categories such as banking and...
Security Again in Focus After 2nd Vehicle Mars W. Va. Capitol Complex
May 21 2007 // The second vehicle crash on the pedestrian-only campus of the West Virginia Capitol Complex is probably not going to prove as costly to repair as one that occurred in March, state officials said. Robert Davis, 76,...
NetRate Systems, Inc. Announces Agreement with Cal-Regent
May 21 2007 // Okemos, MI. – NetRate Systems, Inc. (Okemos, MI) is pleased to announce an agreement with Cal-Regent Insurance Services, Inc. (Santee, CA) to implement the NetRate Systems Commercial Lines Rating System. The NetRate...
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May 21 2007 // Law enforcement to be first users of Texas’ financial responsibility system Event based process to be implemented first, ongoing verification to start later A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have...
2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers
May 21 2007 // 1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TEXAS’ FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM
May 21 2007 // Is personal information of insureds protected? Yes, data from insurance companies is encrypted before it is sent to the vendor, and anytime the vendor sends information electronically it, too, is encrypted. “We put a...
