Latest Auto Headlines
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Major Auto Makers, Parts Companies Team Up to Build Safer Models
Apr 16 2007 // An international consortium of nine automakers and two parts suppliers is asking researchers for proposals to develop “virtual humans” — computer programs that will help them design safer cars and trucks. The...
Online Auto Insurance Purchases Increase 58 Percent
Apr 16 2007 // Auto insurance policies purchased online increased 58 percent in 2006 compared to 2005, according to comScore Inc., which tracks activity in the digital world. In its “2007 comScore Online Automobile Insurance...
Detroit Auto Makers, Parts Companies Team Up to Improve Safety Crash Tests
Apr 16 2007 // An international consortium of nine automakers and two parts suppliers is asking researchers for proposals to develop “virtual humans,” computer programs that will help them design safer cars and trucks. The...
Wood Joins The Republic Group as Auto Product Manager
Apr 16 2007 // The Republic Group, a Dallas-base regional insurer, announced that Gina A. Wood has joined the company as its new auto product manager. In this newly created position, Wood will focus on product development,...
Tenn. Senate Votes to Repeal Motorcycle Helmet Requirement
Apr 11 2007 // The Tennessee Senate voted 18-12 to rescind the state’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law for adults. Any licensed motorcyclist at least 21 years old could opt not to wear a helmet under the bill sponsored by Sen. Tim...
Speeding Citations Drive Home Need for Auto Safety in N.C.
Apr 11 2007 // State and local law enforcement agencies wrote 17,512 speeding citations last week during the combined Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed highway safety campaign. The N.C. Highway Patrol wrote 12,258 speeding tickets and...
Auto Dealers Urge Congress to Make Available Data on Totaled Vehicles
Apr 11 2007 // The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) asked the U.S. Senate to bring more transparency to the used-car buying process by requiring insurance companies to provide consumers access to data on severely damaged,...
AIG Auto to Test Drive Tracking System for Teen Drivers
Apr 10 2007 // Direct marketer AIG Auto Insurance announced it will pilot a Teen GPS Program for policyholders with teen drivers. The program uses Global Positioning System, or GPS, technology to allow parents of teen drivers to monitor...
Car insurance taxes to help fund masive Virginia transit plan
Apr 9 2007 // Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has proposed $3 billion in borrowing for transportation projects, one-fifth more than Republican legislators sought, using existing taxes on car insurance premiums to pay off debt. Kaine, a...
Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition
Apr 9 2007 // Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended...
Summary of Mass. auto insurance recommendations
Apr 9 2007 // In its report, Gov. Patrick’s auto insurance study group set forth these key recommendations: 1. The insurance commissioner should examine alternatives to move towards competitive rating using flex-bands, while...
Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law
Apr 9 2007 // After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective medical coverage that every Florida car...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
Car insurance taxes to help fund massive Virginia transit plan
Apr 9 2007 // Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has proposed $3 billion in borrowing for transportation projects, one-fifth more than Republican legislators sought, using existing taxes on car insurance premiums to pay off debt. Kaine, a...
State Auto completes purchase of Beacon Insurance Group in Texas
Apr 9 2007 // Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. has completed the purchase of the Beacon Insurance Group of Wichita Falls, Texas. With the acquisition, Texas becomes State Auto’s 29th state of operation, according...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective...
Calif. low cost auto program expanded to six counties
Apr 9 2007 // California has expanded its Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program to low-income, good drivers in Merced, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura counties, announced the California Department of Insurance. The...
Arizona offers auto insurance comparison guide
Apr 9 2007 // The Arizona Department of Insurance has released the latest edition of its “Automobile Insurance Premium Comparison” to aid consumers with comparison shopping for auto insurance. The publication contains price...
Study: homeowners more volatile than private passenger auto
Apr 9 2007 // The homeowners insurance line was three times more volatile than private passenger auto during the 14-year period 1992-2005, due in large part to the active 2004 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons, according to a recent...
