Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Progressive Drops ‘Drive’ Brand Name…Except in Calif.
Feb 23 2007 // The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies today announced a change in its brand names for products sold through its agents. The company said it is putting the Progressive name first in the names of all of the products...
Wis. Court Says Insurance Company Should Pay for Mistreating Trucker
Feb 22 2007 // A jury properly awarded a northeast Wisconsin trucker $115,000 to punish his insurance company for how it handled his claim after his semi-truck hit a deer, a state appeals court ruled this week. The insurance company...
State Farm Eyes Auto Rate Cuts When Fla. No-Fault Law Expires
Feb 22 2007 // State Farm would cut its car insurance rates by about 16 percent if the state’s no-fault accident system ends in October as scheduled, the company said in a state regulatory filing. This week’s filing said that...
Mo. Senate Approves Refunds When License Plates Returned
Feb 21 2007 // Missourians can get a refund on their auto insurance when they get rid of a vehicle and don’t replace it. So why can’t they get a refund from the state on their vehicle license fees? That’s a question...
Calif. Judge Rules Against Auto Insurers in Lawsuit over ZIP Codes
Feb 18 2007 // Siding with consumer groups and state regulators, a state judge on Feb. 15 threw out a lawsuit that challenged rules requiring auto insurers to base their rates primarily on drivers’ records instead of where they...
Ind. Bill Would Hold Passengers Accountable in Auto Accidents
Feb 16 2007 // A bill that would require unhurt passengers to try to get help for injured drivers in a crash is headed to the full Indiana House for approval. The House Courts and Criminal Code Committee unanimously approved the...
Minn. Lawmakers Seek Tougher Auto Safety Rules
Feb 15 2007 // Strap in the kids, buckle up and turn off the cell phone. The rules of the road in Minnesota might get more strict in 2007. In the name of highway safety, lawmakers are debating bills to increase the use of seat belts and...
Jimcor Adds Business Auto Coverage for N.J. Artisan Contractors
Feb 15 2007 // Insurance broker Jimcor Agencies has announced a new facility to provide business auto coverage for artisan contractors, mobile catering trucks, manufacturers and distributors in New Jersey. The carrier is admitted in New...
Ohio Auto and Homeowners’ Rates Decrease in 2006
Feb 15 2007 // The Ohio Department of Insurance recently announced that the average rates for the state’s top 10 auto and homeowners insurers – which represent 72 percent of both markets – decreased 1.2 percent and 0.8...
Patrick Administration Holds Hearing Today on Mass. Assigned Risk Plan
Feb 15 2007 // There is another public hearing today in Boston on a proposed assigned risk plan for the Massachusetts auto insurance system, a plan that has been in the works and the subject of multiple hearings since 2003. Last month,...
Agents Urge Mass. to Scrap Assigned Risk Plan
Feb 15 2007 // Massachusetts insurance agents today urged the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick to halt the implementation of a proposed auto insurance assigned risk plan begun by his predecessor, Mitt Romney. Implementation of the...
Motorcycle Helmet Bill Fails in Ark. Senate Committee
Feb 14 2007 // Helmetless motorcyclists need not fear arrest in Arkansas unless the sponsor of a measure to require helmets decides he can muster the votes in the state Senate to remove his proposal from a committee that declined to...
Car Airbags Can Cause Permanent Hearing Loss, Study Says
Feb 14 2007 // A researcher at a national hearing conference will present data that predicts 17 percent of people exposed to deployed airbags in American cars will suffer from permanent hearing loss. His data also shows, contrary to what...
Auto-Owners Stops Writing New Business in Florida
Feb 14 2007 // Auto-Owners Insurance has decided to discontinue writing new policies in Florida. The company said the decision is in response to recent Florida legislation created during a special legislative session on insurance costs...
Industry Defends Job, Education as Rating Factors in Fla. Inquiry
Feb 13 2007 // Insurers are defending the factors they use in pricing auto insurance, including the occupation and education levels of insureds, arguing that the criteria have been actuarially tested for their ability to predict...
Auto fraud crackdown benefits Mass. urban insureds
Feb 12 2007 // High-profile crackdowns on auto insurance fraud have resulted in dramatic savings for drivers in some Massachusetts communities. The statewide average premium is scheduled to drop by nearly 12 percent on April 1, but...
The Commissioners: David Rivera
Feb 12 2007 // Outgoing Colorado regulator comments on consumer choices, ethics In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that...
Auto fraud crackdown benefits Mass. urban insureds
Feb 11 2007 // High-profile crackdowns on auto insurance fraud have resulted in dramatic savings for drivers in some Massachusetts communities. The statewide average premium is scheduled to drop by nearly 12 percent on April 1, but...
People
Feb 11 2007 // William J. Mullaney was named president of MetLife’s Institutional Business segment. He succeeds Leland C. Launer Jr., who has decided to pursue other opportunities. Mullaney most recently served as president of...
David Rivera, Colorado, State Insurance Commissioner
Feb 11 2007 // In 2004 at the age of 34, David Rivera was appointed to be Colorado’s State Insurance Commissioner, the youngest insurance person to serve in that position. This January, newly elected Gov. Bill Ritter announced he...
