Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fla. Questioning Use of Education, Job Criteria in Rating Auto Policies
Feb 9 2007 // In Florida, it literally pays to have a high school diploma and a post secondary education – to the disapproval of Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty. The use of occupation and education as underwriting factors by...
LA Jury Awards $10 Million in Suit over School Parking Lot Crash
Feb 9 2007 // A Los Angeles jury has awarded $10.3 million to the family of a 6-year-old girl who was struck by a van and killed two years ago in an elementary school parking lot, determining the school district was largely responsible...
Calif. To Expand Low Cost Auto Program to Merced and Tulare Counties
Feb 9 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has announced his final determination of the need for the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program in Merced and Tulare counties. The announcement follows recent town...
Ark. Court of Appeals Sides with Truck Driver in Workers’ Comp Case
Feb 9 2007 // A delivery truck driver injured on his route is entitled to disability benefits, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 6, 2007, overturning a state workers’ compensation commission decision. An opinion written...
Mass. Halts Insurer’s Auto Insurance Direct Mail Ads
Feb 8 2007 // Massachusetts officials ordered Liberty Mutual Group this week to halt a direct mail advertising campaign and pay back drivers who may have lost money from what the state attorney general called the company’s...
Ohio State Auto Offers Reimbursement when Anti-theft Devise Installed
Feb 8 2007 // The State Auto Insurance Cos., a regional property and casualty insurance group, has announced enhanced coverage for customers who have installed technology that can help quickly recover stolen vehicles or equipment. State...
Ariz. Senate Votes to Require Affidavits for Auto Theft Reports
Feb 7 2007 // Approving a measure aimed at helping to curb insurance fraud, the Arizona Senate voted to require that a person reporting an auto theft also present police with a signed affidavit. The Senate approved the bill (SB1043) on...
John Green, Farmers Actuary, Dies in Auto Accident
Feb 7 2007 // John Green, Farmers Insurance Group’s regional vice president of auto product management and chief auto actuary, died Thursday, Feb. 1, of injuries due to an auto accident. A respected leader in the industry and at...
Mich. Auto Insurance Rates Fall in 2006
Feb 5 2007 // Auto insurance rates offered by the state’s top ten insurance companies dropped an average of 2 percent last year, according to the Insurance Institute of Michigan. “Michigan has hundreds of insurance companies...
Mich. Farmers, Foremost Insurance Sponsor “Drive for 55” Agent Contest
Feb 1 2007 // Beginning Feb. 1, 2007 Farmers and Foremost Insurance invite agents to put the pedal to the metal and “Drive for 55”. This is just one way that Foremost will celebrate 55 years serving the insurance industry in...
Allstate Profit Rose 17% in 4th Quarter
Jan 31 2007 // Allstate Corp., the second-biggest U.S. personal-lines insurer behind State Farm, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent as it continued to benefit from a benign year for hurricanes. The $1.21 billion (euro930...
Report: Drivers’ age, gender factors in severity of accident injuries
Jan 29 2007 // Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries, according to researchers in a new study showing statistical differences in traffic-accident...
Minn. boy sues parents over injuries in accident
Jan 29 2007 // Amy and Ted Harrison Sr. are being sued over a car crash that left their son permanently disabled, and they hope they lose the case now before the Minnesota Supreme Court. The plaintiff is their son, Teddy Harrison, who...
Report: Drivers’ age, gender factors in severity of accident injuries
Jan 29 2007 // Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries, according to researchers in a new study showing statistical differences in traffic-accident...
Case Law Watch
Jan 29 2007 // Bad Faith (Mo. App. Jan. 4, 2007) Ruling: Attorneys fees were awarded under Missouri’s “Vexatious Refusal to Pay” statute. Insured brought suit against insurer for denial of homeowners coverage. In...
News Currents
Jan 28 2007 // Mass. Gov. Patrick replaces commissioner; halts high risk plan Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has taken steps to install his own appointee as insurance commissioner and halted the ongoing implementation of reforms to the...
Mass. Auto Insurance Fraud Crackdown Paying Off for Drivers
Jan 26 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...
Wis. Joins Ad Safety Campaign for Teen Drivers
Jan 26 2007 // Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen recently announced that the Wisconsin Department of Justice is partnering with The Advertising Council on a new campaign aimed at putting the brakes on fatal car crashes involving teens and...
Farmers Insurance Introduces Annual Auto Policy in Montana
Jan 26 2007 // Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, including Farmers Insurance Exchange and Mid-Century Insurance Company, is launching a full-year auto policy term to new customers in Montana, along with a six-month policy term...
Conn. AG Bill Targets Steering Customers to Select Body Shops
Jan 25 2007 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has drafted legislation that he says would strengthen the state’s anti-steering law prohibiting insurers from forcing consumers to use a preferred auto repair shop as a...
