Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. attorney general sues automakers over global warming
Oct 9 2006 // Automakers should be held liable for contributions to global warming, according to California Attorney General Bill Lockyer. Thus, he recently filed a lawsuit against leading U.S. and Japanese auto manufacturers, alleging...
Countrywide launches auto product in Arizona
Oct 9 2006 // Countrywide Financial Corp. has announced that Countrywide Insurance Group’s auto insurance product is now available to consumers in Arizona. Quotes can be obtained by calling a licensed auto insurance agent at...
Is it private passenger, business use or commercial auto?
Oct 9 2006 // You’re an independent agent, primarily writing property casualty coverages for individuals. A long-time customer comes in and announces that he’s out of the rat race — he’s quit his job and...
Trucking benchmarks and best practices
Oct 9 2006 // The number one way to prevent crashes in fleets: hire high-quality drivers with clear driving records. In fact, company fleets in which more than 60 percent of drivers hold clear motor vehicle records had a 42 percent...
La. State Police Checking for Compliance with Auto Insurance Law
Oct 6 2006 // The Louisiana State Police announced that its Troop E is conducting several insurance checkpoints Oct. 5 through Oct. 9. Checkpoints were tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5, 2006, in Grant and Rapides Parishes; Saturday,...
N.Y. Man Pleads Guilty in N.J. Auto Theft Ring
Oct 5 2006 // A New York man has pleaded guilty for his leadership role in an auto theft and insurance fraud ring in New Jersey, according to New Jersey officials. New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner and Criminal Justice Director...
Mich. Orders Auto Shop to Stop Writing Bogus Insurance Certificates
Oct 3 2006 // The Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) has issued a Cease and Desist order against a Roseville auto repair shop for selling Michigan no-fault auto insurance certificates without a license. David...
LWCC Stresses Driver Safety in the “Mobile Workplace”
Oct 3 2006 // Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC) is reminding employers throughout the state to educate their employees about driving safely in the “mobile workplace.” As part of this campaign, the...
Auto Premium Rating Error Cost U.S. Auto Insurers More Than $16 Billion
Oct 3 2006 // San Francisco-based Quality Planning Corp., the rating integrity solutions company, today released its annual Premium Rating Error report, showing premium rating errors remain a drag on auto insurer profitability. QPC...
Pacific Coast E&S Offers Business Auto Market
Sep 29 2006 // Pacific Coast E&S Services has a new business auto market available in California. Market covers business auto, liability and physical damage, light and medium vehicles; and local and intermediate radius. Most drivers...
Mass. Auto Rates Would Fall from 8% to 18% Under Latest Proposals
Sep 28 2006 // The two parties representing consumers have recommended that Massachusetts auto insurance rates be slashed next year — as much as 18 percent. The State Rating Bureau, a unit of the Division of Insurance, is calling...
Ill. Couple Accused of Torching Car Dealership for Insurance Money
Sep 27 2006 // After an investigation of more than four months, two McHenry, Ill. residents have been charged with the fire at a McHenry car dealership in April, police said. Arrested were John Krawec, 43, and his girlfriend, Anna...
Travelers Offers Texas Hybrid Drivers 10% Discount on Auto Coverage
Sep 26 2006 // Texas hybrid car owners can now take advantage of a 10 percent discount on auto insurance offered by Travelers, the company announced. The discount complements other Texas perks for hybrid drivers. The company clarified...
Figures
Sep 25 2006 // 6,000 The number of personal and commercial policyholders along the Texas coast expected to be affected by State Farm Insur-ance Company decision to stop renewing policies for properties within 2,500 feet of coastal waters...
Insurers Lowering Car Insurance Rates in Virginia
Sep 25 2006 // Some of the top auto insurers in the nation are reducing rates in Virginia. The reasons range from high gas prices to more sophisticated technology with which companies can calculate the risks of insuring particular...
Alameda County Suspects Arrested for Fraud, Conspiracy, Grand Theft
Sep 22 2006 // Four suspects in Alameda County, Calif., have been arrested in a staged auto collision ring that allegedly caused more than 100 collisions in the Bay Area resulting in more than $2 million in losses to insurers, according...
UK’s FSA Warns on Sales of Invalid Auto Policies
Sep 21 2006 // The UK’s Financial Services Authority has issued a bulletin, urging consumers “that have bought motor insurance from a company called Double Easy Brokers Ltd. (trading as Eeasybrokers) to arrange valid motor...
More than 2,200 Auto Claims Filed after Southern N.M. Storm
Sep 21 2006 // More than 2,200 automobile claims and 950 homeowner claims have been filed through insurance companies as a result of last week’s hailstorm in southern New Mexico, a trade association said. The Rocky Mountain...
Kelley Blue Book’s Kbb.com Partners with InsWeb
Sep 20 2006 // Irvine, Calif.-based Kelley Blue Book and kbb.com, which provides new and used vehicle information, today has entered into a partnership with InsWeb, an online insurance marketplace. The new deal makes InsWeb the exclusive...
Motorcycle Makers’ Renewed Focus on Safety Includes Air Bags
Sep 20 2006 // Jeaneen Parsons’ husband steered their motorcycle to the ground seven years ago to avoid hitting a passenger whose cycle went down on a twisting mountain road in Kentucky. The couple emerged from the accident with a...
