Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
comScore: 24% Growth in Auto Quotes and 29% Gain in Online Policy Purchases in 2005
Feb 21 2006 // Consumers flocked online to research and purchase auto insurance in 2005 according to an analysis released this week by comScore Networks, a provider in the use of the Internet to measure and understand consumer behavior...
Highway safety nominee to address vehicle crashes
Feb 20 2006 // The Bush administration’s choice to lead the government’s traffic safety agency pledged this month to make the nation’s highways and roads safer for families while tackling issues like vehicle rollovers...
How to keep your non-standard auto clients
Feb 20 2006 // When selling non-standard auto insurance, do you know how to retain your clients or are you driving away the business? There are a number of factors that affect retention, including: Finance method and...
A new turn for rent-a-car companies
Feb 20 2006 // Many car rental operators can save significant expenses and still protect their business by using non-traditional risk management methods. John Smith took his family on a long awaited sunny vacation. Being...
News Currents
Feb 19 2006 // Colorado defeats legislation to change auto insurance claims practices The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has unanimously rejected a bill that would have created the legal assumption that if an insured...
Two Suspects Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Feb 19 2006 // Fraud Roundup Two Elk Grove, Calif., residents were arrested on insurance fraud charges related to the alleged staged theft, arson, and subsequent insurance claim for a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects. According...
SPECIAL REPORT: Commercial Auto
Feb 19 2006 // Unusual circumstances surround dropped sale of Universal Underwriters Most failed company mergers remain a secret, except to a handful of insiders. That was not the case with the collapsed attempt by Zurich Financial...
Special Report: Commercial Auto
Feb 19 2006 // Rental firms can take advantage of financial liability laws to limit their exposure Many car rental operators can save significant expenses and still protect their business by using non-traditional risk management...
National Auto Agents Alliance Gathers for Semi-Annual Board Meeting
Feb 17 2006 // The National Auto Agents Alliance (NAAA) held its semi-annual board meeting in Las Vegas on Feb. 10. At the meeting, the membership application for The Alliance of Insurance Agents and Brokers (formerly known as the...
Calif. Palo Alto Groups Lose Bid to Break from ZIP Code for Auto Rates
Feb 16 2006 // Several hundred California residents who say they’re paying too much for car insurance tried and failed to convince the U.S. Postal Service to allow them to migrate to a ZIP code where insurers charge cheaper...
Acordia Names Van Ness Managing Director for Central, Northern Calif.
Feb 16 2006 // Acordia, the insurance brokerage subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., has named Greg Van Ness managing director for all of its insurance brokerage operations in Northern and Central California, including the San Francisco...
Pair Sentenced in Texas in Unlicensed Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 16 2006 // The Texas Department of Insurance Special Prosecutor, working in conjunction with the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, secured a criminal conviction against David Alton Brabandt and Barbara Del Aguila of...
AIG Auto Insurance Lowers Colo. Rates
Feb 14 2006 // AIG Auto Insurance is implementing a five percent rate decrease in Colorado. The move will lower auto insurance costs on over 10,000 vehicles and resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of savings for Colorado...
13 Apprehended in N.C. Auto, Motorcycle Fraud Ring
Feb 10 2006 // Thirteen Halifax County, N.C. residents, suspected of masterminding a family auto insurance fraud ring that allegedly swindled insurance companies out of $56,000 in fraudulent motorcycle and auto claims has been...
ACG Ranks Second in Nation for Collision Repair Customer Satisfaction
Feb 10 2006 // The Auto Club Group (ACG) — holding company for the Auto Club Insurance Association (ACIA) and six AAA affiliates in the Midwest (including AAA Michigan) — is ranked second in the nation for collision repair...
Second Former D.C. DMV Employee Sentenced in Car Registration Scam
Feb 10 2006 // A second former D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles (“DMV”) clerk, Toni A. Mahoney, has been sentenced to three months in jail and three months of home confinement for her role in a scheme wherein she and others...
Colorado Defeats Legislation to Change Claims Practices for Liability Coverage
Feb 9 2006 // The Colorado House Business Affairs and Labor Committee has unanimously rejected an attempt to convert auto liability coverage into a quasi no-fault coverage for health care providers. The Property Casualty Insurers...
National Statistics Show Wisconsin Great Buy on Auto/Home Insurance
Feb 9 2006 // National statistics show insuring your home and vehicle is cheaper in Wisconsin than nearly any other state, according a report from Wisconsin Public Radio. Data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners...
American Insurance Association Says Auto Issues Priority in Minnesota
Feb 8 2006 // Repeal or reform of the state’s auto insurance no-fault law, “no pay/no play” legislation and consumer privacy are all top legislative priorities for Minnesota, according to a written statement released...
Motorists Often Overpay for Towing, PEMCO Says
Feb 8 2006 // Motorists often overpay for towing coverage offered by insurance companies, car manufacturers and roadside-service companies, says PEMCO Insurance, based in Seattle. “Motorists should make sure help is available if...
