Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
WATER DAMAGED VEHICLES MUST BE ID’D
Dec 5 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic pro-perty damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Depart-ment believes owners may be selling cars and other vehicles without disclosing the fact...
Non-Franchised Auto Dealers
Dec 5 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: DMI Insurance Services Inc. has expanded the range of markets it supplies to producers serving non-franchised auto dealers and automotive specialty shops. The new markets will be available immediately...
Agents Learn About Potential Policy Glitches, Coverage Fixes
Dec 5 2005 // Are you and your customers aware of potential policy “glitches” in their coverages? And what are you doing to help remedy the situation? Glitches in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage...
Calif. Couple, Brothers Nabbed for Felony Auto Fraud Scam
Dec 5 2005 // A husband, his wife and another man have been arrested on felony auto insurance fraud charges following a California Department of Insurance Fraud Division investigation into the alleged theft of the couple’s...
LAWMAKERS ASK COLO. TO CRACK DOWN ON AUTO INSURANCE COMPANIES
Dec 5 2005 // Democratic lawmakers have asked the Colorado Division of Insurance to crack down on auto insurance companies and fine them $250 a day if they fail to submit timely information to a database that tracks uninsured...
Smaller and Regional Programs: Proven Exercises
Dec 4 2005 // Pumped for profit Robin C. Brennan knows fuel dealers. She’s been handling their insurance needs since 1998. Brennan is a vice president with the Managing Agency Group in Hartford, Conn., a subsidiary of Hilb Rogal...
Agents Learn About Potential Policy Glitches, Coverage Fixes
Dec 4 2005 // Are you and your customers aware of potential policy “glitches” in their coverages? And what are you doing to help remedy the situation? Glitches in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage...
Healthy Competition, Safety Technology Drive Commercial Auto Market
Dec 4 2005 // According to conventional wisdom, 2004 was the first year in the past 16 where insurers finally broke through and made an underwriting profit on commercial lines auto. The breakthrough came after a year, 2003, which saw...
News Briefs
Dec 4 2005 // CONNECTICUT Work-Related Deaths: The number of deaths in Connecticut due to work-related injuries increased by 50 percent last year, rising from 36 to 54, according to a state report. Connecticut is one of 27 states to...
ERISA
Dec 4 2005 // This recurring feature examines insurance coverage decisions in the Midwest’s appellate courts as compiled by the New York-based law firm of Goldberg Segalla LLA and edited by insurance lawyer Kevin T. Merriman...
IIAT Survey Shows Improved Conditions in Texas Homeowners, Auto Markets
Dec 1 2005 // Independent insurance agents in Texas report improved homeowners insurance coverage and lower premium prices for both homeowners and auto insurance as the year comes to an end. A survey of more than 1,800 member agencies...
PCI Urging Gov. Blanco to Veto La. Flooded Vehicles Bill
Dec 1 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has urged Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to veto a bill that would require all vehicles determined to be “total” losses as a result of recent flooding...
NAMIC: Colo. Bill Would Mandate Unnecessary, Duplicative Coverage
Nov 30 2005 // A bill mandating that emergency medical care coverage be included in all automobile insurance policies was approved Nov. 17 for possible introduction during Colorado’s 2006 legislative session. The Legislative...
Kingsway Taps The Robert Plan to Manage Auto Assigned Risk in U.S.
Nov 28 2005 // Kingsway Financial Services Inc. of Toronto has entered into a program management agreement with The Robert Plan Corporation. to have RPC service its U.S. assigned risk automobile accounts. The agreement is effective for...
Miss. Motorists Can Expect Auto Rate Hike After Jan. 1
Nov 28 2005 // Thousands of drivers in Mississippi can expect their auto insurance rates to increase dramatically after Jan. 1, when the minimum required coverage in the state will double, increasing costs for even those who have less...
Mass. AG Makes Final Argument for 18% Cut in Auto Insurance; Proposes Anti-Fraud Program
Nov 23 2005 // Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly on Wednesday made his case for an 18 percent reduction in auto insurance rates for 2006 and also proposed an anti-fraud initiative based on the ongoing efforts in the city of...
PCI: Senate Passage of La. Flooded Vehicles Bill Hurts Consumers
Nov 22 2005 // In a move that could prove detrimental to Louisiana consumers and insurers, the Louisiana Legislature narrowly passed a bill last night that would require all vehicles determined to be “total” losses as a...
Competition Increases in Commercial Auto, But Not Too Much–Yet
Nov 21 2005 // By most accounts the commercial auto insurance market nationally is stable to softening. Rates may be going down a little in some areas, staying the same or at least not going up very much in others. However, some pockets...
Examples of In-Vehicle Technologies
Nov 21 2005 // Collision Avoidance/Warning System: Sensors installed at the front of a vehicle, which constantly scan the road ahead for vehicles or obstacles. Detecting an obstacle, the system then determines whether the vehicle is in...
Tracking Commercial Autos
Nov 21 2005 // Before you can finish saying “Beam me up, Scotty,” chances are a tiny transmitter is bouncing a signal off a satellite somewhere in space, indicating that your insured’s taxi is stowed in the hold of a...
