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Nov 21 2005 // GOP gap Congress finally appears to be moving on terrorism insurance. After the year is up, whether or not the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is extended, there ought to be an independent high-level inquiry into why it took...

Motor Carriers

Nov 21 2005 // Nuts & Bolts: Lexington Insurance Company, a member company of American International Group Inc., introduced Lex TransportPlus, a new product suite encompassing two policies: Motor Truck Cargo and Vehicle Physical...

Mobile Equipment or Commercial Auto?

Nov 21 2005 // Watch out! That mobile drilling unit you assume is covered under your insured’s commercial general liability policy as a piece of mobile equipment actually could be a commercial vehicle, according to the insurance...

New Definitions: Mobile Equipment or Commercial Auto?

Nov 21 2005 // Watch out! That mobile drilling unit you assume is covered under your insured’s commercial general liability policy as a piece of mobile equipment could be considered a commercial vehicle according to the insurance...

Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports

Nov 21 2005 // Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In...

Calif. Fraud Ring Lands Three in Jail

Nov 21 2005 // Three suspects have been arrested following an 11-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance of an auto insurance fraud ring that targeted car rental and insurance companies for fraudulent automobile...

Honolulu Man Convicted of Auto Insurance Fraud

Nov 21 2005 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ Insurance Division has reported it has successfully prosecuted a man for auto insurance fraud. Kahala resident Roque Lindow pleaded guilty to three cases of...

Torts Drive Commercial Auto in Heartland, Elsewhere

Nov 20 2005 // Insurers like writing commercial auto business, and most lines of business, in the Midwestern states because of market stability and a favorable legislative and regulatory climate. But even in this typically stable line of...

Barbecues, Mobile Centers Encourage Auto Owners to Turn in Wilma Claims

Nov 20 2005 // South Florida insurance agents encouraged the thousands of automobile owners who had vehicle damage during Hurricane Wilma to report them as soon as possible so they could be repaired, some agencies even held weekend...

Carriers Flooded With Auto Damage Claims

Nov 20 2005 // Plantation, Fla., ‘Insurance Village’ The “Insurance Village” established by Florida’s Depart-ment of Financial Services in Plantation, Fla. west of Fort Lauderdale, had a lot of damaged...

Editor’s Note: GOP gap

Nov 20 2005 // Congress finally appears to be moving on terrorism insurance. After the year is up, whether or not the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is extended, there ought to be an independent high-level inquiry into why it took so long...

Mobile Equipment or Commercial Auto?

Nov 20 2005 // Watch out! That mobile drilling unit you assume is covered under your insured’s commercial general liability policy as a piece of mobile equipment actually could be a commercial vehicle, according to the insurance...

New Definitions: Mobile Equipment or Commercial Auto?

Nov 20 2005 // Watch out! That mobile drilling unit you assume is covered under your insured’s commercial general liability policy as a piece of mobile equipment could be considered a commercial vehicle according to the insurance...

Calif. Fraud Ring Lands Three in Jail

Nov 20 2005 // Three suspects have been arrested following an 11-month investigation by the California Department of Insurance of an auto insurance fraud ring that targeted car rental and insurance companies for fraudulent automobile...

Western States Pay Average Auto Premiums, NAIC Reports

Nov 20 2005 // Drivers in most of the 13 states that comprise the Western region enjoy about average auto insurance premiums, according to the most recent study produced by the National Association of Insurance Commis-sioners (NAIC). In...

Tracking

Nov 20 2005 // Autos Hi-Tech Gadgets Help Curb Losses Vendors of these types of high tech products strive to convince the insurance industry, and businesses that purchase commercial auto insurance for a wide variety of vehicles, that...

Top 25 Commercial Auto Writers

Nov 20 2005 // Company Name 2004* 2005** 12/31/2004 6/30/2005 State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co. 964,544 159,665 St Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. 654,788 46,260 Zurich American Insurance Co. 630,760 170,012 Auto-Owners...

Competition Increases in Commercial Auto, But Not Too Much-Yet

Nov 20 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...

Nov 20 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...

Ark. Says Water Damaged Vehicles Must be ID’d

Nov 18 2005 // In the wake of the catastrophic property damage occurring during the 2005 and 2004 hurricane seasons, the Arkansas Insurance Department has received information indicating that owners may be selling cars and other vehicles...