Latest Auto Headlines
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News Briefs
Nov 6 2005 // California CDI Amends Proposed “Action Notice” Filing Regulations The California Department of In-surance has deleted a section of proposed regulations that would have required insurers to notify CDI when a...
Firm in Fatal Truck Conn. Crash Faces Liquidation; Owner Charged with Fraud
Nov 4 2005 // The owner of a Bloomfield company that is blamed for a deadly chain reaction crash in Avon was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted insurance fraud and attempted larceny. Just an hour earlier, a Superior Court judge...
Calif. Couple, Brothers Nabbed for Felony Auto Fraud Scam
Nov 4 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 (CDI) investigation into the alleged theft of the couple’s...
Wilma Damaged a Record Number of Vehicles in South Florida
Nov 2 2005 // State Farm and Progressive spokespersons indicate they received more auto damage claims from Hurricane Wilma than any of last year’s hurricanes. The two firms are Florida’s largest auto insurers. Wind is to...
Conn. Governor Signs Truck Insurance Reporting Bill into Law
Nov 2 2005 // Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has signed a measure (SB 2102) that toughens laws governing insurance coverage for trucking companies. The bill stems from a 20-vehicle crash in Avon that killed four people last July. The...
Gov. Romney, Insurers Wage TV Ad War Over Mass. Auto Reforms
Nov 2 2005 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s legal office asked television stations this week not to air advertisements attacking his auto insurance reform proposal, sparking criticism that he is trying to squelch debate about...
Carriers Flooded With Auto Damage Claims from Hurricane Wilma
Nov 1 2005 // The “Insurance Village” established in Plantation, Fla. near Fort Lauderdale by the Department of Financial Services, had a lot of damaged vehicles in the lot, and many auto policyholders were seen in the...
Conn. Senate Approves Measure to Close Truck Insurance Loophole
Oct 28 2005 // Connecticut lawmakers moved closer this week toward making it a felony for the owner of a commercial vehicle to knowingly operate it without insurance. Responding to a fiery 20-vehicle crash in Avon that killed four people...
Miss. Auto Insurance Law Doesn’t Require Punitive Damage Coverage, Court Rules
Oct 28 2005 // Mississippi state law does not require insurance companies to cover punitive damage awards in their automobile liability policies, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled. In 2002, Shelter Mutual Insurance Co. and Shelter...
N.Y. State Employees Honored for Roles in Lowering Auto Rates
Oct 26 2005 // Ten New York State Insurance Department employees and five from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services have been presented with the Governor’s Office of Employees Relations’ Workforce...
Calif. Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Lands Three Suspects in Jail
Oct 25 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...
IBC Reacts to Consumer’s Assn. Charges of Auto Rate Discrepancies
Oct 21 2005 // Bruce Cran, the president of Canada’s Consumers’ Association, is not one of the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) favorite people. He recently compounded that animosity in a press release in which he...
W. Va. Woman Charged With Fraud, Sold Fake Insurance Cards for $400
Oct 20 2005 // Martinsburg, W. Va. police have charged Barbara Lynn Gonzalez with making fake insurance cards and selling them to Hispanic residents, according to court records. Gonzalez has been charged with two felony counts of false...
Paint an Advertisement on Your Van to Avoid Theft? It May Work
Oct 19 2005 // The U.K. Company QuoteAVan specializes in offering cheap online van insurance quotes. “Vans” in the U.K. include all sorts of delivery and other light trucks, and QuoteAVan has come up with a novel way of...
Fla. Insurance Industry Preps for Wilma
Oct 19 2005 // Hurricane Wilma, with a barometric pressure of 882 mb, is now the most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin. After rapid intensification Tuesday night, Wilma is now a potentially catastrophic Category 5...
Deer Vehicle Collisions Down in Ohio
Oct 18 2005 // Deer-vehicle accidents decreased nearly 6 percent across the state in 2004, according to figures released by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife and Ohio...
Maryland Auto Task Force Meets
Oct 18 2005 // The Maryland Insurance Administration is convening its Auto Insurance Task Force to Study Rates in Urban Areas today, Oct. 18, at Prince George’s Community College, Largo Student Center, Conference Room 2. The task...
Insurers Urge Md. to Attack Costs, Trim Mandates to Lower Urban Rates
Oct 18 2005 // Insurance companies are urging Maryland officials looking for ways to reduce urban auto insurance rates to focus on curbing the underlying costs, reducing the required benefits package and encouraging insurers to expand in...
N.Y. Supt. Mills Calls for Tougher No-Fault Auto Fraud Laws
Oct 18 2005 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills joined with Assemblyman Jeff Brown (R-Manlius) to call on the New York State Assembly to pass tougher no-fault auto insurance fraud legislation. The two called for...
Markel American Partners with BMW MOA on Endorsed Insurance Program
Oct 17 2005 // Markel American Insurance Company (rated “A (Excellent), XII” by A.M. Best) has teamed up with BMW Motorcycle Owner’s of America to create The BMW MOA Endorsed Insurance Program. This program provides BMW...
