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Bills to Be Heard Next Week in Calif. Legislature
Aug 12 2005 // The Association of California Insurance Companies has released their weekly bill roundup. The following bills that will be heard next week in the California Legislature: Senate Appropriations Committee – Aug. 15 AB...
ACIC Says Premature to Expand Low-Cost Auto Insurance Program
Aug 10 2005 // Legislation that would expand the state’s pilot, low-cost auto insurance program is premature without first conducting a thorough evaluation of its effectiveness, according to Sam Sorich, president of the Association...
Auto Leasing Firms to Announce Return to N.Y. as Highway Bill Signed
Aug 9 2005 // DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors are slated to announce their return to leasing in New York State at a press conference to coincide with the signing of a federal highway bill by President Bush on...
Two Studies Reveal Increase in Motorcycle Deaths Due to Repeal of Florida Helmet Law
Aug 9 2005 // Motorcycle fatalities have risen sharply in Florida since the state repealed its mandatory helmet law, according to two studies, one by the government and the other by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The...
ACIC’s Releases Special Insurance-Related Legislative Roundup
Aug 8 2005 // This is the Association of California Insurance Companies special report on the status of significant insurance-related bills that are awaiting action by the Legislature. Lawmakers return from their month-long summer...
Trade Associations Oppose Continuation of Low Cost Auto in California
Aug 8 2005 // California’s Low Cost Auto program may or may not continue, depending on the passage of SB 20 (Escutia), which would extend the pilot program beyond its Jan. 1, 2007, sunset date. The bill was re-referred to the...
Audi, Infiniti Earn Good Ratings in Crash Tests
Aug 8 2005 // Two large luxury cars recently earned top ratings in both front and side impact crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2005 Audi A6 earned good ratings and “best pick”...
PROPOSAL TO CATCH UNINSURED DRIVERS:
Aug 8 2005 // A legislative panel is considering new proposals aimed at reducing the number of uninsured motorists in Wyoming. Vehicle owners in Wyoming are required to have insurance, but some drop it shortly after registering their...
Medical Treatment for Similar Auto Crash Injuries Varies from State to State, Industry Study Reports
Aug 8 2005 // Auto injury claimants from four states seek different types of medical treatment, even though they report similar injuries, according to a study of insurance claims by the Insurance Research Council. The study examined...
Trade Associations Oppose Continuation of Low Cost Auto in California
Aug 8 2005 // California’s Low Cost Auto program may or may not continue, depending on the passage of SB 20 (Escutia), which would extend the pilot program beyond its Jan. 1, 2007, sunset date. The bill was re-referred to the...
Audi, Infiniti Earn Good Ratings in Crash Tests
Aug 8 2005 // Two large luxury cars recently earned top ratings in both front and side impact crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The 2005 Audi A6 earned good ratings and “best pick”...
News Briefs
Aug 8 2005 // National Poll Reveals Americans’ Views on Aging: A poll by the MetLife Mature Market Institute conducted by Zogby International shows that 60 percent of Americans believe “old” is age 71 and over, but...
Federal Highway Bill Bans Vicarious Liability of Car Leasing Firms
Aug 1 2005 // When President George Bush signs the federal highway bill, New Yorkers will likely get a special bonus – the return of vehicle leasing, according to the car leasing industry. The federal bill includes a ban on...
AMEX Enters N.J. Auto Insurance Market Via Internet Sales
Aug 1 2005 // AMEX Assurance Company,of the American Express Property Casualty companies, is now writing insurance policies in New Jersey. AMEX is entering the New Jersey market exclusively through the Internet. Its web site is...
Royal & Sun Alliance Agrees to Sell Viking Insurance to Sentry Insurance
Jul 29 2005 // Charlotte, N.C.-based Royal & Sun Alliance has agreed to sell Viking Insurance, its specialty U.S. non-standard auto business to Sentry Insurance, of Stevens Point, Wisc. for $200 million in cash. The purchase is...
California Auto Repair Dealers Bill Temporarily Stalled
Jul 29 2005 // A California bill allowing vehicle owners to authorize their insurer to act on their behalf to arrange automobile repairs to their insured vehicle is, for all practical purposes, in the repair shop until 2006. After a...
Colorado Lawmakers Say They Have No Plans to Return to No-fault Auto
Jul 29 2005 // State lawmakers said July 27 they have no plans to return Colorado to no-fault auto insurance, but they questioned the savings claimed by state regulators in switching to a system that puts the financial burden for...
Air Force Recruits Bikers to Motorcycle Safety Course
Jul 27 2005 // Many motorcyclists say there is nothing like the feeling of flying down the highway on two wheels with a sunset stretched out ahead. But before hitting the open road, Airmen and civilians, and many throughout the Air...
Progressive Settles 80 Percent of Hurricane Dennis Fla. Auto Claims
Jul 26 2005 // Hurricane Dennis hit the Florida Panhandle 16 days ago, yet Progressive, Florida’s fourth largest auto insurer reports it has settled 80 percent of its auto claims resulting from the hurricane. “The phones...
Lawyers Plead Guilty in SoCal Car Insurance Fraud Ring
Jul 25 2005 // Two attorneys pleaded guilty Friday in connection with a Southern California insurance fraud ring that allegedly staged vehicle collisions and filed false insurance company claims, officials said. Curtis Mitchell Shaw, 61,...
