Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lojack for Motorcycles Addresses Growing Risk
May 23 2005 // With summer right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the Easy Rider days of...
Tougher Laws Key in Fight Against Insurance Fraud
May 23 2005 // Lack of money is another big roadblock to fraud fighting today. Many state fraud bureaus are being forced to pinch pennies. How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance...
News Briefs
May 23 2005 // Louisiana Producer Arrested, Issued C&D A Caddo Parish, La., insurance producer was arrested and issued a cease and desist order for allegedly misappropriating insurance funds, according to the Louisiana Depart-ment...
AIA Commends Senators’ Sponsorship of Federal Teen Driver Licensing Bill
May 23 2005 // The American Insurance Association commended Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) and Sen. John Warner (R-Virginia) for their sponsorship of S. 795, the National Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Incentive Grant Program. A...
Texas Workers Reminded to Use Safety Belts While Out on the Road
May 20 2005 // For pickup truck drivers and passengers, wearing a safety belt can mean the difference between making a safe trip and ending up seriously injured or killed, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
AIG Lowers N.J. Auto Rates
May 19 2005 // AIG Auto Insurance said it will lower auto insurance costs for more than 55,000 policyholders in New Jersey. Beginning June 30, 2005, AIG Auto Insurance will implement a 4 percent rate decrease, which will lower auto...
MetLife Auto & Home’s GrandProtect Includes ID Theft Cover in Package
May 19 2005 // MetLife Auto & Home announced the introduction of GrandProtect, a new comprehensive “package” policy that provides personal insurance protection for consumers with complex insurance needs. GrandProtect...
Mich. DOI Releases 2005 Auto Insurance Buyers’ Guide
May 18 2005 // Michigan’s Office of Financial and Insurance Services issued the 2005 Buyers’ Guide to Auto Insurance. The guide contains information and tips about purchasing auto insurance as well as the results of a survey...
ACIC Opposes Extending Low-Cost Auto Insurance Program
May 16 2005 // Without first conducting a thorough evaluation, it is premature to expand California’s low-cost auto insurance program from two counties to the entire state, according to the Association of California Insurance...
AIA: Massachusetts Drivers Need a Competitive Auto Insurance Market
May 16 2005 // An auto insurance market where companies can compete on the prices charged and the products provided would benefit Massachusetts drivers, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). AIA testified Monday at the...
Ignition Interlock Bill for Drivers Passes Okla. House
May 11 2005 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved legislation that would require repeat drunken drivers to have alcohol detection devices installed in their vehicles before they could regain their driver’s licenses, the...
PCI Says Insurers Survive Colorado Legislative Session
May 10 2005 // In what best could be called “Survivor: The Colorado Legislative Session,” there were many twists, turns and surprises along the road to adjournment recently, however the insurance industry successfully worked...
La. Commissioner Returns Truck to State After Criticism
May 9 2005 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Robert Wooley has sent his pricey, special edition pickup truck to the state’s surplus property yard, giving up the luxury perk that provoked sharp criticism of both the state-paid...
Texas Representative, Police Chiefs Appeal to Lt. Governor for Help with Auto Burglary Bill
May 9 2005 // The Texas House of Representatives reported that Rep. Vicki Truitt (Keller) joined forces with police chiefs from Texas’ six largest cities to sign a letter imploring Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to put pressure on Senate...
Liberty Mutual Becomes 10th Insurer to Reduce N.Y. Auto Rates
May 9 2005 // Liberty Mutual, a Boston-based insurer with more than a quarter-million New York auto policyholders, has agreed to reduce premiums by an average of three percent. Liberty Mutual’s New York customers, who are insured...
CHANGE AHEAD FOR AUTO TERRITORIES:
May 9 2005 // New Jersey officials claim that caps removed from auto insurance rates in cities will not automatically increase costs for drivers and could help build a more competitive market but advocates for consumers are not so sure....
Md. Man’s Auto Scam Results in 21-Count Indictment
May 5 2005 // Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced that Darryl R. Hardy of Forest View Place in Montgomery County has been arrested after being charged with several counts of felony insurance fraud and felony...
AIG Private Client Group Rolls Out Auto Insurance for High Net Worth Individuals in Texas
May 4 2005 // AIG Private Client Group, a division of the personal lines property and casualty insurance subsidiaries of American International Group Inc. (AIG), has launched its enhanced AIG Private Client Group Auto Program in...
IIHS: New VW Jetta Drives Off with Strong Crash Test Results
May 3 2005 // The 2005 Volkswagen new Jetta earned good ratings in both frontal offset and side impact crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Plus, the Jetta is the first vehicle to earn the top rating of...
W. Va. Insurers React to Passed Legislation, Five Companies Decreasing Auto Rates
May 2 2005 // Insurers in West Virginia, reacting to the legislation singed last week that eliminates third-party, bad-faith lawsuits, have begun to take the first steps toward lowering insurance rates. State Farm Insurance Friday...
