Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.C. DOI Scrutinizing Rate Bureau’s Request to Increase Auto Premiums
Feb 7 2005 // The request by the North Carolina Rate Bureau to increase auto insurance rates in North Carolina is being closely scrutinized by the North Carolina Department of Insurance according to Chrissy Pearson, a DOI...
Lessons Learned from a Cherry Red Car
Feb 7 2005 // The last Oldsmobile, painted a commemorative dark cherry red, rolled off the assembly line in April 2004. During its 107-year history, the company produced more than 35 million cars and pioneered innovations like...
Leave the Fraud on ‘Law and Order’
Feb 7 2005 // Okay, I admit it: I’m a “Law and Order” junkie. The long-running television show’s reruns are in heavy rotation on the TNT network and I think I’ve seen every ripped-from-the-headlines episode...
STATE FARM CUTS AUTO RATES:
Feb 7 2005 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is cutting auto rates in Louisiana by 2.1 percent effective Feb. 2 and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America thinks the company’s plan proves the ¾ex band...
Insuring the Young and the Carless
Feb 7 2005 // VW Seeks a Sales Charge Out of No-Charge Insurance to Car Buyers Volkswagen of America, looking for ways to attract younger buyers, is going beyond sporty designs, cash rebates and zero percent financing incentives to...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Crossing the Border: Mexico Travel Offers Opportunities for Agents
Feb 7 2005 // Mexico is a country rich in cultural heritage and scenic landscapes. From colonial villages to majestic desert panoramas to pristine beaches, our bordering neighbor to the south offers something for everyone. Steeped in...
Amica Latest to Cut N.Y. Auto Insurance Rates
Feb 4 2005 // Acting New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills announced that most New Yorkers who insure their private passenger automobiles with Amica Mutual Insurance Company will receive on average a 10 percent rate...
Miss. Legislators Debate Raising Auto Liability Limits
Feb 4 2005 // The Mississippi Legislature is considering raising automobile liability limits which could increase insurance premiums in the state. The Mississippi House and Senate each passed legislation on Thursday that for the first...
Five Northern Californians Arrested on Charges of Insurance Fraud
Feb 4 2005 // On Jan. 13, 2005, Victor Morales Delgado and his brother-in-law, Jose Guerrero, both of Sacramento, self-surrendered to investigators with the California Department of Insurance Organized Auto Insurance Task Force (Task...
Texas AG Reaches Final Settlement with Insurers for Auto Repair Overcharges
Feb 4 2005 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced the last two in a five-year series of settlements with various insurance companies to give refunds to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims for auto repairs...
N.C. Rate Bureau Asks Insurance Commission for 11.5 Percent Auto Premium Increase
Feb 3 2005 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance has expressed doubts about new methodology used by the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which has just requested an 11.5 percent statewide increase in private auto insurance rates....
Opponents Win Stay of Mass. Auto Market Changes
Feb 2 2005 // Opponents of changes to the way the Massachusetts auto insurance system handles high risk drivers have won a court stay of rules that were to begin going into effect this week. In granting the injunction, Superior Court...
AAA Insurance Affiliate Files 8.7% Auto Rate Reduction
Feb 1 2005 // AAA Texas County Mutual Insurance Company, the insurance affiliate for AAA Texas, has filed for an 8.7 percent average automobile insurance rate reduction effective today for new business and March 14 for renewing...
No-Charge Auto Insurance Pioneer Out to Sell More VWs, Convince Skeptics Rating Model Works
Feb 1 2005 // Volkswagen of America, looking for ways to attract younger buyers, is going beyond sporty designs, cash rebates and zero percent financing incentives to offer car buyers, regardless of their risk profile, auto insurance at...
Ohio Has 4th Lowest Homeowners Rates, 16th Lowest in Auto Insurance
Feb 1 2005 // Ohio insurance consumers continued to benefit from a healthy property and casualty market in 2004 and rates are not expected to change significantly in 2005, the state’s insurance department announced. Homeowners...
Three-year Sentence Imposed for Selling Fake Vehicle Insurance Cards
Feb 1 2005 // A Riviera Beach, Fla. man who sold fake motor vehicle insurance cards to nearly 200 South Florida drivers has been sentenced to three years in prison and more than a dozen of his customers are facing charges that they...
Nine Plead Guilty to Faking S.C. Auto Wrecks, Filing False Claims
Jan 28 2005 // Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today in Columbia, S.C. that nine individuals pleaded guilty between Oct. 21, 2004 and Jan. 13, 2005 to 16 counts of Presenting False Claims for Payment, a felony violation of...
Southeastern Mass. Payroll Scam Busted
Jan 27 2005 // Five individuals have been charged in federal court with participating in a massive tax and insurance fraud scheme in connection with their operation of temporary employment agencies in Southeastern Massachusetts. They are...
Fla. Auto Shop Owners Charged with Fraud
Jan 26 2005 // The owners of a Florida auto repair shop were arrested this week on insurance fraud charges stemming from an investigation that reportedly showed they underreported payroll to avoid paying thousands of dollars in...
