Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
OSHA Urges Federal Employees to Buckle Up
Aug 6 2004 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a motor vehicle safety symposium to drive...
Mass. Gov. Romney Signs Bill Changing Effective Date of Auto Rates to April 1
Aug 3 2004 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has signed into law a bill changing from January 1 to April 1 the date that annual private passenger auto insurance rates take effect. The measure had been backed by the Massachusetts...
Three Suspects Arrested for Alleged Auto, Work Comp Insurance Fraud
Aug 3 2004 // Investigators arrested three people August 3 on numerous felony charges after a 3-year California Department of Insurance investigation into a chiropractic office, which uncovered numerous alleged auto insurance and...
Proposed Mass. Auto Plan a ‘Trojan Horse’ Designed to Fail, Charges Consumer Advocate
Aug 2 2004 // The current proposal to change the Massachusetts auto insurance residual market to an assigned risk plan is “a Trojan Horse proposal designed to fail in order to produce an endless stream of anti-consumer measures in...
Webcetera Delivers “Real Time” Auto Insurance Quotes for Safeco and Independent Insurance Distributors
Jul 29 2004 // Independent insurance distributors in seven western states now can get accurate Safeco Auto and Home quotes without leaving their EZLynx Web portal (www.ezlynx.com). In insurance industry parlance, this is...
ACE USA Makes Fla. Appointments
Jul 29 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of The ACE Group of Companies, announced two appointments in ACE Select Markets’ Recreational Vehicle unit. Pam Simon has been named assistant vice president, responsible for...
State Auto Reports Record Quarterly Results
Jul 27 2004 // Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corp. reported record second quarter net income of $34.6 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, versus $8.3 million or $0.21 per diluted share for the same period in 2003. Net operating...
Mass. Commissioner Replaces 5 on Auto Plan Board
Jul 26 2004 // The Massachusetts high risk plan currently in the throes of changing from a reinsurance plan to an assigned risk plan now has five new governing committee members. Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has...
Mandatory Auto Insurance Does Not Reduce Number of Uninsured Drivers, Says Insurer Trade Group
Jul 25 2004 // Although unlicensed and uninsured drivers comprise a significant traffic safety concern across the country, the solution to the problem is not compulsory automobile liability insurance, according to the Property Casualty...
Industry, Consumer Interests Square-Off Over Mass. Auto High Risk Plan Changes
Jul 23 2004 // A parade of industry representatives urged Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler to approve rules to transform the state’s auto insurance high risk plan into an assigned risk model, but consumer groups...
Insurance Auto Auctions Notes Q2 Numbers
Jul 23 2004 // Illinois-based Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., a provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, reported higher net earnings for the quarter ended June 27, 2004. The company recorded net...
Sen. Schumer Targets N.Y. Car Insurance Fraud
Jul 23 2004 // Fraud and auto insurance scams are costing New York drivers millions in inflated insurance premiums, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) warned. New York drivers pay the second highest car insurance rates in the...
Mass. Legislation Aims to Eliminate Confusion in Auto Insurance Billing
Jul 22 2004 // The Massachusetts Legislature has approved legislation that insurance agents hope will help eliminate confusion in auto insurance billing. The Massachusetts Senate on Wednesday joined the House in approving House Bill...
N.C. Commissioner Settles Trio of Auto Rate Cases
Jul 22 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long announced the resolution of three auto insurance rate cases – a settlement that will result in potential maximum savings of $1.2 billion for North Carolina drivers. Long...
Mass. to Hear High Risk Auto Plan Tomorrow
Jul 21 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has scheduled a public hearing for July 22 to hear testimony on proposed rule changes to the state’s high risk auto facility. The changes were approved by...
MI-Assistant: On the Brink
Jul 20 2004 // From the brink of the dustbin to the brink of a bright future, it’s been a bumpy ride recently for MI-Assistant, the Eleva, Wis.-based agency solutions provider. In the cutthroat world of competitive rating and...
W.Va. Auto Rates Rising
Jul 20 2004 // West Virginians paid more for auto insurance in 2001 than people in all but 15 other states, according to statistics from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, the Associated Press and the Charleston Gazette...
Safeco Posts Strong Profits in All Major P/C Segments
Jul 20 2004 // Seattle-based Safeco announced strong second-quarter results, reflecting the company’s solid underwriting and the competitive strength of its automated sales platform. In addition, weather-related catastrophe losses...
PCI SAYS TENNESSEE AUTO PARTS REGULATION WOULD MAKE CONSUMERS ‘DOUBLE LOSERS’:
Jul 19 2004 // According to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI), a Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance proposal requiring written permission from auto policyholders or third-party claimants to use...
N.Y.’s Vicarious Liability Costly for Consumers and Auto Dealers
Jul 19 2004 // New York’s so-called vicarious liability law affecting car leasing firms costs consumers more than $130 million a year and has led to a 36 percent decline in the number of vehicles leased in New York each year,...
