Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vermont to Mandate Safety Course for Motorcyclists
Jun 1 2004 // Vermont motor vehicles officials are preparing a mandatory four-hour classroom course for new motorcyclists. The state is working with the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, a national nonprofit organization in Irvine, Calif.,...
AIA Praises Passage of Oklahoma Rating Bill
Jun 1 2004 // The American Insurance Association lauded the Oklahoma Legislature’s approval of what the AIA called “a landmark rating bill,” which institutes a file and use system for all lines of insurance except...
Akzo’s Nobilas to Acquire Aon’s UK Auto Repair Unit
Jun 1 2004 // The Netherlands’ Akzo Nobel announced that its Nobilas Claims & Fleet solutions business has agreed to acquire the UK-based Aon Motor Accident Management company (AMAM), which it described as “the number...
Mass. High Risk Rules on Commissioner’s Desk; Safe Driver Plan Next on Reform Agenda
Jun 1 2004 // As expected, last week the governing committee of the high risk auto reinsurance facility in Massachusetts approved rules guiding the pool’s changeover to an assigned risk plan. Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers, known as...
New Surveillance Technology Unveiled to Fight No-Fault Auto Fraud in New York City
Jun 1 2004 // The latest tools in surveillance technology – “Joey and “Whisper” – are joining the fight against no-fault insurance fraud in New York City, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau...
The Hartford Adds New Homeowners Coverage to Complement Dimensions Auto Plan
Jun 1 2004 // The Hartford Financial Service Group Inc. has introduced a companion homeowners insurance program designed to meet the changing coverage needs of families over their lifetime. Like its Dimensions auto sibling, The...
Dominion of Canada Stops Writing Auto Policies in Newfoundland; Cites “Punitive Legislation”
Jun 1 2004 // Dominion of Canada General Insurance Co. announced that it intends to stop offering new, personal auto policies in Newfoundland and Labrador in the wake of proposed insurance reform introduced by the Conservative...
N.J. to Assess High-Tech Auto Safety Gadgets
May 27 2004 // The McGreevey Administration thinks new safety technology for autos and roadways such as on-board navigation systems may be helpful in reducing auto insurance crashes and costs in New Jersey. Banking and Insurance...
Mass. High Risk Plan Passes Key Vote; Insurers Expected to Begin Offering Agents Contracts
May 24 2004 // A plan to convert the state’s high risk auto reinsurance facility in Massachusetts to an assigned risk plan (ARP) was approved by the industry officials running the current plan at a special meeting on March 20. One...
Report: Auto Premium Errors Cost Insurers $15 Billion
May 21 2004 // Premium rating errors lowered the overall profits of auto insurance companies by an estimated $15.2 billion in 2003 due to inaccuracies in rating information, according to a new report. Quality Planning Corporation, in its...
Texas Approves Additional ISO Commercial Auto Tools
May 21 2004 // The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) has cleared the way for insurers to make filings immediately using Insurance Services Office Inc.‘s (ISO) commercial auto advisory information. According to ISO, its advisory...
Illinois House Rejects Higher Auto Insurance Limits
May 20 2004 // An Illinois Senate bill that would have increased private passenger automobile financial responsibility limits was overwhelmingly defeated on the House floor this afternoon, according to the Property Casualty Insurers...
State Auto Goes Real-Time
May 19 2004 // Columbus, Ohio-based insurer State Auto announced it has enhanced its agency portal with functionality for independent agents to receive policy quotes, request policy issuance, and complete endorsement transactions, all in...
Colorado Policyholders Seek Lawsuit over Auto Insurance Premiums
May 17 2004 // A group of Colorado motorists claim they have overpaid auto insurance premiums for the past 25 years and should be reimbursed. Insurance representatives claim if the proposed class-action lawsuit is successful, it could...
N.J. Woman Grounded in Auto Fraud Probe
May 17 2004 // New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained an indictment charging a Mercer County woman with...
N.Y. CAR LEASING TAKES TO AIRWAVES:
May 17 2004 // An auto industry group, The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, has launched a radio advertising campaign directed at the Democratic-controlled New York Assembly trying to prod the lawmakers into revoking the...
Elderly Drivers Pose Growing Challenge for States and Auto Insurers
May 17 2004 // As the nation’s population ages, states are looking for ways to weed out people who shouldn’t drive. Half the states have passed some form of elderly driver restrictions, usually laws that require older...
N.J. Insurer Proves Putting Customers First Has Its Own Rewards
May 17 2004 // New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group doesn’t advertise, does little self-promotion and tells its employees to put good service above growing the company. There are no fancy corner offices, no posh boxes at sports...
Michigan’s Granholm Moves to Ban Insurance Scoring
May 17 2004 // When campaigning for her current office, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm made it clear she detested the use of credit in rating and underwriting auto and homeowners insurance policies. Still, that was back in 2002. It was...
Mass. Gov. Romney Kicks Auto Insurance Reform into High Gear
May 17 2004 // The industry officials who run the private passenger auto high risk system in Massachusetts have started drawing up rules in response to urgings by the administration of Gov. Mitt Romney to make their operations and the...
