Latest Auto Headlines
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Alliance Looking for Broker/Agent Responses to Low Cost Auto Survey
May 3 2004 // With the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program developing into a major issue this year, both in the Legislature and at the Department of Insurance, the American Agents Alliance is interested in finding out what...
Mass. Commissioner Orders High Risk Pool Changes Within 30 Days; Governor Names Reform Task Force
Apr 30 2004 // Just hours after Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler formally called upon the industry to come up with a plan to change the way private passenger auto high risks are handled, officials of Commonwealth Auto...
Highway Deaths Rose Slightly in 2003
Apr 30 2004 // The nation’s report on fatalities shows there were 43,220 deaths overall on the nation’s highways in 2003, up slightly from 42,815 in 2002. At the same time, injuries from motor vehicle crashes declined...
Report on Mass. Auto Cites Rate Subsidies and Barriers to Entry; Romney to Name Task Force
Apr 29 2004 // A much-anticipated analysis of the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance system finds that 14 percent of the state’s drivers pay less than loss costs indicate they should, while 86 percent pay more to...
State of New Mexico to Motorists: Insure That Car or Lose Registration
Apr 29 2004 // New Mexico is ready for step two in its effort to increase the number of insured vehicles on its roads: suspending the registration of nearly 300,000 uninsured vehicles. The suspensions, which will begin next week, are...
Philadelphia Insurance Agents Get Real Time Commercial Auto Services
Apr 29 2004 // Philadelphia Insurance Companies (NASDAQ: PHLY) has launched AutoIDweb, a new service on its AccessPHLY Agent Web Portal that provides agents access to their commercial auto policies with the ability to add/delete vehicles...
Alliance Looking for Broker/Agent Responses to Low Cost Auto Survey
Apr 27 2004 // With the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance program developing into a major issue this year, both in the Legislature and at the Department of Insurance, the American Agents Alliance is interested in finding out what...
ADESA Makes Managements Changes In Ga., Fla.
Apr 26 2004 // Carmel, Ind.-based vehicle auction services firm, ADESA Corp., announced a number of management changes in the Southeast region. It promoted Jason Brinkley to the position of general manager for ADESA Atlanta. A graduate...
Insurance Auto Auctions Records Higher Earnings
Apr 26 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 March 28, 2004. The company recorded net...
New Mexico Court Invalidates Family Exclusions in Umbrella Policies
Apr 26 2004 // Insurance companies in New Mexico may no longer exclude family members from coverage under so-called umbrella policies, the state Supreme Court has ruled in two cases involving auto accidents. Such exclusions “are...
CIS, Inc. announces entry into S.C. non-standard auto market
Apr 26 2004 // Jess Chappell, President and CEO of Savannah, GA based CIS, Inc., announced that CIS will enter into the South Carolina non-standard auto market by taking over the administration of an already existing program. “We...
Texas AG Settles Refund Agreement with Auto Insurers
Apr 21 2004 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s final settlement with two auto insurers will result in estimated refunds of more than $700,000 to Texas policyholders who paid more on their claims for auto repairs than their...
Mass. Proposal Sees New Auto Plan by 2008
Apr 21 2004 // The campaign to change the way Massachusetts handles high risk private passenger auto policies moved forward last week with the emergence of a draft outline agreed upon by two major players in the effort, the Massachusetts...
Most Midsize Cars Fail Side Impact Safety Test
Apr 20 2004 // The Toyota Camry and Honda Accord equipped with optional side airbags are the only inexpensive midsize cars to earn good ratings in side impact crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The...
Arkansas AG: Think Twice About Scooters, ATVs
Apr 20 2004 // Attorney General Mike Beebe is asking Arkansans to think carefully before purchasing scooters, small all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) or small utility vehicles. Many of the purchasers of these scooters and small ATVs are...
Mass. Gov. Vows Action on Auto:
Apr 19 2004 // Gov. Mitt Romney vowed to introduce a plan to introduce competitive rating and modify the subsidies good drivers now pay in the Massachusetts auto system. Romney said his plan would include changes to the residual market...
Automakers’ Product Could Help Prevent Drowsy-Driving Crashes
Apr 19 2004 // Volvo is trying to retain its image as a leader in safety with new technology designed to help drowsy drivers. Volvo and its owner, Ford Motor Co., released results of a study on the problem at the New York Auto Show and...
ISO Symbols Rate Liability By Make and Model
Apr 19 2004 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has introduced a personal auto rating program carriers can use to tailor the cost of insurance for bodily injury and property damage liability and no-fault/medical payments coverage...
2 MICH. AUTO INSURERS FACE PENALTIES FOR LATE DATA:
Apr 19 2004 // Michigan Office of Financial and Insurance Services (OFIS) Commissioner Linda Watters said that two insurance companies that failed to submit information requested through an auto insurance data call by March 15 now face...
Reports Find Wide Range of Auto Rates Across U.S.
Apr 19 2004 // Two recently released studies on trends in automobile insurance rates show a wide variation in the costs for coverage across the nation. At first glance, they also seem to show a big discrepancy in their findings. It turns...
