Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Uninsured Vehicle Study Sneaks Into Transportation Bill
Oct 6 2003 // Contributed by the Automobile Insurance Agents of Texas The Automobile Insurance Agents of Texas (AIAT), which has long been a proponent of devising legislation that attempts to decrease the number of uninsured motorists...
American International Technology Grows Electronic Capabilities for Auto Liability Insurance
Oct 1 2003 // American International Technology Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as AIG Technologies), a member company of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), announced that its Web-based Automobile Liability Insurance Reporting...
Tailgating the Most Common Driving Error, Study Finds
Sep 30 2003 // Smith System, which provides professional driver training, announced the results of an analysis that found inadequate following distance to be the most common driving error. The Smith System study, culled from 50 years of...
NYC Auto Fraud Bust Nets 51
Sep 30 2003 // Authorities announced the arrest of 51 individuals as part of the takedown of a no-fault insurance fraud ring in New York City last weekend. All are accused of taking part in a scheme that netted millions of dollars. The...
Calif. Legislative Session Adjourns With New Privacy Law, Work Comp Reform
Sep 29 2003 // New financial privacy requirements and legislation aimed at cutting workers’ compensation costs are the two most significant public policy measures that impacted the property/casualty insurance industry during the...
PIANJ Letter Addresses Concerns on Auto Policy Regulations
Sep 25 2003 // Professional Insurance Association of New Jersey president John D’Agostino, Jr., CIC, has addressed a letter to Douglas A. Wheeler, Assistant Commissioner of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs for the New Jersey...
NYSID Announces Arrest of Queen’s Man for Selling Fraudulent Auto ID Cards
Sep 24 2003 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced that Vincent Morciglio, 49, of Jamaica was arrested on Friday and charged with two counts of forgery and two counts of criminal possession of a forged...
AMERICAN FAMILY INS. AUTO RATES TO INCREASE IN NEV
Sep 22 2003 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice A. Molasky-Arman has approved the request of American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family) for an overall statewide increase of 4.4 percent for private passenger automobile...
Alliance Praises NJ Auto Reforms, but Warns on AB 3531
Sep 22 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has issued a bulletin applauding the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance on their efforts “to quickly implement the automobile insurance reforms of SB 63.” Richard...
2002 Market Share for Insurers in Texas
Sep 22 2003 // The 2002 premium and loss data for Texas provides hope for the future of Texas insurance markets. Here are the highlights in review: • The aggregate loss ratio for all Texas companies for all lines of business was 78.4...
Luxury Vehicles on East Coast Targeted for Theft, Export to Nigeria
Sep 17 2003 // The recovery of 12 vehicles to Baltimore from Antwerp, Belgium announced this week reportedly illustrates a troubling trend in vehicle theft, the targeting of luxury vehicles in the United States for theft and export to...
Conning Says Car Owners Subsidizing Premiums for Light Truck and SUV Owners
Sep 16 2003 // SUVs and light trucks, auto makers’ highest profit generators, are reportedly fast becoming one of auto insurers’ biggest risks, according to a study by Conning Research and Consulting, Inc. “For years,...
Response Insurance Acquires National Merit Insurance from Unigard
Sep 16 2003 // Response Insurance Company, a direct-to-the-consumer auto insurer based in Meriden Conn., announced it has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire National Merit Insurance Company from Unigard Insurance Company, a...
Texas Mutual Announces Large Dividends for Purchasing Groups
Sep 16 2003 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that two workers’ compensation purchasing groups will receive significant group dividends upon approval of the Texas Department of Insurance. The CompGroup AGC purchasing...
Mich. Auto Rates Up 7% This Year
Sep 15 2003 // Auto insurance rates in Michigan have increased an average of 7 percent so far in 2003, according to the Insurance Institute of Michigan (IIM). Nationally, auto insurance costs are expected to rise 8.5 percent this...
ISO Authorized to Provide Advisory Pricing Info to Texas Insurers
Sep 11 2003 // Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) announced that it is now able to provide advisory information services to Texas insurers for four lines of insurance—commercial auto, personal auto, homeowners and dwelling...
N.J. Man Sentenced for Participation in Phony Staged Auto Accident Scheme
Sep 10 2003 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that an Essex County man has been sentenced in Superior Court for his reported role in an organized scheme to illegally obtain official police accident reports in order to...
NACE 2003 Conference Offers 45+ Educational Sessions
Sep 9 2003 // The International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) 2003 Conference will include 45+ educational sessions covering shop management, general interest, small shop, vehicle repair, lifestyle, jobber and insurance...
‘Limited Tort’ Option Lowers Pa. Auto Rates
Sep 8 2003 // According to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 70 percent of the drivers in Philadelphia and nearly half of all Pennsylvanians can now lower their auto premiums by selecting the “Limited Tort” option...
WHO to Promote Road Safety
Sep 8 2003 // The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated “Road Safety” as the theme of next year’s World Health Day (WHD), to be observed April 7, 2004. The resolution, adopted by the General Assembly can be...
