Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EU Seeks to Harmonize Auto Coverage
Jun 11 2002 // The European Commission (EC) in Brussels has announced proposals to harmonize the European Union’s automobile insurance regulations. The EC wants all policies to cover third party liability up to € 1 million...
Fresno, Calif. Man Arrested for Auto Fraud
Jun 11 2002 // Chandeep Singh Purewal surrendered in Fresno County (Calif.) Superior Court last week and was arraigned on two counts of auto insurance fraud. If convicted, Purewal could face up to five years in state prison and/or a...
Report Slowdown in U.K. Auto Rate Increases
Jun 10 2002 // According to a recent study, UK automobile insurance rates are flattening out after three years of big premium increases. The report, compiled by market analyst Datamonitor, found that rates had increased 53 percent on...
Superior Access Unveils Wholesaler Comparative Auto and Home Insurance Quoting
Jun 10 2002 // California-based Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. has unveiled a new online comparative quoting and application feature for 5,300 of its 8,000 appointed agents writing home and auto insurance in...
Coverage Already in Place Can Help Protect Travel Plans
Jun 10 2002 // Ahh, summer—vacations to the coast or the mountains, cruises to Alaska, treks to far-off, exotic lands. Even if you’re not treating yourself or your family to a once-in-a-lifetime vacation this year, some of your...
Driver Wanted
Jun 10 2002 // Elisha Gorman, 23, of Chino Hills, was arrested on a felony warrant and charged with two counts of insurance fraud, as well as on an additional warrant charging her with grand theft from an unrelated case. Gorman’s...
Auto Fraud and Theft
Jun 10 2002 // Investigators with the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested a Modesto man on two counts of insurance fraud. If convicted, Jose Munoz could face up to five years in state prison and/or a...
Auto Theft
Jun 10 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Myautosaver.com is offering an auto theft guarantee. Available by appointment and through brokers. All passenger vehicles are eligible including: autos, SUV’s and light trucks (up to 1 ton). Pays...
Standard and Poor’s says Auto, Homeowners Outlook Stable
Jun 7 2002 // Higher pricing underlies the prospect of improved earnings among U.S. auto and homeowners’ insurers, according to a midyear report released by Standard & Poor’s. The outlook has been revised to stable...
NJ DOBI Plans Action on Auto Working Group Proposals
Jun 5 2002 // Holly C. Bakke, Commissioner of New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI), announced plans to take immediate action to protect consumers by implementing six reforms raised by the Auto Working Group,...
Delaware Test Validates Auto Insurance Verification System
Jun 5 2002 // A recent test in Delaware has confirmed the viability of a new automobile insurance verification system invented by InsureNet USA Inc. “The InsureNet® system enables authorities to ascertain the actual real-time...
Insurance Auto Auctions Opens Greenfield Facility in Duluth, Minn.
Jun 5 2002 // Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. a Schaumburg, Ill.-based provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services, announced the opening of a greenfield facility in Duluth, Minn. Strategically located in the northern...
SAFECO’s New Auto Product Increasing Business
Jun 5 2002 // One month after launching its new auto insurance product, Seattle-based SAFECO is seeing the results it expected: a substantial increase in new business. The new product has more than doubled SAFECO’s auto market...
Coalition Calls on NJ Governor to Act on Auto Insurance Reform
Jun 4 2002 // The Coalition for Auto Insurance Competition (CAIC) has called upon the Administration of Governor McGreevey to “quickly address the likelihood that auto insurance will become more difficult for New Jersey drivers to...
NAII Says Calif. Senate Passage of Auto Bills
Jun 4 2002 // Three automobile insurance bills that the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) says would drive up the cost of insurance, increase the number of underinsured motorists, and threaten a company’s...
Palm Springs, Calif. Man Gets 5 Years for Auto Fraud
Jun 4 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced the sentencing of a Palm Springs man after pleading guilty to one count of insurance fraud. James Keith Simpson was sentenced to five years in state prison by the...
Calif. Senate Approves Bill Requiring Cross-Subsidy for Inner-City Auto Drivers
May 31 2002 // The California Senate approved a bill that would expand eligibility for the current low-cost automobile insurance program to middle-income drivers, a measure that will force insurers to increase premiums for non-urban...
Prison, Restitution Ordered for Utica, NY Man for Auto Insurance Fraud
May 30 2002 // John Biagini, Sr., 50, of Utica NY was sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison and to pay $80,900 in restitution to several insurance companies after pleading guilty to filing numerous fraudulent auto repair...
NAII Urges Senate to Reject Auto Body Shop Bill
May 29 2002 // The California State Senate convened on Tuesday to consider a bill that would, without constitutional authority or sound reason, ban an insurance company from owning or investing in auto body repair shops. “It is not...
eAutoclaims Launches Car Rental Procurement Offering
May 27 2002 // eAutoclaims has launched a car rental procurement offering through its eJusterSuiteT application service provider (ASP) for auto repair claims. eJusterSuite™, which integrates claims processing into one Web-based system...
