Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
7-Eleven to Offer Auto Coverage Through Kiosks
Nov 20 2002 // Dallas-based convenience retailer 7-Eleven Inc. announced a five-year strategic alliance with Public Access Insurance for Public Access to offer a variety of automobile-related insurance services via 7-Eleven stores’...
MedSolutions Announces Radiology Solutions Designed for WC and Auto Liability
Nov 14 2002 // MedSolutions, a provider of radiology management solutions, announced the launch of a new line of services designed expressly to meet the imaging needs of the workers’ compensation and auto liability...
IRC Report Shows Falling Auto Accident Rates, Higher Injury Claim Rates
Nov 12 2002 // The frequency of auto accidents since 1980 has dropped by 16 percent. During the same time period, however, the frequency of auto injury claims rose 26 percent. These findings are revealed in a study recently released by...
Antelope, Calif. Man Faces Auto Fraud Charges
Nov 11 2002 // Rafael Gonzalez, 30, of Antelope, was arrested by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division on two felony counts of insurance fraud. Gonzalez purportedly reported...
San Jose Man Enters No Contest Plea
Nov 11 2002 // Seng Saechao, 26, of San Jose, pled No Contest to charges of Theft by Fraud in Fresno Superior Court. An investigation by the CDI Fraud Division determined that Saechao allegedly reported his vehicle stolen to the Clovis...
L.A. Woman Arrested on Ins Fraud, Perjury and False Impersonation
Nov 8 2002 // A Los Angeles resident was arrested in North Hollywood on Nov. 1, as the result of an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division. Nvart Rose Semizyan...
Alabama Hearing on Auto Rates Set for Dec. 4
Nov 6 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing Dec. 4, 2002 on the proposed revision of Alabama private passenger automobile insurance rates and rules as filed and requested by State Farm Mutual Automobile...
Higher Auto Rates for N.C.
Nov 5 2002 // Drivers in North Carolina can expect higher rates for auto insurance even though the North Carolina Department of Insurance recently ordered a 17.8 percent decrease in rates. However, according to the Charlotte Observer,...
Ky. Supreme Court Rules on Parental Consortium Claims
Nov 5 2002 // The Kentucky Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Daley v. Reed recently that a claim for loss of parental companionship and services is payable under the “each person” limit, not the “each accident”...
Kingsway Applauds Ontario Auto Insurance Reform Proposals
Nov 4 2002 // Toronto-based Kingsway Financial Services Inc., a leading provider of non-standard auto insurance in Canada and the U.S., announced that it is very much in favor of recently introduced legislation to reform the Ontario...
Trio Arrested for Reported Involvement in Calif. Auto Fraud Scam
Nov 1 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force arrested a Rio Linda woman, along with her former common-law husband and his brother-in-law on multiple charges...
Ohio Ins. Director Files 10th Brief in Auto Parts Dispute
Oct 30 2002 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington has become the point man for insurance commissioners nationwide, who are worried about court decisions, usually involving class actions, that they feel trespass on their regulatory...
SAFECO Reports Continued Earnings With 3rdQ Net Income Increase
Oct 29 2002 // SAFECO reported continued earnings growth as third-quarter net income increased to $75.2 million, or $0.59 per diluted share. Income before charges and realized gains increased to $86.4 million, or $0.68 per diluted...
Pair Arrested on Auto Fraud Charges
Oct 28 2002 // John Lee Sullivan, 50, of Applegate and Debra Michell Sprigg, 42, of Sacramento were arrested and charged with two counts of felony insurance fraud. The California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations...
Fla. Auto Agent Charged with Misappropriation
Oct 25 2002 // A LeHigh Acres, Fla. insurance agent was arrested on a charge of misappropriation of insurance premiums for allegedly failing to place commercial automobile coverage for numerous customers. The arrest was a result of a...
State Auto Financial Q3 Net Falls, Despite 57.6% Rise in Operating Revenue
Oct 25 2002 // Ohio’s State Auto Financial Corporation (STFC) reported third quarter net earnings of $5,885,000, a decrease of between 3 and 5 cents per share. “Net reported earnings per share were $0.15, basic and diluted,...
Brooklyn Police Officers Charged in Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Oct 24 2002 // Three police officers of the 61st Precinct in Brooklyn, N.Y. have been charged with insurance fraud after allegedly falsifying at least two dozen auto accident reports resulting in more than $1.5 million in fraudulent...
Alabama Schedules Auto Rate Hearing
Oct 23 2002 // The Alabama Department of Insurance will hold a public hearing on the proposed revision of Alabama private passenger automobile insurance rates and rules as filed and requested by American Commerce Insurance Company. The...
Indiana Cases Focus on ‘Diminished Value’ Claims
Oct 22 2002 // An Indiana resident has filed suit in Federal Court in Indianapolis against his insurance company, alleging that, although his car was repaired after an accident, he was unable to obtain a reasonable price for it, and...
Franchised Truck Dealer/GL
Oct 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Myers Benner Corporation is offering a program for franchised truck dealers/garage liability. Available on a brokerage basis. Programs include pkg., inventory, workers’ comp and umbrella. Dollars:...
