Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
California Regulatory System Analyzed
Dec 12 2001 // The California system held up by a consumer group as a model for auto insurance regulation in fact may have kept California consumers from enjoying billions of dollars in premium reductions over the past decade....
California Drivers to See Some Auto Rate Increases in the New Year
Dec 10 2001 // Auto insurers across the state are making a beeline for Sacramento with their Christmas wish list for rate hikes following several years of rate cuts for California motorists. Those insurers who were chopping rates two or...
From Promotions to Sport Pros, Special Events Insurance Covers it All
Dec 10 2001 // During the playoffs between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees preceding the 2001 World Series, the National-Hole-in-One Association provided insurance coverage for a promotion sponsored by a Seattle-based...
Penna. Auto Theft Prevention Authority Warns Holiday Shoppers
Dec 7 2001 // The Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority (PATPA) warned holiday shoppers that “December and January are peak activity periods for car thieves.” Common sense measures like parking in well-lit areas,...
I.I.I. Sees Little Impact Sept. 11 Losses on 2002 Auto, Homeowners
Dec 7 2001 // Insurance losses from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the largest loss in insurance history, will have little impact on the cost of auto and homeowners insurance next year, according to the Insurance Information Institute...
Nationwide Co- Sponsors Child Car Safety Clinic for Annapolis Hispanic Community
Dec 7 2001 // Nationwide Insurance will participate in an automobile safety clinic, including donating 50 car seats, for Hispanic families in Annapolis, Maryland, as part of a safety campaign aimed at reducing the number of fatal...
Police Smash Massive NYC Auto Insurance
Dec 6 2001 // Law enforcement officials announced the break up of a multi-million dollar automobile insurance fraud ring in the New York metropolitan area, resulting in charges being filed against 112 individuals and four corporations...
NAII Sees Common Ground at NACE Conference
Dec 3 2001 // Preserving marketplace competition, limiting fraud and enhancing safety are common goals that the insurers and auto repair shops share, the National Association of Independent Insures (NAII) announced Nov. 29 at a seminar...
From Promotions to Sport Pros, Special Events Insurance Covers it All
Dec 3 2001 // During the playoffs between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees preceding the 2001 World Series, the National-Hole-in-One Association provided insurance coverage for a promotion sponsored by a Seattle-based...
MORE WOULD SEEK INSURANCE ONLINE
Dec 3 2001 // While few Americans have shopped on the Internet for auto insurance, many indicate they will shop online for it in the future, according to a recent report released by the Insurance Research Council (IRC). Only one in 10...
Stephen Van de Graaf Joins Odyssey Re as Sr. VP Finite Reinsurance
Nov 30 2001 // Odyssey Re American Reinsurance Corp. of Stamford Connecticut announced that Stephen Van de Graaf has joined the company as Sr. VP in its Non-Traditional unit to lead its Finite Reinsurance underwriting initiatives. Van de...
Liberty NJ Auto Rate Increase Approved, Best Downgrades State Farm Indemnity
Nov 21 2001 // The ongoing battle between New Jersey’s automobile insurers and the State’s politicians and regulators recorded two new developments yesterday with the announcement that Liberty Mutual Fire Co. and its...
IRC Survey Finds Most American Would Use Competitive Auto Repair Parts
Nov 20 2001 // More than half of respondents to the Insurance Research Council’s most recent survey of a cross-section of Americans would be willing to use competitive auto repair parts if they were assured of the parts’...
Americans Indicate They Would Shop Online
Nov 19 2001 // While few Americans have shopped on the Internet for auto insurance, many indicate they will shop online for such insurance in the future, according to the Insurance Research Council’s (IRC) most recent survey of a...
Montemayor Approves Higher Auto Benchmark Rates for Texas
Nov 19 2001 // Citing growing numbers of collision, uninsured motorist, and property damage liability claims in the state, Texas Insurance Commissioner Jose Montemayor approved an increase in private automobile benchmark rates. While...
Ohio Director Files Action to Intervene in Class Action Lawsuits
Nov 16 2001 // Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington filed court actions Nov. 13 to intervene in four class action lawsuits that could cost Ohio insurance residents hundreds of millions of dollars. Covington filed the motions to...
Sacramento Man’s Burglary Report Lands Him
Nov 16 2001 // A Sacramento man was arrested Nov. 13 on one felony count of insurance fraud. Peter Perkins, 20, self-surrendered and was booked into the Sacramento County Jail, with bail set at $5,000. If convicted, Perkins could face up...
Preserver Posts 3Q, Nine Month Loss; Notes Improvement in NJ Auto
Nov 15 2001 // New Jersey-based Preserver Group announced a third quarter net after tax loss of $199,860, and a nine month net after tax loss of $306,247, even as it noted that its operations in the State’s private passenger...
NAII Claims Utah Ruling Was Flawed
Nov 13 2001 // A Utah Supreme Court decision reinstating a $145-million punitive damages award against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. in a bad-faith case also upheld “irrelevant” admission of evidence that...
ALLIANCE STUDY FINDS EXTRA COSTS
Nov 12 2001 // Rebuilding an automobile from the ground up using car company crash parts costs more than four times the car’s original retail price, according to a study commissioned by the Alliance of American Insurers. Even...
