Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Government Endorses Fewer Hours for Truckers
Apr 26 2000 // The Department of Transportation has proposed new rest requirements for truck drivers in an effort to reduce the number of accidents caused by exhaustion. The American Trucking Association opposes the new rules, saying...
Motorcycle Insurance Offered by Ilife.com
Apr 25 2000 // Pivot, Ilife.com’s insurance information subsidiary, has paired with RiderPoint to offer real-time quotes and online bidding for motorcycle insurance in 26 states. Through its subsidiary, R.P. Insurance Agency,...
Insuring RVs
Apr 24 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in those Winnebagos these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers. In the 1950s, those silver,...
Questions & Answers
Apr 24 2000 // Q. We have a customer who was involved in a not-at-fault auto accident that included both bodily injury and extensive vehicle damage. An agreement on the amount of vehicle damage has been determined, but the adjuster said...
SAFECO Launches High-Risk Auto Program in Texas
Apr 10 2000 // SAFECO has launched a new high-risk auto product in Texas called insurQuest, offering agents a multi-tiered compensation program including fee commissions. “With insurQuest, SAFECO’s agents who sell customers...
GE RE ADDS AUTO
Apr 10 2000 // GE Reinsur-ance Corp. has formed an auto segment based at the company’s Lincolnshire, Ill. headquarters, which will be headed up by Kenneth Anderson, who joins GE Re from GE Capital Auto Financial Services. No...
GE RE FORMS AUTO
Apr 3 2000 // GE Reinsurance Corp. has formed an auto segment based at the company’s Lincolnshire, Ill., headquarters, which will be headed up by Kenneth Anderson, who joins GE Re from GE Capital Auto Financial Services. No...
Auto Club, Chicago Motor Club Ratings Unaffected
Feb 3 2000 // The acquisition of Chicago Motor Club Insurance Co., by the Auto Club Insurance Association, Dearborn, Mich., has no impact on A.M. Best Co.’s ratings of either company. A.M. Best views the Jan. 31 cash transaction...
Study Says Auto Accidents Down, Injury Claims Up
Feb 2 2000 // According to findings in a new study conducted by the Insurance Research Council (IRC), there was a significant decrease in the frequency of auto accidents from 1980 to 1998. However, during the same time period, bodily...
IFPA Announces Top 10 Fraud Cases of 1999
Feb 2 2000 // The Pennsylvania Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (IFPA) released its top 10 insurance fraud cases of 1999. IFPA’s billboards say, “Commit Insurance Fraud. Enjoy Luxury Living.” They threaten jail...
Georgia Bill Proposes Ban on Non-OEM Parts
Feb 2 2000 // In Georgia, a new House Bill (214) proposes a restriction on the use of generic auto replacement parts. The National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) said the restriction could end up costing consumers more money...
Brazil Copes with Fake Auto Theft Claims
Feb 1 2000 // According to a report by Reuters News Agency, the Brazilian Insurance Federation can only verify about 70 percent of the claims received by local insurers concerning lost or stolen vehicles. A record 353,000 cars were...
