Latest Auto Headlines
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Jury Finds Wisconsin Auto Parts Seller Guilty of Age Discrimination
Jun 15 2021 // An internet-based auto parts seller in Madison, Wisconsin, violated federal law when it failed to hire a qualified job applicant because of his age, a jury has found. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
Vehicle Crashes into Guard Rail at Texas Racetrack, Injuring 8
Jun 15 2021 // Eight people were injured when a vehicle crashed through a guardrail and plowed into a crowd at a mud racing event in Texas. The crash happened at about 6:30 p.m. on June 13 at a racetrack in Fabens, Texas, about 40 miles...
South Carolina High Court Nixes Felony ‘Step-Down’ Provisions in Auto Insurance
Jun 11 2021 // A South Carolina Supreme Court opinion published last week nullifies auto insurance policy provisions that “step down” the maximum payout in instances where the insured was committing a felony or attempting to...
Amorous Cicada Blamed for Causing Ohio Car Crash
Jun 9 2021 // An amorous cicada was blamed for causing a car crash in Cincinnati, Ohio. The insect flew through an open window, striking the driver in the face on Monday night, Cincinnati police said. The motorist drove off Riverside...
Arkansas Commissioner: Insurers Can’t Mandate Use of Designated Auto Repair Shop
Jun 4 2021 // Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain is reminding insured Arkansans seeking automobile repairs that insurance companies cannot require automobile repairs be done at a specific repair shop. “If an insurer...
Groups Oppose Key Spectrum Shift From Auto Safety to Wireless Devices
Jun 3 2021 // Two prominent transportation advocacy groups on Wednesday challenged the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) November decision to shift much of a key spectrum block set aside for auto safety to accommodate the...
Truck Driver in Accident That Killed 5 Kids Lied About Health: Safety Board
Jun 3 2021 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A fiery 2019 Florida interstate crash that killed five children from a Louisiana church headed to Walt Disney World was caused by a truck driver who hid his long medical history becoming...
Fire Damages at Least 17 Semitrailers at Illinois Truck Facility
Jun 2 2021 // A fire at a Chicago-area truck service facility has damaged at least 17 semitrailers. The blaze at KDM Truck Service in Addison, Ill., was reported about 10:30 p.m. on May 31, according to WLS-TV. Two semitrailers...
5 More Plead Guilty in New Orleans Staged Truck Accident Cases
May 28 2021 // Five more individuals have pled guilty to their involvement in insurance fraud schemes arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers in New Orleans, Louisiana. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...
Car Crashes Through Roof of Missouri Home but No One Injured
May 27 2021 // Firefighters in suburban St. Louis said it’s astonishing no one was injured in a weekend crash that saw a car flip end-over-end down an embankment and crash through the roof of a home just feet from where two people...
Residents Debate Reopening of Car-Free San Francisco Streets
May 27 2021 // For Vanessa Gregson, the four-lane highway that borders the beach along San Francisco’s Pacific Ocean is now an automobile-free sanctuary where she can blissfully ride her bicycle and enjoy the quiet. “You hear...
Wolves Get Credit for 24% Drop in Deer-Auto Collisions
May 26 2021 // Ecologist Rolf Peterson remembers driving remote stretches of road in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and seeing areas strewn with deer carcasses. But that changed after gray wolves arrived in the region from Canada and...
Insurance Technology: Vertafore Unleashes Analytics for Agencies; MGA Mile Auto Raises $10.3M, Partners With Ford
May 25 2021 // Insurance agency technology firm Vertafore has released a product it says puts the power of data and analytics into the hands of independent agencies. The new offering, MarketTrends, helps agencies identify coverage...
Pennsylvania Woman Sentenced to Jail for Filing False Auto Insurance Claims
May 24 2021 // A Morrisville, Pennsylvania, woman was sentenced to four to 23 months in county jail for submitting a series of false auto insurance claims over the past few years that defrauded two auto insurance companies of almost...
Debate Over Liability Holds Up Self-Driving Car Legislation in Senate
May 24 2021 // A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs to advance. “If another driver hits you, it’s clear who the driver...
Texas Senate Passes Commercial Auto Tort Reform Bill
May 21 2021 // A bill that proponents say will help control abusive lawsuits against commercial motor vehicle operators following accidents has passed the Texas Senate. House Bill 19 would have a big impact on the commercial auto...
Italy Probes Alleged Cartel Among Auto Insurers, Including Allianz Direct, Zurich
May 21 2021 // MILAN – Italy’s antitrust watchdog said on Friday it had opened an investigation into an alleged cartel among insurance companies and insurance price comparison companies to limit competition for automobile...
USAA Expands Telematics Auto Insurance App SafePilot to 7 More States
May 19 2021 // Military family-focused insurer USAA is expanding its SafePilot program to seven additional states, bringing the total where the telematics program is available to 23. The new states are Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota,...
Metromile, Hippo Begin Offering Bundled Auto, Home Coverages in 8 States
May 19 2021 // Metromile and Hippo Insurance are partnering to offer home and auto insurance in a discounted bundled product. Drivers and homeowners will be able to purchase pay-per-mile auto insurance from Metromile and homeowners...
Texas Commercial Vehicle Crash Liability Bill Advances in Senate
May 18 2021 // People affected by crashes causing bodily injury or death involving commercial motor vehicles would find it harder to win damages from companies under a bill that was approved by the Texas House and is making its way...
