Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wisconsin to Insurers: Give Restaurants 10-Day Notice on Expiring Delivery Coverage
Jun 22 2020 // Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Mark Afable has asked insurers that provided coverage under personal auto policies for food delivery services during the COVID-19 pandemic to help restaurants by giving the businesses at...
Online Used Car Retailer Shift Talking Merger With Insurance Acquisition
Jun 22 2020 // Shift Technologies Inc., an online retailer for used cars, is in talks to merge with blank-check company Insurance Acquisition Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. The companies could announce a transaction...
Bold Penguin Partners with Ohio’s State Auto on Commercial Insurance
Jun 19 2020 // Bold Penguin, a commercial insurance technology provider, has added Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. (State Auto) to its platform, expanding its commercial auto insurance offering launched in...
Marsh, AXA XL Launch Usage-Based Delivery Coverage for Businesses
Jun 19 2020 // Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has launched Marsh deliveryPRO, a customizable insurance product designed to make it more efficient for U.S. businesses to meet the increased demand for...
U.S. Automakers Revving Up Production, Stressing Covid Safety at Work and Home
Jun 18 2020 // Automakers are speeding up U.S. assembly lines to meet recovering demand, increasingly confident coronavirus safety protocols are working to prevent outbreaks in their plants but wary of the challenges workers face...
South Dakota Motorcycle Rally Still On After Sturgis Council Vote
Jun 17 2020 // The roar of motorcycles will return to South Dakota’s Black Hills this summer with the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, but with some major modifications. The Sturgis City Council has voted to proceed with preparations for...
After Veto, Louisiana GOP Lawmakers Try Again for Auto Crash Lawsuit Limits
Jun 17 2020 // Despite a veto from the governor, the Louisiana House has plowed ahead with a top priority for business lobbying groups, trying to lessen the money that people could win against insurance companies and businesses in car...
Insurtech Buckle Acquires Atlas Financial’s Commercial Auto Subsidiary, Gateway
Jun 17 2020 // Buckle, an insurtech startup focused on rideshare insurance, has acquired Gateway Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Schaumburg, Illinois-based Atlas Financial Holdings, for an undisclosed price. The move allows Buckle to...
Michigan’s No-Penalty Amnesty Period for Uninsured Drivers Starts July 2
Jun 15 2020 // Beginning July 2, uninsured drivers in Michigan can get insurance coverage without facing penalties during an 18-month amnesty period, state insurance regulators say. The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial...
Louisiana Governor Rejects Car Accident Tort Reform Bill
Jun 15 2020 // Gov. John Bel Edwards on June 12 vetoed eight bills passed by Louisiana lawmakers in their recently ended regular session, including the business lobby’s top priority, a measure to scale back damage claims against...
U.S. to Publicly Share Autonomous Vehicle Testing Data
Jun 15 2020 // U.S. auto safety regulators will unveil on Monday a voluntary effort to collect and make available nationwide data on existing autonomous vehicle testing. U.S. states have a variety of regulations governing self-driving...
Autonomous Car Makers at Odds With Insurance Industry Study Claiming Low Estimate of Crashes
Jun 15 2020 // Companies working on self-driving vehicles have criticized an insurance industry study suggesting that only a third of all U.S. road crashes could be prevented by driverless cars, arguing that the study has underestimated...
Massachusetts’ Safety Insurance Extends Personal Auto Relief Credit
Jun 12 2020 // Safety Insurance has extended its Personal Auto Relief Credit through June 30 to reflect changing consumer patterns and needs during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a company press release. The original credit...
Insuretech Noblr Enters Louisiana Auto Insurance Market
Jun 12 2020 // Behavior-based auto insurance from Noblr is now available in Louisiana, the company said. The company provides an app-powered, personalized car insurance experience that rewards members’ good driving behaviors with...
Plane Hit, Flipped Woman’s Car Before Deadly Louisiana Crash, Lawsuit Says
Jun 11 2020 // A Louisiana woman was surprising her husband with breakfast when a plane hit her vehicle, causing it to flip several times and catch fire, according to a lawsuit filed over the December crash. Kristie Danielle Britt is...
Do Auto Insureds Prefer Insurer Websites Over Agents? J.D. Power Thinks So.
Jun 11 2020 // Remember all the talk that digital transformation would disrupt the auto insurance industry? Well, it’s real, according to the consultants at J.D. Power. The firm says its 2020 U.S. Auto Insurance Study proves that...
Louisiana Gov. Signs Bill Aimed at Stemming Auto Insurance Hikes for Veterans
Jun 10 2020 // A bill designed to prevent auto insurance companies from raising rates for deployed members of the U.S. military has been signed by Louisiana’s governor. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 16 by Sen. Jay...
Autonomous Car Makers Dispute Insurance Study’s Low Estimate of Crashes
Jun 8 2020 // Companies working on self-driving vehicles have criticized an insurance industry study suggesting that only a third of all U.S. road crashes could be prevented by driverless cars, arguing that the study has underestimated...
Mistake in Louisiana Auto Crash Bill Could Cause Higher Damage Awards
Jun 5 2020 // After a last-minute scramble to pass the business lobby’s top priority for the regular session, Republican legislators quickly realized they mangled the language of the bill aimed at limiting damage claims against...
Idaho Woman Sentenced for ‘Crash And Buy’ Insurance Fraud
Jun 4 2020 // Brittany N. Mars, an Ada County, Idaho, woman who fudged the time of accident in documents to her auto insurer, was sentenced this week for insurance fraud. Mars in February pleaded guilty to insurance fraud. Mars was...
