Latest Auto Headlines
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Michigan’s AmeriTrust Auto-Renewing General Business Policies During Pandemic
Apr 6 2020 // Southfield, Michigan-based AmeriTrust Group on March 20 said its admitted insurance carriers will guarantee renewal of all general business policies for the next 90 days, except in certain situations including in cases of...
Wisconsin’s American Family to Return $200M to Auto Insurance Customers
Apr 6 2020 // Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance says it will return approximately $200 million to its auto insurance customers as the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered driving habits and created financial...
Allstate to Forgive 15% of Monthly Auto Premiums, Provide Free ID Theft Coverage
Apr 6 2020 // Insurance carriers are continuing to step forward with offers of help for customers and communities affected by the coronavirus crisis. Allstate announced that its Allstate, Esurance and Encompass personal auto insurance...
Chubb Vows No Layoffs During Coronavirus Crisis; Pledges $10 Million to Relief Efforts
Apr 6 2020 // Global insurer Chubb announced that it will not conduct any layoffs among its 33,000 employees while in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis. The insurer has also pledged to give $10 million to pandemic relief...
Insurer, Go, Offering 50% Discount on Auto Insurance for Essential Workers in Texas
Apr 3 2020 // Silicon Valley-based insurance company, Go, is now offering a 50% discount on auto insurance to all essential workers in Texas who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Go has partnered with Redpoint County Mutual...
Toilet Paper-Hauling Truck Catches Fire on Texas Interstate
Apr 2 2020 // A tractor-trailer hauling toilet paper crashed and caught fire near Dallas early Wednesday, spilling the hot commodity all over an interstate. The fire shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 20 near Interstate 45 in...
Connecticut Calls on Auto Insurers to Extend Coverage to Personal Delivery Drivers
Mar 30 2020 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has called on insurers to immediately institute an extension of coverage for personal delivery drivers in light of the disruption caused by the COVID-19...
Oklahoma Commissioner: Allstate Eases Personal Auto Terms for Delivery Drivers
Mar 26 2020 // Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says Allstate Insurance Co. is voluntarily easing certain policy restrictions to aid delivery drivers using their personal vehicles for delivery of food and medicine during the...
Insurer Ageas Uses AI to Create End-to-End Car Damage Assessments in UK
Mar 26 2020 // Ageas is using artificial intelligence (AI) to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage, which it says is a first for a UK insurance company. Ageas is using an AI solution, developed by technology...
How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Mar 25 2020 // As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S. are issuing guidance on how the industry can respond. “There is almost no aspect of the...
What State Insurance Regulators Have Asked of P/C Insurers to Address Coronavirus
Mar 25 2020 // As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to coordinate their requests for data and ease up on some requirements. David A....
Coronavirus and the Auto Exposure
Mar 24 2020 // Over the last several days the VU has fielded several auto insurance related questions. These questions cannot be classed simply as personal auto or business auto questions because the most common question involves both...
Wisconsin Commissioner: Insurers Must Offer Free Coverage for Restaurant Deliveries
Mar 24 2020 // Wisconsin’s insurance commissioner has directed insurers to provide insurance coverage for delivery drivers for restaurants during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, even if those drivers/restaurants previously did...
Consumer Groups Want Auto Premiums to Reflect Coronavirus Curb on Driving
Mar 24 2020 // The shutdown of workplaces and gathering spots around the country to slow the spread of coronavirus may lead to a sharp reduction in auto insurance claims. Two consumer groups want to make sure that insurance carriers...
Silicon Valley Firm Seeking OK to Give Essential Workers 50% Auto Insurance Discount
Mar 23 2020 // Silicon Valley-based insurance company Go on Monday announced it is seeking approval from state regulators to offer a 50% discount on auto insurance to all essential workers who are on the front lines of the COVID-19...
Supply Chain Problems Move from China to U.S. and Other Nations
Mar 23 2020 // Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most...
Western Supply Chains Begin to Buckle on Expanding Coronavirus Lockdowns
Mar 23 2020 // Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most...
Tesla, Drivers, Regulators All to Blame for Fatal Crash, Says Safety Board
Mar 23 2020 // The National Transportation Safety Board says two drivers, Tesla and lax regulation of new partially automated driving systems are to blame for a fatal 2019 crash in Florida involving a Tesla on Autopilot. The NTSB, in a...
Declarations
Mar 23 2020 // Distracted Driving Addressed “With this legislation, South Dakota can join a growing list of states that are taking steps to address distraction-related motor vehicle crashes and fatalities.” — Steve...
Texas Court Orders Auto Insurer Windhaven National into Liquidation
Mar 23 2020 // Private passenger auto insurer Windhaven National Insurance Co. (WNIC), a Texas-domiciled subsidiary of Florida-based Windhaven Insurance, has been ordered into liquidation at the request of the Texas Department of...
