Latest Auto Headlines
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15 Homes in Kentucky Evacuated After Semi-Truck Crash Causes Hazmat Spill
Feb 5 2020 // A semi-truck crashed Monday morning and began leaking a flammable liquid, leading emergency crews to evacuate about 15 homes in southern Kentucky, police said. The truck overturned and was partially hanging off a bridge...
Top 5 Trends in Changing Personal Umbrella Market That Agents Need to Know
Feb 3 2020 // The personal umbrella market had been steady for many years, with lots of choices available in the market when it came to finding the right coverage for customers. However, recent changes are turning the market upside down...
Waymo: Self-Driving Vehicle That Crashed in Arizona in Manual Mode, Wamo says
Feb 3 2020 // A Waymo self-driving minivan operating in manual mode was involved in a rear-end collision in a Phoenix suburb caused by a sedan’s reckless driving, the company said Friday. The collision occurred late Thursday night...
APCIA to Co-Host Diversity and Inclusion Event in NYC
Feb 3 2020 // Washington, D.C. February 3, 2020 – The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) and the Life Insurance Council of...
First Acceptance, IBI Offer Specialty Auto Program to Indiana Agents
Jan 28 2020 // First Acceptance Corp., a specialty auto insurance carrier with retail locations in 15 states, and Greenwood, Indiana-based Insurance Brokers Inc. (IBI) have made Acceptance auto insurance available to Indiana independent...
TDI to Insurers: Compliance with Temporary Vehicle Coverage Provisions Required
Jan 28 2020 // The Texas Department of Insurance has reminded carriers that provide personal auto insurance in the state about the need to comply with new temporary vehicle coverage provisions contained in House Bill 3420. HB 3420,...
Oklahoma State Representative’s Bill Would Regulate Peer-to-Peer Car Rentals
Jan 27 2020 // A state representative in Oklahoma has filed a bill that would set regulatory standards for the nascent peer-to-peer rental car industry. Rep. Lonnie Sims (R-Jenks) says House Bill 3655 supports both the growth and the...
Logic & Language, Forms & Facts: The Unimpeachable Case of the Word ‘Are’
Jan 27 2020 // Last year, I wrote a 12-part series of Insurance Journal columns based on my book “When Words Collide: Resolving Insurance Coverage and Claims Disputes” where I shared the principles and practices I’ve...
Industry Calls On Florida Lawmakers to Reform Lawsuit Abuse
Jan 27 2020 // Florida lawmakers are considering a number of insurance-focused issues over the course of the 60-day 2020 Legislative Session that started Jan. 14. At the top of the list for industry and consumer advocates are reforms to...
Truck, School Bus Collide in Arkansas, Injuring 9
Jan 23 2020 // Nine people were injured, including a child who was airlifted to a hospital, when a school bus and a dump truck collided Tuesday afternoon on a state highway in northeast Arkansas, authorities said. Arkansas State Police...
Branch Launches in Missouri, Offering Home, Auto Insurance
Jan 23 2020 // Columbus, Ohio-based Branch has launched statewide in Missouri, offering home and auto insurance. Branch said using technology and automation it has developed a way to bundle home and auto insurance with just two...
Is it a MORAL or MORALE hazard?
Jan 22 2020 // I just read a really interesting article about determining liability when there is a car accident involving an autonomous vehicle. The article presents some of the findings from a study done by Columbia Engineering and...
Virtual Auto Insurance Agency Insurify Raises $23M; Will Expand Into Home, Renters, Life
Jan 16 2020 // Digital auto insurance comparison agency Insurify announced it is expanding into home, renters and life insurance comparison. To help drive its expansion, the Cambridge, Mass.-based company said it has raised $23 million...
Florida Legislative Session 2020: Insurance Bills to Watch
Jan 16 2020 // The Florida insurance industry will be focused on several key issues this session, including reform for auto glass (windshield) assignment of benefits (AOB) abuse, reforms to the state’s legal system, as well as...
Florida Legislative Preview 2020: Industry Calls On Lawmakers to Reform Lawsuit Abuse
Jan 16 2020 // The Florida Legislature started its 2020 legislative session this week and lawmakers are set to consider a number of insurance-focused issues over the course of the 60-day period. At the top of the list for industry and...
Using Game Theory to Determine Who’s Liable: Autonomous Vehicle or Human Driver?
Jan 15 2020 // A recent decision by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on the March 2018 Uber crash that killed a pedestrian in Arizona split the blame among Uber, the company’s autonomous vehicle (AV), the safety...
Valuation of Manufactured Homes
Jan 15 2020 // Building valuation can be confusing at best. If you go to a real estate website like Zillow, it’ll give you an estimated market value for a building. It’s doubtful that anyone really knows how they come up with...
Washington Mom, Son Charged in Attempted Auto Insurance Fraud
Jan 14 2020 // Three people were charged in King County Superior Court in connection to two separate auto insurance fraud cases after investigations by Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s Criminal Investigations...
11 Dead After Storms Sweep Southern U.S., Midwest
Jan 13 2020 // Severe storms sweeping across southern portions of the U.S. and up into the Midwest were blamed Saturday in the deaths of at least 11 people, including two first responders, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain...
California Agent Sentenced for Stealing $174K in Premiums from Truck Drivers
Jan 10 2020 // Connie Free, 34, of Moreno Valley, Calif., was sentenced this week to 22 felony counts and one misdemeanor count including grand theft and forgery after reportedly stealing at least $174,000 in insurance premiums from 11...
