Latest Auto Headlines
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Plymouth Rock Assurance to Acquire New Jersey’s Rider Insurance Company
Jul 17 2019 // Plymouth Rock Assurance has agreed to expand its investment in the motorcycle insurance segment with the acquisition of Rider Insurance Company, subject to regulatory approvals. A New Jersey-based motorcycle insurance...
State Farm Cuts Auto Insurance Rates in Hawaii
Jul 16 2019 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will cut its rates in Hawaii for the third time in two years, the company announced. As a result, its overall personal auto rate will drop by 2.6 percent. The total state-wide...
Missouri Governor Vetoes Repeal of Motorcycle Helmet Law
Jul 15 2019 // Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a bill that would have allowed some motorcycle riders to drive without helmets, citing opposition to an unrelated provision in the measure. The legislation would have repealed...
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research Debuts New Online Learning Experience
Jul 15 2019 // Austin, TX, July 15, 2019 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research launched a new and improved online learning experience that educates insurance and risk professionals about new changes,...
Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Bill on Suing Car Insurance Companies
Jul 12 2019 // Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has vetoed a bill that would have allowed individuals to sue auto insurers for triple damages if their vehicle is totaled. The Democratic governor says the bill, which is supported by...
5th Circuit: No Assertion that Drunken Driving Equals Intention to Crash
Jul 12 2019 // If a drunken motorist collides with another vehicle, can the incident truly be called an accident? A federal judge in Texas said “no” and dismissed a plaintiff’s lawsuit seeking punitive damages from...
Confie Acquires Southeast Auto Insurer Southern Harvest
Jul 12 2019 // Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, is acquiring Southern Harvest Insurance. The move will broaden Confie’s U.S. presence to include Georgia and further develop its presence in...
Volvo’s Autonomous Trucking Offer Bundles Pilots, Insurance, Services
Jul 10 2019 // Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo’s first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a technology that is years away from wide deployment. Driverless transportation has been...
Kemper Moving $16 Million of Collector Vehicle Business to Hagerty
Jul 10 2019 // Specialty insurer Kemper Corp. has entered into an agreement to move its Classic Collectors book of business to specialist Hagerty, a leader in the collector vehicle insurance market, The book of business generated...
Employees in Arizona City to Use Self-Driving Cars for Work Rides
Jul 9 2019 // Dozens of city employees in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Chandler will use self-driving vehicles at work in partnership with Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company. The partnership will begin this month as Chandler...
Trump Administration to Ease Rules on Truckers’ Maximum Hours on Road
Jul 3 2019 // Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania. He’d reached the maximum number of hours in a day he’s allowed to be on duty. Francois couldn’t...
New Hanover Prestige Brand Targets High-Value Personal Lines Market
Jul 3 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched Hanover Prestige – a high-value personal lines market for home, auto and condominiums. Hanover Prestige offers insurance protection, high-quality care and service, along...
Consumer Group Warns of Off-Road Vehicle Fatalities as July 4 Fun Begins
Jul 2 2019 // As summer begins, and as the July 4th holiday approaches, the Consumer Federation of America is issuing an alert to off-highway vehicle riders to operate their vehicles with caution. According to data gathered by CFA from...
Official: Derailed Train Car at Canada/Michigan Border Leaked Sulfuric Acid
Jul 1 2019 // About 13,700 gallons of sulfuric acid has spilled from one of about 40 freight train cars that derailed in an international tunnel connecting Michigan and Canada. Canadian National Railway spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says...
Anxiety, Policy Limits Rising Ahead of California’s Sweeping Data Privacy Law
Jul 1 2019 // Robert L. Wallan’s clients are keeping him quite busy as they fret about the implementation next year of the nation’s most far-reaching data privacy law, which gives California consumers more control over their...
Louisiana Law Strengthens Policyholder Choice of Auto Repair Shops
Jul 1 2019 // A new law in Louisiana aims to ensure that auto insurance policyholders have the option to choose a particular motor vehicle repair shop. Under Act 317 (House Bill 411), which has been signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards,...
Auto Insurance Rates Going Down in Louisiana
Jul 1 2019 // Two more carriers are planning to lower their auto insurance rates in Louisiana, the state’s insurance department reported in June. Both Progressive Security Insurance Co. and Louisiana Farm Bureau have filed to...
Direct Auto Purchasers Show Better Carrier ‘Satisfaction’: J.D. Power
Jul 1 2019 // U.S. auto insurance consumers are quite happy about their coverage, and a growing shift to direct-to-consumer models has driven much of their good feelings. In a new report, J.D. Power says overall customer satisfaction...
Resolving Claim Disputes: Step 1…The RTFP Doctrine
Jul 1 2019 // If you have been following this 12-part series, welcome to the home stretch. In the first six articles, we’ve examined why claims are denied and how to avoid or prevent such denials, concluding with an introduction...
Company in Fatal Biker Crash in New Hampshire Has History of Violations
Jun 28 2019 // The company that employed a Ukrainian-born truck driver whose collision with motorcyclists in New Hampshire left seven dead has a history of violations including mechanical problems and drug-related infractions. Volodymyr...
