Latest Auto Headlines
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Wells Fargo Settling California Car Loan Suit for $385M
Jun 17 2019 // Wells Fargo has agreed to pay at least $385 million to settle a California lawsuit alleging it signed up thousands of auto loan customers for costly car insurance without their consent, resulting in many having their...
Progressive Approved for 2.2% Auto Insurance Rate Decrease in Louisiana
Jun 13 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved a filing by Progressive Security Insurance Co. for a 2.2% rate decrease on new and renewal auto insurance business in the state. The decreases will take effect in...
2 Charged with Insurance Fraud Linked to Alleged Staged Crashes in North Dakota
Jun 12 2019 // In separate cases involving alleged staged accidents, two individuals have been charged in North Dakota with insurance fraud totaling nearly $29,000. The North Dakota Department of Insurance reported that charges were...
How Much Insurance is Enough?
Jun 12 2019 // Have you ever thought about how much insurance a person should buy? If you ask the agent, she might tell you that they should buy as much as they can afford. If you ask the underwriter, he might tell you that they should...
Motorbike Taxi Firms to Offer E-payment, Insurance Services in West Africa
Jun 12 2019 // Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi firms in Asia can be replicated in some of the fastest growing countries in the...
Moose Vs. Auto Incidents on Rise in Western Wyoming
Jun 11 2019 // Cars and trucks are killing a lot of moose near an intersection in western Wyoming. Recently vehicles killed two moose in a week near the intersection of Wyoming highways 22 and 390 a few miles (5 kilometers) west of...
How Insurers Are Digitizing Claims with Apps, Photos, Videos, E-Payments and More
Jun 11 2019 // The digital transformation of the insurance industry isn’t just for insurtech startups any more. At Allstate, 60 percent of claims are now filed with a cell phone application that allows policyholders to take photos...
Most U.S. Commercial Insurance Prices Rose Again in Q1; Auto, D&O Lead the Pack
Jun 11 2019 // Commercial insurance prices in the U.S. increased in the first quarter about 2%, according to insurance broker and advisor Willis Towers Watson. The company’s Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey (CLIPS) survey...
Wells Fargo Settling California Car Loan Suit for $385M
Jun 10 2019 // Wells Fargo has agreed to pay at least $385 million to settle a California lawsuit alleging it signed up thousands of auto loan customers for costly car insurance without their consent, resulting in many having their...
Nine Hospitalized When Subway Car Derails in Boston
Jun 10 2019 // A subway car has derailed in Boston, sending nine people to the hospital. Local emergency officials said none of the injuries are life-threatening. Officials with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said the...
Florida Teacher Accused of Staging Accident in $15K Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 10 2019 // A Florida elementary school teacher was arrested on multiple felony charges including insurance fraud and organized scheme to defraud for allegedly staging a fake car accident in a local Publix parking lot, according to a...
Wells Fargo Settles Auto Insurance Scam for $385 Million
Jun 7 2019 // Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay at least $385 million to customers who say they were signed up for auto insurance without their knowledge or consent when they took out a car loan. Terms of the proposed settlement,...
Prime Property & Casualty Enters Kansas Commercial Auto Market
Jun 6 2019 // Prime Property & Casualty Insurance Inc. (PPCI) has entered the Kansas commercial auto insurance market as an admitted carrier specializing in distressed and substandard risks. With PPCI, producers now have an...
Auto, Homeowner Claims from Severe Midwest Weather Add Up for State Farm
Jun 5 2019 // State Farm said last week it had received over 6,000 homeowner claims and more than 5,000 auto claims related to severe weather that pummeled the Midwest on May 27 and 28. The company reported around 6,110 total homeowner...
Washington Couple Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud
Jun 3 2019 // Brittany Jones and Steven Jones, of Marysville, Wash., each were charged with one count of filing a false insurance claim in Snohomish County Superior Court on May 14. The charges stem from an auto insurance claim and...
Work History. Does It Really Matter?
Jun 3 2019 // When looking to hire a new employee, their previous experience is always a first criteria. Have they worked in insurance? Do they have a least five years’ experience? These are relevant questions to ask. Maybe not...
Auto Insurance Posts Best Results in 5 Years: Fitch
Jun 3 2019 // U.S. personal lines insurance saw strong premium growth of 8% in 2018 and the sector’s statutory combined ratio of 99% for 2018 represented the market’s best results since 2013, according to a new special...
Gov.: Care for Injured Drivers in Michigan Will ‘Still Be There’ After Insurance Overhaul
May 30 2019 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on May 28 defended a pending overhaul of the state’s auto insurance law, saying treatment for injured drivers will “still be there” if they forego what has been a...
Dump Truck Crashes Into Gloria Estefan Recording Studio in Miami, Injures 2
May 29 2019 // Authorities say a dump truck hit a sports utility vehicle before crashing into a recording studio owned by Gloria and Emilio Estefan. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue tweeted that two people were taken to the hospital and two others...
How Autonomous Vehicles Improve Traffic Flow
May 29 2019 // A fleet of driverless cars working together to keep traffic moving smoothly can improve overall traffic flow by at least 35 percent, researchers have shown. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, programmed a...
