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Direct-to-Consumer Auto Insurers Grabbing Market Share
Apr 25 2019 // Direct-to-consumer auto insurers appear to be gaining serious market traction, according to a report from J.D. Power. The firm reports that auto insurance revenue hit $245 billion in 2018, reflecting industrywide growth of...
NTSB Cites Poor Planning for Toy Run Crash That Killed Two in Maine
Apr 25 2019 // The National Transportation Safety Board faults law enforcement planning in a report on a double fatal crash during the United Bikers of Maine Toy Run in September 2017. The report, released Tuesday, said an unsafe...
Brightway Insurance Opens New Agencies in Florida, Tennessee
Apr 25 2019 // Brightway Insurance opened new stores in Florida and Tennessee on April 15. The new franchise owners include: Steve Moser Steve Moser who opened Brightway, The Steve Moser Agency of Belle Meade in Nashville, Tennessee....
Wading Through Coverage Differences in Expanding Private Flood Insurance
Apr 24 2019 // It has been a long-held insurance axiom that flood is not considered an insurable peril due to its potentially catastrophic nature. Here is what the report, “Affordability of National Flood Insurance Program...
Oregon Crash Kills Uber Passenger
Apr 23 2019 // Portland, Ore. police say a man driving a stolen pickup truck 100 mph crashed into a sport-utility vehicle, killing an Uber passenger. Police believe the pickup truck driver was under the influence of intoxicants when he...
Cops Draw Blood to Catch Impaired Drivers
Apr 23 2019 // It was about 6:30 on a Friday night in January when Phoenix Police Det. Kemp Layden pulled over a white Jeep Cherokee that was speeding and weaving in and out of its lane. The 47-year-old driver spoke slowly, his eyes were...
Commuter Train Hits Truck in Massachusetts, Injuring Three
Apr 23 2019 // Officials in Bridgewater, Mass., say a pickup truck with three people inside was hit by a commuter rail train after the truck driver apparently went around a railroad crossing gate. The Boston Globe reports the accident...
Murder of South Carolina College Student Prompts Uber Safety Changes
Apr 22 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. said it was rolling out new safety features to help riders avoid fake rideshare drivers, two weeks after the murder of a college student who got into her killer’s car mistakenly believing it...
Car Sharing Lobbyists Battle Car Renting Lobbyists, Driving State Lawmakers Crazy
Apr 19 2019 // The bill that turned Illinois into the focal point of a bitter debate over car-sharing last year started as a proposal about what happens when a rental car is stolen. The legislation, which would allow rental companies to...
Stolen High-End Cars Recovered in Chicago Car-Sharing Fraud
Apr 18 2019 // Daimler AG and BMW AG’s joint car-sharing and mobility business has suspended service in Chicago after a fraud incident. Some vehicles may have been rented using deceptive means through Share Now’s mobile app,...
Driving in Georgia While Sitting in California; Remote Control Beats Autonomy
Apr 18 2019 // For four days in February, Ben Shukman showed up to his office at Phantom Auto in Mountain View, California, sat down in front of a bank of computer screens with a steering wheel in a darkened room, and began driving. As...
Digital or Plastic? Or Both? States Experiment with Driver’s Licenses
Apr 17 2019 // Millions of people may be able to show their smartphones rather than a plastic card to prove they’re legit to drive, vote or buy a beer in coming years. Louisiana in July became the first state to make digital...
Investor’s World-Famous Porsche Collection Damaged in N.C. Gas Explosion
Apr 16 2019 // The gas explosion that killed one person and injured 25 others in North Carolina also damaged a building that houses a rarely seen but world famous collection of Porsches. The Ingram Collection is housed next to the...
Why Uber ‘Depends Heavily’ on Insurance
Apr 15 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc., on its way to an initial public offering that some media reports say could raise $10 billion, might not be in the position it is in without insurance. “Our business depends heavily on...
Americans Still Don’t Trust Autonomous Vehicles, Reuters Poll Shows
Apr 15 2019 // Half of U.S. adults think automated vehicles are more dangerous than traditional vehicles operated by people, while nearly two-thirds said they would not buy a fully autonomous vehicle, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos...
Commercial Auto Forecast Improves, But Not Much: A.M. Best
Apr 15 2019 // A.M. Best maintains its negative outlook for the U.S. commercial auto insurance market even though its analysts believe it should improve somewhat in 2019. That forecast stems from commercial auto insurers having taken...
Assignment of Benefits Reform Moves Forward as Florida House Passes Measure
Apr 12 2019 // Assignment of benefits reform legislation progressed in the Florida legislature yesterday. Lawmakers passed House Bill 7065, one of two key pieces of insurance industry-supported legislation – the other being its...
Charges Issued Against Pennsylvania’s Hooked Inc. for Illegal Towing Practices
Apr 11 2019 // Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced charges against Hooked Inc. and owner Joseph Moreno for corrupt organization, deceptive or fraudulent business practices, four counts of insurance fraud, four...
Florida Could Expand Self-Driving Car Law
Apr 10 2019 // Self-driving vehicles could be operated in Florida without a human backup under a bill approved by a House committee last week, which could pave the way for companies like Uber and Lyft to deploy fleets of driverless...
Uber, Before IPO, Joins Others in Adjusting Timeline for Driverless Cars
Apr 9 2019 // Uber Technologies Inc. expects it will be a long time before one of its biggest investments, self-driving cars, is ready for wide-scale deployment, a senior scientist said on Monday, as the ride-sharing firm gears up to go...
