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#1 Staff Cuts Help Fuel GEICO Profit; Auto Insurer Not ‘Pouring Money’ Into AI
May 5 2025 // He’s not yet ready to declare “mission accomplished,” but Ajit Jain, vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, said the conglomerate’s personal auto insurer, GEICO, is no longer...
#2 Truck Driver Acquitted in Bikers’ Deaths Sentenced for Prior Impaired Driving Charge
Apr 17 2025 // A commercial truck driver who was acquitted in the 2019 deaths of seven motorcyclists in New Hampshire pleaded guilty and was sentenced Monday for driving under the influence in Connecticut a month before the deadly crash...
#3 Legal System Abuse Hammers Truck Insurance
Nov 4 2024 // The U.S. trucking industry has been shaken to its foundations. A welter of external challenges catalyzed the failure of approximately 88,000 trucking firms in 2023. That is 10% of the nation’s trucking companies. The...
#4 Communities Hold Breath as Companies Struggle With California’s Diesel Truck Ban
Dec 13 2024 // Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring...
#5 China Bans ‘Smart’ and ‘Autonomous’ Driving Terms From Vehicle Ads
Apr 17 2025 // China is banning automakers from using the terms “smart driving” and “autonomous driving” when they advertise driving assistance features, and will tighten rules around such technology upgrades, the...
#6 State Farm 2024 Underwriting Losses Shrink on Auto Results
Mar 3 2025 // After reporting underwriting losses of $13 billion in 2022 and $14 billion in 2023, State Farm recorded another underwriting loss for 2024—but narrowed it thanks to its auto insurance results. State Farm reported a 2024...
#7 Efforts to Build More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Nevada Sputtering
Sep 25 2024 // At the 2016 dedication of the first state-sponsored electric vehicle charging station in Beatty, former Gov. Brian Sandoval demonstrated how easy it was to charge an electric Ford Focus. “This is the first electric...
#8 Maine Weighs What to Do When Religion Collides With Auto Insurance
May 13 2025 // Maine lawmakers today are expected to consider a measure that would allow followers of the Mennonite religion to self-insure for motor vehicle insurance. Rep. Steve Foster (R-Dexter) introduced the bill on behalf of his...
#9 New Orleans Barriers to Prevent Vehicle Attacks Were in the Process of Being Replaced
Jan 3 2025 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Seven years ago, New Orleans officials began installing adjustable barriers at intersections in the famed French Quarter to temporarily prevent vehicles from entering the tourist area where the narrow...
#10 GEICO Can’t Sue or Void Invoices from Auto Glass Shops, Florida Supreme Court Says
Sep 26 2024 // In the long war between auto insurers and windshield repair shops, the Florida Supreme Court this week sided with glass companies, leaving GEICO with little choice but to ask lawmakers to change the law if it feels repair...
#11 Blacks and Hispanics Pay More for Auto Insurance. Study Tries to Answer Why.
Nov 21 2024 // A new study examining potential unintentional bias in auto insurance finds that while Black and Hispanic drivers pay more than other drivers for coverage, they also have more claims and driving infractions. The...
#12 Commercial Auto Insurance Profit Struggles Continue
Jul 15 2024 // The commercial auto insurance segment maintained its place as a weaker-performing U.S. property/casualty insurance product line in 2023. Despite successive periods of pricing and underwriting actions, commercial auto has...
#13 Industry Critiques Trump’s Auto Insurance Rate Data, Promise to Cut Premiums
Sep 19 2024 // A comment and promise made by former President Donald Trump on Tuesday received a lot of not-so-positive attention from the insurance industry. “Your Automobile Insurance is up 73% — VOTE FOR TRUMP, I’LL CUT...
#14 Texas Man Suing Tennessee Titans Player Over Shooting at Car Lot
Apr 14 2025 // A Texas man who says Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed or his personal assistant shot at him while he was sitting inside a Mercedes-Benz on a dealer lot in December is suing the two-time Super Bowl champ for at least...
#15 No Workers’ Comp for Employee Injured When Vehicle Crashed Through Her Office Wall
Jun 28 2024 // An employee at the Virginia Department of Health who was seriously injured when a vehicle crashed through the wall of her first floor office is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia...
#16 US Auto Insurance Market on the Mend; Homeowners Line Volatile: Fitch
Jun 7 2024 // The U.S. personal insurance sector is positioned for improving underwriting performance in 2024. According to Fitch’s latest U.S. Personal Lines Market Update, the change is predicted amid signs that the previous...
#17 Lemonade: 700K Customers on the Car Insurance Waitlist
Apr 2 2025 // While Allstate’s CEO Tom Wilson named GEICO and Progressive when asked about the ability to grow auto insurance in 2025 as competitors do the same, no one on Allstate or Progressive’s earning calls addressed...
#18 Hollywood Car Stunts Turn Into Real Crimes With Street Takeovers
Sep 30 2024 // California, the birthplace of hot rod culture and televised police chases, is cracking down on a surge in deadly street takeovers. Often organized through social media, these chaotic events — also known as sideshows —...
#19 California Plans to Rev up Sales of Electric Motorcycles
Oct 31 2024 // At New Century Motorcycles in Alhambra, a handful of electric motorcycles are relegated to the back of the store, tucked behind the dirt bikes. The store sells one a month, at most, a salesperson said. Motorcyclists have...
#20 Orchestrator of $60 Million New York Auto Insurance Fraud Gets 10 Years in Prison
Jun 4 2024 // A New Jersey man who orchestrated a 13-year long, $60 million no-fault automobile insurance scam in New York has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Bradley Pierre was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe...
