Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Declarations
Aug 7 2017 // Egregious Fallony “The Fallons’ alleged theft from injured workers is particularly egregious. By stealing from injured workers who depend on the funds for future care, the Fallons may have left many victims...
How Insurers Can Tap into New Revenue Streams by Using ‘Data Exhaust’
Aug 7 2017 // The chief executive officer of Quandl is on a mission to let insurance companies know that their data is valuable and professional investors will pay them for it. But a lot of insurers are oblivious to that...
From Here to Autonomy Morality and Retirement Timeline for Auto Insurance Pros
Aug 7 2017 // While the media, ethicists and perhaps the public like to ponder whether a self-driving car in a crisis should be programmed to hit a group of nuns crossing the street or hit a bus full of schoolkids, the drive toward...
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Urges Consumers to Review Their Auto Insurance
Aug 7 2017 // The proliferation of usage-based insurance options, recent changes in driving behavior and more available transportation options are reasons Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is urging Pennsylvania drivers to review...
New York Regulator Subpoenas Wells Fargo Over Unwanted Auto Insurance
Aug 3 2017 // New York state’s banking and insurance regulator issued subpoenas on Tuesday to two Wells Fargo & Co units after the bank said it had sold auto insurance to hundreds of thousands of customers who did not need...
Democrats Want to Question Wells Fargo on Auto Insurance Sales
Aug 3 2017 // Democratic lawmakers pushed on Tuesday for another chance to question Wells Fargo & Co.’s leadership about sales practices after the scandal-hit bank said it forced auto insurance on borrowers who did not need...
Allstate Doubles Q2 Profit
Aug 2 2017 // Allstate saw its profit more than double thanks to increased premiums, strong investment results and lower auto insurance claims frequency. Net income was $550 million for the second quarter of 2017 compared to $242...
Wells Fargo Faces Lawsuit Alleging Fraud Over Unwanted Car Insurance Sales
Aug 1 2017 // A new lawsuit accuses Wells Fargo & Co. of racketeering violations and fraud after the bank admitted to charging several hundred thousand borrowers for auto insurance they did not ask for or need, causing many...
Wells Fargo’s Latest Scandal: Selling Customers Auto Insurance They Didn’t Need
Jul 31 2017 // Fraudulent bank accounts, bogus credit cards, compromised customer data and, now, unwanted car insurance. Wells Fargo & Co., it seems, just can’t stay out of trouble. News late last week that the lender may have...
At Labor’s Urging, House Bill to Speed Self-Driving Vehicles Exempts Trucks
Jul 31 2017 // Labor unions are urging a slowdown as lawmakers fast track legislation to allow self-driving vehicles on the road, a potential boon to some union jobs and an existential threat to others. The House Energy & Commerce...
From Here to Autonomy: Morality and Retirement Timeline for Auto Insurance Pros
Jul 28 2017 // While the media, ethicists and perhaps the public like to ponder whether a self-driving car in a crisis should be programmed to hit a group of nuns crossing the street or hit a bus full of schoolkids, the drive toward...
AmWINS Launches Site Pollution Liability Program for Small Auto Servicing Firms
Jul 28 2017 // AmWINS Program Underwriters has launched a new stand-alone site pollution liability program to offer a streamlined alternative for small auto servicing entities to obtain site pollution liability coverage. The program,...
4 People Charged in Connection With String of Mississippi Auto Burglaries
Jul 27 2017 // Authorities say four people in Mississippi have been charged in connection with several auto burglaries that took place over a five-hour period. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell said in a press release that there were 11...
UK to Ban Sales of Fossil Fuel Powered Cars by 2040 to Cut Air Pollution
Jul 26 2017 // The UK became the latest European country to mark the end of the line for diesel and gasoline fueled cars as automakers such as Volvo race to build electric vehicles or face the consequences of getting left behind. In...
New York Rail Design Cited for Boosting Death Toll in 2015 Crash
Jul 25 2017 // The design of the New York region’s Metro-North Railroad power supply is among the reasons a 2015 accident between a train and a vehicle was so deadly, U.S. investigators are poised to conclude. The National...
Australia Watchdog Examines if Recalled Air Bags Were Replaced by Faulty Devices
Jul 25 2017 // Australia’s consumer watchdog said on Monday it was urgently seeking information from the government regulator and car manufacturers after a magazine reported that recalled Takata air bags were being replaced by...
Insurers Pummeled by Car Dealers’ Claims for Hail-Damaged Vehicles
Jul 24 2017 // A hailstorm that pounded down on a Subaru dealership in Plano, Texas, barely lasted 30 minutes, but left behind a trail of smashed windows, dented hoods and millions of dollars’ worth of claims for an insurer to...
Ride-Hail Firm Lyft Enters Race to Manufacture Autonomous Cars
Jul 24 2017 // Ride-hailing provider Lyft Inc., emboldened by public stumbles by larger rival Uber Technologies Inc., is taking the leap into developing its own fully autonomous vehicles. Lyft is opening a self-driving vehicle...
Driverless Car Technology and Its Impact in New York
Jul 24 2017 // New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in May signed a budget bill into law allowing self-driving and self-parking cars to be tested for one year on New York public highways. Prior to this law going into effect, the technology was...
Nonstandard Auto Market Continues to Fall; Sector Posts Worst Loss Ratio in Decade: A.M. Best
Jul 24 2017 // Loss ratios and operating ratios for the U.S. nonstandard auto insurance market fell to their worst levels in a decade, according to a new report from A.M. Best. Escalating repair and medical costs, deteriorating highway...
