Latest Auto Headlines
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Arkansas Insurance Agents Name State Auto Company of the Year
Jun 27 2017 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas (IIAAR) selected Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Companies to receive the group’s Company of the Year award. State Auto was presented with the award at the...
Safety Groups Urge Government to Set Rules of Road for Driverless Vehicles
Jun 27 2017 // Basic rules of the road are needed before lawmakers allow companies from Apple Inc. to Ford Motor Co. to dramatically expand testing of self-driving cars, safety and consumer advocates will tell lawmakers today. Automakers...
Automakers Grapple with What To Do with Drivers in Autonomous Vehicles
Jun 26 2017 // Automakers are using tiny cameras, sensors to track drooping heads, steering wheel monitors and audible alerts to ensure drivers pay attention when using advanced driver assistance systems, like Tesla’s Autopilot,...
Weed Warning: Legalizing Marijuana Tied to Rise in Crashes in 3 States by HLDI
Jun 23 2017 // Legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado, Oregon and Washington has resulted in collision claim frequencies that are about three percent higher overall than would have been expected without legalization, a new...
UK Plans $1B-Plus Investment in Driverless & Electric Vehicle Technology
Jun 22 2017 // The UK government plans to invest more than 800 million pounds ($1 billion) in new driverless and zero-emission vehicle technology as it seeks to boost its economy while leaving the European Union. Investment in research...
Why Drivers Fear Driverless Cars
Jun 22 2017 // Davy Andrews is so adept at technology that he’s become the de facto IT troubleshooter in his office. But there’s one bit of tech he won’t touch: self-driving cars. “I wouldn’t want to be the...
South Carolina Sets Insurer Deadline Related to New Moped Safety Law
Jun 22 2017 // The South Carolina Department of Insurance has set a deadline for auto insurers in the state to meet the requirements of the recently passed moped safety legislation. The new moped law, which takes effect July 1, amends...
Kentucky Supreme Court Finds No Bad Faith as a Matter of Law in Auto Lawsuit
Jun 21 2017 // The Kentucky Supreme Court in Hollaway v. Direct General Ins. Co. Mississippi Inc., 497 S.W. 3d 733 (Ky. 2016), recently affirmed summary judgment that was granted in favor of the insurance company, finding that the...
Report Offers Details But No Finding of Cause of Tesla Crash
Jun 21 2017 // The Tesla Model S accident that last year sparked a debate about the car company’s partially autonomous driving tools resulted in a cloud of white dust as the sedan plowed underneath a tractor trailer, a witness told...
Michigan Court Rules for Westfield Insurance in ‘Employee v. Contractor’ Case
Jun 20 2017 // The Michigan Court of Appeals has reversed the ruling of a trial court in a case involving whether a commercial insurer or a personal insurer is responsible for paying no-fault personal injury protection benefits when a...
Rocket Ship, Flying Vehicle or Driverless Car? Guess Which Americans Fear Most
Jun 20 2017 // If the future were now, American travelers would feel safer on a rocket to space than being a passenger in a self-driving or autonomous vehicle, a survey by travel and specialty insurer Allianz Global Assistance USA...
Michigan Truck Driver Wins Appeal in ‘Transportational Use’ Insurance Case
Jun 19 2017 // The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Detroit-area man who is seeking insurance benefits for injuries suffered when he got out of his pickup truck. Daniel Kemp tore a calf muscle while stretching on his...
How Advertising Spend, Underwriting Results Relate to Auto Insurers’ New Business Yield: J.D. Power
Jun 19 2017 // Insurers with the strongest new business yield rates also have strong combined ratios in personal auto in the J.D. Power 2017 U.S. Insurance Shopping Study. We define new business yield rates as the proportion of...
Delaware Raises Minimum Auto Liability Limits for the First Time in 30 Years
Jun 19 2017 // Delaware Governor John Carney has signed into law legislation that will increase the state’s minimum auto liability insurance limits. The state last adjusted the minimum auto liability insurance limits approximately...
Two More Plead Guilty in Connecticut Auto Insurance Scam
Jun 19 2017 // Two Connecticut men have been convicted of staging car crashes to defraud insurance companies. Federal prosecutors say 32-year-old Mackenzy Noze, and 33-year-old Jonas Joseph, both of Norwich, Conn., were convicted by a...
2% Rate Hike Approved for North Carolina Auto Insurers
Jun 19 2017 // North Carolina’s insurance regulator says he’s reached a deal with auto insurers for a premium increase of just over 2 percent instead of the nearly 14 percent average increase companies sought in February. The...
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Jun 19 2017 // West Des Moines, Iowa-based GuideOne Insurance has named Jessica E. Clark as the company’s new chief executive officer. Bringing nearly 20 years of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance, Clark...
Uber’s Plans for Trucking Industry Hit Detours
Jun 16 2017 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s drive to become a major player in the trucking business is off to a bumpy start, with analysts and industry executives questioning what exactly the company can bring to the sprawling...
5-Year-Old Dies After Being Left in Arkansas Day Care Vehicle
Jun 15 2017 // A 5-year-old boy with developmental disabilities was found dead inside a daycare van where police said he’d been left all day in the sweltering heat, and an Arkansas agency has launched an investigation into why a...
New Chicago Program Aims to Reduce Car Crashes by 2026
Jun 15 2017 // Chicago officials are launching a new program to help reduce roadway crashes by 2026. Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office announced the program this week. Officials say it’ll approach traffic safety as a public health...
