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States Getting More Active on Autonomous Vehicle Rules, Says PCI Director
May 22 2017 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Thinking about the rules of the road for a time when autonomous vehicles dominate the landscape is probably like envisioning a horseless carriage on the plains of the Old West. But that...
Florida Motorcyclist Injured After Collision With 10-Foot Gator
May 22 2017 // A man riding a motorcycle hit an alligator that was crossing a rural Florida road, throwing him from his bike. The Florida Highway Patrol said in a news release that 27-year-old Calun Nelson was riding his motorcycle south...
South Carolina to Enact Moped Safety Law
May 22 2017 // Gov. Henry McMaster signed a moped safety law Friday that allows intoxicated drivers to be prosecuted for drunken driving and requires teens to wear a helmet. McMaster’s signature capped a seven-year effort to close...
Michigan High Court Rejects Appeal Over Auto Insurance Fund Records
May 19 2017 // There will be no sunlight on the records of an auto insurance fund that touches every Michigan driver. The Michigan Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a coalition of health care, labor and consumer groups. The...
How Autonomous Vehicles Will Grow Auto Insurance Before Shrinking It
May 19 2017 // Insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles will bring $81 billion in new premiums to the insurance industry over the next eight years, according to a report from Accenture and Stevens Institute of Technology. These...
Volvo Tests Autonomous Garbage Truck for Use in Cities
May 19 2017 // Volvo Group is working with Swedish waste and recycling specialist Renova to develop an autonomous garbage collection truck for use in urban areas. The project explores how automation can contribute “to enhanced...
New York Woman Whose Car Damaged by Target Red Ball Files $100K Suit
May 18 2017 // A New York woman has sued the Target corporation after one of its two-ton red balls rolled into her driver’s side door. Eileen Grady claims in her lawsuit that the company “knew or should have known” the...
New York Looks to Limit Auto Insurance Rating Factors
May 18 2017 // New York state is moving to restrict the ability of auto insurers to use a customer’s job or education to set premiums. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the proposed regulation Tuesday. The Democrat says it’s...
Mass. Court Finds Defendant Guilty of Insurance Fraud in Car Accident Case
May 16 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to charge the defendant in a case involving a Boston car accident with motor vehicle insurance fraud. However, the Appeals Court reversed the...
Legal and Image Woes Mount For Uber in California
May 15 2017 // A rare order from a federal judge alerting prosecutors to possible criminal misconduct by Uber or a key executive deepens the turmoil swirling around the ridesharing company at a time when it’s grappling with other...
Autonomous Vehicle Testing to Begin in New York State
May 15 2017 // New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that New York is now accepting applications from companies interested in testing or demonstrating autonomous vehicles on public roads. Included in the fiscal year 2018...
As Auto Insurance Sales Stagnate, Carriers Turn to Agents: J.D. Power
May 15 2017 // Amid a second straight year of stagnant auto insurance shopping activity and modest rate increases, auto insurance companies have grown increasingly reliant on great customer service, personalized advice and strong agents...
Massachusetts Court Sides with Norfolk & Dedham in Personal Injury Suit
May 15 2017 // The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld a Superior Court decision that defendant, Norfolk & Dedham Mutual Fire Insurance Co., did not engage in unfair settlement practices in its handling of a personal injury claim....
How ‘Exposure Data Tracking’ Is Taking Over Personal Lines Insurance
May 12 2017 // Today’s insurers want to be there for their customers—literally. With sensors of various kinds in policyholders’ cars, homes and personal devices, “exposure data tracking” is rapidly becoming a...
Heffernan Names Van Aken Assistant Vice President in California
May 11 2017 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has named Michelle Van Aken assistant vice president in the benefits department of the Menlo Park, Calif. office. Van Aken brings has more than a decade of employee benefits experience ranging...
Police: Vehicle Thefts in Bismarck, North Dakota, Doubled Last Year
May 10 2017 // Bismarck, N.D., police say the number of motor vehicle thefts more than doubled last year. A new report that compiles crime statistics for the city shows 309 vehicles were stolen in Bismarck last year, compared with 154 in...
3 Key Activities to Prepare for Autonomous Vehicles
May 10 2017 // This week’s post has been something of a struggle for me. I’ve had to catch up on a lot of terminology and the progress that has been made in the autonomous vehicle world. In way, it has always seemed like...
67 Guns Stolen Off Delivery Truck Outside Mississippi Sporting Goods Store
May 10 2017 // Authorities in north Mississippi say 67 guns were stolen from a tractor-trailer that was waiting to deliver the firearms to a sporting goods store. The Commercial Appeal reports that 61 handguns six other firearms were...
Arkansas Woman Pleads Guilty in Fake U-Haul Crash Case
May 8 2017 // An Little Rock woman has negotiated a plea in an insurance fraud case involving a 2015 reported car accident involving a U-Haul rental vehicle and fraudulent insurance claims, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr...
Two People Killed at Massachusetts Indoor Auto Auction Identified
May 8 2017 // Two Rhode Island residents were identified Thursday as victims of a deadly crash at a crowded indoor automobile auction in Massachusetts. Three people died Wednesday when an SUV being shown to prospective buyers suddenly...
