Latest Auto Headlines
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What Drivers Need in Order to Avoid Crash If Autonomous Systems Fail
Oct 4 2016 // People operating self-driving cars need at least six seconds and some cues from the vehicle to “get back in the loop” and take control in time to avoid an accident, researchers say. There are already partially...
AIG Exiting Home, Personal Accident, Group Life In Brazil; Porto Seguro to Get Auto Policies
Oct 4 2016 // American International Group Inc.’s business in Brazil agreed to transfer about 25,000 auto policies to a unit of Porto Seguro SA as the U.S. company scales back its international businesses. The deal is subject to...
Tesla Says Autpilot Not at Fault in Crash with Bus in Germany
Oct 3 2016 // A Tesla Motors Inc. car operating under Autopilot collided with a bus in northern Germany, but the electric car maker said a collision was unavoidable because the bus swerved into the vehicle’s lane. The incident...
Young, Old Adults Respond Similarly When Taking Control of Semi-Autonomous Vehicle
Oct 3 2016 // New research from North Carolina State University finds that older adults have comparable response times to young adults when tasked with taking control of a semi-autonomous vehicle. “Before we see fully autonomous...
Worldwide Facilities Adds Motor Truck Cargo/Auto Physical Damage Program
Oct 3 2016 // National wholesale insurance broker and managing general agent Worldwide Facilities is now offering a motor truck cargo/auto physical damage program significantly expanding its offerings to commercial transportation...
Autonomous Vehicles Involved in Arizona Crashes
Oct 3 2016 // Google says three of its self-driving vehicles were involved in crashes in the Phoenix, Arizona, metro area in August. The California-based company says its drivers were manually controlling the vehicles during two of the...
California School Creates Degree for Self-Driving Car Engineers
Oct 3 2016 // Auto and tech companies are in a race to get self-driving cars to the public, but as with many cutting-edge technologies, there aren’t enough trained engineers to meet the demand for talent. So Mountain View,...
Insurance Implications of Autonomous Vehicle Rollout
Oct 3 2016 // California is no longer the heartland for testing autonomous cars. The first commercial deployment of self-driving cars in the U.S. is already happening in Pittsburgh, where Uber is offering its customers the opportunity...
Former Michigan Agent Ordered to Stop Selling Fake Auto Insurance
Oct 3 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency. DIFS issued cease and desist...
Greenberg: Managers’ Concerns Fueled Auto Warranty Reinsurance Deal
Sep 30 2016 // Less than an hour into the third day of testimony in the fraud trial of former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the judge took the reins. New York State Supreme Court Justice...
Arkansas Woman Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Insurance Fraud
Sep 29 2016 // A Little Rock, Arkansas, woman has been sentenced to a three-year prison sentence after being convicted of felony insurance fraud in a case involving a reported car accident involving a U-Haul rental vehicle. The Arkansas...
Greenberg Pressed for Details on Auto-Warranty Program in Reinsurance Trial
Sep 29 2016 // A New York state court judge warned Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, the 91-year-old former chairman of American International Group Inc., that his fraud trial might last a year unless he answered questions more...
Police: Artifacts Damaged as Vehicle Crashes into Oklahoma Museum
Sep 28 2016 // Police say a vehicle has crashed into an Enid, Oklahoma, museum and caused extensive damage to the building and irreplaceable artifacts inside. KOCO-TV reports that a driver lost control of his vehicle early Saturday...
Rash of Property, Auto Fires in Arkansas Town Thought to Be Arson
Sep 27 2016 // Police in Helena-West Helena, Ark., say six separate fires that caused about $120,000 in property damage are being investigated as arson. The first occurred on Friday close to a public housing development where...
The State of Property Crime in U.S.
Sep 27 2016 // Property crimes resulted in losses of $14.3 billion in the U.S. in 2015, with $4.9 billion of those losses due to motor vehicle thefts, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. The FBI report,...
Report: Some Illinois Insurance Companies Forcing Roof Replacements
Sep 26 2016 // When Dennis Roberts’ car insurance started getting a bit too expensive, he did what a lot of consumers do and shopped around. Then he picked a new company and switched both his home and auto coverage, never expecting...
U.S. Autonomous Vehicle Policy Attempts to Straddle Lanes of Safety and Innovation
Sep 22 2016 // The new U.S. policy on self-driving cars received a mixed reaction from highway-safety advocates who acknowledged the life-saving potential though warned of a world of “human guinea pigs.” The Transportation...
AAIS Files New Standardized Personal Auto Program Nationwide
Sep 22 2016 // American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a national not-for-profit insurance advisory organization governed by its member companies, announced the filing and approval of a new standardized Personal Auto Program...
Michigan Orders Former Agent to Stop Selling Fake Auto Insurance Certificates
Sep 21 2016 // The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) has ordered a Farmington man to stop selling fraudulent automobile insurance certificates through his company, SBS Agency. DIFS issued cease and desist...
Answer Financial’s Beard Joins Car Insurance Comparison Markeplace, The Zebra
Sep 21 2016 // Austin, Texas-based car insurance comparison marketplace, The Zebra, has added Steve Beard as vice president of sales operations. Beard joins The Zebra after directing carrier relations at Answer Financial, which was...
