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Reinsurance Industry Faces Uncertain Future as Time Moves On
Jul 2 2015 // It’s around two months until the annual Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, where the reinsurers, brokers, carriers, lawyers, accountants and cat modelers discuss the state of their industry. That industry, until...
Truck Driver in Deadly Tennessee Crash Cited in Florida Previous Day
Jul 2 2015 // Authorities say a truck driver who slammed into numerous stopped cars outside of Chattanooga, Tenn., last week, killing six, had been cited for careless driving in Florida the previous day. According to a Florida Highway...
Bill Allowing Uber to Stay in South Carolina is Officially Law
Jul 2 2015 // Uber is staying in South Carolina. After the transportation network company (TNC) was halted by the state’s Public Service Commission in January and then granted a temporary license through June 30, South Carolina...
Many Ignition Switch Claimants Excluded from GM Compensation Fund
Jul 1 2015 // Ben Pillars always wondered why his wife crashed her Pontiac Grand Am in 2005, sending her into a coma from which she never recovered. Then last year, General Motors Co. recalled the car for a faulty ignition switch and...
Loyalty to Insurer Doesn’t Always Pay Off for Drivers
Jun 30 2015 // When Jonathan G. Stein became unhappy with his long-time car insurance carrier earlier this year, the 41-year-old lawyer from Elk Grove, California switched to a new company. How was he rewarded for his disloyalty after...
N.J. Man Sentenced for Insurance Fraud Over Damage Done to Car
Jun 29 2015 // A Newark, New Jersey, man who committed insurance fraud is now headed to prison. New Jersey state authorities say Derrick Smith recently received a three-year sentence. Smith sought more than $15,000 from his insurer for...
Study: Social Posts Provide Clues to Millennials’ Attitudes
Jun 26 2015 // A study of social media posts of millennials — those aged 20 to 35 — found that when this group shares financial concerns online their anxiety decreases significantly even when a purchase or transaction is a completely...
Two Self-Driving Cars Avoid Collision, Says Passenger
Jun 26 2015 // Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google Inc. and the other by Delphi Automotive Plc, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive told Reuters on Thursday. It was...
Hiscox Strengthens UK Motor Offering with Purchase of RH Specialist Insurance
Jun 26 2015 // Bermuda-based specialist insurer Hiscox announced it has reached an agreement with Willis to acquire its specialist UK classic car business, RH Specialist Insurance. This acquisition complements Hiscox’s existing...
Penn. Advises Rideshare Drivers to Carefully Examine Insurance Coverage
Jun 25 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is urging potential drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft to consult with their insurance companies to ensure adequate coverage for themselves and...
7 in California and Washington Charged With 100+ Counts of Auto Insurance
Jun 24 2015 // Seven people in California and Washington were arrested for allegedly conspiring to defraud eight insurance companies by submitting fraudulent auto insurance claims totaling more than $175,000. Detectives from the...
Top 10 Metro Areas for Vehicle Theft
Jun 24 2015 // Although vehicle thefts are down dramatically around the nation, there are still particular areas where thieves thrive. California’s San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) had the...
USAA Piloting Auto Insurance Quotes in California Through Google Compare
Jun 23 2015 // California drivers shopping for auto insurance online can now receive USAA rate quotes and coverage information in their Google search results through the Google Compare service that debuted in March 2015. USAA is piloting...
North Carolina Congressman’s Tree Falls on Postal Service Vehicle, Kills Worker
Jun 23 2015 // A postal worker is dead after her passing vehicle was crushed by a falling tree owned by a North Carolina congressman. Multiple media organizations reported the 43-year-old female mail carrier died June 20 when the large...
Report Calls for Overhaul of U.S. Auto Safety Agency
Jun 22 2015 // The U.S. auto safety watchdog is racked by internal problems that have prevented the agency from acting to protect the public from deadly auto defects, including faulty GM ignition switches, according to federal...
Mississippi Officials Want U.S. Long-Haul Truck Proposal Squashed
Jun 22 2015 // Mississippi’s transportation commissioners are urging U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran to help squash a proposal that would force the state to allow larger double-trailer trucks on its roads. “I don’t like Congress...
GEICO Launches End-to-End Ridesharing Coverage in Texas
Jun 18 2015 // GEICO has unveiled a new auto insurance product in Texas for drivers of on-demand transportation network companies (TNC) like Uber, Lyft, Sidecar that covers both personal and ridesharing needs. GEICO Senior Vice President...
Insurers Unprepared for Self-Driving Car Disruption: KPMG
Jun 18 2015 // The majority of property/casualty insurers do not expect autonomous or self-driving vehicles to have a real impact on their auto insurance business for another decade and have not adjusted their business models to prepare...
Car Thieves Now Targeting Vehicles for Parts
Jun 18 2015 // While car thefts are declining across the country, stealing car parts and accessories is proving to be a lucrative business for professional thieves. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), organized crime...
EverQuote Pro Brings Local Insurance Agents Insights Via Agency Analytics Service
Jun 18 2015 // Cambridge, MA, June 18, 2015 – EverQuote, Inc., operator of the leading online auto insurance marketplace in the U.S. for consumers and insurance providers, today announced the EverQuote Pro Agency Analytics...
