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Auto Fatalities Fell but Bicycle Crash Deaths Rose in Louisiana in 2012
Mar 5 2014 // More Louisiana bicycle riders died in crashes in 2012 than in any year in the preceding decade. The Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says 24 bicycle riders died that year, even as the number of people who died in motor...
Mercury Insurance Lowering Auto Insurance Rates in Texas
Mar 5 2014 // Mercury Insurance announced it is reducing auto insurance rates for Texas drivers by an average of 10 percent. The reduction immediately applies to new customers and policy renewals, and will save Mercury policyholders an...
Proposal to Allow Electronic Proof of Auto Insurance Advances in R.I.
Mar 5 2014 // A proposal to permit motorists to use smartphones or other mobile devices to show proof of auto insurance during a traffic stop is advancing in Rhode Island’s legislature. The state’s House Judiciary Committee...
State Farm Managed Underwriting Profit in 2013 Despite Loss on Auto
Mar 5 2014 // Even though State Farm’s auto businesses suffered a loss in 2013, the property/casualty companies reported a $230 million underwriting gain, State Farm reported. The $230 million gain of $230 million on earned...
Mercury Insurance Cutting Auto Insurance Rates in Illinois
Mar 4 2014 // Mercury Insurance Co. announced that its auto insurance rates for Illinois drivers are being reduced an average of 13.9 percent. The reduction immediately applies to new customers and policy renewals beginning April 7, and...
New Wisconsin Lemon Law Limits Time to Seek Damages
Mar 3 2014 // If the vehicle you just bought turns out to be a lemon, you’ll have less time in Wisconsin to seek damages from the manufacturer and you won’t get as much money. The restrictions that went into effect on March...
N.Y. Sen. Schumer Urges Privacy Guidelines for Car-Tracking Technology
Feb 25 2014 // New York Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on federal regulators to set guidelines to protect consumers as car companies collect personal information through “smart car” technology and sell it to third...
Mercury Insurance Cuts Florida Auto Rates 10%
Feb 25 2014 // Some Florida drivers could see their premiums reduced after one automobile insurer announced it would cut rates by an average of 10 percent. Mercury Insurance Co. officials said the new rates would take effect immediately...
Premium Cut, Medical Cap Included in Michigan Car Insurance Proposal
Feb 24 2014 // Michigan House Republicans have pitched a revised overhaul of the state’s auto insurance system that would cut premiums and curtail unlimited medical benefits for people catastrophically injured in crashes. Speaker...
Zewe to Head Louisiana Auto Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority
Feb 24 2014 // Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced Jeffrey Zewe has been appointed as Director of the Louisiana Automobile Theft and Insurance Fraud Prevention Authority (LATIFPA) at the Louisiana Department of Insurance...
Urbanization, Mobility, Gridlock and Predictions of ‘Peak Car’
Feb 24 2014 // The world that Henry Ford put on wheels is poised for a stall. In the globe’s growing megacities, pollution and gridlock are putting a damper on driving. In India, some commuters are leaving their cars at home to...
No Rate Hike Needed, Say Carolina Auto Insurers
Feb 24 2014 // North Carolina auto insurers say no rate increase is needed for auto insurance policies in the coming year. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin said the Department of Insurance has received the annual auto insurance rate...
Maine’s Insurance Rates Lowest in New England, Gov. Says
Feb 24 2014 // Maine’s Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s administration says Maine’s auto and homeowners insurance rates are the lowest in New England and among the lowest in the country. The Maine Bureau of Insurance is...
Club Car Recalling 1,800 Golf Carts
Feb 21 2014 // Club Car is recalling about 1,800 golf carts because of a safety issue that can put passengers at risk of falling out of the vehicle. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that various sizes, models and colors...
How ACA Healthcare Law Could Affect P/C Insurance Costs and Claims
Feb 21 2014 // The property/casualty insurance industry is likely to face cost shifting by hospitals, physicians and other medical providers due to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to an insurance industry...
GEICO to Hire 725 New Associates in Fredericksburg, Va., Office
Feb 20 2014 // Chevy Chase, Md.-based auto insurance giant GEICO announced Thursday that to keep up with its strong policyholder growth, its regional office in Fredericksburg, Va., plans to hire more than 725 new associates for growth...
Canadian Pacific Follows CN; Will Impose Surcharge on Older Oil Tank Cars
Feb 18 2014 // Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd is slapping a surcharge on customers who transport crude in older tank cars, following its larger rival in seeking to deter shippers from using the model involved in a series of fiery...
Over Decade, Crash Deaths Among Children Have Dropped 43%
Feb 14 2014 // Children are dying less often in traffic accidents: Over a decade, the number who died in crashes dropped by 43 percent, according to a new government report. Health officials say the increased use of car seats and booster...
N.H. Court Upholds Assault Conviction in Texting-While-Driving Case
Feb 12 2014 // New Hampshire’s highest court is upholding the assault conviction of a driver who was reading a text message as his car drifted across two lanes and into oncoming traffic. The state Supreme Court’s ruling means...
Nearly Half of Utah Car Deaths: Seatbelts Off
Feb 10 2014 // Utah transportation officials say they counted 219 traffic deaths in Utah in 2013, and almost half of the car crash victims who died hadn’t been wearing seatbelts. The Utah Department of Transportation statistics...
