Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chinese Drivers Pose Fresh Risks for Foreign Insurers
Jun 5 2012 // “People like us who buy Ferraris don’t care too much about insurance because we buy cars for speeding,” said Li, in his twenties and the son of a Pearl River Delta factory owner, as he took delivery of a...
Hagerty Classic Car Insurance Now Available to Canadian Brokers
Jun 4 2012 // Hagerty Insurance Agency, the specialist provider of collector vehicle insurance, announced that as of April 24, 2012 its subsidiary, Hagerty Canada, LLC, will make similar coverage available to all brokers in Canada. The...
Motorcycle Mania
Jun 4 2012 // Summer’s here and plenty of motorcyclists are gettin’ their motors runnin.’ Hopefully. they’ll be wearing helmets. But if they’re riding in 31 states they may not be. Only 19 states currently...
Report: Little Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths
Jun 4 2012 // Last year saw little to no progress in reducing the number of fatal motorcycle crashes around the country, even though roadway fatalities are declining overall. The Governors Highway Safety Association reported that...
How States Rank Injury Prevention
Jun 4 2012 // When it comes to preventing injury, California and New York states rank the highest. On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries, 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received...
Future Vision: Will Driving Become Too Safe to Insure?
Jun 4 2012 // What would happen to the auto insurance industry if automobile safety improves to the point that vehicle collisions become relics of the past? That’s the question explored by global consulting and research firm,...
N.J. Judge: Texter Not Liable for Driver’s Car Crash
Jun 1 2012 // A woman who texted her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for a car crash he caused while responding, seriously injuring a motorcycling couple, a judge in New Jersey ruled last Friday in what is believed...
West Virginia Gears Up for Auto Insurance Verification Program
May 31 2012 // The West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is taking steps to educate motorists about electronic verification of insurance coverage. The DMV said vehicle owners will soon begin receiving an informational insert when...
State Auto Consolidates RED, Rockhill in North Carolina
May 31 2012 // The specialty division of the State Auto Insurance Group is consolidating its Risk Evaluation and Design (RED) subsidiary and its Rockhill Specialty Program Division into a single operating structure. The RED team, based...
Nevada Lawyer Files Another Suit Over Motorcycle Helmets
May 30 2012 // An attorney has filed another lawsuit challenging southern Nevada’s authorities’ enforcement of a state law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets. The Las Vegas Sun reported Travis Barrick is taking a...
Minnesota Offering 3rd Round of Auto Theft Prevention Grants
May 30 2012 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce is encouraging local law enforcement, county prosecutors, and community organizations to apply for a third round of auto theft prevention grants. The Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention...
GMI Launches Program for Non-franchised, Used Auto Dealerships
May 29 2012 // GMI Insurance, a managing general agent for transportation insurance nationwide, has launched a new program for non-franchised, used auto dealerships. GMI is the exclusive nationwide underwriting manager for this program,...
San Francisco Jury Awards $11.4M For Garbage Truck Injury
May 24 2012 // A jury has awarded $11.4 million to a garbage truck driver who was injured when the wheel fell off his truck. The San Francisco Chronicle says a federal jury in San Francisco made the award last Friday in a lawsuit filed...
How States Rank in Injury Prevention
May 24 2012 // On a set of 10 steps states can take to prevent injuries , 24 states scored a five or lower. Two states, California and New York, received the highest score of nine out of a possible 10, while two states scored the lowest,...
‘Key Figure’ in Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Ring Nabbed
May 22 2012 // Teddy Marks, 41, of Morgan Hill, Calif., who the California Department of Insurance is calling a “key figure” in an organized auto insurance fraud ring, has been arrested on two felony counts of insurance fraud...
Safety Report Cites Lack of Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths
May 22 2012 // Last year saw little to no progress in reducing the number of fatal motorcycle crashes around the country, making this one of the few areas in highway safety where progress has been disappointing. The Governors Highway...
Safety Regulators Investigating Electric Car Fire
May 21 2012 // U.S. safety regulators are investigating a fire in Texas that destroyed three vehicles this month, including a luxury plug-in sports car built by Fisker Automotive. The Fisker Karma, which sells for more than $100,000, was...
Kentucky Program Aims to Catch Uninsured Drivers
May 21 2012 // Kentucky drivers could see their car registrations cancelled and they could be charged with insurance fraud if they are found to be operating a vehicle without the proper insurance. Under current law, Kentucky drivers must...
Idaho Man Gets Jail Time for Faking Motorcycle Mishap
May 21 2012 // The insurance claim seemed straightforward: Jason Preston said his motorcycle was wrecked. His clothing was scuffed up to prove it. But Idaho investigators figured there was something fishy about the Blackfoot man’s...
Keeping Teen Drivers Out of Trouble
May 21 2012 // May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month, and it’s the perfect time to remind teen drivers about safety behind the wheel. The number of teen driving deaths continues to fall and is now at an all-time low....
