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China to Open Auto Insurance Market
Mar 5 2012 // China has agreed to an important financial sector reform by opening up its massive auto insurance market to foreign competition. During a meeting with U.S. business chiefs and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, U.S. Vice...
There’s an App for That: Mobile Phone Quoting
Mar 5 2012 // Don’t be surprised if in the not-too-distant future on a television commercial you see Flo, adorned in her white apron, drop her price scanner and pick up a smartphone, on which she takes a picture of a...
N.Y. Prosecutors Say Fraud Scheme Was Largest of Its Kind in History
Mar 1 2012 // Authorities are describing the takedown of a massive auto insurance fraud ring in New York the largest of its kind involving New York’s no-fault law. The fraud scheme involved 10 licensed medical doctors, three...
Mississippi House Revisits Vetoed Auto Insurance Verification Bill
Mar 1 2012 // A proposal to set up online computer checks to make sure drivers have auto insurance is again moving forward in the Mississippi House. A similar measure was vetoed last year by then-Gov. Haley Barbour. According to 2009...
Louisiana Reports 4-Year Decline Vehicle Thefts
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Colorado Car Dealers Installing GPS to Protect Risky Loans
Feb 24 2012 // Some Colorado car dealers who are approving high-risk loans for the vehicles they sell are installing GPS tracking units to protect their investments. According to KREX-T, the use of tracking units is an industry-wide...
Electronic Proof of Insurance Gaining Steam in Some States
Feb 23 2012 // It’s possible that driving with a cell phone may be an advantage. A California legislator’s bill to enable auto insurance policyholders to issue proof of coverage verification via a mobile electronic device,...
Maritime Program Group Introduces Motor Truck Cargo Coverage
Feb 23 2012 // Maritime Program Group (MPG) has launched an exclusive motor truck cargo program along with North American Specialty Insurance Co., a member of Swiss Re. The program will focus on risks with 1 to 15 units though it has the...
South Carolina’s Small Glass Shops Seek to Crack Giant Safelite’s Clout
Feb 23 2012 // How automotive glass repair companies are allowed to access glass claims has become a contentious issue in South Carolina where independent shops are trying to break a national company’s hold on the market. South...
There’s an App for That: Mobile Phone Quoting
Feb 21 2012 // Don’t be surprised if in the not-too-distant future on a television commercial you see Flo, adorned in her white apron, drop her price scanner and pick up a smartphone, on which she takes a picture of a...
Feds Seek Limit on Vehicle Electronics to Curb Distracted Driving
Feb 21 2012 // The Obama administration wants automakers to put limits on vehicle technologies that permit texting and cellphone calling when a car is moving, as part of a broader effort to stop driving behaviors that could be...
Earthquake Simulator to Be Built at University of Alabama
Feb 21 2012 // There aren’t very many rooms in the world that can successfully reproduce the devastating effects of an earthquake. But come May 1, a laboratory on the University of Alabama campus may be able to do just that. Work...
North Carolina Continues Auto Insurance Deregulation Debate; Rates Stay Same for 2012
Feb 20 2012 // Auto insurers in North Carolina are once again divided over the prospect of changing how the state sets insurance rates with some insurers advocating for rate deregulation while others are supporting the status quo. The...
Long-time California Insurance Lobbyist Looks to 2012 Legislation
Feb 20 2012 // John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood, principal of Norwood & Associates, has garnered recognition for his political work...
Washington Senate Passes $100 Annual Electric Car Fee
Feb 20 2012 // The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to charge electric car owners a $100 annual fee to compensate for the lack of gas taxes they pay. Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, the Camano Island Democrat who sponsored the bill,...
State Auto Increases Specialty Business in 2011
Feb 16 2012 // State Auto Financial Corp., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, reported fourth quarter 2011 net income of $100.6 million, or $2.49 per diluted share, versus $37.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter...
Trucking Industry Fights Obama Rules on Driver Fatigue
Feb 15 2012 // Trucking companies are going to court to fight Obama Administration rules designed to assure that commercial truckers on the road get proper rest. The American Trucking Association said it filed a petition this week with...
China Agrees to Open Up Auto Insurance Market
Feb 14 2012 // U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that China had agreed to an important financial sector reform by opening up its massive auto insurance market to foreign competition. Biden said that during a meeting with U.S....
Washington Senate Passes $100 Annual Electric Car Fee
Feb 14 2012 // The Washington state Senate has passed a bill to charge electric car owners a $100 annual fee to compensate for the lack of gas taxes they pay. Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen, the Camano Island Democrat who sponsored the bill,...
Florida Lawmakers Weigh Texting While Driving Ban
Feb 13 2012 // Joyce Concklin has 10 good reasons why every state should pass a ban on texting while driving: That’s the number of bones she broke when a texting driver ran into her. That driver died, his mobile phone still...
