Latest Auto Headlines
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Man with Tongue Stuck to Peacock Falls Off Burning Bike with No Shorts On, Is Then Saved by Umbrella
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Top 10 Innovative P/C Insurance Products
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
Would You Like Risotto with That Auto Policy?
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
CNA Launches Enhanced Motor Truck Cargo Legal Liability Form
Aug 11 2011 // CNA has launched an enhanced version of its motor truck cargo legal liability form that provides cargo liability coverage for motor carriers whether on the road, loading or unloading, or stopped at terminals. Available in...
What New Car Insurance Rules Mean for New Jersey
Aug 9 2011 // New Jersey proposed a sweeping overhaul last week to its regulations for the personal injury protection component of auto insurance, hoping to curb rising premiums. The changes affect how and what doctors can bill for...
Man Arrested for LA Car Arsons Formally Charged
Aug 8 2011 // A convicted arsonist was charged Thursday with setting 10 fires in three days in the San Fernando Valley that burned cars, trucks and motorhomes as part of a larger spree that caused an estimated $1 million in damage. In...
LA Car Arson Suspect May Have Set Fires in Japan
Aug 5 2011 // Fire investigators tried to determine Wednesday whether a man arrested for investigation of a serial arson spree in the San Fernando Valley served time for torching bars and restaurants in Japan a decade ago while he was...
2000 Honda Civic Most Frequently Stolen Car in New York State
Aug 5 2011 // The New York Insurance Association has noted that the 2000 Honda Civic is again the most frequently stolen vehicle in New York State. The Hot Wheels 2011 study released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)...
’00 Dodge Caravan Again Ohio’s Most Stolen Vehicle
Aug 4 2011 // An insurance industry group says a very specific Chrysler minivan is Ohio’s most stolen vehicle for the third year in a row. Once again, the 2000 model Dodge Caravan tops the annual report from the Ohio Insurance...
Massachusetts Agents Seek Ballot Measure to Ban Insurers’ Use of Credit Scores
Aug 4 2011 // Massachusetts independent insurance agents who oppose the use of credit scores, occupation and education level in auto insurance pricing by the insurance companies they represent are pushing to put a petition to ban such...
Judge Scolds PennDOT for Pursuing Uninsured Woman
Aug 4 2011 // A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel Tuesday upheld the suspension of a Philadelphia woman’s car registration for allowing her insurance to lapse, although one judge scolded the Pennsylvania Department of...
Judge Scolds PennDOT for Pursuing Uninsured Woman
Aug 4 2011 // A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel Tuesday upheld the suspension of a Philadelphia woman’s car registration for allowing her insurance to lapse, although one judge scolded the Pennsylvania Department of...
Ark. High Court: Policy Does Not Limit Insurer’s Liability in Uninsured Driver Case
Aug 4 2011 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has denied an insurer’s appeal of a lower court finding that the language of its insurance policy at issue in a case involving an underinsured driver is ambiguous. Philadelphia Indemnity...
Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in U.S.
Aug 3 2011 // Two Honda models top the list of U.S. thieves’ favorite vehicles. The National Insurance Crime Bureau examined vehicle theft data submitted by law enforcement to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and...
OnStar System Allows Tracking of Vehicle Location Online
Aug 3 2011 // Parents will be able to track the travels of their teenage drivers under a system being tested by General Motors’ OnStar system. The system, called “Family Link,” lets the owners of cars and trucks...
State Auto Reports Increase in Net Loss and Premium Written in Q2
Aug 2 2011 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corp. reported a second quarter 2011 net loss of $201.4 million, or $5.01 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $26.2 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, for the second quarter...
Colorado Begins Enforcing Car-Seat to Age Eight Law
Aug 2 2011 // DENVER _ Car-seat requirements in Colorado are getting tougher Monday. A new state requirement being enforced Aug. 1 raises the car-seat requirement to age 8. Previously, children have had to be in car seats through age...
Alabama Hikes Penalty for Driving Without Liability Insurance
Aug 2 2011 // Alabama drivers are facing stiffer penalties for failing to have liability insurance under a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Robert Bentley. In 2001, state lawmakers required all state drivers to carry motor vehicle...
Allstate Reports High Catastrophe Losses, Increased Revenues for Q2
Aug 1 2011 // Allstate Corp. reported improved underlying profitability across all business lines for the second quarter quarter, but those gains were more than offset by $2.3 billion in record second quarter catastrophe...
Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto
Aug 1 2011 // Independent insurance agents are raising concerns over a General Motors promotion that offers car buyers in the Pacific Northwest a year of free liability and damage insurance from MetLife Auto & Home. Hoping to put...
