Latest Auto Headlines
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The Future in Auto Claim Prevention
Aug 1 2011 // Vehicle Technology Tools, Red Light Cameras, Better Roads and More Give Way to Reduction in Claims There has been a reduction in auto insurance property damage and injury claims within the past 50 years through the...
Safe Driving Habits Pay Off for Consumers with Usage-Based Insurance Programs
Aug 1 2011 // The driving habits of personal auto consumers are shaping the way carriers price coverage today. Those carriers providing usage-based insurance (UBI) options, including telematic systems or devices to monitor an...
Luxury Car Thief, Wanted in 7 States, Caught
Aug 1 2011 // Authorities say a fugitive dubbed the “Bentley Bandit” because of accusations he stole luxury cars is being held without bond in a southwest Louisiana jail after wrecking a 2007 Bentley reported stolen from a...
South Carolina Company Donates Fire Truck to Texas Department
Jul 29 2011 // A South Carolina company is donating a used fire truck to a Texas volunteer fire department whose station was destroyed by fire earlier this month. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports Palmetto Fire Apparatus is...
Court: Moped Not a Motor Vehicle Under Indiana Law
Jul 28 2011 // The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed a man’s conviction for operating a motor vehicle while suspended, saying the state didn’t prove the moped he was riding was a motor vehicle under state law. Court...
Fremont Michigan Shareholders Approve Auto Club Merger
Jul 25 2011 // Shareholders of Fremont Michigan InsuraCorp Inc. have approved the previously announced merger agreement with Auto Club Insurance Association. Based upon the preliminary tally of shares voted at the special meeting of...
GEICO Reduces Auto Rates in California
Jul 22 2011 // California’s insurance commissioner today announced that a rate reduction of 10.7 percent has been approved for GEICO’s California auto insurance policyholders. The GEICO rate decrease will come into effect on...
Third Guilty Plea in Connecticut Auto Insurance Scam
Jul 22 2011 // A Bridgeport, Connecticut chiropractor Bridgeport has become the third health professional to plead guilty in an insurance scam involving auto accidents and personal injury claims. Thirty-year-old Jennifer Netter pleaded...
Auto-Glass Installer Sentenced in $1.6 Million Insurance Fraud
Jul 21 2011 // A Burien, Wash., auto glass company owner has been sentenced to jail for a billing scheme that’s believed to have cost insurers more than $1.5 million, reports the state insurance commissioner. Michael Alan Perkins,...
Volvo Technology Prevents 27% of Low-Speed Crashes: Insurance Study
Jul 20 2011 // Vehicles are doing a better job of protecting people in crashes, but a new crop of advanced technology aims to prevent many crashes from happening altogether. A new study by the insurance industry’s Highway Loss Data...
Combined Agents of America Named State Auto’s Fastest Growing Agency
Jul 19 2011 // Austin, Texas-based Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) has been identified as the fastest growing agency in terms of sales growth and profitability with insurance partner State Auto Insurance Co. CAA is State...
‘Bentley Bandit’ Luxury Car Thief, Wanted in 7 States, Caught
Jul 18 2011 // Authorities say a fugitive dubbed the “Bentley Bandit” because of accusations he stole luxury cars is being held without bond in a southwest Louisiana jail after wrecking a 2007 Bentley reported stolen from a...
Beware the Aggressive Truck Driver
Jul 18 2011 // Aggressive truck drivers are nearly three times more likely to have a collision than drivers who are drowsy, a recent study suggests. San Diego, Calif.-based DriveCam’s Driving Insights Series analyzed the difference...
GM to Pay Car Insurance
Jul 18 2011 // Drivers in Oregon and Washington who buy a new 2010, 2011 or 2012 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle between July 6 and September 6 will receive a one-year insurance policy from MetLife Auto & Home at no...
State Auto Drops R.I., Limits Coverage in Massachusetts
Jul 18 2011 // Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Cos. said it will cease writing coverage in Rhode Island and write only certain lines of business in Massachusetts. State Auto will continue to write business and farm insurance in...
Dad Files Suit in Pennsylvania Van Death
Jul 14 2011 // The father of a severely autistic man who died after being left alone in a hot van last year is suing a suburban Philadelphia care facility. The Philadelphia Daily News reports William Nevins filed a federal lawsuit last...
State Auto Financial Updates Estimate of Q2 Storm Impact
Jul 13 2011 // In an updated estimate of the impact of second quarter 2011 catastrophe storm activity, State Auto Financial Corp. said second quarter 2011 results will include between $155 million and $165 million in pre-tax catastrophe...
MetLife Auto Stands By GM Auto Insurance Deal
Jul 13 2011 // MetLife Auto & Home says it sees its direct marketing arrangement with General Motors to provide insurance for new car buyers as a way to increase its brand recognition, which it says should also help its independent...
Agents Question GM Free Car Insurance Deal With MetLife Auto
Jul 12 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...
GM to Pay Insurance for Car Buyers in Washington, Oregon
Jul 7 2011 // Drivers in Oregon and Washington who buy a new 2010, 2011 or 2012 Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac vehicle between July 6 and September 6 will receive a one-year insurance policy from MetLife Auto & Home at no...
