Latest Auto Headlines
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Utah Considers Changes to Motor Vehicle Insurance Coverage, Liability
Mar 9 2010 // Utah state Sen. Stephen Urquhart is hoping to change the law on motor vehicle coverage by proposing three bills that would affect uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage, liability and arbitration for accident...
American Family Insurance Cuts Arizona Auto Rates 5.9%
Mar 8 2010 // American Family Mutual Insurance Co. is lowering Arizona auto insurance rates by an average of 5.9 percent starting March 1, saving its Arizona auto insurance customers $13.7 million, the Madison, Wis.-based insurer...
It Figures
Mar 7 2010 // 14.6% Auto thefts in Michigan in 2008 declined by 14.6 percent compared to 2007. Michigan’s H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) said 2008 statistics — the latest year for which data is available —...
New Vehicle Registrations in Wisconsin Down 46% Since 2000
Mar 4 2010 // New vehicle registrations in Wisconsin are nearly half of what they were in 2000. Registrations dropped 46 percent — a hit that’s felt well beyond the state’s auto dealerships. Thousands of jobs have...
Toyota Sued in Caliornia Over Deaths in Crash Blamed on Acceleration
Mar 4 2010 // Relatives of a California state trooper and three family members whose fatal car wreck helped spark Toyota’s wide-ranging safety recall have sued the automaker for defects they say caused the vehicle to speed out of...
Toyota Ranks on Insurance Institute’s Top Safety Picks List
Mar 4 2010 // Although Toyota recently has come under fire for not addressing gas pedal problems in its vehicles that led to accidents and injuries, the company has had some positive safety news: The Scion xB and Toyota Corolla have...
Rental Car Firm Vicarious Liability Case Reaches Florida Supreme Court
Mar 3 2010 // An accident victim’s lawyer this week urged the Florida Supreme Court to rule that rental car companies can be held liable for damages in an accident they did not cause in the state, even though a new federal law is...
Georgia Supreme Court Defines ‘Accident’ in Multiple Vehicle Case
Mar 2 2010 // Is an auto accident that kills one bicyclist and then within seconds injures a second considered one event or two under Georgia insurance law? The Georgia Supreme Court ruled on March 1 that under Georgia law, this...
If Oklahoma Is Negligent, Motorists Get Compensated
Mar 2 2010 // For the drivers whose vehicles were damaged by concrete falling from an Interstate 44 bridge in Oklahoma recently, Tulsa resident Robin Cameron knows what might lie ahead. On Christmas Day 2008, Cameron and her daughter...
No-Fault Auto Insurance Popularity Declines Due to High Medical Costs
Mar 2 2010 // No-fault automobile insurance, once seen as a way to limit court costs and lower premiums, has declined in popularity among both insurers and consumers because it largely has failed to accomplish either goal, according to...
Legislation to Ban Texting While Driving Advances in Oklahoma
Mar 1 2010 // A measure in Oklahoma that places limits on texting while driving has passed out of the House Public Safety Committee. The measure would also prohibit young drivers from using a cell phone to talk or text while the vehicle...
Arizona Auto Rates Increased 2% in Past 6 Months
Feb 26 2010 // The median six-month auto insurance rate in Arizona has increased approximately 2 percent over the past six months to reach $829 according to InsWeb, an online insurance comparison provider. Among the other statistics the...
Protective, MAPFRE Sign Agreement for Non-U.S. Vehicle Service
Feb 24 2010 // The Asset Protection Division of Protective Life Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Protective Life Corporation, has signed an agreement with MAPFRE ASISTENCIA, a subsidiary of MAPFRE, S.A. for vehicle...
American Family Insurance Cuts Arizona Auto Rates 5.9%
Feb 23 2010 // American Family Mutual Insurance Co. is lowering Arizona auto insurance rates by an average of 5.9 percent starting March 1, saving its Arizona auto insurance customers $13.7 million, the Madison, Wis.-based insurer...
State Auto Reports Revenue Increases for 2009
Feb 22 2010 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corporation’s fourth quarter 2009 net income rose to $14.4 million compared with a net loss of $0.6 million for the fourth quarter 2008, the company reported. For the year...
Tennessee Eyes Car Insurance Break for Seniors Taking Online Course
Feb 19 2010 // Senior drivers in Tennessee could get a discount on their insurance for taking an online driving course, under a bill unanimously approved by the state Senate on Wednesday. The measure sponsored by Republican Sen. Mike...
Statewide Auto Theft Continues to Decline in Michigan
Feb 19 2010 // An organization dedicated to reducing auto theft in Michigan reports that while there has been a decline in auto theft in the state, incidents of insurance fraud and component theft have increased. Michigan’s...
Nevada Governor Mulling Vehicle Insurance Cameras
Feb 17 2010 // A top aide says Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is taking another look at having a company set up a network of roadway cameras to catch vehicle insurance scofflaws. Gibbons aide Lynn Hettrick says it might be a money-maker to hire...
Massachusetts Settles with Five Auto Insurers over Unreported Appeals
Feb 17 2010 // Five more auto insurers in Massachusetts have reached settlements with the state’s attorney general over their failure to update at-fault accident information for drivers whom they insure. The companies involved in...
Mass. Supreme Court Rules Against Agents in Auto Insurance Lawsuit
Feb 16 2010 // The Massachusetts Supreme Court has sided with the state’s insurance commissioner in a heated lawsuit brought by the state’s insurance agents and Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. over how new companies are assigned...
