Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Safety Concerns Rise As Golf Carts Take to the Streets
Jun 22 2010 // When Shannon Wiegert bought the new, bright red golf cart for scooting around car shows, he didn’t think to ask about safety features on the slow-moving vehicle. And when his little girl begged his older daughter for...
Court Denies Damages to Uninsured in Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Jun 21 2010 // An uninsured motorist is not entitled to recover non-economic damages for negligence, a California Court of Appeal ruled. According to Teckla Chude v. Jack in the Box Inc., Teckla Chude went through a drive through at Jack...
E&O Insights: ‘Let Me Think About It’
Jun 21 2010 // Why Agents Should Stress Importance of Umbrella Coverage When uttered together by a client, the five words in the headline of this article are – potentially – very dangerous words. Note the following claim and...
Maximize Your Book with Personal Umbrellas
Jun 21 2010 // Plus 5 Simple Steps to Follow When Writing Coverage Do your insureds live in a house? Do they drive? Do they entertain? Do they have boats, motorcycles or other toys? Do they have rental property? Of course they do and...
California Warns Against Vehicle Warranty Co.
Jun 18 2010 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has filed a cease and desist order against two California men and several corporations for allegedly operating unlicensed insurance companies and using deceptive and illegal...
New York Agents Urge Defeat of Auto Insurance Reform Bills
Jun 18 2010 // A trade group for New York agents is urging lawmakers to defeat a bill it says would weaken the state’s no-fault auto insurance system by expanding juries’ role in deciding whether a lawsuit can proceed. The...
May 7- 8 Northern Ohio Storms Losses Top $31M
Jun 16 2010 // A series of storms on May 7 and 8 centered across the top half of the state caused at least $31.4 million in damages, according to preliminary insured loss estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute...
Enforcing South Carolina’s Drunk Driving Laws Requires Patience
Jun 15 2010 // Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputy Joel Frazier is a good listener. Frazier, a 12-year law enforcement veteran, has worked for the South Carolina county sheriff’s office as a patrol deputy for six years. Last...
Allstate: Texas Auto Theft Numbers Drop 2.5% Statewide
Jun 11 2010 // Vehicle thefts among Allstate insured Texans dropped 2.5 percent last year, the company announced, but the cars being snapped off the street are heading farther south of the border — even overseas. The insurer and...
Let Michigan Insurance Consumers Tailor Auto Coverage
Jun 10 2010 // Imagine you live in a town where anyone who dines out is required to buy a $200 bottle of champagne with their meal. That sounds crazy, but it is essentially what is happening to insurers in Michigan, where they are...
The Hanover Offers Auto Discount for Crash-Prevention Training
Jun 9 2010 // The Hanover says it will offer Massachusetts drivers a discount on a special course in crash prevention skills and safe-driver techniques. The program, run by In Control Crash Prevention Training, is the only one of its...
Car Insurance Mandate Begins in Wisconsin
Jun 7 2010 // All Wisconsin drivers were required to carry auto liability insurance beginning June 1, but the question remains as to how many will follow the law. Only about 15 percent of the state’s drivers are currently...
Study: Overall Purchase Beats Price in Auto Insurance Satisfaction
Jun 7 2010 // While price is a key motivator in the auto insurance shopping process and final purchase decision, its impact on new-buyer satisfaction has declined, compared with one year ago, according to a new industry study. The J.D....
Court Denies Damages to Uninsured in Hot Coffee Lawsuit
Jun 3 2010 // An uninsured motorist is not entitled to recover non-economic damages for negligence, a California Court of Appeal has ruled. According to documents in Teckla Chude v. Jack in the Box Inc., Teckla Chude went through a...
Car Insurance Mandate Begins in Wisconsin
Jun 1 2010 // All Wisconsin drivers must carry auto liability insurance starting June 1, but it’s unclear how many will follow the law. Only about 15 percent of the state’s drivers are currently uninsured, which is roughly...
S&P Lowers State Auto Group’s Ratings to ‘A-‘; Outlook Stable
Jun 1 2010 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has lowered its counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on the operating insurance companies of State Auto Group to ‘A-‘ from ‘A’. S&P...
Oregon Median Auto Insurance Rate Now $577 per Household
May 28 2010 // The median six-month auto insurance rate in Oregon has decreased approximately 4.3 percent over the past six months to reach $577 according to InsWeb, an online insurance comparison provider. InsWeb also reported Oregon...
New Jersey Airport Not Liable for Plane Damaged by Car
May 28 2010 // An aviation firm that parks planes at an airport in New Jersey is not liable for damages to an aircraft struck by the car of sleeping driver, a state appeals court has ruled. The suit stemmed from a 2006 incident at...
Pronto Introduces Auto Insurance Discount Rate Program in Texas
May 27 2010 // Brownsville, Texas-based Pronto Insurance has announced it is now offering auto insurance discounts to Texas customers who insure multiple vehicles, implement an automatic withdrawal payment plan (EFT) or pay six months in...
Insurance Safety Group: Keep Low-Speed Vehicles Off Public Roads
May 20 2010 // As more states are allowing souped-up golf carts and other low-speed vehicles on public roads, safety researchers for the insurance industry say they should apply the brakes to this trend even though the carts may be...
