Latest Auto Headlines
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MetLife Home & Auto Adds Two Sales Managers in California
May 7 2009 // MetLife Home & Auto has added two sales managers to it staff in California. San Juan Capistrano, calif., resident Ken Potter is regional sales manager, overseeing the company’s growth plans in Orange County....
Court: Safeco Must Disclose Who it Surcharged for Auto Insurance
May 6 2009 // Seattle-based Safeco Insurance Co. will be required to disclose which customers it surcharged due to their lack of prior continuous automobile insurance coverage, the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles has...
Survey: Americans Keeping Cars Longer in Struggling Economy
May 6 2009 // The current economy has many Americans shying away from buying new cars and hanging on to their cars longer than in years past, a new trend that could affect insurance and vehicle safety considerations. A new poll from R....
Insurer Group Assists Auto Theft Prevention Efforts in SE Texas
May 6 2009 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) announced it has joined with the Texas Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority in a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing auto thefts and auto burglaries in southeast...
Crime Warp: Recession Driving a Rise in Vehicle Give-Ups
May 4 2009 // As America’s economy slogs through this once-in-a-generation recession, stressed-out consumers are literally being driven to desperation. Growing numbers of drivers are illegally dumping their vehicles for insurance...
California Remains Top Spot for Vehicle Thefts
May 4 2009 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that 2008 marked the nation’s fifth consecutive year of declining vehicle thefts in the United States. Although most areas experienced a reduction in vehicle theft,...
Bad Economy Not Impacting Essential Insurance Coverages
May 4 2009 // Many Americans have taken steps to reduce personal insurance costs in response to the economic downturn, but a new industry study suggests that maintaining essential auto and homeowners coverage remains a priority for the...
It Figures
May 4 2009 // $52.5 Million Amount of settlement reached between Babcock & Wilcox Co. and a group of residents who live near a former nuclear fuel plant in western Pennsylvania. The settlement ends the final claim brought by 365...
New Jersey Residents Facing Motor Vehicle Fee Hikes
May 1 2009 // Garden State residents might soon pay more to ride a motorcycle, attend driver improvement classes and get copies of boating paperwork from the state. New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle Commission has proposed dozens of fee...
Schwab Named Chairman of MetLife Auto & Home Panel
May 1 2009 // Colleyville, Texas, resident Sam Schwab, agency principal of The Schwab Agency, has been selected as chairman to MetLife Auto & Home’s National Advisory Panel. MetLife Auto & Home’s National Advisory...
Bad Economy Not Impacting Essential Insurance Coverages
Apr 30 2009 // Many Americans have taken steps to reduce personal insurance costs in response to the economic downturn, but a new industry study suggests that maintaining essential auto and homeowners coverage remains a priority for the...
Oklahoma Commissioner Files Lawsuit Against Auto Warranty Co.
Apr 28 2009 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland has filed for and received a Temporary Restraining Order against VSI Vehicle Services Inc. in Oklahoma County District Court. The commissioner has also filed a lawsuit against...
Study: Insurers’ Customer Retention Critical in Hard Economic Times
Apr 22 2009 // As millions of U.S. households face financial hardship in the current U.S. recession, retaining existing customers has never been more important. For insurance carriers in terms of long-term profitability, customer...
S&P Sees AIU Holdings Vehicle as Boost to Insurer’s Financial Flexibility
Apr 22 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its ratings on American International Group Inc. (AIG; A-/Negative/A-1) and its insurance subsidiaries (A+/Negative/–) are not affected by AIG’s...
Montana Implements New Motor Vehicle Title and Registration System
Apr 21 2009 // Acting Motor Vehicle Division Administrator Brenda Nordlund said that barring any unforeseen technical difficulties, a new title and registration system for the Motor Vehicle Division will be brought up throughout the...
A.M. Best Calls AIU Vehicle ‘Positive First Step’ in AIG Insurance Rebranding
Apr 21 2009 // Rating organization A.M. Best Co. reported that its ratings and outlook of the property/ casualty subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) remain unchanged following the company’s announcement of the...
Texas High Court Rules Against Insurer in Fleeing Truck Case
Apr 20 2009 // The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that an insurance company must pay a family’s claim over a child critically injured by a truck that was fleeing from police. The child’s parents, Greg and Maribel Tanner, sued...
California Low-Cost Auto Program Available in Palm Springs
Apr 20 2009 // In light of skyrocketing unemployment rates and harsh economic conditions, California Insurance Commissioner Poizner offered struggling Palm Springs residents an affordable automobile insurance option through the...
Crime Warp: Recession Driving a Rise in Vehicle Give-Ups
Apr 20 2009 // As America’s economy slogs through this once-in-a-generation recession, stressed-out consumers are literally being driven to desperation. Growing numbers of drivers around the U.S. are illegally dumping their...
Special Delivery: Added Value with Cargo Insurance
Apr 20 2009 // As Cargo Theft Rises, Carriers’ Special Investigative Units Offer Relief A driver pulls into a truck stop, heads inside to shower and eat — and then discovers his fully loaded trailer gone when he returns. A...
