Latest Auto Headlines
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Serious Head Injuries Up After Pennsylvania Nixes Biker Helmet Law
Jun 27 2008 // Serious head injuries among Pennsylvania motorcyclists have become more common in the five years since lawmakers repealed the law mandating helmets, according to a legislative study. Meanwhile, overall motorcycle crash and...
5 Cars, Motorcycle Crash in South Florida, 9 Hospitlaized
Jun 27 2008 // A crash in South Florida that involved five cars and a motorcycle sent nine people to hospitals authorities said. A Davie, Fla. Fire Rescue spokesman said paramedics also examined three people at the scene June 25. The...
Farmers Expands Its Flexible Auto Package in Texas
Jun 27 2008 // Effective July 1, Farmers Texas County Mutual is adding two new packages to its Farmers Flex package of options that can reward drivers for being accident-free. Farmers Senior Vice President of Personal Auto Bill Martin...
North Carolina Auto Insurance Rate Hearings Scheduled
Jun 27 2008 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance and state insurance industry officials will come together beginning June 30 to debate auto insurance rate hikes. The auto insurance industry, represented by the North Carolina...
Official: Dump Truck in Fatal NYC Crash Defective
Jun 26 2008 // A New York official says a dump truck that set off a fatal crash in Manhattan’s Chinatown should not have been on the road. State Department of Transportation spokeswoman Jennifer Post says the vehicle had defective...
Insurers and Agents Applaud New York Auto Rating Change
Jun 26 2008 // Trade groups for New York insurers and agents alike are praising a recently passed bill by state lawmakers that will allow auto insurers to raise or lower their rates by 5 percent over the course of a year without first...
North Carolina Safety Group Opposes Lifting Truck Restrictions
Jun 25 2008 // Opening thousands of miles of North Carolina roadways to long tractor-trailers will jeopardize lives and overtax the state’s infrastructure, a safety group cautioned. Truck Safety Coalition state coordinator Jen...
Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Offers Motorcycle Coverage
Jun 25 2008 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. of San Diego is offering motorcycle coverage in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. Competitive rates are available for Harley’s, sport, tour and street motorcycles for...
Kentucky Study Explores Possible Causes of All Terrain Vehicle Accidents
Jun 24 2008 // Kentucky led the nation in ATV-related deaths in 2007 according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The frequency of injuries and fatalities caught University of Kentucky hospital surgeon Andrew Bernard’s...
California Considering Pay-As-You-Drive Auto Insurance
Jun 23 2008 // California’s Department of Insurance is hosting a workshop at 10 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2008, to solicit input on bringing “pay-as-you-drive” automobile insurance to the state. According to the DOI,...
Allstate Dropping Appeal of Calif. Auto Rate Cuts
Jun 20 2008 // Insurer Allstate Corp said it has dropped its bid to fight a reduction on auto policy rates imposed earlier this year by California’s insurance regulator. An Allstate spokesman, in an e-mailed statement, said the...
New York Police Arrest 13 Suspects in Car Insurance Fraud Scheme
Jun 19 2008 // Police in New York say 13 people staged minor car accidents to get thousands of dollars’ worth of unnecessary medical treatment from four Bronx clinics. The 13 people were arrested Tuesday on insurance fraud and...
Louisiana Senate Approves Higher Car Insurance Minimums
Jun 19 2008 // The Louisiana Senate has agreed to a bill that would raise auto insurance rates in 2010 for more than one million Louisiana motorists by increasing the minimum liability coverage required for drivers. Louisiana law...
After 20-Year Hiatus, Peerless Sells First Massachusetts Auto Policy
Jun 19 2008 // Keene, N.H.-based Peerless Insurance said it has issued its first Massachusetts personal auto insurance policy in more than 20 years. The company, part of Liberty Mutual Group, first announced in November it would re-enter...
Michigan Governor Again Vetoes Motorcycle Helmet Bill
Jun 16 2008 // Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, as expected, has vetoed a bill that would have let motorcyclists ride without helmets in Michigan. She announced the veto Friday. Granholm vetoed a similar bill in 2006. The latest...
Insurance Agency Joins Missouri Auto Dealer
Jun 16 2008 // First-Time Partnership Offers Agents in Small or Medium Agencies Wider Choices of Companies to Represent When buying a new or used car, cost is always an issue and car insurance shopping is always a stressful task. Just as...
Auto Insurers Seek to Attract Latinos
Jun 16 2008 // Majority of Advertising Appearing in Spanish-Language Media Automobile insurers are hungering for the Hispanic market’s premium dollars, according to a report by Hispanic Market Weekly that analyzed marketing and...
Why the Nice Man Fired His Insurance Agent
Jun 16 2008 // How to Keep Your Customers and Agency Living Happily Ever After Once upon a time, there was a very nice man who moved his entire family from one state to another. The move meant leaving his many friends and business...
MetLife Auto & Home Adds Austin’s NewMark Insurance Services
Jun 12 2008 // MetLife Auto & Home, which recently announced its intention to expand its offerings in Texas, added Austin-based NewMark Insurance Services as an appointed agency. NewMark Insurance Services is led by President Henry...
Mercury Provides California Policyholders $61 Million Rate Reduction
Jun 12 2008 // George Joseph, founder and chairman of Mercury General Corp. announced the company has filed for and was approved for a 33 percent rate reduction for homeowners and 10 percent rate reduction for renters insurance...
