Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mass. Auto Insurers Get Into Gear for Competition
Dec 2 2007 // Most plan to cut rates as state moves ahead with plan for managed competition for 2008 Auto insurance carriers are looking to compete by rewarding drivers with good driving records, good grades, hybrid vehicles, property...
Case Watch
Dec 2 2007 // Actions and Proceedings In Re Madrid Tex. App. El Paso Oct. 11, 2007 Reservation of rights letter protected by work product privilege. A party injured in a motor vehicle accident sued the insured. The injured party made a...
From Insurance Consumer to Commissioner
Dec 2 2007 // While the position of California Insurance Commissioner is elected and there are already rumblings that he’d make a good gubernatorial candidate in 2010, current California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner says...
Calif. Commissioner Files Uninsured Motorist Ballot Initiative
Dec 2 2007 // Proving rumors true, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has filed a draft ballot initiative with the state Attorney General’s office designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists on state roads...
Encompass Adjusts Mass. Auto Rates for 2008
Nov 30 2007 // Encompass Insurance has further lowered its 2008 Massachusetts auto insurance rates for preferred risks by 5 percent, resulting in an overall statewide average decrease of 4.5 percent compared to the 3.4 percent in its...
Mass. Auto Insurers Pressed to Lower 2008 Rates Even More
Nov 28 2007 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is pressing auto insurers in the state to lower their 2008 rates, arguing that their initial filings last week included more than $200 million in extra profits and payments to...
Arbella, MetLife, Main Street Amend Mass. Rates; OneBeacon Unveils Plans
Nov 28 2007 // Several Massachusetts auto insurers have amended last week’s filings to further lower rates and increase discounts for safe drivers while another revealed its plans for 2008 under the new managed care system. MetLife...
Mapquest Printout Leads to N.Y. Insurance Fraud Sentencing
Nov 28 2007 // A 36-year-old Rochester, N.Y. man, whose Mapquest directions led police to his home, was sentenced to five years probation in Monroe County Court on Nov. 26 for trying to fraudulently obtain a $10,282 insurance...
Calif. Commissioner Files Uninsured Motorist Ballot Initiative
Nov 27 2007 // Proving rumors true, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner has filed a draft ballot initiative with the state Attorney General’s office designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists on state roads...
State Auto Names Allison Director of Government Relations
Nov 26 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based The State Auto Insurance Cos. recently named Jon Allison as director of government relations. Additionally, Allison has been elected assistant vice president by the board of directors of State...
Mass. Drivers Get Taste of Competition; Insurers Cut Rates, Enhance Products
Nov 20 2007 // Drivers with good driving records, good grades, hybrid vehicles, property policies and pets are among those who could benefit under auto insurance rating plans filed for use in 2008 in Massachusetts. Indeeed, most drivers...
UK Auto Report by Research & Markets
Nov 19 2007 // Dublin-based Research and Markets has added “Snapshots UK Motor Insurance 2007” to their offering as part of the research firm’s “Snapdata” series. “Snapdata’s Snapshots UK Motor...
Hanover Among First to Tout Mass. Auto Rates; Vows Agent Appointments
Nov 19 2007 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. was one of the first insurers to tout its competitive rates and product filings at today’s deadline for auto insurers looking to compete in Massachusetts under the new managed...
Insurers File Mass. Auto Rates Today; Bill to Control Rating Factors Stalled
Nov 19 2007 // The auto insurance market in Massachusetts gets a glimpse of greater competition today when carriers disclose their proposed rates, but the big unknown is whether motorists honk for joy or hit the guardrail. The Patrick...
Richardson’s Stats Misleading in Defense of Immigrant Driver’s Licenses
Nov 19 2007 // Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson points to a substantial drop in uninsured motorists in New Mexico when he defends his decision four years ago to allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s...
Calif. Wants to Crack Down on Uninsured Motorists
Nov 18 2007 // California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is reportedly exploring the possibility of a ballot measure next year designed to get uninsured motorists off the state’s roads and highways. Industry sources confirmed...
Stolen Autos’ Good/Bad News
Nov 18 2007 // A recent report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said auto theft statistics from 2006 indicate vehicle theft declined for the third year in a row. According to the NICB, 1.19 million motor vehicles were...
Delaware Auto Rates Available for Comparison on State Web Site
Nov 15 2007 // Updated Auto Rates Available On compare.delawareinsurance.gov Delaware consumers can compare sample auto insurance rates from over 50 companies online via the state’s Insurance Commission Web site. They can then...
American Vehicle Approved as Surplus Line Carrier in Calif.
Nov 15 2007 // Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based 21st Century Holding Co., an insurance holding company, announced that it’s subsidiary, American Vehicle Insurance Company, has received approval to begin writing commercial general...
GAINSCO Rolls Out Monthly Auto Policy in Texas
Nov 15 2007 // GAINSCO Auto Insurance, which specializes in minimum-limits personal auto policies, announced it has introduced a new monthly auto policy for Texas customers. The new product, which provides a single month of personal auto...
