Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.C. House to Halt Out-of-State Auto Insureds Seeking ‘Rate Evasion’
May 23 2007 // Out-of-state residents who obtain automobile insurance in North Carolina fraudulently to get cheaper premiums would be guilty of a felony in a bill that the House approved unanimously this week. The state Insurance...
Fla. Agents Send Response Vehicle to Tornado-ravaged Kan. Town
May 22 2007 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ state-of-the-art catastrophe response vehicle (CRV) arrived in Greensburg, Kan. earlier this week to assist insurance agents whose offices were demolished by the tornado...
Marketing survey reports Baby Boomers remain loyal to auto, home, medical and life insurance brand
May 21 2007 // Baby Boomers may be more likely to switch brands across a wide variety of products and services, including apparel, cars, prepared foods, and airlines, but when it comes to service oriented categories such as banking and...
Security Again in Focus After 2nd Vehicle Mars W. Va. Capitol Complex
May 21 2007 // The second vehicle crash on the pedestrian-only campus of the West Virginia Capitol Complex is probably not going to prove as costly to repair as one that occurred in March, state officials said. Robert Davis, 76,...
NetRate Systems, Inc. Announces Agreement with Cal-Regent
May 21 2007 // Okemos, MI. – NetRate Systems, Inc. (Okemos, MI) is pleased to announce an agreement with Cal-Regent Insurance Services, Inc. (Santee, CA) to implement the NetRate Systems Commercial Lines Rating System. The NetRate...
News Currents
May 21 2007 // Law enforcement to be first users of Texas’ financial responsibility system Event based process to be implemented first, ongoing verification to start later A statewide system to verify that drivers in Texas have...
2007 Property/Casualty State Specialist Insurers
May 21 2007 // 1 Brickstreet Mutual Insurance Co. WV 765,963 2 Texas Mutual Insurance Co. TX 743,095 3 Old American Cty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. TX 491,641 4 SAIF Corp. OR 449,794 5 Universal Property & Casualty...
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TEXAS’ FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY VERIFICATION PROGRAM
May 21 2007 // Is personal information of insureds protected? Yes, data from insurance companies is encrypted before it is sent to the vendor, and anytime the vendor sends information electronically it, too, is encrypted. “We put a...
Colorado ends legislative session; industry pleased tort auto system remains
May 21 2007 // The Colorado Legislature wrapped up its regular session on May 4, with fairly positive results for the insurance industry and consumers. The auto insurance system will remain a tort system, instead of reverting back to a...
Legislators aim to crack down on fraud
May 21 2007 // For years, Al Capone outwitted federal efforts to nail him for murder and other mobster-type crimes. The feds finally took him down with a breathtakingly simple courtroom gambit: tax evasion. California Capones Modern-day...
People
May 21 2007 // McQueary Henry Bowles Troy named Senior Vice President Brad Van Stavern to lead the new property/casualty practice in its Austin office. Van Stavern brings experience in the health care industry, where he held positions...
British auto insurer survey targets women’s view of male drivers’ irritating habits
May 21 2007 // A survey from the United Kingdom’s Diamond, an automobile insurer that specializes in coverage for women drivers, reveals some of their male counterparts’ most irritating driving habits. While Diamond’s...
Colorado ends legislative session; industry pleased tort auto system remains
May 21 2007 // The Colorado Legislature wrapped up its regular session on May 4, with fairly positive results for the insurance industry and consumers. The auto insurance system will remain a tort system, instead of reverting back to a...
Legislators aim to crack down on fraud
May 21 2007 // For years, Al Capone outwitted federal efforts to nail him for murder and other mobster-type crimes. The feds finally took him down with a breathtakingly simple courtroom gambit: tax evasion. California Capones Modern-day...
Bringing competition and choice to Mass. auto
May 21 2007 // The 400 insurers of the American Insurance Association have seen the favorable results for the public as well as insurers when states have worked to increase competition and relax unproductive regulatory restraints. Recent...
Mini’s and a Delorean Top UK’s Favorite Famous Car List
May 18 2007 //
Senate Panel Advances Vehicle Backover Safety Bill
May 18 2007 // New vehicles would need to offer more safety features to address backovers and other potentially devastating accidents involving children under legislation approved this week by a Senate committee. Automakers would be...
Aviva Launches Direct Auto in Poland
May 17 2007 // The UK’s Aviva Group announced that its Polish operation, Commercial Union Poland, will enter the country’s direct motor insurance market. Aviva noted that the “burgeoning growth in car ownership and the...
Texas Delivery Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 17 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Cecil R. Bryant of DeSoto, Texas, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Dallas County court ordered Bryant to serve a five-year probated...
Arrowhead Launches Motorcycle Program in Texas
May 17 2007 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency Inc. announced it has launched a Texas motorcycle program with an admitted carrier rated “A-” by A.M. Best Company. The company said the program covers Harley’s, sport,...
