Latest Auto Headlines
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John Green, Farmers Actuary, Dies in Auto Accident
Feb 7 2007 // John Green, Farmers Insurance Group’s regional vice president of auto product management and chief auto actuary, died Thursday, Feb. 1, of injuries due to an auto accident. A respected leader in the industry and at...
Mich. Auto Insurance Rates Fall in 2006
Feb 5 2007 // Auto insurance rates offered by the state’s top ten insurance companies dropped an average of 2 percent last year, according to the Insurance Institute of Michigan. “Michigan has hundreds of insurance companies...
Mich. Farmers, Foremost Insurance Sponsor “Drive for 55” Agent Contest
Feb 1 2007 // Beginning Feb. 1, 2007 Farmers and Foremost Insurance invite agents to put the pedal to the metal and “Drive for 55”. This is just one way that Foremost will celebrate 55 years serving the insurance industry in...
Allstate Profit Rose 17% in 4th Quarter
Jan 31 2007 // Allstate Corp., the second-biggest U.S. personal-lines insurer behind State Farm, said its fourth-quarter profit rose 17 percent as it continued to benefit from a benign year for hurricanes. The $1.21 billion (euro930...
Report: Drivers’ age, gender factors in severity of accident injuries
Jan 29 2007 // Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries, according to researchers in a new study showing statistical differences in traffic-accident...
Minn. boy sues parents over injuries in accident
Jan 29 2007 // Amy and Ted Harrison Sr. are being sued over a car crash that left their son permanently disabled, and they hope they lose the case now before the Minnesota Supreme Court. The plaintiff is their son, Teddy Harrison, who...
Report: Drivers’ age, gender factors in severity of accident injuries
Jan 29 2007 // Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries, according to researchers in a new study showing statistical differences in traffic-accident...
Case Law Watch
Jan 29 2007 // Bad Faith (Mo. App. Jan. 4, 2007) Ruling: Attorneys fees were awarded under Missouri’s “Vexatious Refusal to Pay” statute. Insured brought suit against insurer for denial of homeowners coverage. In...
News Currents
Jan 28 2007 // Mass. Gov. Patrick replaces commissioner; halts high risk plan Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has taken steps to install his own appointee as insurance commissioner and halted the ongoing implementation of reforms to the...
Mass. Auto Insurance Fraud Crackdown Paying Off for Drivers
Jan 26 2007 // High-profile crackdowns on auto insurance fraud have resulted in dramatic savings for drivers in some Massachusetts communities. The statewide average premium is scheduled to drop by nearly 12 percent on April 1, but...
Wis. Joins Ad Safety Campaign for Teen Drivers
Jan 26 2007 // Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen recently announced that the Wisconsin Department of Justice is partnering with The Advertising Council on a new campaign aimed at putting the brakes on fatal car crashes involving teens and...
Farmers Insurance Introduces Annual Auto Policy in Montana
Jan 26 2007 // Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, including Farmers Insurance Exchange and Mid-Century Insurance Company, is launching a full-year auto policy term to new customers in Montana, along with a six-month policy term...
Conn. AG Bill Targets Steering Customers to Select Body Shops
Jan 25 2007 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has drafted legislation that he says would strengthen the state’s anti-steering law prohibiting insurers from forcing consumers to use a preferred auto repair shop as a...
Ohio State Auto Adds New System to Benefit Agent Force
Jan 25 2007 // Columbus, Ohio-based State Auto Insurance Cos. have eliminated an automation roadblock for independent State Auto agencies using Applied Systems agency management systems. State Auto has implemented IVANS Transformation...
Kingsway Acquires St. Paul Travelers’ Non-Standard Auto Unit, Mendota
Jan 24 2007 // Canada’s Kingsway Financial Services, Inc. has agreed to acquire Mendota Insurance Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of The St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. The transaction includes Mendota’s wholly owned...
Even Consumer Reports Fallible As Retraction on Car Seats Shows
Jan 23 2007 // Consumer Reports once mismeasured the ingredients in dog food. Just last year, it screwed up the depreciation rates of hybrid cars. But it’s rare for the trusted, independent Consumer Reports to go as wrong as it did...
Mass. Auto Insurer Tops in Spending on Beacon Hill Lobbyists
Jan 23 2007 // Lobbyists trying to influence Massachusetts legislation on Beacon Hill raked in a record $64.3 million in 2006, as they plied their trade on issues ranging from education and insurance to tobacco and cable television,...
MetLife Auto’s Mullaney Shifts to Institutional; Moore to Head Auto
Jan 19 2007 // William J. Mullaney has been named president of MetLife’s Institutional Business segment. Mullaney succeeds Leland C. Launer, Jr., who has decided to leave MetLife to pursue other opportunities. Mullaney most...
Washington Rep. Wants To Require Drivers to Purchase Vehicle Liability Insurance
Jan 15 2007 // Washington Rep. Dean Takko has introduced a House Bill 1046 that would make drivers show proof of financial responsibility or motor vehicle liability insurance. According to the bill, the department of vehicle licensing,...
Commerce to Continue 5% AAA Mass. Auto Discount
Jan 15 2007 // The Commerce Insurance Co. has filed with the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to continue its five percent auto insurance rate discount for Amercian Automobile Association members in Massachusetts. If approved by the...
