Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lost … but then found somewhere in Florida
Jul 24 2006 // In a May 2006 news release, AXA Art Insurance announced it was offering a $100,000 reward for credible information leading to the location, recovery and return of seven Milton Avery paintings that were reported missing...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // News Currents While states adopt seat belts laws, 29 still balk at motorcycle helmets In Illinois and Iowa, motorists can get tickets for not wearing seat belts. In Connecticut, they are prohibited from talking on cell...
N.J. auto restrictions: a troubling turn
Jul 24 2006 // You don’t need to conduct any kind of sophisticated market research in order to understand the effects of New Jersey’s 2003 auto insurance reform law. Just drive down the New Jersey Turnpike, where you...
Case Law Watch
Jul 24 2006 // ARBITRATION Allstate Insurance Company v. Great American Insurance Company (Super. Ct. N. J. June 15, 2006) Ruling: Insurance company could contest adverse arbitration finding where plaintiff insurance company improperly...
P/C market takes hold of rapidly developing identity theft solutions
Jul 24 2006 // In today’s marketplace insurers are moving towards a case-managed, victim advocacy approach with far less emphasis placed on the restoration of expense reimbursements. Identity-related fraud is a virulent crime, with...
Provisions of Florida’s anti-auto fraud legislation:
Jul 24 2006 // Corresponding with a 2003 law that established a two-year minimum sentence for anyone organizing or participating in an actual staged auto crash, the new legislation: • Provides for revocation of the driver’s...
Gov. Bush signs Florida auto insurance fraud legislation
Jul 24 2006 // Florida legislation that promises to reins in auto insurance fraud was signed June 26 by Gov. Jeb Bush. Provisions of House Bill 561 and Senate Bill 1596 and the governor’s approval were applauded by Tom Gallagher,...
Case Law Watch
Jul 24 2006 // Actions and Proceedings Continental Insurance Co. v. The Pamona Redevelopment Agency (California Court of Appeals, May 15, 2006, Unpublished) Ruling: On this appeal, the excess insurer, Continental, sought to intervene in...
Auto Club of SoCal reduced rates take effect in December
Jul 24 2006 // California’s fourth-largest provider of auto insurance has agreed to base its rates on safety and driving frequency rather than primarily on where a driver lives. The plan, to take effect Dec. 1, would cut some $133...
New highway safety chief to focus on families, auto safety
Jul 24 2006 // Growing up on Long Island, N.Y., Nicole Nason was taught how to drive by the man in charge of the local highway safety patrol: Her dad. Neighborhood friends knew wearing a seat belt was mandatory and the speed limit would...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // California agency approves change in auto insurance law A state administrative office approved changes to California’s insurance law, clearing the way for regulations that will force insurers to base premiums on...
Lost … but then found somewhere in Florida
Jul 24 2006 // In a May 2006 news release, AXA Art Insurance announced it was offering a $100,000 reward for credible information leading to the location, recovery and return of seven Milton Avery paintings that were reported missing...
California, Florida, Texas Lead Nation in Motorcycle Thefts
Jul 24 2006 // California (9,110 thefts) leads the nation in motorcycle theft rates in 2005, with Florida (6,324) following in second, and Texas (5,755)coming in third, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Other states...
Case Law Watch
Jul 24 2006 // Arbitration Allstate Insurance Company v. Great American Insurance Company (Super. Ct. N. J. June 15, 2006) Ruling: Insurance company could contest adverse arbitration finding where plaintiff insurance company improperly...
Texas Mutual Expands Lone Star Auto Dealers Group Coverage Program
Jul 21 2006 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company has expanded its Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) workers’ compensation purchasing group. The group is now open to franchised motorcycle, RV and boat dealerships as well as franchised auto...
Plymouth Rock Adds Tow Service for Mass. Auto Insureds
Jul 21 2006 // Boston-based auto insurer Plymouth Rock has introuduced a new service for customers whose vehicles are unable to be driven after an accident. Known as “Tow And Go”, the service provides accident-related towing...
Insurers File Lawsuit to Stop Calif. Auto Insurance Regulations
Jul 20 2006 // Three insurance trade groups have filed a lawsuit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to stop enforcement of California Department of Insurance (CDI) auto rating regulations, which they say are “unfair”...
Safeco’s New Auto Policy Designed to Give Customers More Choices
Jul 20 2006 // Safeco has introduced a redesigned auto policy aimed at better fitting customers’ lives. The new Safeco Auto Policy* is designed to cover the needs of today’s typical drivers — including coverage of...
The Hanover Expands Connections Auto Program to N.H., N.J.
Jul 19 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is expanding its popular Connections Auto product into New Hampshire and New Jersey. Connections Auto is a state-of-the-art, multi-variate auto product with nearly limitless customer...
Pittsburgh QB Roethlisberger Passes on Helmet Ads Despite Accident
Jul 18 2006 // Ben Roethlisberger doesn’t plan on doing public safety announcements for motorcycle or helmet safety following his accident last month. “I don’t think that’s my place,” the Pittsburgh Steelers...
