Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ill. Mom, Son Duo Destroy Family Car in Insurance Fraud Scam
Apr 13 2006 // An Orland Park, Ill. mother and her 19-year-old son are accused of destroying a family car then reporting it stolen to collect insurance money. Janet L. Hurta, 50, was charged with felony insurance fraud, police said. Her...
California Woman Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Apr 12 2006 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced the arrest of Charleen Smith, 37, for automobile insurance fraud after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI). Smith, who was involved in...
Insurers Say Vote No to Arizona Vehicle Repair Legislation
Apr 12 2006 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is asking the Arizona Senate to vote no on House Bill 2063, a bill that it says would make it more difficult for insurers to provide consumers important...
Kemper Auto and Home Enhances Website
Apr 11 2006 // Kemper Auto and Home, A Unitrin Company, has added a credit car payment option to its Web site for policyholders to quickly and securely make payments with a Visa credit card at www.KemperAutoandHome.com The ability for...
Truckers Take Fatigue Monitoring Device for Test Drive
Apr 11 2006 // Paul Chapman remembers an accident he saw one night a few years ago while driving through the Allegheny Mountains. A truck, without braking, crashed as it missed the entrance to a tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The...
Nationwide: Survey Shows Fuel Prices Drive Increased Motorcycling
Apr 10 2006 // According to a recent survey, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. predicts that 35 percent of motorcyclists will ride their bikes more over the next year as a result of fuel prices. A written release issued by the Columbus,...
Pemco Poll Shows Drivers Don’t Save Money Immediately with Hybrid Vehicle
Apr 10 2006 // Most new-car buyers in Washington who are likely to buy a hybrid share a common misconception that owning a hybrid car will save them money through better mileage, according to PEMCO’s Northwest Insurance Poll. The...
NAMIC Pleased California Auto Repair Bill Modified for Study
Apr 10 2006 // In the wake of stiff industry opposition, a California proposal that would have have impeded consumer access to affordable auto repairs has been sufficiently mitigated for now, said a spokesman for the National Association...
Insurers Refute Reports on Canada’s Home, Auto Policy Prices
Apr 9 2006 // Canada’s home, car and business insurers have countered recent reports suggesting that the cost of homeowner’s insurance in New Brunswick is rising. The industry’s attempt to set the record straight about...
Bill Will Require a Study Before Changes to Calif. Auto Rating Factors Can Go Into Effect
Apr 7 2006 // A bipartisan group of five assemblymembers joined with local elected officials and concerned citizens at a news conference in Sacramento to support AB 2840, which they say will help ensure fair auto rates for all drivers....
Allstate Ads Dropped from Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle Mailings
Apr 6 2006 // A complaint to the governor by the Professional Insurance Agents Association of Ohio got results when an insurance company’s advertisements were dropped from vehicle registration renewal notices sent to Ohio...
Neb. Autobody Assn. Study Finds Consumers Hesitant to File Auto Claims
Apr 6 2006 // Findings in a study by the Nebraska Autobody Association found that consumers were disinclined to file automotive claims with their insurance company. Sixty-four percent of survey respondents said they would generally feel...
Hagerty Collector Car Network Launches New U.K. Affiliate
Apr 5 2006 // The Hagerty Collector Network announced the continued expansion of its collector car specialty program with the launch of its new U.K. insurance affiliate, Hagerty International Ltd. The new Company will provide...
American Motorcycle Assn. and Nationwide Form Partnership
Apr 5 2006 // The American Motorcyclist Association and Columbus-Ohio-based Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company have announced a new partnership. The new affiliation makes Nationwide the AMA’s “Motorcycle Insurer of...
California’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Program Expands to Six New Counties
Apr 5 2006 // The California Low Cost Automobile program (CLCA) is now available in San Bernardino, Riverside, Alameda, Fresno, Orange and San Diego counties for low income good drivers at less than $400 per year. Senate Bill 20...
Maryland Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Auto Insurance Fraud, AG Reports
Apr 4 2006 // A Gaithersburg man has been sentenced in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County after having pleaded guilty to felony insurance fraud last October, according to Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. The...
The Hartford Lowers Auto Rates in Nevada
Apr 4 2006 // Following similar announcements in Indiana and Utah, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will also offer lower auto insurance prices to many Nevada drivers under its Dimensions personal auto insurance program, which...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Actions and ProceedingsBechtel Petroleum Operations Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Co. (California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, March 6, 2006) res judicata. Prior to that decision, the court held that the pollution...
Keys left in car? Arizona bill would allow insurance hit
Apr 3 2006 // The Arizona Senate wants to provide a financial incentive for motorists to think twice before leaving their keys in an unattended vehicle. The Senate has approved, 16-13, a bill (SB1059) sponsored by Republican Sen. Linda...
Report ranks the nation’s top most and least expensive automobiles to insure
Apr 3 2006 // Darien, Ill.-based Insure.com has released its second-annual report naming the “Top 10 Least Expensive Autos to Insure” for 2006, along with its companion report, “The Top 10 Most Expensive Autos To...
