Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FLOOD-DAMAGED VEHICLES SURFACE ON USED CAR LOTS
Apr 3 2006 // An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year. Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by dishonest auto dealers, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood damage history illegally...
Closer Look: Auto Fraud
Apr 3 2006 // PIP case referrals to state fraud fighters have soared 327 percent from 2002-2003 to 2004-2005. Actual street arrests have grown nearly 75 percent, and cases sent for possible prosecution have soared nearly 50 percent,...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Auto-Liability Fields v. American Central Insurance Co. (La. App., 2nd Dist., March 8, 2006) Undated named driver exclusion endorsement sufficient to defeat coverage: Lensing was involved in a June 18, 2003, auto accident...
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...
Keys left in car? Arizona bill would allow insurance hit
Apr 3 2006 // News Currents 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...
Case Law Watch
Apr 3 2006 // Bechtel Petroleum Operations Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Co. (California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, March 6, 2006) Ruling: At issue on this appeal was whether the insurers had a duty to defend lawsuits filed by...
Big players, like big tractor trailers, cannot get in and cover the territories that smaller, independent insurance ag
Apr 3 2006 // Non-Standard Auto Times Have Changed. Are you still driving this business? Can independent agents compete in the nonstandard auto market? The big boys are better organized, financed and dominating the byways. They also are...
Flood-damaged vehicles surface on used car lots
Apr 3 2006 // An estimated 500,000 cars were damaged by hurricanes last year. Unfortunately, many of these vehicles have been purchased by dishonest auto dealers, cleaned up and then sold, with their flood damage history illegally...
Institute’s Revamp of Crash Tests Puts Manufacturers in Driver’s Seat
Mar 30 2006 // The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that frontal offset crash tests it has conducted since 1995 have prompted huge improvements in how vehicles protect people in frontal crashes. Now that consumer information...
His ‘Indignation’ Rising, Nader Vows to Restart Auto Safety Engine
Mar 30 2006 // More than 40 years after “Unsafe at Any Speed” shook up the auto industry, Ralph Nader is returning to his roots. The longtime consumer advocate and former presidential candidate contends the auto industry has...
Combined Group Rolls Out Online Service for Commercial Auto
Mar 30 2006 // The Combined Group, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, announced the launch of a new online tool to help agents efficiently make binding offers for commercial automobile business. The Automatic Commercial Auto Application...
The Hanover Launches Highly-Segmented Connections Auto in Conn.
Mar 29 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group announced the Connecticut launch of Connections Auto, a state-of-the-art, multi-variate auto product with nearly limitless customer segmentation capabilities. Connections Auto is now available...
PCI Denounces Okla. Bill Promoted by Salvage Dealers
Mar 29 2006 // Property Casualty Insurers Association of America announced it took aim at a bill promoted by salvage dealers in Oklahoma that the association says would create an environment of collusion. House Bill 3085 by Bill Case (R-...
Republic Reports Agreement With American Vehicle Insurance
Mar 28 2006 // Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. announced that certain of its member companies have reached an agreement in principal with American Vehicle Insurance Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of 21st Century Holding...
The Hanover Launches Connections Auto in La.
Mar 28 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, headquartered in Worcester, Mass., announced the Louisiana launch of Connections Auto, which expands the auto product into ten states: Louisiana, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maine,...
S.D. Attorney General Sounds Alarm About Purchasing Flood Damaged Cars
Mar 27 2006 // South Dakota’s Attorney General Larry Long is warning residents to be cautious when considering the purchase of a used car these days. That’s because vehicles damaged during the 2005 hurricane season might be...
Report Ranks Most and Least Expensive Automobiles to Insure
Mar 23 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 Insure. The top 10 least...
Study: Lower Speed Limit for Trucks Increases Accidents
Mar 22 2006 // A new transportation study by University of Arkansas researchers reveals that different speed limits for cars and large trucks on rural, interstate highways lead to greater speed variation and a higher number of vehicles...
Travelers: Six More States Eligible for Hybrid Auto Discount
Mar 21 2006 // Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers, has announced it now offers its 10 percent discount on auto insurance for hybrid drivers in Alabama, Mississippi, Nevada, Kansas, Tennessee and South...
Colorado medical payments coverage bill killed
Mar 20 2006 // Legislation forcing Colorado drivers to purchase additional emergency medical insurance coverage as part of their auto insurance policies was defeated in the state’s Senate Appropriations Committee by a vote of...
