Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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Jan 22 2006 // John Garamendi Garamendi’s proposed auto rate regs will likely cause rate hikes Insurers’ estimates say 61 percent of California drivers could pay more. Concern continues to build against California Insurance...
Playing with airplanes and other exceptions to the ‘eight corners’ rule
Jan 22 2006 // While attempting to weigh it, the insured tipped the plane on its nose, pinning the friend under the propeller and injuring him. The aircraft exclusion of the homeowner’s policy-an infrequent backdrop to insurance...
Insurers happy Calif.motorcycle helmet
Jan 22 2006 // Earlier this month, legislation was introduced by Sen. Denise Ducheny, D-San Diego, to permit motorcyclists 18 years and older to ride without helmets if they could show proof of having medical insurance. The bill was...
CALIF AUTO RATE REGULATIONS
Jan 22 2006 // ARE YOU REALLY HURT? Investigating Accident Fraud ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH PCI Opens Denver Office
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Jan 22 2006 // Colo. legislators to tackle auto insurance in 2006 session The 2006 legislative agenda for property/ casualty insurers in Colorado will be dominated by automobile insurance and regulatory issues, according to the Property...
Spotlight: CA More Drive Law
Jan 22 2006 // New penalties for drunk drivers, street racers, and “pocket bike” riders-along with improvements to California’s teen driving requirements-are among the laws that took effect Jan. 1, 2006, according to...
Calif. Hands Down Convictionsfor Violating Contractor Licensing Laws
Jan 22 2006 // Fraud Roundup Ventura County, Calif., District Attorney Gregory Totten reported that the office’s Consumer and Environmental Protection Division recently obtained two convictions for violation of the California...
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Jan 22 2006 // Mercury Insurance Group CEO proposes voter initiative The head of Mercury Insurance is trying to get an initiative on the November election ballot to restore portable persistency discounts. George Joseph, CEO of Los...
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Jan 22 2006 // Mercury Insurance Group CEO proposes voter initiative on auto reforms The head of Mercury Insurance is trying to get an initiative on the November election ballot that would undo auto insurance reforms in California and...
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Jan 22 2006 // Low-Cost Auto Insurance Expands to Six Calif. Counties Anew California law will allow low-income residents in Alameda, Fresno, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties, to purchase driver’s insurance...
NAMIC: Colo. Bill Will Increase Number of Uninsured Drivers
Jan 19 2006 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) said it will oppose a Colorado bill that would mandate emergency medical care coverage because it will increase the number of uninsured drivers, increase...
Colo. Lawmakers Consider Car Insurance Changes
Jan 18 2006 // Nearly three years after Colorado abandoned no-fault auto insurance, hospitals complain they’re not getting paid to treat accident victims and consumers have to do some checking to make sure they’ve got enough...
Attorney General Cautions Floridians Against Flood-Damaged Vehicles
Jan 18 2006 // Attorney General Charlie Crist has issued a consumer alert cautioning Floridians against buying used vehicles that may have been flood-damaged by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. As many as 600,000 vehicles throughout...
RISC Launches New Commercial Auto Market in Okla.
Jan 16 2006 // RISC Inc. announced it is rolling out a new commercial auto market in Oklahoma. Coverage highlight include: –Service vehicles of all types –Waste disposal; salvage and recycling operations –Oil Lease...
DMI Launches E&S Division for Auto Dealers and Specialty Shops
Jan 16 2006 // Morgan Hill, Calif.-based DMI Insurance Services Inc., has created a wholesale division that will specialize in E&S markets for independent auto dealers and automotive specialty shops. Tina Evans, an insurance...
Colo. Insurers Can Expect Challenging Year, AIA Says
Jan 16 2006 // The 2006 Colorado legislative session is predicted to be a challenging year for insurers, as it works to keep costs down in the automobile insurance and workers’ compensation markets, according to theAmerican...
Wash. Anti-Fraud Auto Insurance Bill Wins Committee Approval
Jan 16 2006 // A key legislative committee this week amended and passed legislation in Washington that is designed to assist consumers injured in intentional “road rage” collisions – and protect insurers against auto...
Man Wanted for Mass. Auto Fraud Captured in Dominican Republic
Jan 15 2006 // Two brothers from Lawrence, Mass. who are both on the state’s most wanted fugitives list were captured lays Friday in the Dominican Republic, state police said. Andres Maldonado, 21, is the alleged trigger man in a...
N.Y.’s $5M in Grants to Combat Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud
Jan 15 2006 // The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has awarded more than $5 million to 29 law enforcement agencies in 16 counties throughout the state to support local programs to combat motor vehicle theft and...
Boynton Beach Lawyer Arrested for Faking Auto Theft Report
Jan 13 2006 // Jay Unger, a self-employed lawyer in Boynton Beach, Fla. has been arrested for filing a fake auto-theft report in Melbourne for two motorcycles and a rental trailer. He was charged with grand theft, filing a false police...
