Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Post Special Toll-Free Numbers to Help Katrina Victims
Sep 5 2005 // At press time, forecasters were predicting insured losses from Hurricane Katrina-which made landfall 45 miles west of Biloxi, Miss., and 35 miles east of New Orleans on Aug. 29-would be in the $10 billion to $30 billion...
News Briefs
Sep 5 2005 // NAMIC ENCOURAGES RATE MODERNIZATION IN HAWAII: The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies has told a Hawaii legislative committee that passing rate modernization laws would benefit state commerce and insurance...
Distracted Driving: Is Your Organization Steering Clear of Liability Risks?
Sep 5 2005 // Drivers who are mentally or physically distracted react more slowly to traffic conditions and significantly reduce their “margin of safety” leading them to take risks. Consider this scenario: Your employee is...
State Farm Car Parts Reversal Gives Boost to Class Action Critics
Sep 5 2005 // Critics of national class action suits were among those cheering the loudest after the Illinois Supreme Court dismissed a $1.06 billion judgment against State Farm Insurance involving the use of generic auto repair...
Distracted Driving: Steering Clear of Liability Risks
Sep 5 2005 // When an employee crashes, so does the bottom line. In many cases, it is employers who bear the human, economic, and legal costs associated with a crash. Consider the following scenario: Your employee is driving down the...
Mass. Auto Insurance Rates: How Low Will They Go for Next Year?
Sep 5 2005 // As the wheel that sets 2006 auto insurance rates in Massachusetts begins spinning, there is no doubt it will be pointing at a negative number when it comes to rest in about two months. The real mystery is just how negative...
SHIFTING COMMUTER HABITS CAN CUT CALIF. AUTO RATES:
Sep 5 2005 // By reducing the number of miles they drive each week, California commuters could reduce their automobile insurance premiums, according to the Insurance Information Network of California. As gasoline prices increase past $3...
Mass. Auto Insurance Rates: How Low Will They Go for Next Year?
Sep 5 2005 // As the wheel that sets 2006 auto insurance rates in Massachusetts begins spinning, there is no doubt it will be pointing at a negative number when it comes to rest in about two months. The real mystery is just how negative...
Distracted Driving: Steering Clear of Liability Risks
Sep 5 2005 // Consider the following scenario: Your employee is driving down the road talking on her cell phone to a client. Distracted by the conversation, your employee swerves and hits what she believes to be a deer. Your employee...
Survey: Auto Insurance Buyers Continue to Use Internet More Often
Sep 2 2005 // The number of visitors who turn to the Internet to seek service or obtain an auto insurance quote has increased considerably, according to a new study released by J.D. Power and Associates. “Consumers compelled to...
Horace Mann Lowers Auto, HO Rates for Ca. Teachers
Sep 1 2005 // Horace Mann Educators Corp. has lowered auto and homeowner insurance rates in California effective Sept. 1, 2005. The rate reductions apply to customers and prospects who are members of the education community. “We...
State Auto Cuts Reinsurance Agreement for Subsidiary
Sep 1 2005 // State Auto Financial told the Securities and Exchange Commission its subsidiary, State Auto National Insurance Co., no longer needs a reinsurance agreement. The reinsurance agreement protected State Auto National from...
Insurers Post Special Toll-Free Numbers to Help Katrina Victims as Storm Moves North
Aug 29 2005 // Policyholders with questions regarding their coverage for damage caused by Hurricane Katrina should contact their insurance agent or company representative. To assist consumers, special toll-free numbers have been set up...
NICB ‘Hot Spots Report’ Shows Car Theft Decreased in Most of Southeast
Aug 25 2005 // Across the Southeast’s major metropolitan areas auto theft deceased dramatically in 2004, accompanied by a slight drop in auto theft nationally, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual Hot...
Consumers Need More Auto Insurance Education, Panel Says
Aug 25 2005 // The Colorado Legislature’s Interim Committee on Auto Insurance has concluded that there needs to be more uniformity in presenting and explaining automobile insurance coverage options to residents buying or renewing...
AIA Disturbed by New Federal Motor Carrier Rules
Aug 25 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is reportedly extremely disappointed that the federal agency overseeing motor carrier safety has approved new rules that would allow commercial truckers to drive more with less...
Brain Injury Assoc. of Pa. Takes Issue with Helmet Law
Aug 25 2005 // The following is an op-ed or “Letters” statement from The Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania passed a law to allow motorcyclists to drive without wearing a helmet. But who pays the medical...
NICB: Rise in S.C. Auto Thefts
Aug 24 2005 // There were more than 22,000 vehicles stolen in South Carolina in 2004 according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, which reports that theft rates rose for the sixth year in a row. NICB reports the Florence, S.C....
Mass. Commissioner Appeals Court Ruling That Blocked Auto Changes
Aug 24 2005 // The Romney Administration has decided to appeal a June court ruling that found that the state’s insurance commissioner exceeded her authority when she tried to change the state’s auto insurance residual...
ACIC Says Calif. is Car Theft Capital
Aug 24 2005 // It’s not surprising that the National Insurance Crime Bureau ranks California as the car theft capital of the United States, according to Sam Sorich, president of the Association of California Insurance...
