Latest Auto Headlines
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Insurers Voice Opposition to Proposed Mass. Auto Premium Surcharge
Apr 21 2005 // A proposal to surcharge auto insurance policyholders $15 million to pay for police training reportedly unfairly forces responsible motorists in Massachusetts to fund a program that benefits every citizen and business in...
Transportation Secretary Calls Highway Fatalities an Epidemic; 42,800 Die in 2004
Apr 21 2005 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta on Thursday called the problem of highway traffic deaths a “national epidemic” and encouraged Americans to view wearing safety belts as a form of preventative...
N.Y. Central Mutual Drops Auto Rates 5%
Apr 21 2005 // Acting Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills announced that the New York State Insurance Department has approved a New York Central Mutual rate filing that will reduce the auto premiums paid by their policyholders by a...
Safeco Sees Strong Q1 Numbers
Apr 19 2005 // Seattle-based Safeco on Tuesday reported strong first-quarter results for 2005. The company produced net income for the first quarter of $212.0 million, or $1.65 per diluted share. This compares with net income of $236.2...
PCI Urges Court to Uphold Mass. High Risk Pool Reforms for Auto Insurance
Apr 19 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) joined with a group of insurers and insurance trade associations in filing a friend of the court brief on April 15 urging the Massachusetts Superior Court to...
DENN TACKLES AUTO FRAUD:
Apr 18 2005 // Delaware Insurance Commissioner Matt Denn has initiated several policy changes in the way auto insurance fraud cases are handled. He said that hearings for auto insurance fraud will now take place in public. Fines for...
Illinois Politicians Blame Governor for Bankrupt Auto-Accident Fund
Apr 18 2005 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–Members of a government oversight committee haccused Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration of mismanagement for its handling of an auto insurance fund that ran out of money. The $1.6 million...
Tougher Laws Key to Fight Against Insurance Fraud
Apr 18 2005 // How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often stale-sounding insurance swindles when their case files already are bulging with high-profile crimes such as drugs, robbery and murder? Insurance-fraud...
Annual Charity Motorcycle Rally Fun Kicks Off AAMGA Conference
Apr 18 2005 // Mary Zeller, vice president and manager of Seaboard Underwriters office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, hasn’t ridden a motorcycle or a Harley-Davidson, but will play a major role in the April 29 “Managing General...
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DOCTORS’ DEADLINE TO FILE NO-FAULT AUTO CLAIMS
Apr 18 2005 // A State Farm customer and his doctor, who challenged a 30-day deadline for doctors to file claims on a patient’s no-fault auto policy, have lost their claim in the Florida Supreme Court. They challenged the deadline,...
AUTO RATE HEARING SET IN SEPTEMBER
Apr 18 2005 // Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has announced plans for a hearing on auto insurance rates set for September. This announcement came after the North Carolina Rate Bureau, an independent organization that represents all auto...
Hot Wheels for Sale! NICB Lists Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles
Apr 18 2005 // The nation’s motor vehicle thieves continue to find the most popular automobiles as their primary targets for feeding the underground need for replacement parts and for export to foreign countries, reports a new...
Graduated Licenses Could Mean Cheaper Car Insurance for Hawaii Residents
Apr 18 2005 // Hawaii residents could face lower car insurance rates if a proposed law requiring graduated licenses for teenagers is successful in bringing down the number of accidents among young drivers. Members of the Senate Judiciary...
Lojack for Motorcycles Addresses Growing Risk
Apr 18 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
‘No-Cost’ Insurance Incentive Said to Boost Car Sales
Apr 18 2005 // The first test of an incentive in which an automaker paid the insurance on every new car concluded March 31 with a 23 percent rise in year-to-year sales, according to sponsors of the promotion. Two-thirds of buyers said...
TTrio Arrested for Auto Insurance Fraud
Apr 18 2005 // On March 16, investigators from the Fresno County Urban Organized Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force and officers from the Stockton Police Department arrested Amberjeet Kaur Gill, of Stockton; Pete Vargas, Jr., of Fresno; and...
Calif. Student Arrested in Fraud Case
Apr 18 2005 // Alisa Louise Yates, and her husband, Gregory Daniel Yates, both of Buttonwillow, were taken into custody as a result of investigations by the California Highway Patrol, CDI’s Fraud Division, and the Kern County...
New Jersey Court: Drunk Driver Can Collect Medical Benefits
Apr 14 2005 // In a decision that could affect auto insurance policies for millions of New Jersey drivers, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a drunken driver can still collect medical expenses from her carrier. A provision in an...
Ill. Politicians Blame Gov. Blagojevich for Bankrupt Auto-Accident Fund
Apr 13 2005 // Members of a government oversight committee accused Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration Wednesday of mismanagement for its handling of an auto insurance fund that ran out of money. The $1.6 million...
AIA Commends Md. Legislature for Forceful Response to Epidemic of Teen Auto Crashes
Apr 13 2005 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Wednesday commended the Maryland legislature for passing of a host of bills targeting teen driver safety. The bills include HB 393, which bars novice teen drivers from carrying...
