Latest Auto Headlines
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Auto Insurance Tracking Bill Clears Okla. House
Feb 24 2005 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives Media Services Division reported a bill that would allow law enforcement officials to instantly determine if a car is insured has cleared the House by a vote of 74-26. House Bill 1351,...
Ark. House Approves Bill to Ban Credit as Factor in Rating Auto Premiums
Feb 24 2005 // Auto insurance companies would be barred from using credit ratings as a factor in setting auto insurance premiums under a bill passed by the Arkansas House of Representatives, the Associated Press reported. Rep. Rick...
AIA: Increasing Idaho’s Speed Limit for Large Trucks will be Disastrous
Feb 24 2005 // Raising the speed limit for large trucks and other vehicles on Idaho’s state highways is a recipe for disaster, according to the American Insurance Association. S. 1133, sponsored by the Idaho Department of...
Nebraska Plan Offers Online Rating For Private Passenger Applicants
Feb 23 2005 // The Nebraska Automobile Insurance Assigned Risk Plan offers an online rating interface for certain private passenger risks applying for auto insurance coverage. The interface is a feature of an electronic application...
AUTO RATES FALLING:
Feb 21 2005 // New Hampshire drivers are benefiting from increased competition among auto insurers. Seven of the 11 auto insurance companies that have filed rate change requests with the state so far this year have asked for decreases,...
Auto Insurance Rates to Climb By 1.5% in 2005
Feb 21 2005 // The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by just 1.5 percent in 2005, the smallest increase in five years, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The average cost for auto insurance nationwide for 2005 is...
HOMEOWNERS RATES 4TH LOWEST IN NATION
Feb 21 2005 // Ohio insurance consumers continued to benefit from a healthy property/casualty market in 2004 and rates are not expected to change significantly in 2005, the state’s insurance department announced. Homeowners...
AUTO AGENCY EXEC. TO HEAD S.C. INSURANCE DEPT.
Feb 21 2005 // South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has chosen Eleanor Kitzman, founder and past president of Driver’s Choice Insurance Services of Columbia, to head South Carolina’s Insurance Department. Kitzman has been active...
RATE BUREAU REQUESTS 11.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN AUTO RATES
Feb 21 2005 // The North Carolina Department of Insurance doubts new methodology used by the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which has just requested an 11.5 percent statewide increase in private auto insurance rates. NCRB is an independent...
LEGISLATORS RAISING AUTO LIABILITY LIMITS
Feb 21 2005 // The Mississippi Legislature is considering raising automobile liability limits, which could increase insurance premiums in the state. The Mississippi House and Senate each passed legislation that for the first time since...
I.I.I. Says Automobile Insurance Rates to Climb Slightly in 2005
Feb 21 2005 // The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by just 1.5 percent in 2005, the smallest increase in five years, reports the Insurance Information Institute. The average cost for auto insurance nationwide for 2005 is...
Mass. Insurer Coalition Plans Major Campaign to Bring More Competition to Auto System
Feb 18 2005 // A group of insurers in Massachusetts is planning a statewide public relations, lobbying and educational campaign to convince drivers, voters and lawmakers that more competition is needed in the state’s private...
Auto Coverage Verification Measure Advances in Okla.
Feb 18 2005 // House Bill 1351, by Oklahoma State Rep. John Wright, R-Broken Arrow, would amend the state’s insurance law to require insurance policies to include the vehicle identification number of the vehicle or vehicles covered...
22 Insurance-Fraud Ring Members Apprehended; Fla. Warns Others About Tough Penalties
Feb 18 2005 // A campaign to point out the consequences of staging an auto accident or participating in auto insurance fraud has been launched by the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud. The...
Mass. Fraud Crackdown Lowers Claims Substantially
Feb 16 2005 // Auto accident claims are down significantly in Lawrence, Mass. and several other Merrimack Valley communities after a 16-month crackdown on auto insurance fraud, according to an industry report. The Insurance Fraud Bureau...
As Motorcycle Theft Rate Accelerates, LoJack Offers Global Motorcycle Recovery System
Feb 16 2005 // Easy riders concerned about how easily their wheels may be lifted have a new partner in the fight against theft. The company that created the global stolen vehicle recovery system for autos and then applied it to...
TDI Updates Personal Lines Price Comparison Guides
Feb 15 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced the release of its 2005 insurance price comparison guides, which are available on the agency’s Web site at www.tdi.state.tx.us. The new price comparisons update and replace...
Travelers Cuts N.Y. Auto Rates
Feb 11 2005 // New Yorkers who insure their private passenger automobile through Travelers will see on average a 5.5 percent rate reduction in 2005, resulting in a cumulative savings of almost $33 million, accordign to the New York State...
Maryland Commissioner’s Task Force to Study Urban Auto Insurance Rates
Feb 10 2005 // Maryland Insurance Administration Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer, Jr. announced today the formation of a task force to study and review auto insurance rates in urban areas of Maryland. “As a former legislator who...
Copart Opens Ocala, Fla. Auto Salvage Yard
Feb 10 2005 // Copart, Inc. a large provider of vehicle salvage disposition services in the United States, has opened its seventh salvage yard in Ocala, Fla. its 19th in the Southeastern region. The 21-acre Greenfield facility will add...
