Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Leads Nation in Fatal Crashes with Animals
Nov 18 2004 // Far more people have died in Texas motor vehicle collisions with animals than in any other state. Many of these fatalities could have been prevented if motorists had worn seatbelts or motorcyclists had worn helmets. A new...
Mass. Must Face the Facts About Its Flawed Auto System, Commissioner Bowler Tells Agents
Nov 17 2004 // It’s time for Massachusetts to face the facts about its old ways of tightly regulating private passenger auto insurance and create a modern day system, Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler told agents...
Ohio Commissioner Says to Look Out for Deer
Nov 17 2004 // With deer-vehicle collisions on the rise, Ohio Insurance Director Ann Womer Benjamin has asked motorists to investigate their insurance options and to take extra precaution while traveling. Typically, vehicle accidents...
ISO Enhances Policy-Verification Solution
Nov 17 2004 // ISO has enhanced its Coverage Verifier policy-verification solution with four new services to help insurers manage third-party account relationships more efficiently. Insurers who report coverage data to the ISO system...
ADR, Fiserv FSC Announce Integrated Motor Vehicle Record Reports in California and Arizona
Nov 17 2004 // American Driving Records (ADR), a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Advantage Corporation and Fiserv FSC Inc. announced the launch of a new software interface that will allow California and Arizona insurance agents to order...
Mass. Court Upholds Bowler’s 2004 Auto Rates
Nov 16 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commisioner Julianne Bowler’s decision setting private passenger auto insurance rates for 2004 has been upheld by the state Supreme Judicial Court. A minor portion dealing with premiums for...
California Leads the Nation in Auto Theft Rates for 2003
Nov 15 2004 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) reported that for calendar year 2003, car thieves were most active in California. Six of the nation’s ten hottest spots for vehicle theft rates are in California, while the...
USAA Cuts Auto Rates by 12 Percent in Texas
Nov 14 2004 // San Antonio-based USAA announced that beginning in December it will reduce auto insurance rates by an average of 12 percent for its Texas members. The reduction follows a February 2004 rate cut of 4.5 percent. Henry...
State Farm Decision to Stay in New Jersey Auto Market Latest Sign of Improved Insurance Environment
Nov 10 2004 // A flurry of special dividends and a series of rate reduction announcements from auto insurers, coupled with increased competition and new regulations adopted by the New Jersey insurance department, are helping to reshape...
N.Y. Cracks Alleged Auto Salvage Fraud Ring
Nov 10 2004 // New York officials are hailing the arrest of 24 individuals alleged to have been involved in an auto insurance fraud operation they say has ties to organized crime. New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Kings...
House Repeals Mich. Helmet Law
Nov 10 2004 // A bill reportedly designed to repeal Michigan’s mandatory motorcycle helmet law was passed by the State House of Representatives today (Nov. 10), in an apparent bid to take advantage of a lame duck legislature...
Is Big Brother Good for the Industry’
Nov 8 2004 // Some drivers in Minnesota will soon have an added passenger in their cars: their insurance company. Progressive Insurance Co. is using so-called “black box” technology to offer drivers discounts based on how...
Lowriders
Nov 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Traverse City, Mich.-based Hagerty Insurance has added two categories of lowriders to the list of customized and collectible vehicles it insures. As defined by Hagerty, a lowrider is a car or truck that...
ORE. DRIVERS SEE LESS IN AUTO PREMIUMS:
Nov 8 2004 // Oregon drivers are reportedly spending less than the national average for personal automobile insurance, according to a recent report comparing premiums nationwide. The estimated average expenditure per insured vehicle for...
Study Lauds Driver Stability Systems for Car Crashes, SUV Accidents
Nov 8 2004 // Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems appear to be effective in reducing the number of single-vehicle crashes, including rollovers, according to a preliminary study by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s...
Husband, Wife Sentenced for Ins. Fraud, Other Felonies
Nov 4 2004 // On Oct. 12, 2004, Gregory Keating, 44, of Riverside, Calif., and his wife, Elaina Keating, 36, also of Riverside, were sentenced for their Aug. 12 guilty pleas to various charges. Gregory Keating, who pled guilty to felony...
ICT Releases ‘Auto Insurance 101’-A Primer for Teens
Nov 2 2004 // The Insurance Council of Texas has teamed up with Texas’ Regional Education Service Centers to provide the state’s teenagers with information about auto insurance. The two groups came together this summer to...
Nev. Commissioner Denies Request to Increase Auto Insurance Rates
Nov 1 2004 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman has denied the request of the Progressive Companies that are marketed through independent agents for a 5.3 percent increase in auto insurance rates. This filing would have...
American Driving Records Delivers Instant Motor Vehicle Records Through Ivans Transformation Station
Oct 29 2004 // First Advantage Corp., a risk mitigation and business solutions provider, and IVANS Inc., have entered into an agreement to deliver motor vehicle records through IVANS insurance agent interface platform, Transformation...
Study Lauds Driver Stability Systems for Reducing Single Car Crashes by 35%, SUV Accidents by 67%
Oct 28 2004 // Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems appear to be effective in reducing the number of single-vehicle crashes, including rollovers, according to a preliminary study by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s...
