Latest Auto Headlines
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N.J. Women Pulled Over in Fraud Scam
Oct 19 2004 // New Jersey’s Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that the Division of Criminal Justice – Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has obtained a State Grand Jury indictment charging an...
Hagerty to Write Lowriders
Oct 14 2004 // They scrape the pavement with ground-effects bodywork, shake side-to-side, and feature the fanciest air ride suspension systems on the market. These amazing cars, known as lowriders, are a fast-growing segment of the...
Ambulette Companies, Two Principals Offer Guilty Pleas in N.Y. No-Fault Billing Scam
Oct 14 2004 // New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and State Insurance Superintendent Gregory Serio announced guilty pleas to two separate indictments by owners of several ambulette companies for submitting fraudulent transportation...
Ontario Auto Insurers Make the Grade in Claim Satisfaction According to FSCO Survey
Oct 13 2004 // Auto insurers in Ontario, Canada have once again been given a top grade by customers making a claim. The annual Auto Claims Satisfaction Survey, issued by the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO), shows that 84...
N.J. Office Charges Philadelphia Man With Participation in Auto Scheme
Oct 13 2004 // Vaughn McKoy, director, Division of Criminal Justice, announced that New Jersey’s Office of Insurance Fraud Prosecutor has charged a Philadelphia man with conspiracy and theft as part of a $23,000 automobile...
Travelers Integrates Auto Report Ordering into Agent Web Site
Oct 12 2004 // Travelers, a member of St. Paul Travelers, announced it has made it easier for personal lines independent agents to do business by integrating the ordering of auto underwriting reports into its Agent HQ Web site. For auto...
Multiple Arrests in Two California Fraud Cases
Oct 12 2004 // Two separate investigations have resulted in nine arrests on felony insurance fraud charges, including one suspect who was extradited from Arizona and a tenth suspect still at large outside the U.S., officials announced on...
MASS. ADOPTS COMMERCIAL REFORMS:
Oct 11 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has approved plans to implement a limited servicing carrier program for the state’s commercial auto residual market as proposed by Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers...
MASS. AG SEEKS AUTO RATE CUT:
Oct 11 2004 // Following Up On His Previous Assertion That Auto Insurance In The State Is Too Profitable, Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly Has Called For A 6.2 Percent Cut In Private Passenger Auto Insurance Rates For Next...
Speier Addresses Attendees at American Agents Alliance Conference
Oct 11 2004 // Over 1,400 independent agents and brokers from California and Arizona descended upon Indian Wells, California this September for the 2004 American Agents Alliance Conference & Expo. Attendees took advantage of...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share Its Way with New Agency Brand
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who are...
Progressive’s New Branding Effort Hopes to ‘Drive’ Market Share
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re–brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who...
TEXAS AG, INSURERS SETTLE:
Oct 11 2004 // Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced court-approved settlements with two major auto insurers that he says will result in refund more than $3.4 million to Texas policyholders who paid more out of pocket on claims...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share Its Way
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but reviews from independent agents at the center of...
N.C COMMISSIONER ALERTS SUGGESTS $700 M AUTO RATE REFUNDS:
Oct 11 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long has advised the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Va., of the potential for up to $700 million in auto rate refund checks to be distributed to North Carolinians during the...
Progressive Hopes to Drive Market Share With Independent Agency Brand
Oct 11 2004 // Progressive Insurance Co.’s move to re-brand its independent agency segment is being met with good reviews from outside financial analysts and branding experts, but mixed reviews from the independent agents who are...
State Farm to Lower California Auto Insurance Rates – West News – Sept. 2, 2004
Oct 11 2004 // Many people went with the lowest price and cheap homeowners insurance companies back in 1994. Everything was great until the earthquake hit. To this day, many people who thought that they had proper coverage and did not...
N.J. Eyes Reducing Urban Auto Rate Subsidies – East – Sept. 17, 2004
Oct 11 2004 // When each company is permitted to develop its own area rating maps, slicing the state into as many as 50 unique pieces, it seems likely that chaos will follow. Yes, the rating territories need some serious tweaking to...
WHO Study Finds Auto Accidents in China Kill 600 People Every Day
Oct 10 2004 // A report from the World Health Organization estimates that more than 600 lives are lost and more than 45,000 people are injured on China’s roads every day. People living in low and middle-income countries suffer the...
Auto Data Network to Train AXA Brokers on FSA Regs
Oct 6 2004 // Auto Data Network Inc., a provider of software and real-time data to the automotive industry, announced that its U.K. subsidiary, IFAct Group Limited, has been awarded a contract by AXA to provide training and help develop...
