Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
MICHAEL E. JAMES OFFERING FREE CABO TRIPS FOR AGENTS:
Sep 6 2004 // Mike James, president of Michael E. James Insurance Agency, plans to send agents out of the country to Mexico next year by implementing a reward program that enables qualifying agents and brokers to win an all expense paid...
Industry Works to put Low Cost Auto Program into Gear
Sep 6 2004 // The American Agents Alliance recently conducted a survey of independent insurance producers concerning California’s Low Cost Auto program. The program, enacted by the state Legislature in 2000 and operational since...
Historic Richmond Hard Hit by Gaston Flooding
Sep 2 2004 // An unexpectedly heavy downpour from the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston led to widespread flooding in Richmond, Va. that left at least five dead and devastated an historic neighborhood that was the heart of the...
Mass. Attorney General, Trial Bar, State Bureau Criticize 9.3% Auto Insurance Rate Request
Sep 1 2004 // A request by Massachusetts agents for a 32 percent boost in commissions brings the overall private passenger auto insurance rate hike sought by the industry for 2005 to 9.3 percent, up from the original 5.8 percent figure,...
State Farm to Lower California Auto Insurance Rates
Sep 1 2004 // State Farm will lower auto rates for its California auto insurance customers an average of 7.6 percent effective October 1. The California Department of Insurance-approved rate reduction will save the company’s 3...
Pa. Looks at Motorcycle Crash and Injury Data One Year After Repealing State’s Helmet Requirement
Aug 31 2004 // Jamie Lee Hregician was paralyzed from the chest down July 5 when his motorcycle hit a stone wall. But the 19-year-old did not suffer a head injury, and for that he credits his helmet. “I have no idea what...
Ohio Car Thefts Dropped 2%, Says Trade Group
Aug 31 2004 // Ohio’s auto theft picture improved last year as thefts decreased about 2 percent from 2002, according to estimates released by the Ohio Insurance Institute (OII), a property/casualty trade group. Based on auto theft...
Mass. Agents Seek Auto Commission Boost
Aug 30 2004 // The Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents (MAIA) has filed for an average agency commission on private passenger auto insurance of $150.84 per vehicle, a 32 percent increase from the current $114 average. MAIA...
Commissioner Seeks Changes to Mass. ARP Plan
Aug 27 2004 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne Bowler has ordered Commonwealth Auto Reinsurers (CAR) to make some changes to its proposed assigned auto insurance plan before she will approve it. While commending the...
Two Monterey County Men Arrested in Alleged Auto Insurance Scam
Aug 27 2004 // Authorities have arrested two men in connection with allegations of auto insurance scams at eight Monterey County stereo and tire/wheel shops. John Edward Close, of Gonzales, Calif., and Antonio Jaramillo Fonseca, of...
Commerce Insurance Claims It Fears Liability, Not Competition, If Mass. Auto Changes Adopted
Aug 26 2004 // The leading writer of auto insurance in Massachusetts says it opposes the changes to the state’s residual market not because it fears competition or dislikes the assigned risk plan concept but because it fears...
Craig’s Collision Center Staff Helps Nab Fort Worth Bank Robbers
Aug 24 2004 // According to the Beach Street Craig’s Collision Center in Fort Worth, Monday started out like most Mondays—it was busy. Around 10 a.m., two men brought their 1997 GMC pickup in to repair damage to the right side of...
If Mass. Rebuilds Residual Market, Auto Insurers Still Unlikely to Come
Aug 23 2004 // While Massachusetts’ officials are overhauling their auto insurance residual market in hopes of attracting new insurers, it is becoming increasingly clear that the legislature will have to join the reform effort if...
MASS. MOVES AUTO DATE:
Aug 23 2004 // Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has signed into law a bill changing from January 1 to April 1 the date that annual private passenger auto insurance rates take effect. The measure had been backed by the Massachusetts...
MOST KAN. COMPLAINTS REGARD AUTO INSURANCE:
Aug 23 2004 // The recently released Kansas 2003 Consumer Complaint Ratio Report shows that 38 percent of complaints related to auto insurance, more than any other line of business. During 2003, the Kansas Insurance Department (KID)...
NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSIONER SETTLES TRIO OF AUTO CASES:
Aug 23 2004 // North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Jim Long recently announced the resolution of three auto insurance rate cases—a settlement that will result in potential maximum savings of $1.2 billion for North Carolina drivers....
Legal Liability for Motor Truck Cargo
Aug 23 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. broadened and simplified its carrier-for-hire cargo coverage, which addresses a trucker’s legal liability when carrying cargo under contract. Key...
Three Suspects Arrested for Alleged Auto, Work Comp Insurance Fraud
Aug 23 2004 // Investigators arrested three people Aug. 3 on numerous felony charges after a 3-year California Department of Insurance (CDI) investigation into a chiropractic office, which uncovered numerous alleged auto insurance and...
Next Day Auto Gives Agents Opportunity to Earn Extra Cash
Aug 23 2004 // Looking to provide a valuable additional service to your clients? Next Day Auto is a Southern Calif.-based referral service that gives agents and brokers an opportunity to earn a little extra cash and gives insureds the...
Virginia Bureau Offers Teens Auto Coverage CD
Aug 20 2004 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance now offers a free educational compact disc (CD) geared to teenage drivers. The 15-minute CD is designed to give teens a basic understanding of...
