Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
PCI Says N.J. Auto Reform ‘On the Right Track’
Mar 24 2004 // A bulletin from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America praised New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey’s announcement Monday of three new automobile insurance reforms. The recently adopted measures will...
Vesta Notes Filing of Registration Statement for Non-Standard Auto Sub
Mar 22 2004 // Alabama-based Vesta Insurance Group Inc. announced that its non-standard auto subsidiary, Affirmative Insurance Holdings Inc., filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for a...
Consumer Protections Added for N.J. Drivers
Mar 22 2004 // New Jersey Governor James McGreevey took further steps Monday toward a consumer-directed, competitive auto insurance market, announcing the adoption of additional consumer initiatives as part of his auto insurance reforms...
MASS. INSURER SUES OVER HIGH RISKS:
Mar 22 2004 // Hanover Insurance Co, a unit of Allmerica, has upped the stakes in the battle over high risk auto business in Massachusetts by suing for $20 million it says it has suffered in losses plus damages because of an alleged...
Package and Commercial Auto
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. is offering a package and commercial auto program featuring a replacement cost with optional ACV, no coinsurance and property value guard automatic increases....
Specialized Truck Equipment
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: With its newly enhanced STEP SPICE policy endorsement, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unveiled new additions to its multi-line program for manufacturers, distributors, installers and...
CINFIN VP REPORTED IN CRITICAL CARE AFTER AUTO CRASH:
Mar 22 2004 // Kenneth S. Miller, a senior vice president for insurer Cincinnati Financial Corp., was hospitalized in critical condition after an auto accident Feb. 29 in Fairfield, according to a statement released by the company....
Auto Club’s Affiliate Files for 5 Percent Rate Reduction
Mar 22 2004 // The Interinsurance Exchange of the Auto Club filed with the state Department of Insurance for an overall 5 percent reduction in its California auto insurance rates. The rate reduction should save Auto Club policyholders an...
Insurance Scoring Reportedly Provides Significant Benefits to Fla. Consumers
Mar 22 2004 // Insurance scoring is a proven, accurate, objective and consistent risk assessment tool that provides significant benefits to Florida consumers, the Florida insurance industry testified Monday at a Florida Office of...
Auto Related Workers’ Compensation
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts and Bolts: Integrated Programs Insurance Services (IPIS) announced it now has available a workers’ compensation program for auto related risks such as new car dealers, auto accessory stores, auto repair shops,...
Package and Commercial Auto
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Superior Access Insurance Services Inc. is offering a package and commercial auto program featuring a replacement cost with optional ACV, no coinsurance and property value guard automatic increases....
Auto Related Worker’s Comp
Mar 22 2004 // Nuts and Bolts: Integrated Programs Insurance Services has available a workers’ comp program for auto-related risks such as new car dealers, auto accessory stores, auto repair shops, retail tire dealers, among...
N.J. DOBI Notes Success of Online Auto Insurance Site
Mar 18 2004 // According to New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance, the state’s innovative Auto Insurance Purchasing Planner has been used by more than 6,500 consumers shopping for auto insurance since the program...
State Auto Elects Assistant VP
Mar 17 2004 // The boards of directors of Columbus, Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. and State Auto Property & Casualty Insurance Co. have named Steven E. English an assistant vice president of the companies. English...
PCI Letter Cites N.J. Auto Reforms
Mar 16 2004 // An editorial that appeared in the Newark Star-Ledger on March 4 evoked a positive response from the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. PCI Northeast Regional Manager Richard Stokes, in a letter to the...
PIANJ Input on Auto Insurance Purchasing Planner
Mar 11 2004 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. has issued a bulletin commending the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance’s initiative to educate consumers through its new Auto Insurance Purchasing...
Big “I” Markets Adds National Interstate Recreational Vehicle Program to Product Line
Mar 10 2004 // Big “I” Markets, the online market-access program developed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA), announced that National Interstate Insurance Company is providing Big...
NYSID Announces 100-Count Auto Fraud Indictment
Mar 10 2004 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer aren’t resting on last year’s achievements in fighting fraud (See IJ Website Mar.9). Yesterday they announced the...
Calif. Speier Bill Would Close Loopholes in Proof of Auto Insurance Law
Mar 10 2004 // Senator Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) has introduced SB 1500, a bill to close loopholes in the state’s proof of auto insurance law. “People can buy auto insurance, get their vehicle registration...
Specialized Truck Equipment
Mar 8 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: With its newly enhanced STEP SPICE policy endorsement, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unveiled new additions to its multi-line program for manufacturers, distributors, installers and...
