Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
CARFAX Sends Out Alert on Auto Fraud Scam
Nov 17 2003 // CARFAX, a provider of the vehicle history report, is warning the public about a type of automobile fraud that reportedly involves both a stolen vehicle and a stolen identity – a vehicle’s identity, that is. The...
4 NYPD Officers, 12 Others Charged in Auto Fraud Case; OneBeacon Helped Investigators
Nov 17 2003 // The New York State Insurance Department announced that 16 people, includng four current and one former NYPD officer, have been charged with grand larceny and other offenses in the theft of nearly a quarter of a million...
Hyundai Tiburon, Subaru Impreza Top Canada’s Stolen Auto List
Nov 14 2003 // For the fourth year in a row, the Hyundai Tiburon (2-door) has the distinction of holding the top spot on Insurance Bureau of Canada’s (IBC) top 10 list of the country’s most frequently stolen vehicles. This...
N.Y. Department Notes 5% Overall Auto Rate Reduction by State Farm Mutual
Nov 13 2003 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Gregory Serio announced that the Insurance Department has approved a State Farm Mutual Insurance Company overall rate reduction of 5% on their private passenger automobile rates which...
N.J. Sentences Man on Fraud Charges
Nov 12 2003 // Vaughn McKoy, Director, New Jersey’s Division of Criminal Justice, announced that a Hudson County man has been ordered to perform community service and pay a $5,000 civil penalty for falsely reporting that his car...
N.J. Gov. Notes ‘Dollar A Day’ Policy Now Available
Nov 12 2003 // Continuing his landmark efforts to reform auto insurance in New Jersey, Governor James McGreevey announced this week that the “Dollar-a-Day” auto insurance policy, designed to help uninsured drivers with...
Insurance Auto Auctions Appoints Nordin as Chief Information Officer
Nov 12 2003 // Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a provider of automotive salvage and claims processing services in the United States, announced the appointment of John Nordin as the company’s new Chief Information Officer. “We...
Applied Systems, State Auto Team to Provide Agencies with Real-Time Inquiries via Web Bridge
Nov 11 2003 // Applied Systems, Inc. announced that State Auto Insurance is now using Applied’s new Web Bridge technology to offer real-time billing, policy and claim inquiries to agencies using The Agency Manager® and The Agency...
Insurers Interested in Potential Safety Advantages of Black Boxes
Nov 10 2003 // The attached letter was sent to the Los Angeles Times responding to an article that reportedly suggested that insurers’ only interest in event data recorders (EDR) or black boxes is auto liability in auto...
Alliance: Ill. Pols Should Drop Auto Insurance Database Idea
Nov 7 2003 // The Alliance of American Insurers has urged Illinois legislators to permanently shelve plans to create a database to track the validity of personal automobile insurance coverage. The proposed database would be administered...
ACORD to Provide N.J. Auto ID Cards
Nov 6 2003 // The Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD) announced that it will soon be providing temporary as well as permanent auto ID cards in New Jersey, as part of a major change in the...
Alliance: Ohio Top Court Gets It Right on Commercial Auto Cover
Nov 6 2003 // A decision by the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn its own previous ruling on commercial auto insurance coverage has finally corrected an injustice in the legal system, according to the Alliance of American Insurers. The...
TDI Schedules Hearing on Change to Auto Rating Manual
Nov 3 2003 // The Texas Department of Insurance announced it will hold a public hearing Nov. 6, 2003, to consider a staff initiated petition that concerns amendments to the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (Manual). The...
Motor Truck Cargo & Commercial Auto Physical Damage
Nov 3 2003 // Nuts & Bolts: Cascade-Amstar has available a program for motor truck cargo and commercial auto physical damage. Appointed brokers have immediate access; others must call for an appointment. Market offers on hook...
No Surprise: Tailgating is the Worst Driver Offense
Nov 3 2003 // For those who regularly travel the nations’ freeways, a study finding that inadequate following distance, or tailgating, is the most common error made by drivers comes as no surprise. However, Smith System Driver...
FISHER TO GIVE UP STATE CAR:
Nov 3 2003 // After pleading no contest to a charge of driving while intoxicated, Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Carroll Fisher agreed to give up his official state car, according to Associated Press reports. He was driving his state...
ISO In Agreement with ProcessClaims to Provide Insurers Streamlined Claims Handling Via Web Services
Oct 31 2003 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has signed an agreement to integrate its ClaimDirectorSM auto physical damage (APD) claim score with the ClaimsPortTM solution from ProcessClaims to enable systematic evaluation of...
Wis. Weighs Scores, ‘Sponsor’ Auto Cover
Oct 29 2003 // A Wisconsin Assembly bill that would prohibit insurers from using credit information in rating or underwriting auto or homeowners insurance would undermine the state’s stable insurance market and could increase...
State Auto 3Q Profit Up 165% Over Year-Earlier
Oct 28 2003 // Columbus, Ohio-based insurer State Auto Financial Corp. (STFC) reported third-quarter net income increased to $15.5 million, or 38 cents per diluted share, versus $5.8 million, or 15 cents per diluted share for the same...
Safeco Produces Strong Underwriting Results in Auto, Homeowners and Surety
Oct 28 2003 // Safeco – which recently announced a clear focus on Property & Casualty insurance – reported strong third-quarter underwriting results in most insurance lines. “We generated healthy underwriting...
