Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Jersey Skylands Group Targets Local Auto Market
Aug 7 2002 // OneBeacon Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. announced the formation of New Jersey Skylands Insurance Group as part of a restructuring of its New Jersey Personal Lines operation....
Calif. Authorities Bust Major Auto Fraud Ring
Aug 5 2002 // In its largest bust to date, the Los Angeles County Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force and 120 law enforcement officers and investigators executed arrest warrants July 16 for 28 individuals charged with insurance...
ISO Integrater
Aug 5 2002 // Insurance Services Office Inc. (ISO) has expanded ISO IntegRater™ to deliver commercial-auto advisory loss costs and rating factors so insurers can directly incorporate the information into their rating and...
FARMERS EXCHANGE AND TRUCK EXCHANGE SUE BODY SHOP
Aug 5 2002 // Farmers Insurance Exchange and Truck Insurance Exchange began serving summons and complaints July 16 upon a Contra Costa County, Calif. body shop and its owners, accusing them of taking part in a large-scale scheme...
Calif. Authorities Bust Major Auto Fraud Ring
Aug 5 2002 // In its largest bust to date, the Los Angeles County Organized Auto Fraud Interdiction Task Force and 120 law enforcement officers and investigators executed arrest warrants July 16 for 28 individuals charged with insurance...
Calif Men Arrested for Alleged Fraud, Arson
Aug 2 2002 // Investigators with the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division arrested two men on insurance fraud and arson charges. Emmanuel Benavides Torres, 25, and Oscar Gomez...
NAII Requests Veto of Two N.Y. Bills
Aug 2 2002 // New York Governor George Pataki should veto two bills that would cause problems for consumers by expanding auto insurance liability for personal and rental vehicles, according to the National Association of Independent...
Ohio Casualty Reports Drop in Net Income for 2ndQ
Aug 2 2002 // Ohio Casualty Corporation, based in Fairfield, Ohio, announced net income of $13.1 million, or $0.21 per share, for the second quarter ended June 30. In the same quarter of 2001, the Corporation reported net income of...
AAI Characterizes NAIC Report on N.Y., N.J. Auto Costs ‘Misleading’
Jul 31 2002 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) state rankings of auto insurance premiums, released last week, is “nothing more than an exercise in irrelevance and a misleading barometer of who pays...
Van Eeten Installed as AAIP President
Jul 31 2002 // The Austin Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP), formerly known as Insurance Women of Austin, Texas, elected and installed Kathy Van Eeten, Crump Insurance Services, as its president for 2002/2003. Other officers...
IIABA Outlines Models for Auto Reform to NCSL
Jul 31 2002 // Today’s auto insurance oversight system suffers from a lack of efficiency, cost effectiveness, and timely decision-making, but greater regulatory reliance on market competition would help streamline and depoliticize...
Ohio Auto, Homeowners Rates among the Lowest in Nation
Jul 30 2002 // Ohio automobile insurance consumers continue to fair well when compared to consumers in other states according to Ohio Insurance Director Lee Covington. According to an annual survey and analysis of national automobile...
Sacramento Couple Arrested on Felony Auto Fraud Charges
Jul 26 2002 // Two Sacramento county area residents, Julie Ann Gonzales, 30, and Umberto Rene Gonzales, 32, were arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud. The arrests are the result of an investigation by the California...
New Market: Motor Truck Cargo
Jul 25 2002 // Cascade/Amstar is offering a motor truck cargo program. Gas haulers are okay, no containers, no target items and no hazardous items. Call for appointment. Policy limits of $150,000, with deductibles starting at $500....
Garden State Auto Fraud Scheme Broken
Jul 25 2002 // New Jersey investigators report they have broken up a fraud ring that allegedly set up nearly 100 auto crashes and cost insurance companies some $2 million in bogus claims, according to the Associated Press. Grand juries...
Ala. Commissioner Sets Auto Rate Hearing
Jul 24 2002 // The Alabama Insurance Commissioner will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. on Aug. 21, at the offices of the Alabama Department of Insurance, 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1700, Montgomery, to discuss a Revision of Alabama private...
Safelite AutoGlass Partners with OneBeacon
Jul 23 2002 // Ohio-based Safelite AutoGlass, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has partnered with OneBeacon Insurance Group, Boston, under which Safelite will provide auto glass and claims management services for OneBeacon’s...
Body Shop Goes Belly-Up for Fraud
Jul 22 2002 // An investigation by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), the Kings County District Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Unit, and the CDI Criminal Investigations Branch’s Fraud Division led to the conviction...
Motor Truck Cargo
Jul 22 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Cascade/Amstar is offering a motor truck cargo program. Gas haulers are okay, no containers, no target items and no hazardous items. Call for appointment. Dollars: Policy limits of $150,000. Deductibles...
Palm Springs Man Sentenced to 5 Years
Jul 22 2002 // James Keith Simpson, of Palm Springs, was sentenced to five years in state prison by the Indio Superior Court, after pleading guilty to one count of insurance fraud. He was also ordered to pay $11,128.84 in restitution to...
