Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
State Farm: No New LA. Auto Policies
Jul 8 2002 // Indicating it is seeking a 16 percent rate increase for auto policies in Louisiana, State Farm Insurance Co. has stopped writing new auto policies in that state. The company estimates that the rate increase would generate...
State Farm: No New LA. Auto Policies
Jul 8 2002 // Indicating it is seeking a 16 percent rate increase for auto policies in Louisiana, State Farm Insurance Co. has stopped writing new auto policies in that state. The company estimates that the rate increase would generate...
AIA Says Inaccurate Motor Vehicle Records Increase Premiums for Good Drivers, Jeopardize Highway Saf
Jul 2 2002 // Inaccurate, incomplete motor vehicles records (MVRs) not only compromise highway safety and force good drivers to subsidize bad drivers, they also cause insurers to rely on other methods to fully assess individual driver...
Minn. Commissioner Levies Charges Against State Farm
Jul 1 2002 // Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Jim Bernstein is charging State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company with more than 13,000 violations of Minnesota insurance law. Based on a...
Coalition Supports Bill to Reform NJ Auto Insurance Regs
Jun 28 2002 // After months of discussion, and a last minute compromise which assured that State Farm will continue in New Jersey’s automobile insurance market for at least the next three years, Legislators have finally introduced...
New Market: Arrowhead of Texas Offers Commercial Auto Program
Jun 28 2002 // Arrowhead General Insurance Agency of Texas Inc. has a new commercial automobile program for Texas agents. Target classes include artisan contractors, wholesale/manufacturing/industrial, heavy construction, local and...
Former Calif. Teacher Arrested for Alleged Auto Fraud
Jun 27 2002 // Jeremy Christian Brickner, 25, of Sacramento, was arrested and booked into the Sacramento County Jail on one count of insurance fraud. The arrest was the result of an investigation by the California Department of Insurance...
NJ, State Farm Agree to Delay Withdrawal for 3 Years
Jun 26 2002 // State Farm Indemnity, New Jersey’s largest auto insurer with around 735,000 policyholders, has reached agreement with the governor and the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance (DOBI) to delay its withdrawal from...
Warrantech Inks Five-Year Vehicle Service Deal with Royal & SunAlliance USA
Jun 25 2002 // Warrantech Corporation, a provider in administering service contracts and extended warranties, has signed a five-year agreement with Royal & SunAlliance USA, the U.S. operation of London-based Royal & SunAlliance...
State Farm Ceases Writing New La. Auto Policies
Jun 25 2002 // State Farm Insurance Co. announced it would stop writing new auto policies in Louisiana, and would also request a 16 percent rate increase to generate more than $150 million to offset losses. According to A.M. Best and The...
Can Politicians Put the Homeowners Market Back Together Again’
Jun 24 2002 // As what could become one of the most competitive election seasons in recent Texas history takes shape, it should come as no surprise that the homeowners crisis affecting consumers virtually statewide has taken on prime...
Can Politicians Put the Homeowners Market Back Together Again’
Jun 24 2002 // As what could become one of the most competitive election seasons in recent Texas history takes shape, it should come as no surprise that the homeowners crisis affecting consumers virtually statewide has taken on prime...
21 More Persons Arrested in NY Auto Fraud Scam
Jun 20 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department announced the arrest of an additional 21 persons (112 were indicted last December), charged with participating in an auto fraud insurance ring in Queens. The NYSID said that the...
A.M. Best Raises Ratings, Assigns New Group Rating for AFG’s Specialty Auto Companies
Jun 19 2002 // A.M. Best Co. has raised the financial strength ratings to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) for some of the core auto subsidiaries of Ohio-based American Financial Group, Inc. Additionally, A.M. Best assigned a financial...
Farmers Offers Auto Policy Discount in Virginia
Jun 18 2002 // Farmers Insurance Group announced that it will offer special discounts on its auto insurance rates to Virginians who also have a Farmers New World Life Insurance Company policy. “The discount is part of an effort by...
Federal Driver License Standards Possible Asset for Auto Insurers
Jun 17 2002 // In addition to being a key element in national security, federal driver’s license standards being considered in Congress could have profound effects on auto insurance, according to the National Association of...
NJ Realtors Ass’n. Joins Auto Insurance Coalition
Jun 13 2002 // New Jersey’s Coalition for Auto Insurance Competition (CAIC) announced that the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR), has joined the Coalition in its campaign to reform the state’s auto insurance laws to...
Two Syracuse Men Arrested in Auto Insurance Scam
Jun 13 2002 // The New York State Insurance Department announced the arrest of Eugene Turner and Marcus Jefferson, both of Syracuse, following an investigation into a “staged accident” by the two men. They allegedly rented a...
Viking Nonstandard Auto Brand Reintroduced
Jun 12 2002 // Wisconsin-based Viking Insurance is reintroducing its Viking brand of nonstandard auto insurance, with the help of its parent, Royal & SunAlliance USA. Founded in 1971, Viking Insurance specializes in providing...
Calif. Auto Body Shop Owner Sentenced for Fraud
Jun 12 2002 // An investigation by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR), the Kings County District Attorney’s Insurance Fraud Unit, and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Criminal Investigations Branch’s...
