Latest Auto Headlines
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NY’s Serio Sees Federal Auto Fraud Bill as Supporting State Efforts
Apr 9 2002 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio applauded Senator Schumer (D-NY) for his proposals on “federal legislation to help curb auto insurance fraud,” and urged him to focus on the...
Calif. Committee Approves Changes to Low-Cost Auto Program
Apr 9 2002 // A California insurance committee has approved legislation that would indefinitely extend the state’s experimental low cost auto insurance program and could drive up the number of underinsured motorists. “No...
Col. Committee Kills Auto Choice Bill
Apr 5 2002 // The House Appropriations Committee killed House Bill 1351 April 2, which would have given consumers the option of remaining under Colorado’s no-fault auto insurance system or returning to the tort system. “The...
NAII, Insurer Groups Address Truck Crossing Concerns
Apr 4 2002 // The United States Department of Transportation’s (DOT) safety requirements for trucks, buses and drivers entering this country under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) aim at having Mexican carriers meet...
Bay Area Residents Arrested on Fraud Charges
Apr 4 2002 // The California Department of Insurance Fraud Division has arrested Antioch resident Rudolfo Villasenor, 28, for felony insurance fraud and possession of dangerous drugs/narcotics, along with Ruben Rodriguez, Jr., 25, of...
Rochester Man Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud
Apr 3 2002 // NY Insurance Superintendent Gregory V. Serio announced the arrest of Kevin Palmer, 25, of Rochester, on automobile insurance fraud charges. Palmer allegedly “reported on December 1, 2001 that his car had been stolen...
Allianz Study Shows First Minutes Are Crucial in Vehicle Fires
Apr 2 2002 // A research study by the Allianz Center for Technology (ACT) has shown that in the first few minutes after a fire breaks out car occupants can be rescued, generally without danger for the rescuers, as long as the fire does...
NAII Labels Efforts to Revise Low Cost Calif. Auto Program irresponsible and premature
Apr 1 2002 // A legislative effort to save California’s experimental low cost auto insurance program is not based on sound insurance principles and could encourage thousands of California drivers to be chronically underinsured...
CDI Investigates Philadelphia Resident Caught in Auto Fraud Scheme
Apr 1 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced the arrest of John Martin in his residence by the Philadelphia Police Department Felony Warrant Detail. The arrest warrant was issued on Feb. 5 in Orange Superior...
Minn. Gov. Signs Bill Banning Managed Care Services in No Fault Auto Claims
Mar 29 2002 // Minnesotans may need to brace themselves for a sharp rise in auto insurance premiums as a result of legislation recently signed by Gov. Jesse Ventura that severely restricts insurers ability to contain medical costs...
Mich. Policy Change Addresses MCCA Threshold
Mar 28 2002 // The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) Board of Directors announced it has lowered the assessment that the state’s motorists pay for their unique auto insurance unlimited medical benefits. Beginning July...
NAII Says Mo. Auto Insurance Surcharge Would Discriminate
Mar 28 2002 // A bill approved by a Missouri House committee that would impose a surcharge on auto insurance policies to finance a police chiefs and officers retirement fund is discriminatory, according to the National Association of...
S&P Hands National Auto & Casualty Insurance Co. ‘R’ Rating
Mar 28 2002 // Standard & Poor’s has assigned its ‘R’ financial strength rating to National Automobile & Casualty Insurance Co. after learning that California Insurance Commissioner Harry W. Low put the...
NY Agent/Broker Associations Join to Fight Auto Fraud
Mar 27 2002 // Four leading New York agent and broker trade groups have joined forces to combat “rampant fraud” in the state’s no-fault automobile claims procedures. The Professional Insurance Agents of New York, Inc....
Erie Faces Class Action Lawsuit on Auto Parts
Mar 26 2002 // Erie Insurance Exchange and the Erie Insurance Group are facing a class action lawsuit over the use of replacement auto parts similar to the action brought against State Farm in Illinois which resulted in a multi-million...
Auto Loan/Lease Payoff
Mar 25 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Progressive Insurance is offering loan/lease payoff auto coverage in Texas. Also known as “gap” insurance, loan/lease payoff coverage pays the difference between what a policyholder owes on...
Insurance Fraud: A Perpetual Bane for Industry, Consumers
Mar 25 2002 // Since the insurance industry’s inception, fraud has proved a perpetual problem, an inherent risk that will likely never be totally eliminated. Carriers have long warned that fraud ultimately causes them to raise...
Insurance Fraud: A Perpetual Bane for Industry, Consumers
Mar 25 2002 // Since the insurance industry’s inception, fraud has proved a perpetual problem, an inherent risk that will likely never be totally eliminated. Carriers have long warned that fraud ultimately causes them to raise...
Non-franchised Used Car Dealers
Mar 25 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: DMI Insurance Services Inc. is offering a program for non-franchised used car dealers. Appointments are required. Seeking to form long-lasting, mutually beneficial partnerships with producers that are...
AAI Driven to Object Auto Proposals
Mar 25 2002 // Citing that the drafters of Prop. 103 clearly intended that persistency could not be used as a SOLE determinant, but could be used in combination with other rating factors, the Alliance of American Insurers has come out...
