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Four Driven to Fake Collision Sentenced
Jan 11 2002 // Terry Thomas, 31, a resident of Downey, Calif., was sentenced in Los Angeles Superior Court on Jan. 4, to five years in state prison for his conviction on one count of insurance fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit...
Hammond Elected Insurance Co-Chair for Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Jan 1 2002 // Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates), elected a pair of co-chairs to lead the organization in 2002, including Dale Hammond, executive vice president, personal lines group, Kemper Insurance Companies. Its two...
California Motorists Face New Laws in 2002
Dec 31 2001 // California motorists will face a number of new state laws enacted this year, including laws supporting child passenger safety, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. “Many of the new laws target...
Auto Club rings in 2002 With Free Tipsy Tow Service on New Year’s Eve
Dec 28 2001 // To help keep New Year’s Eve safe for all motorists, the Automobile Club of Southern California will offer free Tipsy Tow rides home for drinking drivers and their vehicles. Between 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and...
NYSID’s Auto Complaint Rankings for 2000
Dec 28 2001 // The New York State Insurance Department has published its annual ranking of consumer complaints to the Department involving the insurance companies who write automobile coverage in the State. Each year, the NYSID handles...
Plymouth Rock Provides Actual Rates for Auto Renewals
Dec 18 2001 // Boston-based Plymouth Rock Assurance Company, Massachusetts’ 9th largest auto insurer, has come up with an innovative plan for giving policyholders their renewal premium rates – it’s providing them with...
INSURANCE AUTO AUCTIONS EXPANDS
Dec 17 2001 // Insurance Auto Auctions Inc., a Schaumberg, Ill-based auto salvage and claims processing service provider, announced the opening of a new greenfield facility in Longview, Texas. The new facility, IAA’s seventh in...
Top 10 Stories of 2001
Dec 17 2001 // Recollections and Renewal: Looking Back at 2001 with an Eye to the Future This is the year that was. It is one that many people will be glad to see come to an end because the new year always brings hope—for a rebirth,...
Calif. Thieves Prefer a Toyota or Honda
Dec 13 2001 // In a report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau, thieves in California’s urban areas prefer Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords, mirroring a national trend. But in rural and border regions, pickup trucks and...
California Regulatory System Analyzed
Dec 12 2001 // The California system held up by a consumer group as a model for auto insurance regulation in fact may have kept California consumers from enjoying billions of dollars in premium reductions over the past decade....
California Drivers to See Some Auto Rate Increases in the New Year
Dec 10 2001 // Auto insurers across the state are making a beeline for Sacramento with their Christmas wish list for rate hikes following several years of rate cuts for California motorists. Those insurers who were chopping rates two or...
From Promotions to Sport Pros, Special Events Insurance Covers it All
Dec 10 2001 // During the playoffs between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees preceding the 2001 World Series, the National-Hole-in-One Association provided insurance coverage for a promotion sponsored by a Seattle-based...
Penna. Auto Theft Prevention Authority Warns Holiday Shoppers
Dec 7 2001 // The Pennsylvania Auto Theft Prevention Authority (PATPA) warned holiday shoppers that “December and January are peak activity periods for car thieves.” Common sense measures like parking in well-lit areas,...
I.I.I. Sees Little Impact Sept. 11 Losses on 2002 Auto, Homeowners
Dec 7 2001 // Insurance losses from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the largest loss in insurance history, will have little impact on the cost of auto and homeowners insurance next year, according to the Insurance Information Institute...
Nationwide Co- Sponsors Child Car Safety Clinic for Annapolis Hispanic Community
Dec 7 2001 // Nationwide Insurance will participate in an automobile safety clinic, including donating 50 car seats, for Hispanic families in Annapolis, Maryland, as part of a safety campaign aimed at reducing the number of fatal...
Police Smash Massive NYC Auto Insurance
Dec 6 2001 // Law enforcement officials announced the break up of a multi-million dollar automobile insurance fraud ring in the New York metropolitan area, resulting in charges being filed against 112 individuals and four corporations...
NAII Sees Common Ground at NACE Conference
Dec 3 2001 // Preserving marketplace competition, limiting fraud and enhancing safety are common goals that the insurers and auto repair shops share, the National Association of Independent Insures (NAII) announced Nov. 29 at a seminar...
From Promotions to Sport Pros, Special Events Insurance Covers it All
Dec 3 2001 // During the playoffs between the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees preceding the 2001 World Series, the National-Hole-in-One Association provided insurance coverage for a promotion sponsored by a Seattle-based...
MORE WOULD SEEK INSURANCE ONLINE
Dec 3 2001 // While few Americans have shopped on the Internet for auto insurance, many indicate they will shop online for it in the future, according to a recent report released by the Insurance Research Council (IRC). Only one in 10...
Stephen Van de Graaf Joins Odyssey Re as Sr. VP Finite Reinsurance
Nov 30 2001 // Odyssey Re American Reinsurance Corp. of Stamford Connecticut announced that Stephen Van de Graaf has joined the company as Sr. VP in its Non-Traditional unit to lead its Finite Reinsurance underwriting initiatives. Van de...
