Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NICB: Towing Scams Prove Costly for Chicagoans, Insurers
Sep 7 2020 // Though perhaps not the absolute worst region in the U.S. for insurance scams involving towing abuses, Chicago-area vehicle owners still face exorbitant towing and storage fees, unsolicited tows, and dangerous, unsafe...
Progressive, Farm Bureau Lowering Auto Insurance Rates in Louisiana
Sep 7 2020 // Louisiana’s insurance commissioner has approved new rate decreases for private passenger auto policies for two major auto insurers in the state. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon signed off on Progressive Insurance...
CDI: 3 Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud, Forgery in California
Sep 7 2020 // Three Californians have been charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and forgery for allegedly filing fraudulent insurance claims on a former employee’s policy and intercepting insurance checks to...
Insurance Group Says Safety Technologies Could Stop 40% of Big Truck Rear Crashes
Sep 4 2020 // Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis rear-end other vehicles, a new study has found. The Insurance Institute for Highway...
Pay-Per-Mile Car Insurer Metromile Signs Deal with Ford
Sep 3 2020 // Auto insurer Metromile said it is teaming up with Ford Motor Co. to provide owners of Ford vehicles with connectivity technology with personalized car insurance. Ford is Metromile’s first agreement with a major...
Massachusetts Alleges in Lawsuit That Auto Lender Broke Law
Sep 2 2020 // A national subprime auto lender made unfair and deceptive loans to thousands of Massachusetts residents, provided investors with false or misleading information regarding auto securities, and engaged in unfair debt...
Study: Fewer Vehicle Collisions with Wildlife in California as Traffic Dips During Pandemic
Sep 1 2020 // A study shows California’s stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus seems to have reduced wildlife collisions, as decreased traffic resulted in fewer collisions with mountain lions, deer and other large...
Van Kley Joins Willis Towers Watson’s Insurance Consulting Practice
Sep 1 2020 // Global advisory and brokerage company Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Jeff Van Kley as senior director within its Insurance Consulting and Technology business. Van Kley will be responsible for driving...
Safety Agency Offers App for Alerts on Vehicle Recalls
Aug 31 2020 // The U.S. government’s road safety agency is offering a smartphone app that will alert drivers if their vehicles are recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was scheduled to roll out the free app...
Uber Vows Better Disclosure of Safety Data on Self-Driving Cars
Aug 31 2020 // Uber Technologies Inc. vowed to make public more safety information regarding its self-driving cars after the National Transportation Safety Board placed partial blame for a fatal 2018 crash on the company’s...
California Issues Cease and Desist for Illegal Extended Warranties
Aug 28 2020 // The California Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order on Elite Integrity LLC, doing business as Auto Protection Plus, in Garden Grove, and its controlling manager, Kamisha Daniel, of Irvine, for allegedly...
NTSB Finds Limo Owner Evaded Safety Rules Before Fatal New York Crash
Aug 28 2020 // The owner of the stretched limousine that crashed and killed 20 people in upstate New York repeatedly changed the listed number of seats in the vehicle and took other steps to avoid safety regulations, according to...
Teens and Seniors More Likely to Drive Less Safe Cars
Aug 27 2020 // Teen drivers and drivers 65 years and older – two age groups at a higher risk of being involved in an automobile accident – are more likely to be driving vehicles that are less safe, putting them at even higher risk of...
CDI: 3 Charged with Auto Insurance Fraud, Forgery in California
Aug 25 2020 // Three Californians have been charged with multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and forgery for allegedly filing fraudulent insurance claims on a former employee’s policy and intercepting insurance checks to...
NICB: Ongoing Towing Scams Proving Costly for Chicagoans, Insurers
Aug 25 2020 // Though perhaps not the absolute worst region in the U.S. for insurance scams involving towing abuses, towing scams in Chicago continue to cause problems for residents and insurers alike, according to the National Insurance...
11 Charged in Louisiana Staged Truck Crash Insurance Fraud Scheme
Aug 25 2020 // Eleven people have been in indicted in what law enforcement officials say is an expanding probe into tractor-trailer accidents staged in New Orleans, Louisiana, to defraud trucking and insurance companies. The 11 accused...
Investors Back Startups for Commercial Auto, Climate Risk, High Risk Homes
Aug 24 2020 // An insurtech managing general agency focused on commercial auto insurance has raised $16 million in new Series A financing, a climate-risk related platform has $4.2 million in new seed financing, and a home insurance...
Pandemic Boosted Personal Auto Insurers’ Profits in the Short-Term
Aug 24 2020 // As bad as the coronavirus pandemic has been for many insurance lines, personal automobile profits have soared thanks to reduced driving, as quarantines and shelter-at-home restrictions took hold across the United States...
One80 Launches Transportation Threat Protect Program for Commercial Auto Operations
Aug 21 2020 // One80 Intermediaries (One80), a national wholesale insurance broker and program manager headquartered in Boston, has launched the Transportation Threat Protect (TTP) program. TTP was designed to protect commercial drivers...
Overall U.S. Traffic Is Down 16% for Year
Aug 21 2020 // Travel on all U.S. roads and streets for 2020 is down by 264.2 billion vehicle miles, or 16.6%, according to the Department of Transportation. For June traffic was down 36.5 billion vehicle miles, or 13.0%, compared with...
