Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Tesla to Offer Auto Insurance Program in Texas
Feb 22 2021 // Not only is Tesla moving some manufacturing operations to Austin, Texas, its founder, Elon Musk, is said to be relocating there, and the electric car company will soon be offering its own brand of car insurance in the Lone...
NTSB Will Investigate Deadly 130 Vehicle-Plus Crash in Texas
Feb 17 2021 // National Transportation Safety Board said it would investigate a massive crash involving more than 130 vehicles on an icy Texas highway that killed six people and injured dozens more. The NTSB said on Twitter that its...
With Crashes Down, Massachusetts Lawmakers Want Lower Car Insurance Rates
Feb 16 2021 // Lawmakers and the attorney general’s office want a state agency to force car insurance providers to lower rates for Massachusetts customers. The pandemic has kept many drivers off the road, meaning thousands of fewer...
Ullico, Hagerty to Offer Collector & Classic Car Coverage to Union Members
Feb 16 2021 // Ullico has partnered with The Hagerty Group to offer Hagerty’s insurance for classic, collector and enthusiast vehicles. Per the partnership, Hagerty’s insurance will be offered through UnionCare, a Ullico...
Former Michigan Agent Pleads Guilty in Auto Insurance Fraud Case
Feb 11 2021 // A former Flint, Michigan, insurance agent has pleaded guilty to selling or offering customers fake auto insurance certificates, state regulators said. Attorney General Dana Nessel said Dillen Leonard, 25, pleaded guilty to...
Texas Approves Redpoint/Tesla Auto Insurance Policy Form
Feb 5 2021 // It looks like Tesla has gone all-in on Texas. Not only is the electric car company moving some manufacturing operations to Austin, its founder, Elon Musk, is said to be relocating there, and it will soon be offering its...
Unlicensed Florida Agent Arrested Over Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 5 2021 // A Florida woman allegedly acting as an insurance agent without a license was arrested last month after an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services Bureau of Insurance Fraud. According to a statement...
Branch Insurance Enters Indiana with Bundled Home, Auto Coverage
Feb 3 2021 // Branch Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has expanded into Indiana. Using technology and automation, the company offers bundled home and auto insurance online. Branch’s entry into Indiana marks the company’s...
NTSB Looking at Nevada Highway Truck Crash That Killed 5
Feb 2 2021 // Federal investigators said they’ll focus on the crash of a box truck that killed five bicyclists on a stretch of Nevada highway in December as they consider recommendations to prevent similar fatalities. The National...
Buckle Expands Rideshare Auto Insurance Into Tennessee
Feb 1 2021 // Buckle, a tech-enabled financial services company, has expanded its rideshare-only auto insurance into Tennessee. Last year, the company launched the insurance offering that provides rideshare and transportation network...
Low-Level Jobs, Less School Could Mean Costly Auto Policies
Jan 29 2021 // Drivers with less education and lower-ranking jobs could wind up paying more for auto insurance, magnifying the impact of systemic racism, according to a Consumer Reports analysis. The consumer-advocacy group sought price...
Bluefire Now Offering Auto Insurance in Illinois
Jan 27 2021 // Automobile insurance provider, Bluefire Insurance, has expanded its presence into Illinois. With the addition of Illinois, Bluefire, an Irving, Texas-based managing general agency, now offers coverage in eight states, with...
Auto Theft Jumped in 2020
Jan 27 2021 // Auto theft appears to have increased considerably in 2020 compared to 2019, reversing two years of auto theft declines. A preliminary analysis by the National Insurance Crime Bureau shows there were 873,080 auto thefts in...
Tougher Rules for Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuits in Effect
Jan 25 2021 // Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by the state’s business lobby that took effect Jan. 1, a law that backers hope will lower...
Pardon for Ex-Google Exec Who Took Self-Driving Car Secrets to Uber
Jan 22 2021 // A long-running Silicon Valley soap opera took an unexpected twist on Wednesday after outgoing President Donald Trump pardoned a former Google engineer for stealing self-driving car secrets shortly before joining...
French Car Rental Firm’s Credit Insurance Woes Send Warning to Speculators
Jan 21 2021 // A failed attempt to settle debt insurance on a struggling French car-rental company is the latest blow to the $9 trillion market in credit derivatives, but this time the focus is on speculators. Protection buyers who...
Startup Loop Wins Funding for Fairer Auto Insurance Rating Model That Uses AI
Jan 19 2021 // Loop, a managing general agency focused on building an auto insurance model that does not utilize credit scores and ZIP codes, announced the close of a $3.25 million seed round last week. Freestyle.VC led the funding...
UK Regulators Approve Lloyd’s Special Purpose Vehicle to Attract New Forms of Capital
Jan 14 2021 // Lloyd’s announced it has received regulatory approval to set up a new multi-insurance special purpose vehicle, which aims to attract new forms of capital. A key milestone for the Future at Lloyd’s strategy, the...
The Gig Economy, Auto Insurance and Surplus Lines
Jan 11 2021 // Automobile insurance looks very different today than it did a generation ago. The means by which people (and goods) travel via motor vehicles continue to expand and evolve, as do businesses and their automobile insurance...
Personal Auto Insurance Rates Fall Across the County: Value Penguin
Jan 8 2021 // Auto insurance rates are falling across the country an average 1.7 percent, with drivers in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Arkansas and Louisiana seeing the biggest drops of more than 4 percent. This is the first time rate have...
