Latest Auto Headlines
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California Commissioner: Data Shows ‘Disturbing’ Disparities in Auto Insurance Discounts
Sep 24 2019 // The California Department of Insurance on Tuesday released data from an investigation showing what the CDI is calling “wide socioeconomic disparities” in auto insurance group discounts offered to millions of...
Michigan Classic Auto Insurer, Hagerty, Driving Into the Future
Sep 23 2019 // Traverse City, Michigan-based Hagerty is evolving to adapt to a changing automotive world. “Our mission as a business is to save driving and car culture for future generations,” said McKeel Hagerty, CEO....
Louisiana Commissioner Donelon: Tort Reform Needed to Fix Auto Insurance Crisis
Sep 20 2019 // When Louisiana voters go to the polls on Oct. 12, they will have a choice between two Republican opponents in the race for insurance commissioner: current commissioner, Jim Donelon, a former state legislator who has held...
Texas Auto Insurer of Last Resort Files for Rate Increases
Sep 19 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance has extended the period in which recent rate increase request by the Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association (TAIPA) may be approved. TAIPA, the state’s auto insurer of last...
Texas Mutual Pays $623.3K Dividend to Lone Star Auto Dealers Safety Group
Sep 19 2019 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has awarded a dividend of $623,341 to the Lone Star Auto Dealers Association (LSADA) Safety Group, which includes franchised auto, truck, RV, boat and...
Delaware Woman Indicted for Insurance Fraud Following Motor Vehicle Accident
Sep 19 2019 // A Delaware woman has been indicted by a Sussex County Grand Jury for two counts of insurance fraud and one count of identity theft following an investigation by the Delaware Department of Insurance Fraud Prevention...
Chubb Personal Auto Service Protects Insured Info for Total Loss Vehicles
Sep 18 2019 // Chubb has launched a new service designed to help personal auto clients remove sensitive electronic information from their vehicles in the event of an insured total loss. “While hands-free GPS and mobile connectivity...
Gall Named CEO of Texas’ Tricolor Insurance
Sep 17 2019 // Archie Gall has been named CEO of Tricolor Insurance, an affiliate company of Dallas-based Tricolor, a used vehicle retailer focused on the Hispanic consumer market. Tricolor Insurance, a provider of insurance for subprime...
Fairmatic Bets On Driver-Driven Premium Adjustments to Score in Commercial Auto
Sep 17 2019 // Managing general agent (MGA) Fairmatic has introduced a usage-based insurance model that features monthly commercial auto premium adjustments based on an insured’s driving behaviors. Fairmatic’s...
Feds Sue Oklahoma Car Dealership for Sex Discrimination
Sep 16 2019 // Federal employment officials have sued a car dealership in Norman, Oklahoma, saying the company unlawfully refused to hire a sales job candidate because she was female. In the lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
Dynamite Truck Overturns, Spills Fuel on Georgia Highway
Sep 11 2019 // Authorities say a truck carrying about 10,000 pounds of dynamite crashed and overturned on a Georgia highway, spilling fuel and closing the roadway. News outlets report a portion of Georgia State Route 53 in Dawson County...
Hagerty Acquires the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Connecticut
Sep 11 2019 // Hagerty, an automotive lifestyle brand and provider of specialty insurance to vintage vehicle enthusiasts, has acquired the Greenwich Concours d’Elegance in Greenwich, Conn. Following this move, Hagerty expects to...
State Farm Plans Another Auto Insurance Rate Cut in Louisiana
Sep 9 2019 // State Farm Mutual Insurance Co. has filed for an overall statewide average private passenger auto insurance rate reduction of 2.6% in Louisiana, according to the state insurance department. The Louisiana Department of...
Automated Driver Assist Cars Still a Work in Progress
Sep 9 2019 // To the human driver, it would have been an obvious obstacle: a police car and fire truck, emergency lights blazing, blocking the lane ahead. But to the Tesla Inc. Model S traveling down a Southern California freeway last...
State Farm to Cut Auto Insurance Rates in Missouri
Sep 6 2019 // More than 1 million customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. soon will see their personal auto insurance rates decline, the insurer said. State Farm Mutual said effective Sept. 1 it will decrease the overall...
Tesla Insurance Will Use Driver Video, GPS Data Subject to States’ Approval
Sep 6 2019 // Tesla Inc.’s use of individual customer data, such as vehicle camera footage and GPS, to price its new insurance products will depend on drivers’ authorization and individual U.S. state laws, a senior company...
Tesla Autopilot Design, Plus Driver Error, to Blame for 2018 Crash: Safety Board
Sep 5 2019 // The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Wednesday cited driver errors and Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot design as the probable cause of a January 2018 crash of a Model S into a parked fire truck on a highway in...
Maryland Auto Insurance’s FineFix Program Launches Statewide
Sep 4 2019 // A new state program in Maryland will help eligible residents reduce their outstanding uninsured auto fines, eliminating a hurdle to registering and insuring their vehicles. FineFix is a partnership between the Uninsured...
J.M. Wilson Promotes Van Niman to Accounting, Finance Specialist in Michigan
Sep 3 2019 // Managing general agency and surplus lines broker J.M. Wilson has promoted Dawn Van Niman to accounting and finance specialist in the company’s Portage, Michigan, office. She is responsible for processing accounts...
Automakers Call for Urgency in Advancing U.S. Rules for Self-Driving Vehicles
Aug 30 2019 // Waymo, the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc, on Thursday urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to “promptly” remove regulatory barriers for cars without steering...
