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15 Calif. Chiropractors Charged in $6M Auto Insurance Scam
May 20 2019 // Fifteen Southern California chiropractors have been charged with a $6 million insurance and kickback scheme involving phony car crash medical claims. Los Angeles County prosecutors announced that the chiropractors are...
Prosecutor Says Limo Company Operator Knew of Vehicle Problems in New York Crash
May 17 2019 // Prosecutors say the limousine company operator charged in connection with an upstate New York crash that killed 20 people was aware of prior passenger complaints about the ill-fated vehicle and had even refunded fares. In...
U.S. Delays Review of Spectrum for Vehicles to Communicate
May 16 2019 // Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai on Wednesday delayed plans to begin in June a comprehensive review of a valuable band of spectrum reserved for vehicles to communicate with one another. Pai on Tuesday...
U.S. to Consider Opening Unused Spectrum Band for ‘Talking’ Vehicles
May 15 2019 // The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to vote in June on launching a new review of a key spectrum band reserved for automakers that could boost Wi-Fi use, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. In 1999,...
2 Wanted for Auto Insurance Fraud in Louisiana; Public’s Help Sought
May 15 2019 // Detectives with the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit – Houma Field Office are asking for the public’s help in locating three people wanted for felony fraud in a case involving an alleged...
California Commissioner to Hold Hearing on Auto Insurance Groups And Premiums
May 14 2019 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara plans to hold an investigatory hearing into how insurers’ use of occupational, educational, and other groups for setting automobile insurance rates affects insurance...
With Vehicle Brake Override Widely Adopted, U.S. Sees No Need for Requirement
May 14 2019 // The Trump administration said Monday it will drop rules first proposed in 2012 that would have required automakers to install brake-throttle override systems to prevent runaway vehicles. The regulation was proposed by the...
Michigan Edges Toward Showdown Over Auto Insurance Rates
May 13 2019 // The state with the highest car insurance premiums in the country is on the verge of a political showdown over long-running efforts to cut rates by reining in generous medical benefits. Auto-friendly Michigan, which is...
Michigan House Approves its Own Auto Insurance Reform Plan
May 10 2019 // The Republican-led Michigan House early on May 9 approved a plan to reduce the state’s high auto insurance premiums, moving to no longer require that drivers buy unlimited medical benefits through their car insurer...
Waymo’s Autonomous Taxi Service Picks Up 1,000th Customer After 6 Months
May 10 2019 // The first major self-driving taxi service needed six months to reach 1,000 customers, another sign that growth may be slow as companies try to build businesses around autonomous vehicles. Waymo, the self-driving project...
State Farm Again Cutting Auto Insurance Rates in Kansas
May 9 2019 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. is lowering its rates in Kansas, for the second time in two years. As a result, its overall personal auto rate will drop by 2.3 percent. The total state-wide expected impact for...
Michigan Senate Passes Plan to Cut Car Insurance Rates
May 8 2019 // Michigan’s Senate has passed legislation aimed at cutting the country’s highest average auto insurance premiums by eliminating a requirement that drivers buy unlimited medical benefits to cover crash...
The Next Insurance Battleground: High-Value Customers
May 8 2019 // Competition is tightening across the P&C insurance market. With just 2 percent of new consumers entering the personal lines auto insurance market last year, and with retention rates hovering around 88 percent, most...
GEICO Helps Boost Berkshire Hathaway’s Q1 Profit
May 7 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Saturday said gains in its stock investments were behind its good first-quarter profit. Better results from its GEICO auto insurer and BNSF railroad units boosted operating results. The...
New York Man Arrested for Arson, Insurance Fraud in Vehicle Fire Scheme
May 7 2019 // New York State Police have arrested Jonathan A Schuyler, 23, of Fort Plain, N.Y., for the felonies of arson in the third degree and insurance fraud in the third degree, according to a press release issued by The New York...
Buffett Has Eyes on Competitor Progressive, Not Car Makers Entering Insurance
May 7 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Chair Warren Buffett said he isn’t worried about recent assertions by Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk that the electric car maker could offer a more compelling insurance product than traditional...
15 California Chiropractors Charged in $6M Auto Insurance Scam
May 6 2019 // Fifteen Southern California chiropractors have been charged with a $6 million insurance and kickback scheme involving phony car crash medical claims. Los Angeles County prosecutors announced that the chiropractors are...
Oklahoma Lawmakers Send Autonomous Vehicle Safety Bill to Governor
May 6 2019 // Oklahoma would establish rules regulating how to safely operate driverless vehicles navigating state highways under a bill passed by Legislature that has been sent to the governor’s office. Autonomous vehicles are...
Suits Filed Against Indiana Auto Dealerships Over Car-Buying Fees
May 3 2019 // Dozens of Indiana auto dealerships face lawsuits that accuse them of charging excessive fees to prepare sales-related documents. At least seven lawsuits, all pursuing class-action status, were filed in April, the...
Michigan Governor Orders Study of Insurers’ Use of Non-Driving Rating Factors
May 2 2019 // Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered a review of how Michigan’s auto insurers use non-driving factors such as education and credit scores to set premiums that rank among the nation’s highest. The Democrat’s...
