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#1 AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment and it Could Get Worse
Sep 22 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years—and things are getting worse. For the 14th consecutive year, commercial auto has posted an underwriting...
#2 Transportation Department Tightens Noncitizen Truck Driver Rules
Sep 29 2025 // The U.S. Transportation Department tightened commercial driver’s license requirements for noncitizens on Sept. 26 after three fatal crashes this year that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers. The new...
#3 Apollo Seeks $10 Billion From Insurers With Complex Debt Vehicle
Sep 18 2025 // Apollo Global Management Inc. is set to use a rare structure to raise $10 billion from insurers, people with knowledge of the matter said, in the latest illustration of the increasing ties between private capital and...
#4 Morgan & Morgan Wants Court to Allow Early Mickey Mouse in Auto Injury Ads
Sep 19 2025 // Is Steamboat Willie “For the people?” That’s a question that one of the largest personal injury law firms in the United States is asking a federal court in central Florida to decide. The law firm Morgan...
#5 US Tariffs on Heavy Truck Imports to Begin Nov. 1, Says Trump
Oct 7 2025 // President Donald Trump said 25% duties on medium- and heavy-duty trucks would begin Nov. 1, the latest expansion of his tariff regime aimed at protecting domestic industries. The proposal has been subject to an intense...
#6 [Video] Commercial Auto Insurers Wait on Impact of Litigation Reforms
Sep 19 2025 // Many commercial auto insurers are in a holding pattern, waiting to see how some states’ litigation reforms are enacted and enforced. However, there seems to be some positive signs for buyers. Insurance...
#7 China’s EV Boom Saddles its Auto Insurers With Chronic Losses
Sep 22 2025 // China’s giant electric vehicle insurance market is flailing. Losses are piling up, as companies’ risk models haven’t kept up with changes in vehicle economics and driver behaviors. The country now has...
#8 Michigan Auto Parts Manufacturer Sued for Discrimination
Sep 17 2025 // An auto parts manufacturer with a facility in Plymouth, Michigan, violated federal law when it refused to allow an older, female worker with a disability to re-enter its apprenticeship program, the U.S. Equal Employment...
#9 India Native Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Crash Pleads Not Guilty
Oct 1 2025 // A commercial truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on a Florida highway last month waived his first appearance hearing Monday and entered a not guilty plea, court records show. Harjinder...
#10 Louisiana Farm Bureau Approved for Double-Digit Auto Rate Decrease
Oct 3 2025 // One of the largest auto insurers in Louisiana is implementing a double-digit rate decrease. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company’s request for an...
#11 NICB: Vehicle Thefts in First Half 2025 Down 23% From Last Year
Sep 18 2025 // U.S. vehicle thefts fell 23% in the first six months of 2025 from the first half of last year, a report out Wednesday from the National Insurance Crime Bureau shows. There were 334,114 vehicle thefts reported in the first...
#12 UK Car Finance Industry Faces $11 Billion-$13 Billion Mis-Selling Hit
Oct 8 2025 // Britain’s motor finance industry is on the hook for 8.2 billion to 9.7 billion pounds ($11 billion-$13 billion) to compensate consumers for unfair car loans, the regulator said on Tuesday, in plans that point to a...
#13 NHTSA Delays New Car Rating Updates for One Year at Industry Request
Sep 19 2025 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that it will delay implementation of updates to the U.S. government’s New Car Assessment Program finalized in December after a request by automakers. The...
#14 Mexico Seeks to Impose Tariffs on Auto, Manufacturing Imports
Sep 10 2025 // Mexico’s government will propose a bill to impose import tariffs on some sectors, including automotives and manufacturing, in a bid to address trade imbalances, a top official said on Tuesday. The move would also...
#15 AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment, and It Could Get Worse
Oct 6 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years–and things are getting worse. Commercial auto has posted an underwriting loss for the 14th...
