Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Europe Saw Record Surge in Renewable Output, Driving Below-Zero Power Prices in 2025
Jan 5 2026 // Surging renewable output overwhelmed Europe’s power grid in 2025, driving electricity prices below zero more often than ever before. Negative power prices are underscoring how rapid growth in renewable generation is...
New Laws Impacting California Drivers in 2026
Dec 31 2025 // New laws affecting California drivers set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026, include stricter laws for drunk driving, speeding in school zones and automated traffic camera enforcement. The California Department of Motor...
Colorado Faces $24M Funding Cut for Illegal Commercial Driver’s Licenses
Dec 30 2025 // The head of the U.S. Department of Transportation threatened to withhold $24 million in federal funding from the state of Colorado for what he described as a slow response to a major violation of federal commercial...
Judge Green Lights New York’s Driver’s License Law, Rejecting Trump Challenge
Dec 29 2025 // A federal judge gave a green light Tuesday to New York’s so-called Green Light Law, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to stop the state from giving people driver’s licenses without having them...
50% Rule: TN Supreme Court Finds Driver Due Knee Replacement Despite Arthritis
Dec 23 2025 // It’s an age-old question that continues to come up for workers’ compensation insurers around the country: When is an injury an aggravation of an existing condition, and when is it compensable, perhaps requiring...
Cessna Jet Tied to Nascar Driver Greg Biffle Crashes in North Carolina
Dec 19 2025 // Former Nascar driver Greg Biffle and his family are believed to have died when their Cessna Citation corporate jet crashed just minutes after taking off from a regional airport in North Carolina. “Although the...
New York Says It Follows Federal Rules on Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
Dec 17 2025 // New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, U.S. Transportation Secretary...
Agency Probes Reports Waymo Self-Driving Cars Illegally Passed School Buses in Texas
Dec 5 2025 // A U.S. agency said on Thursday it has asked Waymo to answer more questions after Texas officials said the Alphabet GOOGL.O unit’s self-driving vehicles had illegally passed school buses 19 times in recorded incidents...
Four Convicted of Collision Fraud Involving a Rideshare Driver in California
Dec 3 2025 // Four people were convicted of felony insurance fraud and assault for faking an auto collision that involved a rideshare driver in San Bernardino, California. According to the California Department of Insurance, two of the...
Why Maine Opposes New Limits on Truck Driver’s Licenses for Legal Immigrants
Dec 3 2025 // The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has joined the opposition to a federal rule that limits which legal immigrants can obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) or permit. The state says that if the new...
70% of Drivers Say They’ve Felt Unfairly Judged by Auto Insurers: Arity Report
Dec 1 2025 // A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics. The new research from mobility data and analytics...
California Revokes 17,000 Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
Dec 1 2025 // California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said. The...
Trump Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers
Nov 24 2025 // The Trump administration has threatened to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver’s licenses to...
Protecting Drivers and Getting the Truth on Tape – What’s Brewing Podcast (Season 2 | Episode 17)
Nov 23 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. In this episode of IAT Insurance Group’s What’s Brewing Podcast, IAT Loss Control Specialist Dewayne R. and Claims Analyst Mark H. join host...
Florida Reforms Are Paying Off for Drivers. Don’t Mess it up With Repeal of PIP
Nov 21 2025 // For years, I’ve warned that Florida’s legal climate was out of control — driven not by consumers or local businesses, but by a handful of billboard trial lawyers who made fortunes exploiting loopholes in our...
Driving Passion, Protecting Value – What Every Agent Should Know About Collector Vehicle Insurance
Nov 17 2025 // When a client buys a classic or exotic car, they’re purchasing far more than transportation–they’re investing in something personal, emotional, and often irreplaceable. Whether it’s a meticulously...
California Revokes 17,000 Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants
Nov 14 2025 // California plans to revoke 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses given to immigrants after discovering the expiration dates went past when the drivers were legally allowed to be in the U.S., state officials said. The...
70% of Drivers Say They’ve Felt Unfairly Judged by Auto Insurers: Arity Report
Nov 12 2025 // A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics. The new research from mobility data and analytics...
Novo Car Insurance Based on Driving Behavior Launches in Arizona
Nov 6 2025 // Novo Insurance is launching in Arizona with month-to-month pricing tied to driving behavior. Novo uses a “Safety Score” based on how each vehicle is driven. Novo offers an “instant quote,” in which...
California Labor Commish Fines Costco, Others $868K for Misclassifying Drivers
Nov 4 2025 // Costco, Ryder Last Mile Inc. and Mega Nice Trucking LLC $868,128 citation has been issued by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office for worker misclassifying and labor law violations affecting 58 delivery...
