Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Maine Bill to Ban Teen Drivers’ Cell Phone Use Advances
May 21 2007 // A bill to ban teen drivers in Maine from using cell phones and other electronic devices has won unanimous approval from a legislative committee. The original bill was supposed to ban the use of hand-held cell phones by...
N.H. Clarifies Handling of Risks without Social Security Numbers
May 21 2007 // Personal auto insurance carriers in New Hampshire can’t refuse to quote a policy if the insured refuses to provide a Social Security Number for use in obtaining a credit score, according to Insurance Commisisoner...
Texas Delivery Truck Driver Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 17 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that Cecil R. Bryant of DeSoto, Texas, pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation fraud-related charges. A Dallas County court ordered Bryant to serve a five-year probated...
Miami Tops Rude Drivers List for Second Year
May 16 2007 // For the second consecutive year, rude Miami drivers have earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday. Miami motorists said they saw other drivers slam on their brakes, run red lights and talk...
S.D. Officials Question When Drunk Driving Records Become Public
May 9 2007 // State officials are not sure whether arrests for drunken driving are public records before charges are filed in court, Public Safety Secretary Tom Dravland told South Dakota lawmakers this week. But the names of people...
Montana driver history, vehicle records online
May 7 2007 // Officials with the Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division are providing two online search services that will allow access to vehicle and driver history information online. The Vehicle Search Service allows people to...
UK Survey Targets Women’s View of Male Drivers Irritating Habits
May 3 2007 // A survey from the UK’s Diamond, an automobile insurer that specializes in coverage for women drivers, reveals some of their male counterparts most irritating driving habits. While Diamond’s survey, which...
Vermont House Moves Seat Belt, Cell Phone, Teen Driving Bill
May 3 2007 // The Vermont House advanced a bill this week that toughens the state’s seat belt law and bans chatty motorists from using anything but a “handsfree” cell phone while driving. The bill given preliminary...
Bristol West Launches Personal Auto Product in Ark.
May 1 2007 // Bristol West Holdings Inc. announced it has begun writing private passenger automobile insurance in Arkansas. Bristol West entered Arkansas by deploying Select 2.0, a segmented insurance product that utilizes the...
Main Street America Rolls Out Multivariate Personal Lines Rating
May 1 2007 // The Main Street America Group announced today the launch of its Personal Auto MVP (multivariate program), a rating program designed to provide greater pricing flexibility for the super regional property-casualty insurance...
Ohio’s New Teen Driving Law Leads Some Companies to Lower Rates
Apr 27 2007 // Ohio’s new law restricting young drivers is saving some people money on car insurance bills because the companies believe the regulations will lower accident rates. Some insurance companies lowered teen driver rates...
N.J. DRUNK DRIVING TEST
Apr 23 2007 // MARYLAND SHIELD Agents not liable for notices BID-RIGGING CONSPIRACY Plaintiffs fail to prove charges
New Ohio Law Allows Rate Reduction for 16-Year-Old Drivers
Apr 20 2007 // A recent changes in Ohio’s Graduated Driver License law, will allow a rate reduction for 16-year-old drivers. The reduction will be made available to new policyholders beginning June 1, 2007, according to...
ABI Calls on MP’s to Improve Young Driver Safety
Apr 20 2007 // The Association of British Insurers urged the Government to take action to reduce the “number of young people killed or seriously injured on the UK’s roads,” particularly in the London area, where the ABI...
Fla. Bill to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Placed on Hold
Apr 11 2007 // Motorists will be able to continue to ask for directions, tell their spouse what time they’ll be home, or just chatter aimlessly on their cell phone while driving in Florida. A measure that would have made it against...
Poll: Washington Drivers Support Cell Phone Legislation
Apr 11 2007 // Washington drivers believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be legal only with a hands-free device, or made illegal altogether, according to a poll by PEMCO Insurance. According to the company’s 2007...
Conn. Study Ties Teens’ Risky Behavior, Drunk Driving to Race
Apr 10 2007 // White teenagers in Connecticut are more likely to drive drunk, and black and Hispanic teens are more likely to engage in risky sex, according to a study by the nonprofit Connecticut Voices for Children. The stud looks at...
AIG Auto to Test Drive Tracking System for Teen Drivers
Apr 10 2007 // Direct marketer AIG Auto Insurance announced it will pilot a Teen GPS Program for policyholders with teen drivers. The program uses Global Positioning System, or GPS, technology to allow parents of teen drivers to monitor...
N.J. Court Ruling Could Affect 10,000 Drunk Driving Cases
Apr 6 2007 // A breath test used in thousands of drunken driving cases in New Jersey went on trial this week, when the state Supreme Court considered whether the instrument provides reliable blood-alcohol level readings. The outcome...
Magazine: Drivers in Cheyenne, Wyo., 2 N.C. Cities among Worst
Apr 6 2007 // As far as Dick Lennox is concerned, things that go “bump” on the road are good for business. Still, even the owner of Lennox Body Shop would like to see a little less of it on local roads. An analysis in...
