Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Truck Driver Killed in Utah Train-Trash Truck Collision
Dec 16 2005 // An Amtrak train collided with a semitrailer in southeastern Utah, killing the truck driver, injuring several Amtrak passengers and derailing the front wheel on the train’s lead engine, authorities said. The...
Mass. Drivers Get Early Christmas Gift: An 8.7% Rate Cut
Dec 15 2005 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julianne M. Bowler announced that 2006 private passenger auto insurance rates will be cut an average 8.7% staewide next year. The new rate takes effect January 1 and translates to an...
Drivers Living Near Restaurants Pose Higher Risk Than Church Neighbors
Dec 6 2005 // Drivers who live within a mile of a church are far less likely to have a car accident than drivers who live more than a mile from a church. But those who live within one mile of a restaurant face a significantly greater...
Agents Learn About Potential Policy Glitches, Coverage Fixes
Dec 5 2005 // Are you and your customers aware of potential policy “glitches” in their coverages? And what are you doing to help remedy the situation? Glitches in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage...
15 States Cited by Safety Groups as Deadliest for Drunken Driving
Nov 30 2005 // The physician-led traffic safety advocacy group called End Needless Death on Our Roadways (END), and the National Safety Council, released their annual list of the 15 deadliest states in the country for impaired driving...
U.K. Male Drivers Distracted by Provocative Posters
Nov 22 2005 // Whether by intelligent design or natural selection, men – at least most men – are programmed to look at women. This assures increased species propagation and the ultimate survival of the human race. Quite...
Bus Driver Guilty of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Nov 21 2005 // A Metropolitan Transportation Authori-ty (MTA) bus driver has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation insurance fraud after an investigation by the California Depart-ment of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division. Renee...
U.K. Cameras Spot Uninsured Drivers
Nov 10 2005 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) notes that U.K. police have started using automatic number plate recognition cameras to spot cars being driven without insurance. The ABI calls the initiative a “new...
Study Blames Bad Regulatory System, Not Bad Drivers, for Mass. Auto Woes
Nov 9 2005 // A new study suggests that the high cost of auto insurance in Massachusetts should be blamed on bad government, not bad drivers. The state’s rate setting system encourages drivers to file too many minor accident...
W.Va. Big ‘I’ Members Learn About Policy ‘Glitches,’ Coverage ‘Fixes’
Nov 7 2005 // Glitches” in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close these gaps or lapses in coverage were discussed by Fred Macy, president of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars, during the...
W.Va. Big ‘I’ Members Learn About Policy ‘Glitches,’ Coverage Fixes
Nov 6 2005 // Glitches” in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close these gaps or lapses in coverage were discussed by Fred Macy, president of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars, during the...
Admitted Drunk, Underage Driver Can Sue Bars, Mass. Court Rules
Nov 1 2005 // A Suffolk Superior Court in Boston has ruled that an admittedly drunk underage drinker in Massachusetts can sue two bars that served him alcohol before he was involved in a vehicle crash. According to Judge Ralph Gants,...
S.C. Reports Fewer Uninsured Drivers
Oct 28 2005 // Fewer uninsured motorists are driving South Carolina’s roads. State officials credit a crackdown by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. In January, the agency began using a new database of drivers who let their...
Los Angeles Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 27 2005 // A Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus driver has pleaded guilty to workers’ compensation insurance fraud after an investigation by the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division. Renee Terri...
Parents Can Influence Teen Drivers by Setting Limits
Oct 24 2005 // A new study of more than 500 teenagers found that new young drivers take risks on the road, but that parents can help reduce risky driving behavior. In the study by University of Maryland professor Kenneth Beck, teen...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Premiums: NAIC Report
Oct 17 2005 // Drivers in most of the 12 states that comprise the Midwest region enjoy lower average auto insurance premiums than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to the most recent study produced by the...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Premiums: NAIC Report
Oct 17 2005 // Drivers in most of the 12 states that comprise the Midwest region enjoy lower average auto insurance premiums than their counterparts in other regions of the country, according to the most recent study produced by the...
W.Va. School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Oct 13 2005 // Terry Lee Villers of Wirt County, W.Va. has pleaded guilty in Kanawha County Circuit Court of two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. According to Insurance Commissioner Janet L. Cline, Villers knowingly...
N.Y. Group Wants State to Post Comparative Auto Rates for Drivers
Oct 13 2005 // In an effort to reduce expenses for consumers, The New York Public Interest Research Group is calling on the state Insurance Department to compile rate information and post it online so state residents can more easily shop...
PIIAWV Conference: Agents Learn In’s and Out’s of Policy ‘Glitches,’ Coverage ‘Fixes’
Oct 11 2005 // “Glitches” in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close these gaps or lapses in coverage were discussed by Fred Macy, president of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars...
