Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Distracted Driving: Is Your Organization Steering Clear of Liability Risks?
Aug 22 2005 // Drivers who are mentally or physically distracted react more slowly to traffic conditions and significantly reduce their “margin of safety” leading them to take risks. Consider this scenario: Your employee is...
Pa. Supreme Court OKs Roving Drunk Driving Road Stops by Police
Aug 17 2005 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that roving checks for drivers under the influence of alcohol are legal. The ruling upheld the 2003 conviction of Greg Beaman, of Pittsburgh, who was stopped by Pittsburgh police in...
Kansas Insurers Oppose Drivers’ License Renewals at AAA Offices
Aug 17 2005 // Kansas members of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) are mobilizing opposition to a state program permitting drivers’ license renewals at local AAA offices. The Kansas Department of...
N.Y. Gov. Pataki’s Veto Upholds Drunk Driver Exclusion Law
Aug 17 2005 // New York insurers applauded Governor George Pataki’s veto of legislation (S.5578/A.5158) which would have required auto insurers to pay the medical bills of drivers who injured themselves while driving...
R.I. Drunken Driving Laws Rated Poor by Safety Institute
Aug 16 2005 // Rhode Island has some of the weakest drunken driving laws in the nation, and was the only state to receive a “poor” rating in a survey of legislation to reduce drunken driving, according to a national highway...
Gov. Pataki Sent Bill to Repeal Drunk Drivers’ Insurance Exclusion
Aug 15 2005 // New York would join a growing list of states to repeal laws allowing insurance carriers to deny payment of medical bills for people injured while driving drunk under a measure sent to Gov. George Pataki. Under current...
Thousands of Me. Drivers’ Licenses Suspended Mutliple Times
Aug 10 2005 // Nearly 7 percent of Maine drivers have had their licenses suspended five or more times, and more than 23,000 have had their licenses suspended at least 10 times, according to state estimates. There are about 984,000 people...
PROPOSAL TO CATCH UNINSURED DRIVERS:
Aug 8 2005 // A legislative panel is considering new proposals aimed at reducing the number of uninsured motorists in Wyoming. Vehicle owners in Wyoming are required to have insurance, but some drop it shortly after registering their...
Crash Risk is Four Times Higher When Drivers Use Cell Phones, Study Says
Aug 8 2005 // Common sense as well as experience suggest that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk. New research from the...
Singing Drivers Carry a Safety Tune, Research Shows
Aug 1 2005 // They may look like drivers to stay clear of but those who sing out loud while zipping along in their cars may be safer than the silent types. Singing along to favorite music on the car stereo can help music-loving...
Highway Bill Includes Drunk Driving, Seat Belt Safety Provisions
Jul 31 2005 // Auto safety groups said that a highway and transit bill approved by Congress would help deter drunken driving, encourage states to pass primary seat belt laws and lead to safer vehicles. The safety provisions, part of a...
Commerce Net Earnings Rise, Losses Fall in 2nd Quarter
Jul 28 2005 // The Commerce Group Inc. out of Webster, Mass. reported that 2005 second quarter net earnings were $62.6 million, or $1.85 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $37.4 million or $1.14 per diluted share for...
CODED PLATES PROPOSED FOR DRUNK DRIVERS:
Jul 18 2005 // The automobiles of repeat drunk drivers would carry special license plate numbers under a bill under consideration by lawmakers. The license numbers or letters–the specific code hasn’t been...
Teen Driver, Liability Insurance Bills Pre-filed in Kentucky Legislature
Jul 13 2005 // Driver’s license requirements for teens and increasing minimum amounts for property damage liability insurance are among bills pre-filed for Kentucky’s 2006 legislative session, which is still six months...
Crash Risk is Four Times Higher When Drivers Use Cell Phones, Study Says
Jul 12 2005 // Common sense as well as experience tell us that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk. New research from the...
Wyoming Panel Considering Changes to Catch Uninsured Drivers
Jul 8 2005 // A legislative panel is considering new proposals aimed at reducing the number of uninsured motorists in Wyoming without creating a lot more work for insurance companies and the state. Vehicle owners in Wyoming are required...
TRUCK DRIVER, PRISON GUARDS INDICTED
Jul 4 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that in unrelated cases Texas grand juries indicted a truck driver and two prison guards on workers’ compensation fraud charges. The guards and the truck driver were allegedly...
Who’s Really Driving Consumer-Driven Health Care?
Jul 4 2005 // Over the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been consumer-driven health care. Though its broadest definition may refer to limited employer contribution or dual option plans,...
Texas Truck Driver Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 22 2005 // The Travis County grand jury indicted Jerry Amaya of Cedar Creek, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Amaya filed a workers’ compensation claim...
ACIC SUPPORTS CALIF. GRADUATED DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL:
Jun 20 2005 // Legislation supported by the Association of California Insurance Companies to extend restrictions placed on graduated drivers licenses won the approval of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. The bill, AB 1474...
