Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Ore. Ranks Best in Nation for Driver Knowledge, Study Says
May 31 2005 // Oregon drivers rank as the most knowledgable in the nation when it comes to the rules of the road and automobile safety, according to a new study by an insurance company. Nearly 5,000 licensed drivers between the ages of...
GMAC Insurance Study: Some 20 Million Drivers are Potential Accidents Waiting to Happen
May 26 2005 // Results of a study released Thursday suggest that millions of Americans lack basic knowledge of rules of the road and safe automobile operation. In fact, the study shows that if tested today, one in 10 drivers –...
N.J. Drivers Geared Towards More Savings in 2005
May 25 2005 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Donald Bryan recently announced that during the last two years 64 percent of auto insurance policyholders have received rate reductions or special dividends. Since the...
SaferCar.Gov Unveils Car Crash Test, Rollover Ratings for 2005 Cars
May 25 2005 // The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced this week the completion of crash test and rollover ratings for passenger cars for the 2005 model year. All...
Rhode Island House Backs 60-Day Limit on Uninsured Driver Claims
May 24 2005 // The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would require insurance carriers to respond to a request to settle with an uninsured driver within 60 days of the request; if the request has not been...
State Laws Vary on Driving Distractions
May 23 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
SAFE DRIVER PLAN REVISED:
May 23 2005 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julie M. Bowler has approved changes in the way drivers receive discounts and surcharges to their auto insurance policies based on their driving history. The revised Safe Driver...
State Laws Vary on Driving Distractions
May 23 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
AIA Commends Senators’ Sponsorship of Federal Teen Driver Licensing Bill
May 23 2005 // The American Insurance Association commended Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) and Sen. John Warner (R-Virginia) for their sponsorship of S. 795, the National Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Incentive Grant Program. A...
AIA: Massachusetts Drivers Need a Competitive Auto Insurance Market
May 16 2005 // An auto insurance market where companies can compete on the prices charged and the products provided would benefit Massachusetts drivers, according to the American Insurance Association (AIA). AIA testified Monday at the...
Ignition Interlock Bill for Drivers Passes Okla. House
May 11 2005 // The Oklahoma House of Representatives approved legislation that would require repeat drunken drivers to have alcohol detection devices installed in their vehicles before they could regain their driver’s licenses, the...
Mass. Commissioner Bowler Approves Safe Driver Plan Revisions; Plan Starts in 2006
May 2 2005 // Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Julie M. Bowler has approved changes in the way drivers receive discounts and surcharges to their auto insurance policies based on their driving history beginning in 2006. The revised...
New Jersey Court: Drunk Driver Can Collect Medical Benefits
Apr 14 2005 // In a decision that could affect auto insurance policies for millions of New Jersey drivers, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday that a drunken driver can still collect medical expenses from her carrier. A provision in an...
Medical Costs Driving Mass. Workers’ Comp
Apr 8 2005 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Massachusetts grew rapidly in the two most recent years, according to a new study by the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI). The major factor driving these costs...
States Try Narrow and Broad Approaches to Curbing Driving Distractions
Apr 4 2005 // New Hampshire is the only state that doesn’t require adult motorists to wear seat belts, but it does ticket drivers for eating, drinking, talking on a cell phone or fussing with their makeup while behind the...
Valuation Drivers
Apr 4 2005 // For an insurance agency there are just a few critical valuation drivers necessary to build up the value of the firm. Although they are easy to identify, they are not always easy to turn around. The following is a summary...
Driving Up Agency Valuation
Apr 4 2005 // Which comes first, the chicken or the egg? There is a general perception that agency value has been increasing the past few years. This belief is partially true and is the result of a self-fulfilling prophecy. In the past...
DRUNK DRIVING LEGISLATION
Apr 4 2005 // Legislation that would require repeat drunken drivers to have alcohol detection devices installed in their vehicles before they could regain their driver’s licenses cleared the Oklahoma House and awaits action in the...
From Detroit and Philly to Chattanooga and Roanoke, City Drivers Pay More or Less
Apr 1 2005 // Average annual insurance premiums vary from nearly $5,200 in Detroit, Michigan to under $760 in Roanoke, Virginia, according to the latest analysis by Runzheimer International, the Rochester, Wisconsin-based vehicle...
Drunk Driving Legislation Advances in Okla.
Mar 28 2005 // Legislation that would require repeat drunken drivers to have alcohol detection devices installed in their vehicles before they could regain their driver’s licenses has cleared the House and now awaits action in the...
