Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
ORE. DRIVERS SEE LESS IN AUTO PREMIUMS:
Nov 8 2004 // Oregon drivers are reportedly spending less than the national average for personal automobile insurance, according to a recent report comparing premiums nationwide. The estimated average expenditure per insured vehicle for...
Study Lauds Driver Stability Systems for Car Crashes, SUV Accidents
Nov 8 2004 // Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems appear to be effective in reducing the number of single-vehicle crashes, including rollovers, according to a preliminary study by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s...
American Driving Records Delivers Instant Motor Vehicle Records Through Ivans Transformation Station
Oct 29 2004 // First Advantage Corp., a risk mitigation and business solutions provider, and IVANS Inc., have entered into an agreement to deliver motor vehicle records through IVANS insurance agent interface platform, Transformation...
Study Lauds Driver Stability Systems for Reducing Single Car Crashes by 35%, SUV Accidents by 67%
Oct 28 2004 // Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems appear to be effective in reducing the number of single-vehicle crashes, including rollovers, according to a preliminary study by the U. S. Department of Transportation’s...
Fireman’s Fund to Stay in Mass. Personal Auto Market
Oct 27 2004 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, on behalf of its various subsidiary companies, has reportedly rescinded its decision to withdraw from the Massachusetts personal automobile insurance market. “Over the past...
GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER VETOES DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL:
Oct 11 2004 // Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a bill by Senator Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) that would allow undocumented aliens access to California driver’s licenses, according to the Pasadena Star-News. AB 2895 is...
Liberty Mutual/SADD Teen Driving Study Reports Kids Follow Lead of Parents
Sep 20 2004 // National • Aug. 10, 2004 Students will emulate parental driving habits, but the focus needs to be on things such as how habits change with conditions, reflecting good judgment. Exceeding the posted speed limit is not in...
Teens Follow Lead of Parents in Driving Habits
Sep 20 2004 // High school and middle school students overwhelmingly say their parents are or will be the biggest influence on how they drive, but the practices many teens say they are emulating represent some of the most risky driving...
PROGRESSIVE PILOTS DATA-LOGGING FOR MINN. DRIVERS:
Sep 6 2004 // Mayfield Village, Ohio-based vehicle insurer Progressive announced that it is offering a discount to 5,000 Minnesota drivers who agree to use a data-logging device in their cars. The discount—as much as 25 percent—is...
Liberty Mutual/SADD Teen Driving Study Reports Kids Follow Lead of Parents
Sep 6 2004 // National • Aug. 10, 2004 Students will emulate parental driving habits, but the focus needs to be on things such as how habits change with conditions, reflecting good judgment. Exceeding the posted speed limit is not in...
Liberty Mutual/SADD Teen Driving Study Reports Kids Follow Lead of Parents
Sep 6 2004 // National • Aug. 10, 2004 Students will emulate parental driving habits, but the focus needs to be on things such as how habits change with conditions, reflecting good judgment. Exceeding the posted speed limit is not in...
Texas Jury Awards $24.7 Million in Drunk Driving Case
Sep 6 2004 // Texas South Central • Aug. 13, 2004 “How about making the charge to get an MVR (Motor Vehicle Record) reasonable instead of making it a huge profit item for the states? If it only cost $1 to run one instead of $5...
Liberty Mutual/SADD Teen Driving Study Reports Kids Follow Lead of Parents
Sep 6 2004 // National • Aug. 10, 2004 Students will emulate parental driving habits, but the focus needs to be on things such as how habits change with conditions, reflecting good judgment. Exceeding the posted speed limit is not in...
Texas Jury Awards $24.7 Million in Drunk Driving Case
Sep 6 2004 // Texas/South Central • Aug. 13, 2004 “How about making the charge to get an MVR (Motor Vehicle Record) reasonable instead of making it a huge profit item for the states? If it only cost $1 to run one instead of $5...
Progressive Offers Tips to Keep Drivers and Vehicles Safe as Hurricane Frances Approaches
Sep 2 2004 // After Charley’s passage the Progressive Group of insurance companies, the third largest auto insurer in the U.S. and insurer of about one in 10 Florida drivers, has had a lot of experience with storm related...
Progressive Rolls Out Data-Logging Discount for 5,000 Minn. Drivers
Aug 26 2004 // Mayfield Village, Ohio-based vehicle insurer Progressive announced that it is offering a discount to 5,000 Minnesota drivers who agree to use a data-logging device in their cars. The discount—as much as 25 percent—is...
Teens Follow Lead of Parents in Driving Habits
Aug 23 2004 // High school and middle school students overwhelmingly say their parents are or will be the biggest influence on how they drive, but the practices many teens say they are emulating represent some of the most risky driving...
Poor driving habits
Aug 23 2004 // Government and institutional data illustrate the poor driving habits of many in the U.S.: • Speeding – According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, speeding is a factor in 31 percent of all fatal...
Texas Jury Awards $24.7 Million in Drunk Driving Case
Aug 13 2004 // A Harris County, Texas jury awarded $24.7 million to the family of a woman who died in a crash with a drunken driver four years ago, the Associated Press reported. The civil jury found Jeffrey Lamont Tate responsible for...
Vehicle Destruction May Be Ultimate Sanction for Uninsured U.K. Drivers
Aug 11 2004 // Concerned by the high percentage of accidents involving uninsured motorists, the British Government announced plans for a crackdown that could ultimately allow police to seize and eventually destroy the cars they...
