Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Actuaries Grapple with Insurance Questions on Self-Driving Cars
May 16 2014 // The car of the future is pictured in an imagined scene in a 1950s science magazine. The illustration depicts a family sitting in a big convertible, a tail-finned monster. Mom, Dad, and their kids are in a circle, playing a...
Maryland State Police Issuing More Tickets for Distracted Driving
May 12 2014 // Maryland State Police troopers have issued more electronic tickets for distracted driving in the last seven months than they did in all of 2013, according to agency data reflecting enforcement of a new state law targeting...
South Carolina Beauty Queen Urges Texting-While-Driving Ban
May 9 2014 // Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller has thrown her tiara into the political ring. Following in the footsteps of her uncle, Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Isle of Palms, Mosteller joined scores of pageant contestants at the...
N.Y. Senate OKs Bill Mandating Alcohol Tests After Bad Car Crashes
May 7 2014 // New York State senators have voted to require blood-alcohol tests of all drivers following serious accidents. The Senate passed the legislation on Monday. It would mandate that police test the alcohol levels of all drivers...
Bill Allowing Insurers to Drop Drivers Axed by Arizona’s Brewer
May 7 2014 // Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has vetoed a bill that would have allowed insurance companies to drop drivers from their coverage if their car was driven mostly out of the state. The bill would have affected college students and...
Maryland Warns of Potential Insurance Coverage Gaps for Ridesharing Services
May 6 2014 // Maryland’s top insurance regulator recently issued a notice alerting consumers about potential coverage gaps affecting drivers for ridesharing services. The Maryland Insurance Administration said technology based...
New Funding Allows Crackdown on Texting While Driving in North Dakota
May 5 2014 // Motorists routinely may see fellow drivers texting and driving, but police rarely do, making enforcement of North Dakota’s distracted driving law difficult to enforce, authorities say. “When a squad car is in...
Nationwide Insurance to Sponsor NASCAR Driver Earnhardt
May 5 2014 // Through the first four months of 2014, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has landed a new sponsor, another Daytona 500 win and an award selected by the media. Now, life will be really grand if the popular NASCAR driver can rekindle his...
California Legislator Introduces Ridesharing Bill
May 5 2014 // A California Assemblywoman introduced a bill in late April to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, would clarify existing...
550 Cited in Minnesota for Texting While Driving
May 5 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
Insurance in the Sharable Economy
May 5 2014 // The new sharable economy is growing across the country, and one question looms large: What are the insurance implications? Homeowners and renters understand the types of insurance they need and where they can buy coverage....
R.I. Issues Consumer Alert on Ridesharing Services, Insurance Implications
May 2 2014 // Rhode Island’s insurance regulators issued a consumer alert bulletin this week, highlighting insurance coverage issues and requirements surrounding ridesharing services. “[R.I. Department of Business...
Tampa Vows to Ticket Lyft, Uber Ridesharing Drivers
Apr 30 2014 // Drivers for the ride-sharing services Lyft and Uber will be ticketed in the Tampa area, the Public Transportation Commission announced. Drivers were previously given verbal warnings. Fines can reach $800, including a $500...
Analysis: No Rise in Car Crashes in N.J. Despite End of Safety Checks
Apr 29 2014 // New Jersey has not seen a rise in crashes caused by vehicle malfunctions since it stopped motor vehicle safety inspections in 2010. An analysis by The Record newspaper found vehicle malfunctions accounted for roughly 2...
Driving Privileges Revoked For Some Employees Of New Mexico
Apr 29 2014 // A new report out of New Mexico says nearly 200 state employees have had their state vehicle driving privileges revoked. The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the General Services Department says 191 state workers had their...
Immigrants in California Study for Driver Test Months Out
Apr 28 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...
California Legislator Introduces Ridesharing Bill
Apr 24 2014 // A California Assemblywoman has introduced a bill to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar. Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, would clarify existing insurance laws...
550 Cited in Minnesota for Texting While Driving
Apr 23 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
Ohio Warning Rideshare Drivers About Insurance Risks
Apr 17 2014 // Ohio is warning drivers considering work with a ridesharing service such as Uber or Lyft to understand the insurance implications. Rideshare companies operating in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland use smartphone apps to...
Updated: Federal Insurance Office Seeks Comments on Auto Insurance Affordability
Apr 17 2014 // The insurance office within the U.S. Treasury is looking into whether minorities and low and moderate income Americans have access to affordable auto insurance. On April 10, the Federal Insurance Office, citing its...
