Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Some Massachusetts Drivers Eligible for Refund from State Farm Over Salvaged Autos
Oct 3 2005 // Massachusetts Attorney General Tom Reilly announced that more than 100 Massachusetts car owners are eligible to receive between $600 and $9,000 in restitution from State Farm Insurance. Reilly said those consumers will be...
ACIC Disappointed by Court’s Ruling Regarding Driver Discounts
Sep 29 2005 // The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) said it is disappointed by this week’s Court of Appeal ruling that struck down a 2003 state law that allows insurers to discount auto insurance premiums,...
N.D., S.D., Iowa Drivers Enjoy Lowest Auto Rates: NAIC Report
Sep 23 2005 // According to the NAIC’s “State Average Expenditures & Premiums for Personal Auto Insurance in 2003,” North Dakota drivers enjoy the lowest average auto insurance premiums in the nation. North...
Pa. Court Nixes Suit Against Doctor by Blackout Driver
Sep 21 2005 // A neurologist can’t be sued over a car crash in which his patient, who had a seizure disorder, blacked out and caused a car crash that killed a woman and her pregnant daughter, an appeals court ruled. The...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Sep 19 2005 // Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role...
Zodiac Underwriting Guide to Drivers
Sep 19 2005 // Affable Aquarius (21 January — 19 February) The gentle qualities of Aquarius are reflective in an average claims record on all counts. The Aquarian drivers consider themselves sensible, responsible and...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Sep 19 2005 // Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Sep 19 2005 // Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role...
Drivers in 15 States Pay In Excess of $1,000 for Automobile Coverage
Sep 16 2005 // The average auto insurance premium in the country was about $939 in 2003, or about six percent higher than it was in 2002. For that same year, drivers in 15 states paid above $1,000 a year in premium, according to a report...
Tulsa School Bus Drivers Taken Off Duty for Suspended Licenses
Sep 6 2005 // Nine employees in Tulsa have been taken off school bus-driving duty after a school district review showed that their licenses were suspended, officials said. The suspended licenses were revealed in the latest driving...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Sep 5 2005 // Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role...
Zodiac Underwriting Guide to Drivers
Sep 5 2005 // Affable Aquarius (21 January – 19 February) Aquarius’ gentle qualities are reflected in an average claims record overall. Aquarian drivers consider themselves sensible, responsible and family-oriented with a...
Distracted Driving: Is Your Organization Steering Clear of Liability Risks?
Sep 5 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...
Distracted Driving: Steering Clear of Liability Risks
Sep 5 2005 // When an employee crashes, so does the bottom line. In many cases, it is employers who bear the human, economic, and legal costs associated with a crash. Consider the following scenario: Your employee is driving down the...
DRUNK DRIVING LAWS FAIL TO PASS:
Sep 5 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...
DRUNK DRIVER MEDICAL EXCLUSION UPHELD
Sep 5 2005 // Gov. George Pataki vetoed a bill that would have required insurance carriers to pay the medical bills of people injured while driving drunk. Pataki’s action keeps in place the state’s “alcohol exclusion...
Distracted Driving: Steering Clear of Liability Risks
Sep 5 2005 // Consider the following scenario: Your employee is driving down the road talking on her cell phone to a client. Distracted by the conversation, your employee swerves and hits what she believes to be a deer. Your employee...
R.I. Limits Teen Drivers’ Passengers
Aug 28 2005 // The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles sent out letters this weekend to 11,000 new teenage drivers in Rhode Island alerting them to a new law that limits the number of underage passengers who can ride with them. There...
Zodiac Underwriting Guide to Drivers
Aug 22 2005 // Affable Aquarius (21 January – 19 February) The gentle qualities of Aquarius are reflective in an average claims record on all counts. The Aquarian drivers consider themselves sensible, responsible and...
Born to File Claims: Driving Behavior is Written in the Stars
Aug 22 2005 // Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role...
