Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Part 2
Feb 21 2018 // We are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big “I” Virtual University who provided this blog series about autonomous...
Personal Privacy and the War Over Connected Driver Data
Feb 21 2018 // Picture this: You’re driving home from work, contemplating what to make for dinner, and as you idle at a red light near your neighborhood pizzeria, an ad offering $5 off a pepperoni pie pops up on your dashboard...
Wyoming Bill Seeking Prison for Deadly Texting While Driving Fails
Feb 20 2018 // Lawmakers in the Wyoming House have voted down a bill that would have meant prison time for drivers who cause a deadly wreck while texting on their phones. Texting while driving in Wyoming currently is a misdemeanor...
U.S. Judge Rules ‘Gig Economy’ Driver Is Independent Contractor
Feb 19 2018 // A U.S. judge in San Francisco earlier this month said a former Grubhub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor and not the company’s employee in the first case of its kind against a “gig...
Some Nebraska Lawmakers Want State to Become Self-Driving Car Test Site
Feb 19 2018 // Nebraska lawmakers could open the door to self-driving cars and trucks this year with new legislation designed to attract the industry while maintaining public safety. A legislative committee is considering two measures...
London Unveils New Rules for Uber’s Drivers, Cars; Fleet Insurance Also Eyed
Feb 16 2018 // London’s transport authority unveiled proposed new rules for private hire taxi companies such as Uber by requiring them to limit working hours for their drivers, share data on travel patterns and ensure provision of...
Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Part 1
Feb 14 2018 // This week (and for the next few weeks) we are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big “I” Virtual University who...
Nebraska Lawmakers Eye State as Test Site for Self-Driving Cars
Feb 13 2018 // Nebraska lawmakers could open the door to self-driving cars and trucks this year with new legislation designed to attract the industry while maintaining public safety. A legislative committee is considering two measures...
California Dam Crisis Driving National Examination
Feb 13 2018 // One year after the worst structural failures at a major U.S. dam in a generation, federal regulators who oversee California’s half-century-old, towering Oroville Dam say they are looking hard at how they overlooked...
Takata U.S. Deal With Drivers, Creditors Clears Way to Sell Operations
Feb 12 2018 // Takata Corp.’s U.S. unit reached a settlement with its creditors, lawyers for those injured by its deadly air bags and automakers that smoothes the way to end its Chapter 11 bankruptcy and sell its viable operations,...
U.S. Judge Rules ‘Gig Economy’ Driver Is Independent Contractor
Feb 9 2018 // A U.S. judge in San Francisco on Thursday said a former Grubhub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor and not the company’s employee, in the first case of its kind against a “gig economy”...
Personal Auto Insurance Business Performed Better in 2017: A.M. Best
Feb 1 2018 // The underwriting profitability of the U.S. personal auto line showed signs of improvement in 2017 as rate hikes have been effective against loss frequency and severity trends, according to a new A.M. Best report. The...
Florida Highway Patrol Report Confirms Driver Killed by Faulty Takata Airbag
Jan 24 2018 // A Florida woman died because a faulty air bag ruptured and fired shrapnel into her head during a crash she should have survived, a report released Jan. 17 by the state’s Highway Patrol said. Nichol Barker, 34, of...
Good2Go Auto Insurance to Offer Distracted Driving App Through LifeSaver
Jan 23 2018 // Good2Go Auto Insurance, Inc., has partnered with mobile software provider LifeSaver to fight distracted driving. Good2Go Auto Insurance’s direct policyholders now have access to the The LiveSaver mobile app to help...
Uber Finally Gets $1-per-Driver Pay Settlement in California
Jan 18 2018 // Though at first Uber Technologies Inc. didn’t succeed in settling a lawsuit by California drivers alleging labor-code violations, it tried and tried again. A Los Angeles state judge finally said on Tuesday...
After Another Death by Airbag, Ford Warns Owners of Older Pickups to Stop Driving
Jan 12 2018 // Ford Motor Co. said on Thursday it had confirmed a second death in an older pickup truck caused by a defective airbag inflator of Takata Corp. and urged 2,900 owners in North America to stop driving immediately until they...
GM Seeks OK for Self-Driving Commercial Vehicle Without Steering Wheel for 2019
Jan 12 2018 // General Motors Co. is seeking U.S. government approval for a fully autonomous car – one without a steering wheel, brake pedal or accelerator pedal – to enter the automaker’s first commercial ride-sharing...
Uber Settles New York Drivers’ Class Action Over Fees for $3 Million
Jan 10 2018 // Uber Technologies Inc. agreed to pay up to $3 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 2,421 drivers in New York who accused the ride-sharing company of docking excessive fees from their...
Would You Put Your Newborn in A Self Driving Car?
Jan 9 2018 // I have anxiety about the movement toward self driving cars. I’ve challenged myself to be forward thinking and familiarize myself with the technology and enhanced safety it promises to bring. I understand that we are...
Drivers Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon, Say Driverless Car Leaders
Jan 9 2018 // Carmakers and tech companies have fallen over one another in recent weeks to show the strides they’ve made with self-driving cars. At CES — usually a stage for bragging about futuristic bona fides — top...
