Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Texas Issues Data Call on Named Driver Policies, Excluded Driver Endorsements
Feb 19 2015 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a special data call to obtain information from insurance companies writing private passenger automobile insurance in Texas. TDI said the information requested is in response to...
Impact of Driving Record on Auto Insurance Cost Varies Widely by State
Feb 19 2015 // While motorists who commit moving violations typically pay higher auto insurance costs, how much more they pay varies significantly by state, according to a report by an online insurance seller. For example, drivers who...
Louisiana’s ‘Sobriety Court’ Program Targets Drunk Drivers
Feb 18 2015 // State court officials in Lafayette are three months into a program designed to wean habitual drunken drivers off of alcohol. The Advocate reports it’s a program that demands sobriety and discipline from offenders who...
Texting-While-Driving Bill Moves Forward in Oklahoma
Feb 13 2015 // A measure aimed at curbing the dangerous trend of texting while driving easily passed out of an Oklahoma House committee, the bill’s author reports. House Bill 1965, by state Rep. Terry O’Donnell, strengthens...
Driver’s Licenses For Immigrants Spur Debate in New Mexico
Feb 12 2015 // Alejandro Altamirano from Durango, Mexico, has called New Mexico home for a dozen years, and it’s where his two U.S.-born daughters are being raised. But the 36-year-old dairy farmworker fears he will be forced into...
Connecticut Bill Would Bar Driving With Pet on Lap
Feb 11 2015 // Connecticut lawmakers are considering whether to make it illegal for pets to ride in a vehicle while sitting on the driver’s lap. Under a bill before the Connecticut General Assembly’s Transportation Committee,...
New Mexico Legislature Considers Truancy Driver’s License Bill
Feb 11 2015 // A New Mexico House panel is set to debate a measure that would take away driver’s licenses of high school students who stop attending class. The House Education Committee this week took up a bill that suspends the...
N.J. Cab Drivers Want Ridesharing Firms to Face Taxi-Like Rules
Feb 10 2015 // Dozens of cab drivers lined the street outside the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton and crammed a legislative hearing to protest ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Drivers and their allies called on lawmakers to...
Bill Could Lead to Electronic Drivers Licenses in New Jersey
Feb 10 2015 // Electronic driver’s licenses and proof of insurance could be a step closer to reality in New Jersey under bills moving through the Legislature. A state Senate committee approved two bills Monday that pave the way for...
Montana Lawmakers Consider Ban on Cellphones While Driving
Feb 10 2015 // Lawmakers are expected to consider a bill that would ban the use of cellphones by motorists across the state. Montana is the only state in the country that does not ban at least some drivers from texting. Several Montana...
Smartcars Pose Cyber Risk to Drivers, Senator Warns
Feb 10 2015 // Automakers are adding wireless technologies into vehicles without enough protection to keep hackers from interfering the operation of a car or stealing personal information, according to a report by U.S. Senator Edward...
A.M. Best: Drivers Behind London Market M&A Activity to Continue
Feb 10 2015 // The changing dynamics in the specialist property/casualty sector continue to encourage merger and acquisition activity in the London market. A new briefing from A.M. Best notes that the need for insurers to leverage...
Connecticut Bills Aim to Ramp Up Texting While Driving Fines
Feb 9 2015 // A Connecticut legislative committee is set to hear public testimony on several bills aimed at combating texting while driving in Connecticut. Several state lawmakers in Connecticut have submitted legislation this session...
10 Fingerprints No Longer Collected for Texas Driver’s Licenses
Feb 9 2015 // Under pressure from state lawmakers, the Texas Department of Public Safety will stop collecting electronic images of an applicant’s 10 fingerprints before issuing a driver’s license. DPS said it still plans to...
Drugged Driving Increases While Drunk Driving Decreases
Feb 9 2015 // The nation’s decades-long campaign to combat drunk driving continues to make our roads safer, but use of marijuana and prescription drugs is increasingly prominent on the highways, creating new safety questions,...
Mississippi House Reintroduces Texting-While-Driving Ban
Feb 9 2015 // House members are moving ahead with a ban on texting and social media use while driving, after killing a similar bill in the closing moments of the 2014 legislative session. The House voted 98-20 Friday to approve House...
Number of Utah Driver Cards Issued to Immigrants Falls
Feb 9 2015 // The number of driver privilege cards issued in Utah to immigrants in the United States without permission hit a six-year low in 2014, state figures show. The 35,200 cards issued last year are down from a high of 43,000 in...
Oklahoma Senate Proposal Tackles Uninsured Drivers with DUIs
Feb 9 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, filed legislation to address the state’s high number of uninsured motorists, especially those with DUI convictions. Senate Bill 260 would require an individual convicted of driving...
Bridgeport, Conn., Police Department Eyes Driving Simulators
Feb 6 2015 // Two years ago on Christmas Day, veteran Police Officer Roderick Doda and new Officer Eric Schnieder suffered head and neck injuries when their cruiser was rammed by a car involved in a chase in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It...
Use of Distracted Driver Fines for Driver’s Ed Funding in Ohio Proposed
Feb 6 2015 // The state of Ohio is proposing more fines for distracted driving, with the money going to help subsidize driver’s education courses for those who can’t afford them. The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Drive...
