All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 23 2017 // While the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is well capitalized and market sentiment is mostly positive, it still faces economic and market-based headwinds that will challenge its profitable growth going forward.In...
Oct 23 2017 // Police in Virginia are investigating after an explosive device was detonated in Williamsburg.News outlets report the device was found Thursday night in a parking lot. Firefighters and police were called to the scene near...
Oct 20 2017 // Litigation financing, distracted driving and unexpected verdicts are just some of the factors impacting commercial auto frequency and severity, according to panelists speaking at the 2017 Risk Management Summit this week...
Oct 19 2017 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded its inland marine product line in Canada with the launch of its Motor Truck Cargo Legal Liability policy, a new product that protects against the...
Oct 19 2017 // Intel Corp. has developed a system it says ensures that self-driving vehicles can’t cause accidents where they are at fault, an effort to reassure a skeptical public and help speed adoption of driverless cars on the...
Oct 18 2017 // Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment says that the average rates in 2016 for the top 10 homeowners and private passenger auto insurance groups in Ohio increased 1.9 percent and 3.1 percent,...
Oct 18 2017 // Watching NFL players kneel during the National Anthem didn’t sit well with a pair of former New England Patriots players, who aired their feelings about players protesting during the opening of football games during...
Oct 18 2017 // The state that long has been home of the American auto industry also long has taken a unique approach to auto insurance. The Great Lake state is the only one in the country that requires auto insurance policies to pay...
Oct 17 2017 // Three people have been injured after a train hit a car at a Pennsylvania railroad crossing.Railroad officials say the crash happened around 4:15 p.m. Sunday in Aspinwall, a suburban area north of Pittsburgh. A spokesman...
Oct 16 2017 // Minnesota chiropractor and two co-defendants have been convicted by a federal jury for their roles in an insurance fraud conspiracy, state Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman announced.Chiropractor Preston Ellard Forthun,...
Oct 16 2017 // One factor driving continuously dismal commercial auto insurance losses is a spate of “nuclear cases” that are plaguing the industry with multi-million lawsuits.The amount of money and resources being put into...
Oct 16 2017 // Legislation to reduce Michigan’s high auto insurance premiums by letting drivers opt out of mandatory unlimited medical coverage is in peril, with majority Republicans lacking enough support to pass it on their own...
Oct 16 2017 // Specialty broker AmWINS Group reports it has agreed to acquire 15 insurance programs from broker Willis Towers Watson.Among the programs being acquired by AmWINS are MountainGuard, which provides underwriting, claims and...
Oct 16 2017 // A bill under consideration for the next legislative session would allow car manufacturers to test automated vehicles on New Hampshire roads by January 2019.The Concord Monitor reports under the proposal, anyone with a...
Oct 16 2017 // Tesla Inc. is partnering with Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. to offer an auto-insurance plan designed specifically for its electric cars in the U.S.The plan made available to U.S. customers starting Friday is similar to what...
Oct 16 2017 // A number of current vehicle safety standards are blocking the development of the more sophisticated self-driving cars and trucks.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration promulgates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety...
Oct 16 2017 // The family of a Portland, Ore., woman who died after a collision with a garbage truck is suing the company for $10 million. The lawsuit was filed in court in late Steptember against Republic Services Alliance Group after...
Oct 16 2017 // Motorists are more likely to crash into a deer in five Midwest states than in most other states, according to State Farm’s annual ranking of states in terms of the likelihood of deer-vehicle collisions.The insurer...
Oct 13 2017 // Root Insurance has expanded its services to drivers in Utah.Root, which is now operating in Illinois, Oklahoma, Indiana, Ohio and Arizona, asserts that drivers can save up to 52 percent by using Root’s data-driven...
Oct 13 2017 // A tanker truck wreck forced the closing of Delaware’s main north-south highway in both directions Wednesday as crews worked to clean up thousands of gallons of spilled gasoline, authorities said.State police said the...