Latest Auto Headlines

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Viewpoint: California’s Personal Auto Market: Steering Through Change

Oct 20 2023 // The withdrawal of major homeowners insurance companies in the California market made national headlines, but news just as concerning and impactful is California’s private passenger auto insurance market.Much like the...

S&P: Struggles in Personal Auto Insurance to Subside Slower Than Expected

Oct 19 2023 // S&P Global Market Intelligence projects that personal auto results will improve from 2022’s worst-in-decades combined ratio of 112.2%, though not as rapidly as the organization’s experts previously...

Colorado Train Derails, Spilling Train Cars and Coal onto Highway and Killing Truck Driver

Oct 17 2023 // A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, on Sunday, authorities said.The driver has died, but no...

New Jersey High Court to Hear E-Scooter Rider’s Bid for No-Fault Auto Benefits

Oct 16 2023 // David Goyco says he was like a bicyclist when he was injured while riding his low-speed electric scooter and hit by a car. Thus, he contends, he is entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits from his auto...

Is It Auto or CGL … or Both or Neither?

Oct 16 2023 // For many people, the outdoor grilling season is about over. Notice that I said “grilling” season and not “BBQing” season. Being a Southerner, we know that outdoor cooking is known as...

Study: Most Commercial Auto Insurance Businesses Researching Telematics

Oct 12 2023 // Approximately 78% of commercial auto insurers are in the research phase of preparing for usage-based insurance (UBI) products, according to a new report from The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research and...

Amtrak Train Crash into Car in Vermont Kills Driver, Injures Passenger

Oct 10 2023 // An Amtrak passenger train crashed into an SUV in southeastern Vermont, killing the SUV`s driver and injuring his passenger, authorities said.The state police said 53-year-old Craig Hudson, of Brattleboro, died in the crash...

Families Blame Faulty Vehicle for Ship Fire That Killed Two New Jersey Firefighters

Oct 10 2023 // The families of two New Jersey firefighters who were killed battling a July blaze inside a cargo ship said Friday a malfunctioning vehicle being used to load cargo onto the ship caused the fire.Relatives of Newark...

Commercial Auto Up Against Persistent Headwinds to Underwriting Profit

Oct 4 2023 // Underwriting losses in U.S. commercial auto have returned to pre-pandemic levels and rate increases have not been enough to keep up with severity trends.“The liability component has been more problematic than the...

Investigation Continues Into Deadly Illinois Crash of Truck Crash Carrying Toxic Chemical

Oct 3 2023 // Authorities resumed their investigation of a central Illinois truck crash that killed five people, injured five others and prompted an evacuation for hundreds of residents after a toxic chemical leak.The tanker truck,...

Truck Crash in Illinois Kills Five and Forces an Evacuation

Oct 2 2023 // SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Five people were killed and five were seriously injured after a truck overturned in central Illinois, causing a toxic substance to leak from its cargo and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of...

J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Shopping Reaches All-Time High

Oct 2 2023 // The percentage of American households with cars and without auto insurance rose during the first half of 2023, and the share of customers who say they are shopping for auto insurance reached a record high.J.D. Power...

Texas Car Dealer Sued for Firing Employee With Cancer Diagnosis

Sep 26 2023 // A company that provides administrative and operations services for a group of related automobile dealerships across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Florida, violated federal law when it fired a longtime senior manager in...

Oklahoma Judge Arrested After Allegedly Firing Shots at Parked Cars and Crashing into Woman’s Vehicle

Sep 25 2023 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – An Oklahoma judge was arrested in Austin, Texas, last week after authorities say he opened fire on parked vehicles while out driving, striking at least one of them, and intentionally crashed into a...

California Truck Drivers Ask Governor to Sign Job-Saving Bill as Self-Driving Big Rigs Are Tested

Sep 21 2023 // California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the...

UK Watchdog Sets 3-Month Deadline to Improve Car Insurance

Sep 21 2023 // Britain’s financial watchdog has told motor insurers they have three months to improve the value they give customers in products that top up coverage, or face potential sanctions.The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

New York Attorney Changes Plea in Ponzi, Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme

Sep 19 2023 // A disbarred New York attorney has changed his plea to guilty in connection with an $19 million Ponzi scheme and a $30 million auto insurance fraud.Robert Wisnicki, 44, of Forest Hills, pleaded to guilty to conspiracy to...

PE Firm Advent Eyes Sale of Car Insurance Software Vendor CCC: Sources

Sep 18 2023 // Private equity firm Advent International is exploring a sale of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc., a provider of software to the car insurance industry that has a market value of $7.1 billion, people familiar with...

Five More New Orleans Residents Charged for Conspiring to Stage Auto Accidents

Sep 18 2023 // Five more people have been charged with intentionally staging automobile accidents with tractor-trailers in New Orleans to defraud trucking and insurance companies in 2017.United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced...

J.D. Power: Auto Insurance Shopping Reaches All-Time High

Sep 15 2023 // The percentage of American households with cars and without auto insurance rose during the first half of 2023, and the share of customers who say they are shopping for auto insurance reached a record high.J.D. Power...