All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 17 2017 // You are a driver for a transportation network company and then the unfortunate happens. Someone sideswipes your vehicle. In the chaotic moments after the accident, a question about your personal auto insurance coverage...
Apr 17 2017 // Human error and labeling and design problems led to the release of a large chemical cloud over a northeast Kansas city that sent more than 140 people to the hospital last year and caused others to stay indoors or evacuate...
Apr 17 2017 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau’s request for an auto rate hike of 13.8 percent is not justified based on the data submitted, according to a statement from the North Carolina Department of Insurance.The decision, made...
Apr 12 2017 // Worldwide Facilities is has added commercial auto liability, physical damage, and inland marine coverages for autonomous vehicle manufacturers, research and development firms, and component parts manufacturers, including...
Apr 11 2017 // Heffernan Insurance Brokers has acquired the assets of Phoenix, Ariz.-based National Truck Services Group. The NTSG leadership personnel, AJ Planeta, sales manager, and Kathy Herter commercial lines manager, will oversee...
Apr 11 2017 // U.K. car insurance premiums rose 1.8 percent in the first quarter of 2017, with motorists now paying an average of £781 ($949), which is £110 ($134), or 16 percent, higher than average premiums paid in the same period...
Apr 11 2017 // Atlanta, GA, April 11, 2017– Price Digests, the leading asset data provider to the commercial insurance and equipment finance industries, today announced a new API platform to power the next generation of vehicle...
Apr 10 2017 // Uber is scoffing at claims that its expansion into self-driving cars hinges on trade secrets stolen from a Google spinoff, arguing that its ride-hailing service has been working on potentially superior technology.The legal...
Apr 7 2017 // ProPublica and Consumer Reports have issued a response to the opinion column by Insurance Information Institute’s James Lynch criticizing their report, Minority Neighborhoods Pay Higher Car Insurance Premiums Than...
Apr 7 2017 // Legislation to prevent insurers from using age and credit scores in setting automobile insurance rates has stalled amid opposition from industry groups.The bill, tabled in committee Wednesday, prohibits the use of age,...
Apr 6 2017 // Auto-Owners Insurance and Concord General Mutual Insurance have announced that their affiliation has been approved, effective April 1, 2017, by policyholders and all regulatory bodies.Auto-Owners is a Lansing,...
Apr 5 2017 // It looks like ProPublica failed its first actuarial exam.The renowned investigative journalism website has, along with Consumer Reports magazine, published reports that auto insurers systematically charge unfairly high...
Apr 5 2017 // A new report published by ProPublica accuses the auto insurance industry of pricing discrimination against minorities.The report, titled Minority Neighborhoods Pay Higher Car Insurance Premiums Than White Areas with the...
Apr 4 2017 // Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler and supplier Robert Bosch are teaming up to develop self-driving cars in an alliance aimed at accelerating the production of “robo-taxis.”The pact between the world’s largest...
Apr 3 2017 // A witness says the driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, acknowledged he had been texting while driving — highlighting the dangers of sending messages on...
Apr 3 2017 // The annual auto insurance fee Michigan drivers pay toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes is rising to $170, a $10 increase. The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association announced the new per-car...
Mar 31 2017 // California Gov. Jerry Brown and fellow Democrats who control the state Legislature are proposing to raise $52.4 billion over 10 years by significantly boosting fuel taxes and vehicle fees.The money would go toward fixing a...
Mar 30 2017 // U.S. personal auto underwriters increased premium rates “significantly” in 2016. But here’s the thing: it wasn’t enough.Loss trends are still outpacing rate changes. Also, the U.S. P/C industry...
Mar 30 2017 // A recent crash involving an Uber Technologies Inc. driverless car suggests autonomous software sometimes takes the same risks as the humans it may one day replace.The accident on Friday in Tempe, Arizona, caused no major...
Mar 29 2017 // A crash that caused an Uber self-driving SUV to flip onto its side in a Phoenix suburb serves as a stark reminder of the challenges surrounding autonomous vehicles in Arizona, a state that has gone all-in to entice the...