All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 30 2017 // The number of live telematics policies in the UK exceeded three quarters of a million for the first time in 2016, according to annual research from the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA).The BIBA survey...
Jan 30 2017 // The U.S. property/casualty industry will likely post a small underwriting loss for 2016 after three previous years of underwriting profits, A.M. Best said in a new report.A.M. Best’s report appears in line with a...
Jan 27 2017 // The Main Street America Group has expanded Main Street Protection Auto, its new private passenger auto insurance program for the preferred/standard marketplace, into three additional states, including New York, as well as...
Jan 25 2017 // Arkansas has lower auto insurance rates than the neighboring states of Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas, the state insurance department reported.The Arkansas Insurance Department says a study by the National Association of...
Jan 24 2017 // Rock-shattered windshields are such a common occurrence on Arizona roads that insurance companies have long been required to replace broken glass for free to drivers with full coverage policies.It ends up being a big...
Jan 24 2017 // Nearly 19 million Americans live in areas where auto insurance is unaffordable including a large number in the New York region, according to a first-of-its kind study by the U.S. Treasury Department.The study, conducted by...
Jan 23 2017 // Ohioans pay among the lowest average premiums in the nation for auto and homeowners insurance according to a national study, according to Lieutenant Gov. Mary Taylor. Taylor also serves as the state’s insurance...
Jan 23 2017 // Commercial truck drivers with three or more medical conditions double to quadruple their chance for being in a crash than healthier drivers, reports a study led by investigators at the University of Utah School of...
Jan 23 2017 // Technology companies and traditional auto manufacturers are racing to deploy fully automated cars without driver controls within the next three or so years. Their immediate goal is to develop fully autonomous vehicles that...
Jan 20 2017 // A Massachusetts appeals court used a recent case to warn auto insurers that it is important to take retail book value into consideration early in the settlement process.While the court ruled in favor of defendant...
Jan 20 2017 // The push to bring self-driving cars to American roads got a significant boost on Thursday when the nation’s chief auto safety regulator essentially cleared Tesla Motors Inc.’s Autopilot system of fault in a...
Jan 20 2017 // Nearly eight years after a car wreck claimed the lives of a mother and two teens in Cabell County, a trial is set to begin in a lawsuit against Subaru.The trial is slated for Jan. 23 in Kanawha County, according to the...
Jan 19 2017 // Car makers and tech firms are convinced that driverless cars are the future, but they appear to be ahead of consumers in that thinking.Only 23 percent of Americans say they are willing to ride in an autonomous car, while...
Jan 19 2017 // Maryland state’s Motor Vehicle Administration is advocating legislation that would transfer regulatory power of self-driving cars to the agency and the state police, saying the change may improve safety on Maryland...
Jan 19 2017 // Everest Insurance has launched an auto buffer product for U.S. clients with well managed motor fleets of 250 to 1,000 units. The product will be offered through a limited network of appointed wholesale brokers specializing...
Jan 19 2017 // Twice a day, Scott Ozawa’s Bluetooth-enabled toothbrush tells his dental insurer if he brushed for a full two minutes. In return, the 41-year-old software engineer gets free brush heads and the employer which bought...
Jan 17 2017 // Commercial truck drivers with three or more medical conditions double to quadruple their chance for being in a crash than healthier drivers, reports a study led by investigators at the University of Utah School of...
Jan 17 2017 // House members are approving a bill that would require county tax collectors to check whether Mississippians have auto insurance before renewing their license tags.Representatives voted 82-33 Jan. 11 to approve House Bill...
Jan 16 2017 // Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group’s chief executive said this week.Airbus last year formed a...
Jan 13 2017 // The Florida Highway Patrol says a man received a ticket after a dashcam in his truck showed him using a cellphone just before the semitrailer he was driving plunged off an Interstate 75 overpass near Tampa. Authorities say...