All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 4 2016 // Underwriting manager Victor O. Schinnerer & Company has launched a new Dealer Open Lot Insurance program. The program is available to automotive dealership clients and provides coverage for owned auto inventory held...
Apr 4 2016 // The annual auto insurance fee that Michigan drivers pay toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes is rising to $160, a $10 increase.The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association announced the new per-car...
Apr 4 2016 // The FBI and U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a bulletin last month warning that motor vehicles are “increasingly vulnerable” to hacking.“The FBI and NHTSA are warning the general...
Apr 1 2016 // Metromile, a pay-per-mile car insurance provider in the United States, set out to disrupt the stagnant auto insurance industry and uncovered an opportunity for a new type of insurance: walking insurance. The company has...
Apr 1 2016 // Four North Carolina individuals have been arrested in connection with an alleged staged auto accident, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin. Investigators are still seeking two other suspects in...
Mar 31 2016 // General Motors Co. won its second straight trial against drivers who blamed car wrecks on faulty ignition switches, boosting the company’s outlook for resolving hundreds of similar cases on more favorable terms.The...
Mar 30 2016 // A safety group’s report shows the number of pedestrians killed by motor vehicles in Ohio in the first six months of 2015 climbed and Ohio led all states in the percentage increase over the same period in 2014.The...
Mar 30 2016 // The Toyota Prius v is the only midsize car out of 31 evaluated to earn a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s first-ever headlight ratings. The best available headlights on 11 cars earn an...
Mar 30 2016 // U.S. regulators are making progress and will begin issuing guidelines to help the introduction of self-driving car technology within the next few months, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said.The rapidly developing...
Mar 30 2016 // Atlanta, GA, March 30, 2016 — Blue River Underwriters, a Breckenridge Insurance Group company, has acquired California-based wholesale commercial auto insurance provider Platinum Program Managers and Insurance Services....
Mar 29 2016 // Accident avoidance features in vehicles, such as automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane departure prevention, are becoming more prevalent and will lead to lower accident frequency in the next five-to-10...
Mar 29 2016 // A former Iowa firefighter pleaded guilty to insurance fraud related to a string of cases spanning Buchanan, Clayton and Delaware counties, the Iowa Department of Insurance reported.Terry Russell Groth, a former Strawberry...
Mar 28 2016 // Three people from Wisconsin or Illinois who are charged with operating a car insurance fraud ring can be prosecuted in Iowa, even though they never set foot in the state, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled.Police say the trio...
Mar 25 2016 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is advising all drivers to be aware of motorcycles, as warmer weather means more motorcyclists on Pennsylvania roadways.Miller is also encouraging motorcyclists to consider...
Mar 24 2016 // The annual auto insurance fee that Michigan drivers pay toward caring for people catastrophically injured in crashes is rising to $160, a $10 increase.The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association announced the new per-car...
Mar 24 2016 // Insurers that are not already using the data from their telematics programs for claims would be wise to do so early in their adoption of telematics as the task only becomes more difficult as more data is collected,...
Mar 22 2016 // Hailstorms that rolled through the Fort Worth, Texas, area last week could result in $300 million in vehicle repairs.Mark Hanna, a spokesman for the Insurance Council of Texas, estimated that 50,000 vehicles were damaged...
Mar 22 2016 // Section II (Liability Coverage) of the Business Auto Coverage (BAC) form describes who qualifies as an insured (II.A.1.). Employees using their personally-owned vehicle to conduct business on behalf of the named...
Mar 21 2016 // Ride-hailing service Uber has sounded out car companies about placing a large order for self-driving cars, an auto industry source said on Friday.“They wanted autonomous cars,” the source, who declined to be...
Mar 21 2016 // Car sharing usage will significantly increase, particularly in urban areas among young residents, however most consumers will still opt to own their own cars and car sharing will not significantly hurt car sales, according...