All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 11 2023 // Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a measure that would curtail the use of geographical location in the rating of private passenger auto insurance, a factor that critics say now penalizes urban and minority...
May 8 2023 // Although the pandemic may appear more distant in the rearview mirror, its lasting impact on the personal auto insurance industry may be larger than initially expected.Private passenger automobile insurance is the largest...
May 4 2023 // The California State Assembly unanimously voted for a bill that will help accelerate the transition to clean-air technology by making sure clean fleets have access to available and affordable commercial insurance.Assembly...
May 3 2023 // A Holbrook, Massachusetts man has been found guilty and sentenced to two and a half years in the Norfolk House of Correction for damaging luxury cars bought under false pretenses in order to collect insurance...
May 3 2023 // A bride leaving her wedding reception was killed when a woman driving under the influence and well over twice the speed limit slammed into the back of a golf cart on a South Carolina beach road, authorities said.Data...
May 3 2023 // A former Bergen County, New Jersey man has been charged with running a large, multistate car theft and fraud ring.U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger reported that Warren Guerrier, formerly of Hackensack, New Jersey, pleaded...
May 2 2023 // In spite of continued actions to raise prices of coverage, auto loss cost continue to climb and profits will continue to elude personal auto insurers—probably until 2024, analysts at Standard & Poor’s said.John...
May 1 2023 // Management shut down production Saturday at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee after three workers were struck by a vehicle on a walkway just outside the plant, authorities said.One person was killed, a second was critically...
Apr 28 2023 // State Farm Tops List of Large Insurers Providing Satisfying Shopping Experience, While The Hartford Ranked Highest Among Midsize InsurersSaving money is the primary focus of consumers searching for auto insurance,...
Apr 27 2023 // Digital car insurer Clearcover Insurance Company, said April 26 that it launched an embedded insurance solution in which consumers receive final, bindable quotes when they shop on Experian’s auto insurance comparison...
Apr 24 2023 // A crash involving a fuel truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze....
Apr 20 2023 // Auto insurers have been forthcoming in their desire to achieve rate to match increases in claims costs and, so far in 2023, consumers are not standing by.According to a quarterly report from J.D. Power, in collaboration...
Apr 19 2023 // Transport Canada said on Tuesday Hyundai Auto Canada Corp pleaded guilty to six different counts of criminal charges for violating the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.Hyundai Auto Canada failed to send out notices of safety...
Apr 18 2023 // A truck containing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of dimes was broken into while it was parked overnight at a Philadelphia store, and authorities say the thieves apparently made off with at least $100,000.The theft...
Apr 17 2023 // Geico General Insurance Co. must face a class action suit alleging it has been underpaying benefits to its insureds injured in automobile accidents.U.S. District Court Judge Dora L. Irizarry in federal court in Eastern New...
Apr 14 2023 // NFL prospect and former Louisiana wide receiver Michael Jefferson was involved in a fatal car accident in Mobile County.Jefferson’s agent, Jon Perzley, told ESPN that the player suffered injuries in the accident...
Apr 14 2023 // New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago.The new devices, which also include a...
Apr 12 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday proposed sweeping emissions cuts for new cars and trucks through 2032, a move it says could mean two out of every three new vehicles automakers sell will be...
Apr 10 2023 // Although the pandemic may appear more distant in the rearview mirror, its lasting impact on the personal auto insurance industry may be larger than initially expected.Private passenger automobile insurance is the largest...
Apr 10 2023 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to propose new rules to spur sweeping cuts in vehicle emissions pollution that will push automakers towards a big increase in electric vehicle sales, sources told Reuters.The...