All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 21 2022 // A woman sitting in the outdoor eating area of a restaurant died after she was struck by a vehicle, police in Warwick, Rhode Island said.The driver was traveling through the parking lot of Tommy’s Clam Shack on Friday...
Jul 20 2022 // A Florida law firm that has made a lucrative business out of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act – and disrupted the auto insurance industry in the process – has scored another victory at the federal appeals court...
Jul 19 2022 // A wrongful death lawsuit filed after an 11-year-old autistic boy was left in a hot car while under the watch of a care facility in Utah has been settled.The lawsuit filed against Roost Services and some of its employees in...
Jul 19 2022 // With an overall combined ratio in excess of 100 for the first time since 2017, private passenger auto joined homeowners in unprofitable territory last year, prompting carriers to respond with pricing and underwriting...
Jul 19 2022 // Tesla Inc. was hit by a lawsuit in Germany over potential privacy concerns linked to its car surveillance cameras and claims that buying its vehicles helps cut CO2 emissions.VZBV, the main German consumer association,...
Jul 15 2022 // A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system,...
Jul 15 2022 // US consumers are rapidly adapting to electric vehicles, a shift away from the internal combustion engine that may change auto insurance claim characteristics.CCC Intelligent Solutions said in new report that electric...
Jul 14 2022 // Amazon runs an auto insurance program for its delivery service providers, but if those DSPs choose to buy their insurance from competitors instead, Amazon is fine with that.In fact, Amazon might prefer it if their...
Jul 13 2022 // A woman was killed and at least three people were injured when a van ferrying people to a runners’ race in North Carolina crashed into a crowd, authorities said.The N.C. State Highway Patrol said Friday that race...
Jul 11 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a special investigation into a recent crash of a Cruise self-driving vehicle in California that resulted in minor injuries, the agency said on Thursday.The auto...
Jul 6 2022 // US death rates from motor vehicle crashes rates are the highest among 29 upper-income countries, according to a government study that adds to the country’s poor public-health record among developed nations.Annual US...
Jul 4 2022 // As I have expressed on many occasions, I believe the myth that insurance is a commodity differentiated only by price is the greatest misconception perpetrated on the public. Sadly, most of the misconception comes from our...
Jul 1 2022 // The new head of the government’s road safety agency says it will intensify efforts to understand the risks posed by automated vehicle technology, so it can decide what regulations may be necessary to protect drivers,...
Jul 1 2022 // An Ohio aluminum vehicle parts manufacturer cited for safety and health violations after a worker in Ravenna suffered fatal injuries in March 2021, continues to put workers at risk.The U.S. Department of Labor’s...
Jun 30 2022 // Vincent Labarbera, of Vancouver, Wash., has been added to Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s most wanted after he failed to appear in Clark County Superior Court to face felony charges of filing a false insurance...
Jun 29 2022 // The quality of vehicles sold in the United States fell to a 36-year low in 2022, according to automotive consultant J.D. Power, as labor shortages and supply snags continued to impact automakers.Major automakers have been...
Jun 28 2022 // The California Department of Insurance is taking legal action against Go Maps Inc., and its insurance underwriter, Topa Insurance Co., after an investigation found the app-based insurance seller mishandled consumer claims...
Jun 27 2022 // Three people were killed when an Amtrak commuter train smashed into a car in Northern California, authorities said.The crash occurred at around 1 p.m. on Sunday in Brentwood, about an hour’s drive southeast of San...
Jun 22 2022 // Parametric Insurtech startup BirdsEyeView has closed a seed funding round for an undisclosed amount led by SFC Capital, with the funds matched by the European Space Agency (ESA).BirdsEyeView uses satellite data to...
Jun 21 2022 // The parents of three New Mexico children injured in a crash involving an Albuquerque Public Schools bus four months ago have filed a lawsuit against the driver of the speeding car involved and his insurance company.The...