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People Moves: Liberty Mutual Re Promotes Blosche to Head of Northern Europe as Van Oort Retires; AXA Announces Key Leadership Appointments

Oct 20 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Mutual Reinsurance and AXA.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Mutual Re Promotes Blosche to Head of Northern Europe as Van Oort...

Gun-Owning New Hampshire Teen Sues School Officials Who Searched His Truck

Oct 20 2025 // A New Hampshire teenager sued his former high school principal and others Thursday, alleging they illegally searched his truck based solely on his status as a gun owner.Jack Harrington, 18, graduated from Hillsboro-Deering...

TDI Drafts New Rule Requiring Appraisal Provision in Auto and Homeowners Policies

Oct 16 2025 // The Texas Department of Insurance recently published an informal draft of rules that would implement a new law requiring all personal auto and residential property insurance policies to include a binding appraisal...

Trump Withholding $40.6M From California Over Truck Driver English Rules

Oct 15 2025 // The Trump administration said Wednesday it is withholding $40.6 million from California in federal transportation funding for failing to comply with truck driver English proficiency rules. The U.S. Transportation...

Semi-Trailer Crash Into Van Kills 7 on Northeast Georgia Highway

Oct 15 2025 // Seven people were killed in a fiery crash on a highway in Georgia on Monday afternoon when a semi-trailer struck a van and it burst into flames, according to law enforcement.The semi-trailer was following too close to the...

Volvo, State Farm Partner on Point-of-Sale Auto Insurance

Oct 15 2025 // There has been another announcement of a relationship between insurance and an auto manufacturer.State Farm and Volvo are collaborating to provide Volvo customers across the U.S. with access to car insurance options when...

8 Auto Insurance Providers to Pay New York $19M Over Data Breaches

Oct 15 2025 // New York State is securing more than $19 million in penalties from eight auto insurance providers for violations of the state’s cybersecurity regulation.Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne...

Truck Driver Sues Fox NFL Broadcaster Over Fight in Indianapolis

Oct 10 2025 // A 69-year-old truck driver who was seriously injured in a fight that prosecutors say was started by former NFL quarterback and sports analyst Mark Sanchez is suing Sanchez and his employer, Fox Corporation, in Indiana...

UK Car Finance Industry Faces $11 Billion-$13 Billion Mis-Selling Hit

Oct 8 2025 // Britain’s motor finance industry is on the hook for 8.2 billion to 9.7 billion pounds ($11 billion-$13 billion) to compensate consumers for unfair car loans, the regulator said on Tuesday, in plans that point to a...

US Tariffs on Heavy Truck Imports to Begin Nov. 1, Says Trump

Oct 7 2025 // President Donald Trump said 25% duties on medium- and heavy-duty trucks would begin Nov. 1, the latest expansion of his tariff regime aimed at protecting domestic industries.The proposal has been subject to an intense...

AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment, and It Could Get Worse

Oct 6 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years–and things are getting worse.Commercial auto has posted an underwriting loss for the 14th consecutive...

Louisiana Farm Bureau Approved for Double-Digit Auto Rate Decrease

Oct 3 2025 // One of the largest auto insurers in Louisiana is implementing a double-digit rate decrease.Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple has approved Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company’s request for an...

India Native Truck Driver in Fatal Florida Crash Pleads Not Guilty

Oct 1 2025 // A commercial truck driver accused of making an illegal U-turn that killed three people on a Florida highway last month waived his first appearance hearing Monday and entered a not guilty plea, court records show.Harjinder...

Transportation Department Tightens Noncitizen Truck Driver Rules

Sep 29 2025 // The U.S. Transportation Department tightened commercial driver’s license requirements for noncitizens on Sept. 26 after three fatal crashes this year that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers.The new...

AM Best: Commercial Auto Liability Drags Down Segment and it Could Get Worse

Sep 22 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years—and things are getting worse.For the 14th consecutive year, commercial auto has posted an underwriting...

China’s EV Boom Saddles its Auto Insurers With Chronic Losses

Sep 22 2025 // China’s giant electric vehicle insurance market is flailing. Losses are piling up, as companies’ risk models haven’t kept up with changes in vehicle economics and driver behaviors.The country now has tens...

NHTSA Delays New Car Rating Updates for One Year at Industry Request

Sep 19 2025 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that it will delay implementation of updates to the U.S. government’s New Car Assessment Program finalized in December after a request by automakers.The...

Morgan & Morgan Wants Court to Allow Early Mickey Mouse in Auto Injury Ads

Sep 19 2025 // Is Steamboat Willie “For the people?”That’s a question that one of the largest personal injury law firms in the United States is asking a federal court in central Florida to decide. The law firm Morgan...

[Video] Commercial Auto Insurers Wait on Impact of Litigation Reforms

Sep 19 2025 // Many commercial auto insurers are in a holding pattern, waiting to see how some states’ litigation reforms are enacted and enforced. However, there seems to be some positive signs for buyers.Insurance Journal’s...

NICB: Vehicle Thefts in First Half 2025 Down 23% From Last Year

Sep 18 2025 // U.S. vehicle thefts fell 23% in the first six months of 2025 from the first half of last year, a report out Wednesday from the National Insurance Crime Bureau shows.There were 334,114 vehicle thefts reported in the first...