All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 19 2023 // Drivers are kicking the tires and trading up for new auto insurance policies.In the first quarter, new policy growth rate was up 17% over the same period in 2022, and a record-breaking shopping growth rate was up 10.2%...
May 17 2023 // British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless the Brexit deal is swiftly renegotiated, Stellantis has warned, as Ford added its voice to the latest warning from the auto industry since Britain...
May 12 2023 // Claim severity for bodily injury and property damage increased by 35% since 2019, while collision claim severity has jumped 40%, LexisNexis Risk Solutions says in a new report.The data broker’s 2023 U.S. Auto...
May 12 2023 // Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday the vehicle data of 2.15 million users in Japan, or almost the entire customer base who signed up for its main cloud service platforms since 2012, had been publicly available for a decade...
May 12 2023 // In 2022, the U.S. private auto insurance industry reported its worst underwriting results in over two decades, according to a S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis.The net combined ratio for the sector — when...
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...