All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 19 2020 // Irving, Texas-based managing general agent specializing in low cost auto insurance, Bluefire Insurance, said it will provide approximately $2.7 million dollars in rate relief to assist policyholders with financial...
May 19 2020 // This year began with auto insurance buyers shopping around more than ever but by mid-March shopping began to slow down before returning to normal a few weeks later.According to the data firm LexisNexis, shopping has...
May 19 2020 // A car slammed into a convenience store in western Pennsylvania, killing one woman and injuring two others, authorities said.The car was traveling down Dwellington Drive in Middlesex Township when it crashed into a closed...
May 18 2020 // Is the Insurance Policy Affected if the Business Opens Against a Governor’s Orders: The Facts About Supposed “Illegal Acts” ExclusionsStates have gone to war against some municipalities over COVID-19....
May 18 2020 // Cindy M. Hurless, chief operating officer of Van Wert, Ohio–based Central Insurance Companies has been elected to the company’s board of directors.Hurless is responsible for oversight of the company’s...
May 18 2020 // “Michigan drivers have been paying some of the highest auto insurance premiums in the country and this independent report shows the bipartisan legislation is beginning to work.”— Michigan Chamber of...
May 18 2020 // The California Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order on Omega Vehicle Services LLC, doing business as Delta Auto Protect, and its controlling manager, Charles Seruya, in May for allegedly selling illegal...
May 14 2020 // Louisiana’s Republican lawmakers have advanced proposals to limit damage claims against businesses in car wreck lawsuits, pushing ahead with the pre-coronavirus priority as Democrats argued the debate was...
May 14 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. will leave his regulatory role and step into his new position as executive director of Maryland Auto Insurance on Monday, bringing with him a legacy as Maryland’s longest...
May 14 2020 // London-based insurtech Zego has expanded its partnership with RSA Insurance to provide flexible cover for van fleets.Zego is offering usage-based policies to delivery, courier or trade van fleets of 20-200 vehicles in the...
May 11 2020 // Tokio Marine, the Tokyo-based property and casualty insurer, will use an artificial intelligence (AI) solution to process auto damage across its insurance operations in Japan, accelerating claims processing for...
May 8 2020 // Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the state’s factories can reopen on May 11, removing one of the last major obstacles to North American automakers bringing thousands of laid-off employees back to work amid the...
May 7 2020 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday it will not require automakers to recall 56 million additional Takata air bag inflators, saying the devices do not pose a safety risk.Automakers in...
May 7 2020 // The Progressive Corp. said its results for the first quarter were “significantly impacted” by the spread of the coronavirus and social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions. Despite a 30% increase in...
May 6 2020 // Allstate Corp. reported that its adjusted net income rose 47% in the first quarter to $1.14 billion, a jump of 47%, thanks to higher underwriting income and lower catastrophe costs, compared with the quarter one year ago....
May 6 2020 // Louisiana’s chief insurance regulator wants insurers to consider offering premium relief to their commercial auto insurance customers due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon...
May 5 2020 // Michigan’s new auto insurance no-fault law, passed in May 2019, does not take effect until July 2, but the state’s governor and insurance regulators say recently approved insurer rate filings already show that...
May 5 2020 // Tuesday’s proceedings were the first time that Germany’s Federal Court of Justice, or Bundesgerichtshof, heard arguments from a plaintiff seeking damages from VW because it had sold vehicles with manipulated...
May 5 2020 // Maryland Insurance Commissioner Al Redmer Jr. has been named executive director of Maryland Auto Insurance. Redmer will leave his position as Maryland Insurance Commissioner to join Maryland Auto Insurance on May 18,...
May 4 2020 // The California Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order on Omega Vehicle Services LLC, doing business as Delta Auto Protect, and its controlling manager, Charles Seruya, for allegedly selling illegal vehicle...