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Canada’s Insurers to Cut Auto Premiums as Drivers Stay Home During COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 9 2020 // Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC), an industry association for Canada’s home, auto and business insurers, on Wednesday said its members would lower costs for auto insurance to reflect reduced driving during the...

Progressive, Travelers, USAA Latest to Offer Insureds Discounts, Other Accommodations

Apr 9 2020 // More insurers are coming forward every day with discounts, extended coverage and relaxed payment terms for insureds affected by shelter-in-place and other conditions required during the coronavirus crisis.Progressive...

Little Rock, Arkansas, Bans Vehicle Caravans During Outbreak

Apr 8 2020 // Arkansas’ largest city is banning vehicle caravans during the coronavirus outbreak after a large crowd of vehicles gathered over the weekend.Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott announced the executive order on April 6 in...

Bluefire Insurance to Lower Auto Insurance Rates in Louisiana

Apr 8 2020 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has approved the filing by Bluefire Insurance to reduce its auto insurance rates in Louisiana, the company said, The 2.3% statewide rate reduction is effective March 25 Bluefire...

Van Gogh Theft Focuses Attention on Empty Museums’ Security During COVID-19 Crisis

Apr 8 2020 // The break-in lasted just minutes. At 3 a.m. on Monday, a thief — or thieves — forced open the glass doors of the Singer Laren museum in the Netherlands and headed straight for its prize exhibit: a Van Gogh oil...

GEICO, Farmers, Liberty Mutual Join Insurers Giving Breaks to Drivers, Businesses

Apr 7 2020 // More auto insureds and small businesses are getting a break on their insurance premiums to help them through the coronavirus crisis.Auto insurer GEICO said it will give back approximately $2.5 billion in the form of a 15...

Maryland Auto Allows Participants to Pause Payments During State of Emergency

Apr 7 2020 // Participants in FineFix, Maryland’s auto fine forgiveness program, will be allowed to pause their payment plans during the current state of emergency in Maryland. The Uninsured Division of Maryland Auto Insurance is...

Delaware Auto Insurers Take Actions to Help Consumers During COVID-19 Pandemic

Apr 7 2020 // Automobile insurers in Delaware are taking a number of actions in light of COVID-19, the Delaware Department of Insurance (DOI) announced.On Monday, Allstate announced it would embark on a premium payback program resulting...

Michigan’s AmeriTrust Auto-Renewing General Business Policies During Pandemic

Apr 6 2020 // Southfield, Michigan-based AmeriTrust Group on March 20 said its admitted insurance carriers will guarantee renewal of all general business policies for the next 90 days, except in certain situations including in cases of...

Wisconsin’s American Family to Return $200M to Auto Insurance Customers

Apr 6 2020 // Madison, Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance says it will return approximately $200 million to its auto insurance customers as the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically altered driving habits and created financial...

Allstate to Forgive 15% of Monthly Auto Premiums, Provide Free ID Theft Coverage

Apr 6 2020 // Insurance carriers are continuing to step forward with offers of help for customers and communities affected by the coronavirus crisis.Allstate announced that its Allstate, Esurance and Encompass personal auto insurance...

Chubb Vows No Layoffs During Coronavirus Crisis; Pledges $10 Million to Relief Efforts

Apr 6 2020 // Global insurer Chubb announced that it will not conduct any layoffs among its 33,000 employees while in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic health crisis.The insurer has also pledged to give $10 million to pandemic relief...

Insurer, Go, Offering 50% Discount on Auto Insurance for Essential Workers in Texas

Apr 3 2020 // Silicon Valley-based insurance company, Go, is now offering a 50% discount on auto insurance to all essential workers in Texas who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.Go has partnered with Redpoint County Mutual...

Toilet Paper-Hauling Truck Catches Fire on Texas Interstate

Apr 2 2020 // A tractor-trailer hauling toilet paper crashed and caught fire near Dallas early Wednesday, spilling the hot commodity all over an interstate.The fire shut down westbound lanes of Interstate 20 near Interstate 45 in...

Connecticut Calls on Auto Insurers to Extend Coverage to Personal Delivery Drivers

Mar 30 2020 // Connecticut Insurance Department Commissioner Andrew N. Mais has called on insurers to immediately institute an extension of coverage for personal delivery drivers in light of the disruption caused by the COVID-19...

Oklahoma Commissioner: Allstate Eases Personal Auto Terms for Delivery Drivers

Mar 26 2020 // Oklahoma’s insurance commissioner says Allstate Insurance Co. is voluntarily easing certain policy restrictions to aid delivery drivers using their personal vehicles for delivery of food and medicine during the...

Insurer Ageas Uses AI to Create End-to-End Car Damage Assessments in UK

Mar 26 2020 // Ageas is using artificial intelligence (AI) to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage, which it says is a first for a UK insurance company.Ageas is using an AI solution, developed by technology...

How East Insurance Regulators Are Responding to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Mar 25 2020 // As insurers continue to monitor the spread and impact of COVID-19, insurance regulators across the East region of the U.S. are issuing guidance on how the industry can respond.“There is almost no aspect of the...

What State Insurance Regulators Have Asked of P/C Insurers to Address Coronavirus

Mar 25 2020 // As state insurance regulators monitor and respond to the coronavirus impact on insurance, property/casualty insurers are calling on them to coordinate their requests for data and ease up on some requirements.David A....

Coronavirus and the Auto Exposure

Mar 24 2020 // Over the last several days the VU has fielded several auto insurance related questions. These questions cannot be classed simply as personal auto or business auto questions because the most common question involves both...