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15 Californians Charged in Complex Auto Insurance Fraud Ring

May 14 2024 // More than a dozen Southern California residents are reported to have conspired to create fraudulent insurance claims to illegally collect more than $350,000.They were arrested last week after an investigation reportedly...

Markets/Coverages: FloodFlash Launches New Parametric Auto Dealer Program

May 10 2024 // FloodFlash has added a dealer program in its efforts to support more U.S. businesses ahead of a hurricane season that is widely anticipated to be amongst the worst in recent memory.Stored on large, flat areas of often...

Personal Auto Insurers Have Edge on Innovation: AM Best

May 10 2024 // After two years of challenges for personal auto insurers, rating agency AM Best delivered a positive assessment: U.S. personal auto insurers are the furthest ahead when it comes to innovation.Personal auto insurers’...

Crews Demolish Connecticut I-95 Overpass Damaged During Fuel Truck Inferno

May 7 2024 // A bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed Thursday and Friday has been demolished.A live camera operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation on Saturday showed excavators...

New Vehicle Registrations in California Rose, While Tesla Registrations Dropped Again

May 6 2024 // The first quarter of the year saw the sixth straight quarterly increase (.7%) in overall registrations in California in the first quarter from the same period last year, while the state’s love affair with...

Vehicle Complexity, Labor ‘Reshaping’ Auto Insurance and Collision Repair: Report

May 6 2024 // New technologies and rising labor costs are putting pressure on auto insurance carriers and auto repairers by making repairs more costly and increasing repair times, trends that a new report asserts are...

Rising Prices, Low Satisfaction Drive 49% of Customers to Shop For New Auto Insurance

May 3 2024 // Increased premiums combined with lackluster customer satisfaction scores are driving record numbers of auto insurance customers into the market for a new policy, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Insurance Shopping...

‘Car Wreck Clyde’ Attorney in Texas Charged with Skimming $2.4M from Settlements

May 2 2024 // A Houston plaintiffs’ attorney known as “Car Wreck Clyde” is awaiting court proceedings after being charged with skimming as much as $2.4 million in client settlement proceeds over the past decade,...

Inszone Acquires Van Oppen & Co. 2 in Wyoming

Apr 30 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Van Oppen & Co. 2 in Wyoming. Founded in 2008 by Rick van Oppen, the firm has specialized in serving the needs of the architectural, engineering and environmental...

Hartford Q1 Income Up 41% on Commercial Lines as Auto Results Improve

Apr 29 2024 // The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift told analysts late last week that the insurer’s first quarter results included “progress toward restoring targeted profitability in auto” as it turned in an improved...

Houston Deputy Dies After Being Hit by Truck While Helping During Accident

Apr 25 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — A deputy who was a 20-year-veteran of a Houston-area sheriff’s office died Tuesday after being hit by a truck while trying to help a driver following a minor crash, according to officials.John Coddou...

TN VW Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Join United Auto Workers Union

Apr 22 2024 // CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to...

Progressive Gains as Drivers Shop Around for Auto Insurance—Again

Apr 22 2024 // Although it may have seemed like drivers had thrown in the towel on trying to find cheaper auto insurance prices late last year, a new study of consumer behavior finds they’re back to shopping around.In addition,...

Alabama City Councilman Hit With New Auto Insurance Fraud Indictment

Apr 22 2024 // Authorities have added four more insurance fraud charges to those already lodged against an city official in coastal Alabama. Prichard City Councilman Derrick Griffin last week was indicted by a grand jury for the second...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Commercial Auto, Telematics and Cannabis

Apr 22 2024 // Commercial auto is a tough topic in any business segment, but it’s tougher still for cannabis businesses.For our latest podcast, we spoke with Griffen Kapulica, broker relationship manager for Fairmatic, a commercial...

Auto Insurer’s $10M Fraud Claims Against Doctors Are Subject to Arbitration, Court Rules

Apr 19 2024 // A federal appeals court has sided with three chiropractors in ruling that claims under New Jersey’s personal injury protection statute concerning insurance fraud are subject to arbitration.GEICO has lost its bid to...

Britain’s Insurers Under Pressure Over Spike in Car Insurance Premiums

Apr 18 2024 // The rising cost of car insurance has triggered a barrage of complaints in the cost of living crisis, Britain’s financial watchdog told lawmakers on Wednesday, as the sector insisted that prices remain at 2018 levels...

Aspen and Allianz’s PIMCO Launch Casualty-Focused Reinsurance Vehicle

Apr 17 2024 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. and PIMCO Investment Management Co. announced the formation of Pando Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled collateralized re/insurer focused on casualty business.Under a long-term agreement, Aspen will...

The Auto Store in New Jersey Pays $868K to Settle 35 Safety Violations

Apr 17 2024 // One of the East Coast’s largest auto recyclers and used parts suppliers has agreed to pay $868,000 in penalties related to 35 workplace safety violations at its Camden, New Jersey facility.The agreement with The Auto...

Former MLB Player, 3 Others Charged with Staging Auto Accident in Miami

Apr 16 2024 // Four people, including a Cuban-born former Major League Baseball player who earned more than $15 million in his playing career, have been charged with staging an auto accident and defrauding an insurance carrier.Yuniesky...