All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 4 2020 // The California Department of Insurance issued a cease and desist order against unlicensed van rental company, Airport Van Rental Inc. and its owners, Yazdan Irani, 57, of Encino, and his wife, Kimberly, 61, for operating a...
Jun 2 2020 // Wrapping up a regular session shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana’s Legislature gave the state’s business lobby a long-desired goal and one that Republicans made their signature push for the...
Jun 2 2020 // Auto insurers in Michigan have been ordered to issue refunds or premium waivers to policyholders due to reduced driving and resulting decrease in risk to insurers brought on by the stay at home orders related to the...
Jun 1 2020 // Last month, I shared a claim I had consulted on involving mobile equipment. The adjuster had incorrectly denied the claim because he failed to read both the definition of “mobile equipment” and the exclusion...
Jun 1 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 28 2020 // The coronavirus hasn’t been kind to car owners.With more people than ever staying home to lessen the spread of COVID-19, their sedans, pickup trucks and SUVs are parked unattended on the streets, making them easy...
May 28 2020 // Memorial Day weekend, the typical start of the U.S. summer driving season, has come and gone. Data on just how much driving Americans did is trickling in, and it’s a bit noisy. Apple mobility trends show searches for...
May 22 2020 // Texas-based farm mutual insurance company, Germania Insurance, is extending its Reduced Driving Payback through June, raising its total reimbursement to policyholders to nearly $9 million in credits.Germania announced its...
May 21 2020 // As Americans have been driving less and covering fewer miles, the emptier roads have become more lethal.Preliminary data from the National Safety Council indicate a year-over-year 14% jump in fatality rates per miles...
May 20 2020 // Third Point Re reported a net loss of $183.6 million for the first quarter of 2020 due to COVID-19-related investment volatility – but the company still had big reasons to celebrate. For the first time since its...
May 19 2020 // The Louisiana Senate has agreed to change the rules for lawsuits over car wrecks, aiming to limit damage claims against insurance companies and other businesses.The Senate voted 29-8 for the bill by Republican Sen. Kirk...
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...