All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2019 // Customer satisfaction with the auto claims process has apparently reached record levels, thanks in no small part to carrier investments in the technology that serves the process.The 2019 J.D. Power U.S. Auto Claims...
Oct 25 2019 // Progressive has a competitive edge over long-term players in the commercial auto insurance market and national carriers outpace regionals on workers compensation profit measures, according to a new report from Guy...
Oct 23 2019 // Highway crash data from 2018 shows that overall fatalities from vehicle accidents in the U.S. declined 2.4%, marking the second year in a row with a reduction in deaths.The National Highway Traffic Safety...
Oct 23 2019 // The futuristic door handles on Tesla Inc.’s Model S are being blamed for a fatal crash in which a police officer was unable to pull a man to safety from his burning car.Omar Awan, a 48-year-old anesthesiologist, was...
Oct 22 2019 // The Travelers Companies reported net income of $396 million for the third quarter compared to $709 million in the prior year quarter.Core income in the current quarter was $378 million compared to $687 million in the third...
Oct 21 2019 // A rate reduction has been approved for the Louisiana-based auto insurance provider, GoAuto, the Louisiana Department of Insurance reported. The 3.6% rate reduction for GoAuto Insurance Co. impacts 74,000 Louisiana drivers....
Oct 18 2019 // U.S. auto safety regulators next year will propose several changes to federal crash testing standards that critics say have failed to keep pace with new vehicle technologies and lag behind other nations.The U.S. New Car...
Oct 18 2019 // Ratings agency A.M. Best said its ratings of James River Insurance remain unchanged after the insurer said it would be cancelling its business with ride-hailing giant Uber affiliate, Rasier, its largest client.A.M Best...
Oct 18 2019 // A New Jersey woman who was permanently injured in a crash last year with a volunteer firefighter answering a fire call has settled a lawsuit for $4.6 million.NJ.com reports that 56-year-old Melinda Baker, of Manuta,...
Oct 18 2019 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will hold a Nov. 19 hearing to determine the probable cause of a March 2018 Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle crash that killed a pedestrian in Arizona.The...
Oct 17 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance has issued a warning to consumers to be on the lookout for flood-damaged vehicles hitting the resale market, one month after Tropical Storm Imelda drenched Southeast Texas with historic...
Oct 16 2019 // The administrator of a plan that covers the medical expenses of uninsured non-drivers who are injured in car crashes is suing the state of Michigan, alleging that a regulator’s recent orders conflict with the...
Oct 15 2019 // Last year more than $6 billion in advertising was pumped into the marketplace to encourage consumers to shop and switch their auto insurance providers. Everywhere consumers look, they are being hit with insurance ads –...
Oct 14 2019 // Louisiana voters have re-elected Jim Donelon to the post of insurance commissioner, an office he has held since 2006.In the election held on Oct. 12, Donelon received 53.5% of the statewide vote, compared with 46.5% of the...
Oct 10 2019 // The Travelers Companies has joined the Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE), organizations working to advance...
Oct 10 2019 // Drivers in the U.S. may one day no longer have to crane their necks to check their blind spots if regulators agree to let high-tech cameras and screens replace the humble side-view mirror.The National Highway Traffic...
Oct 9 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance is alerting consumers about a phone calling scam being perpetrated by a group claiming to be the Consumer Insurance Association.The calls offer to lower the recipient’s auto...
Oct 7 2019 // Crash victims and a brain-injury rehabilitation facility challenged Michigan’s new auto insurance law on Oct. 3, contending that pending limits on reimbursement rates for nursing and other care violate their...
Oct 7 2019 // Home and auto insurance rates continue to run well below the national average, according to Ohio Department of Insurance Director Jillian Froment.Data from the top 10 insurance groups in the state show that in Ohio the...
Oct 7 2019 // When Louisiana voters go to the polls on Oct. 12, they will have a choice between two Republican opponents in the race for insurance commissioner: current commissioner, Jim Donelon, a former state legislator who has held...