All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 20 2015 // Michigan’s top insurance regulator has taken a stance against a bill that would allow lawmakers to appropriate money for road projects from the state-created mechanism to reinsure unlimited medical benefits for auto...
Jul 17 2015 // A Google Inc. driverless car was involved in the fleet’s first collision to result in injury.One of Google’s vehicles braked during a green light because of congestion, and the car behind hit it at 17 mph and...
Jul 16 2015 // A Senate panel killed a proposal to permit companies to continue renting vehicles that have been recalled, a measure criticized by consumer groups, automakers and even some rental-car companies.The Commerce, Science and...
Jul 15 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller on July 13 presented certificates to approximately 25 Pennsylvanians who successfully completed a mature driver safety class in Dauphin County.Miller also reminded...
Jul 14 2015 // A bill introduced in Michigan would require transparency and detailed financial and actuarial information from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) to be published on the association’s website.House...
Jul 14 2015 // Michigan’s top insurance regulator has taken a stance against a bill that would allow lawmakers to appropriate money for road projects from the state-created mechanism to reinsure unlimited medical benefits provided...
Jul 13 2015 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) lists more than 100 endorsements available for use with the business auto policy (BAP) (the total number varies by state). Out of this mass of policy-altering endorsements, most designed to...
Jul 10 2015 // Carmakers are limiting the data they share with technology partners Apple Inc and Google Inc through new systems that link smartphones to vehicle infotainment systems, defending access to information about what drivers do...
Jul 9 2015 // ACE Group announced the appointment of Peter van Ratingenas its new country president for its general insurance operation in the Philippines. He succeeds Daniel Daly, who will retire on July 31, 2015.In his role as country...
Jul 9 2015 // Below is a summary of Tennessee legislation that pertains to insurance enacted in 2015.Uninsured Motorist, “James Lee Atwood Jr. Law” The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law, named for a driver who was killed by an...
Jul 8 2015 // Two brothers in New Jersey have admitted organizing a scheme to recruit motor vehicle accident victims as patients for chiropractic facilities they controlled.State authorities say 52-year-old Anhuar Bandy and his...
Jul 7 2015 // Much of the talk surrounding autonomous cars these days is centered on testing and regulations and not on what the car of the future might look like.A 2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) press...
Jul 7 2015 // In the midst of moving from Atlanta to St. Louis last year, Thomas Nitzsche discovered his parked rental car had been hit by another car, causing $791 in damage.To keep costs low, he had rejected the “collision...
Jul 7 2015 // When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.But are they really a good idea? Car companies answer with an...
Jul 7 2015 // First, the Reasons to NEVER Extend BAC Protection to an Individually-Owned AutoThe Background Section II (Liability Coverage) of the Business Auto Coverage (BAC) form describes who qualifies as an insured (II.A.1.)....
Jul 6 2015 // About 5,000 residents evacuated after the derailment of a freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas in eastern Tennessee were allowed home on Friday as investigators looked into the cause of the fiery...
Jul 6 2015 // On a twisty, snow-lined hill that the locals call “Devil’s Backbone,” a 12-ton semi-trailer came loose from its tractor and plowed into an oncoming line of pre-dawn commuters.At 40 miles per hour, the...
Jul 6 2015 // Seven people in California and Washington were arrested for allegedly conspiring to defraud eight insurance companies by submitting fraudulent auto insurance claims totaling more than $175,000.Detectives from the...
Jul 6 2015 // Uber is staying in South Carolina. After the transportation network company (TNC) was halted by the state’s Public Service Commission in January and then granted a temporary license through June 30, South Carolina...
Jul 6 2015 // The James Lee Atwood Jr. Law, named for a driver who was killed by an uninsured motorist in the state in 2014, was met with little resistance by Tennessee lawmakers and signed by Gov. Bill Haslam on May 20.The bill...