All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 19 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies have expanded its commercial automobile product into Delaware, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia.The company’s policy is designed for local and intermediate travel...
Jul 19 2019 // New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Lorelei Salas has announced an investigation into the tow truck industry that suggests widespread insurance and workers’ compensation...
Jul 18 2019 // Fewer people died in car crashes on Nevada roads in June than they did a year earlier, according to state data.The Nevada Department of Public Safety reported 16 deaths from 16 crashes in June, which is almost half as many...
Jul 17 2019 // Plymouth Rock Assurance has agreed to expand its investment in the motorcycle insurance segment with the acquisition of Rider Insurance Company, subject to regulatory approvals.A New Jersey-based motorcycle insurance...
Jul 16 2019 // State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will cut its rates in Hawaii for the third time in two years, the company announced. As a result, its overall personal auto rate will drop by 2.6 percent. The total state-wide...
Jul 15 2019 // Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has vetoed a bill that would have allowed some motorcycle riders to drive without helmets, citing opposition to an unrelated provision in the measure.The legislation would have repealed...
Jul 15 2019 // Austin, TX, July 15, 2019 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research launched a new and improved online learning experience that educates insurance and risk professionals about new changes,...
Jul 12 2019 // Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has vetoed a bill that would have allowed individuals to sue auto insurers for triple damages if their vehicle is totaled.The Democratic governor says the bill, which is supported by the...
Jul 12 2019 // If a drunken motorist collides with another vehicle, can the incident truly be called an accident?A federal judge in Texas said “no” and dismissed a plaintiff’s lawsuit seeking punitive damages from...
Jul 12 2019 // Confie, a national provider of personal and commercial lines insurance, is acquiring Southern Harvest Insurance. The move will broaden Confie’s U.S. presence to include Georgia and further develop its presence in...
Jul 10 2019 // Swedish truckmaker AB Volvo’s first commercial autonomous truck deal shows how it is bundling services to generate revenue from a technology that is years away from wide deployment.Driverless transportation has been...
Jul 10 2019 // Specialty insurer Kemper Corp. has entered into an agreement to move its Classic Collectors book of business to specialist Hagerty, a leader in the collector vehicle insurance market,The book of business generated...
Jul 9 2019 // Dozens of city employees in the Phoenix, Ariz., suburb of Chandler will use self-driving vehicles at work in partnership with Waymo, an autonomous vehicle company.The partnership will begin this month as Chandler evaluates...
Jul 3 2019 // Truck driver Lucson Francois was forced to hit the brakes just five minutes from his home in Pennsylvania.He’d reached the maximum number of hours in a day he’s allowed to be on duty. Francois couldn’t...
Jul 3 2019 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has launched Hanover Prestige – a high-value personal lines market for home, auto and condominiums.Hanover Prestige offers insurance protection, high-quality care and service, along...
Jul 2 2019 // As summer begins, and as the July 4th holiday approaches, the Consumer Federation of America is issuing an alert to off-highway vehicle riders to operate their vehicles with caution.According to data gathered by CFA from...
Jul 1 2019 // About 13,700 gallons of sulfuric acid has spilled from one of about 40 freight train cars that derailed in an international tunnel connecting Michigan and Canada.Canadian National Railway spokesman Jonathan Abecassis says...
Jul 1 2019 // Robert L. Wallan’s clients are keeping him quite busy as they fret about the implementation next year of the nation’s most far-reaching data privacy law, which gives California consumers more control over their...
Jul 1 2019 // A new law in Louisiana aims to ensure that auto insurance policyholders have the option to choose a particular motor vehicle repair shop.Under Act 317 (House Bill 411), which has been signed by Gov. John Bel Edwards,...
Jul 1 2019 // Two more carriers are planning to lower their auto insurance rates in Louisiana, the state’s insurance department reported in June.Both Progressive Security Insurance Co. and Louisiana Farm Bureau have filed to...