The most viewed headlines from our Auto Topic Page over the last year.
Apr 2 2025 // While Allstate’s CEO Tom Wilson named GEICO and Progressive when asked about the ability to grow auto insurance in 2025 as competitors do the same, no one on Allstate or Progressive’s earning calls addressed...
Aug 7 2025 // Despite a significant reduction in personal auto insurance rates in Florida this year, Progressive may soon find itself in the unenviable position of sending small refunds to thousands of current and former...
Feb 7 2025 // Allstate’s plan to correct its auto insurance business has “restored profitability back to target levels,” said the insurer’s head of personal insurance.During an earnings call with analysts, Mario...
Mar 3 2025 // After reporting underwriting losses of $13 billion in 2022 and $14 billion in 2023, State Farm recorded another underwriting loss for 2024—but narrowed it thanks to its auto insurance results.State Farm reported a 2024...
Sep 22 2025 // Commercial auto has been a dark cloud hanging over the U.S. property/casualty industry for more than a dozen years—and things are getting worse.For the 14th consecutive year, commercial auto has posted an underwriting...
Apr 17 2025 // Tesla Inc. is no longer selling the majority of new electric cars registered in California, the state that accounts for almost a third of all zero-emission vehicle purchases in the US.The company’s share of EV sales...
May 2 2025 // Even as auto insurance rates level out, drivers are still looking for a better deal.The rate of U.S. auto insurance premium price increases slowed to less than 2% at the end of 2024, down from 13% at the beginning of the...
Mar 4 2025 // Impending tariffs on Canada and Mexico risk driving up US car prices by as much as $12,000, further squeezing consumers and wreaking havoc across the intricate web of automotive supply lines spanning the continent.The cost...
May 5 2025 // He’s not yet ready to declare “mission accomplished,” but Ajit Jain, vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance operations, said the conglomerate’s personal auto insurer, GEICO, is no longer...
Apr 3 2025 // U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariffs will cover hundreds of billions of dollars worth of imports of vehicles and auto parts imports annually, according to a Reuters analysis of tariff codes included in a...
Nov 10 2025 // Analysts’ projections of slower growth and smaller underwriting margins ahead for personal auto insurers started to play out ever so slightly in third-quarter results of two giant auto insurers this week.Both...
Sep 29 2025 // The U.S. Transportation Department tightened commercial driver’s license requirements for noncitizens on Sept. 26 after three fatal crashes this year that officials say were caused by immigrant truck drivers.The new...
May 13 2025 // Maine lawmakers today are expected to consider a measure that would allow followers of the Mennonite religion to self-insure for motor vehicle insurance.Rep. Steve Foster (R-Dexter) introduced the bill on behalf of his...
May 5 2025 // Allstate Corp. CEO Tom Wilson said he does not expect auto insurers to get more aggressive on pricing as the industry’s rate increases seem to have leveled off.For the most part, Wilson explained to analysts during a...
Feb 25 2025 // Multi-year market conduct investigations by the New York State Department of Financial Services have resulted in $20 million in fines and consent orders against three dozen auto insurers – for failing to timely report...
Jan 7 2026 // In their latest report on the U.S. auto insurance market, analysts from S&P Global Market Intelligence predict the strongest overall U.S. property/casualty insurance underwriting results in 18 years for 2025, driven by...
Jun 13 2025 // “It’s Now a Buyer’s Market for Auto Insurance, J.D. Power Finds.”That headline on top of an announcement about the release of the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Auto Insurance Study this week summed up a key...
Jul 31 2025 // Allstate Corp. second quarter 2025 net income applicable to common shareholders was about $2.1 billion, far exceeding the $301 million booked for the same quarter a year ago.The result this year reflects an after tax gain...
Jul 8 2025 // Armed thieves robbed a truck carrying 33 tons of gold and silver concentrate belonging to Grupo Minero Bacis, costing the company millions of dollars in losses.Assailants blocked the semi-truck with two white-colored...
Apr 3 2025 // The fragmented auto insurance customer experience is set for disruption, according to a new report by Deloitte.The report, “Reinventing the insurance customer experience for loyalty,” highlights how...