All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 21 2011 // The evolution of the cab has come. Those who enjoy a night of drinking can now hire a company to give them rides home in their own car instead of in one of the yellow checkered variety.Leaders of BeMyDD, or Be My...
Mar 17 2011 // The full Senate has given its support to a bill that would make it illegal to text while driving. State Sen. Jerry Ellis is the author of Senate Bill 146 which was approved on a vote of 32 to 9.“This isn’t a...
Mar 9 2011 // Texas lawmakers are considering eliminating a program that requires those charged with offenses including driving while intoxicated and failure to have insurance to pay state surcharges.Nearly 60 percent of those with the...
Mar 8 2011 // One in 140 drivers in Indiana is likely to a hit a deer this year.That’s the statistic the State Farm insurance agency formulated last year when it studied the number of deer-vehicle collisions across the country....
Mar 7 2011 // When dissecting Errors & Omissions claims frequency, it is apparent there is real E&O exposure for agencies writing personal auto and/or homeowners coverage. The latest reports show that 25 percent to 30 percent of...
Mar 7 2011 // Under legislation approved by a House committee, beginner drivers could face hefty fines and possibly lose their driving privileges if caught texting while driving.Rep. Danny Morgan’s measure, House Bill 1316, will...
Mar 7 2011 // New York drivers who are caught talking on their cell phones without a headset will gain two points on their driving records — which means higher insurance costs.Previously, no points were assigned for talking on a cell...
Mar 4 2011 // The federal government has again postponed until 2013 the deadline for all states to be in compliance with the REAL ID program, which sets minimum national standards for drivers licenses and identification cards.The move...
Mar 1 2011 // An Idaho House representative has proposed a bill to allow people to text and drive — as long as they’re not distracted. House Bill 141, proposed by Rep. Marv Hagedorn, R-Meridian, says no person operating a...
Feb 28 2011 // New Mexico’s Senate has rejected Republican-backed proposals to stop the state from issuing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants.Two measures failed on party-line votes, with 14 Republicans voting to end the...
Feb 23 2011 // People convicted of texting and driving will have to pay a $45 in fines under legislation that is up for debate in a South Carolina Senate committee.The Senate Judiciary Committee is discussing a measure that requires a...
Feb 22 2011 // Directors and officers (D&O) liability insurance is gaining traction as more companies are increasing their D&O liability limits and a growing number with international operations are also purchasing D&O...
Feb 15 2011 // New Mexico Rep. Andy Nunez, I-Hatch, has introduced a bill to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining driver’s licenses. Currently, to obtain a driver’s license in the state, an applicant just needs a social...
Feb 15 2011 // Beginning tomorrow, New York drivers who are caught talking on their cell phones without a headset will gain two points on their driving records — which means higher insurance costs.The New York Department of Motor...
Feb 7 2011 // An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver’s fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use...
Feb 7 2011 // The impact of teen driver crashes extends beyond teen drivers’ families and friends, says a new report.In 2008, 681,000 people were involved in crashes where a teen driver was behind the wheel. More than 40,000 were...
Feb 3 2011 // The Senate is looking at banning drivers from using handheld cell phones in school and highway work zones, going a step further than a similar ban that passed the House this week. The Senate is considering a proposal by...
Feb 3 2011 // When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot easily see other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving around them. This frightening effect of aging, it turns out, is...
Feb 1 2011 // An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver’s fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use...
Jan 31 2011 // New Mexico’s Legislature is considering a bill that would impose stricter monitoring and license renewal standards on older drivers.In addition to a vision exam, Senate Bill 125 would subject drivers 75 years and...