All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 8 2005 // A legislative panel is considering new proposals aimed at reducing the number of uninsured motorists in Wyoming.Vehicle owners in Wyoming are required to have insurance, but some drop it shortly after registering their...
Aug 8 2005 // Common sense as well as experience suggest that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk.New research from the...
Aug 1 2005 // They may look like drivers to stay clear of but those who sing out loud while zipping along in their cars may be safer than the silent types.Singing along to favorite music on the car stereo can help music-loving motorists...
Jul 31 2005 // Auto safety groups said that a highway and transit bill approved by Congress would help deter drunken driving, encourage states to pass primary seat belt laws and lead to safer vehicles.The safety provisions, part of a...
Jul 28 2005 // The Commerce Group Inc. out of Webster, Mass. reported that 2005 second quarter net earnings were $62.6 million, or $1.85 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $37.4 million or $1.14 per diluted share for...
Jul 18 2005 // The automobiles of repeat drunk drivers would carry special license plate numbers under a bill under consideration by lawmakers. The license numbers or letters–the specific code hasn’t been...
Jul 13 2005 // Driver’s license requirements for teens and increasing minimum amounts for property damage liability insurance are among bills pre-filed for Kentucky’s 2006 legislative session, which is still six months...
Jul 12 2005 // Common sense as well as experience tell us that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk.New research from the...
Jul 8 2005 // A legislative panel is considering new proposals aimed at reducing the number of uninsured motorists in Wyoming without creating a lot more work for insurance companies and the state.Vehicle owners in Wyoming are required...
Jul 4 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that in unrelated cases Texas grand juries indicted a truck driver and two prison guards on workers’ compensation fraud charges. The guards and the truck driver were allegedly...
Jul 4 2005 // Over the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been consumer-driven health care. Though its broadest definition may refer to limited employer contribution or dual option plans,...
Jun 22 2005 // The Travis County grand jury indicted Jerry Amaya of Cedar Creek, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company.Amaya filed a workers’ compensation claim...
Jun 20 2005 // Legislation supported by the Association of California Insurance Companies to extend restrictions placed on graduated drivers licenses won the approval of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. The bill, AB 1474...
Jun 17 2005 // In a move that will reportedly unfairly penalize Louisiana’s safe drivers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) on Friday expressed disappointment over House Bill 509, legislation that will...
Jun 8 2005 // Legislation supported by the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) to extend restrictions placed on graduated drivers licenses won the approval of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee.The bill, AB...
Jun 7 2005 // Connecticut would become the third state to prohibit drivers from using hand-held phones, under a bill that has been given final legislative approval by the state Senate.The Senate voted 32-4 in favor of the ban and sent...
Jun 7 2005 // While many Washington drivers admit to speeding, only a very small number say they speed to get where they’re going faster, according to PEMCO Insurance’s 2005 Northwest Insurance Poll.PEMCO’s poll...
Jun 1 2005 // Massachusetts auto insurers would be required to provide up to a five percent discount to good drivers with clean records but be able to set other rates up to a cap of 15 percent on liability coverage under an auto...
May 31 2005 // Oregon drivers rank as the most knowledgable in the nation when it comes to the rules of the road and automobile safety, according to a new study by an insurance company.Nearly 5,000 licensed drivers between the ages of 16...
May 26 2005 // Results of a study released Thursday suggest that millions of Americans lack basic knowledge of rules of the road and safe automobile operation.In fact, the study shows that if tested today, one in 10 drivers –...