All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 2 2024 // Eight years of litigation, multiple court opinions, and two deadlocked trials are enough.A federal judge in Pennsylvania has put an end to what he says is “futile” litigation over whether Uber Black drivers,...
Jul 29 2024 // Two U.S. senators are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate automakers selling customers’ driving data to brokers who package it and then sell it to insurance companies.In a letter to FTC Chairwoman...
Jul 26 2024 // A police investigation into the crash and explosion that killed two people in a high-powered luxury car at a Niagara Falls border crossing last year has concluded with the crash’s cause still a mystery, authorities...
Jul 23 2024 // A truck driver in Ohio has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide in a chain-reaction crash involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six people dead and 18 injured.The crash on Interstate...
Jul 23 2024 // A horrific crash that killed six high school girls in Oklahoma two years ago has the head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board urging parents to warn teenagers about the risk of driving after using...
Jul 23 2024 // S&P Global Market Intelligence is forecasting a combined ratio of 99.2 for the U.S. P/C insurance industry overall in 2024, signifying a return to underwriting profitability for the first time since 2021.According to...
Jul 17 2024 // A New Jersey man has admitted to orchestrating a multistate car theft and fraud ring that involved tracking drivers, programming keys, stealing their cars, and reselling their vehicles.U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger...
Jul 5 2024 // Progressive Insurance has agreed to a $48 million settlement with a class of 93,000 New York policyholders who claim the insurer underpaid their total loss claims on their vehicles.The $48 million represents approximately...
Jun 21 2024 // A delivery driver failed to convince her employer or the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commissioner (VWCC) that she injured her knee in a fall on the job because she had to rush to complete deliveries on a...
Jun 21 2024 // High claim severities, persistent risky driving behavior, electric vehicles and shop-and-swap consumers are challenging auto insurers to stay profitable.The challenges will continue through the end of the year and beyond,...
Jun 17 2024 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four Florida police officers have been indicted for manslaughter in connection with a 2019 shootout on a busy rush-hour street that left a hijacked UPS driver and a passerby in a nearby car...
Jun 17 2024 // Strong winds drove a wildfire that forced the evacuation of more than 1,000 visitors to a recreation area and threatened nearby properties over the weekend.Flames burned through dry brush along Interstate 5 north of Los...
Jun 13 2024 // Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors instead of employees has led to unpaid wages and other financial losses.Two...
Jun 13 2024 // More than 60% of the drivers in the United States would find it acceptable if their vehicle provided an audible and visual warning when they exceeded the posted speed limit, a survey by Insurance Institute for Highway...
Jun 12 2024 // A federal judge has upheld the Department of Labor’s finding that a Houston, Texas crane and rigging services provider violated federal law by firing a company truck driver on June 5, 2020, for refusing to exceed...
Jun 12 2024 // Rate increases do not necessarily erode customer satisfaction with auto insurers, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Auto Insurance Study.The consumer intelligence company reported that when customers have a high level...
Jun 12 2024 // A soaring demand for food delivered fast has spawned small armies of couriers — and increasing alarm — in big cities where scooters, motorcycles and mopeds zip in and out of traffic and hop onto pedestrian-filled...
Jun 7 2024 // Three Massachusetts drivers have hit a dead end for the second time in their drive for court certification of class actions against two auto insurers over missing payments for the lost resale value of vehicles.Superior...
Jun 3 2024 // Increased distractions, staffing shortages and safety risks mean that 60% of company drivers are worried about their personal safety and liability behind the wheel. Over half have been involved in or witnessed an accident...
May 30 2024 // Austin, TX, May 30, 2024 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research has partnered with SambaSafety, a leading provider of cloud-based risk management solutions, to release a new research report,...