All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 10 2015 // Automakers are adding wireless technologies into vehicles without enough protection to keep hackers from interfering the operation of a car or stealing personal information, according to a report by U.S. Senator Edward...
Feb 10 2015 // The changing dynamics in the specialist property/casualty sector continue to encourage merger and acquisition activity in the London market. A new briefing from A.M. Best notes that the need for insurers to leverage...
Feb 9 2015 // A Connecticut legislative committee is set to hear public testimony on several bills aimed at combating texting while driving in Connecticut.Several state lawmakers in Connecticut have submitted legislation this session...
Feb 9 2015 // Under pressure from state lawmakers, the Texas Department of Public Safety will stop collecting electronic images of an applicant’s 10 fingerprints before issuing a driver’s license.DPS said it still plans to...
Feb 9 2015 // The nation’s decades-long campaign to combat drunk driving continues to make our roads safer, but use of marijuana and prescription drugs is increasingly prominent on the highways, creating new safety questions,...
Feb 9 2015 // House members are moving ahead with a ban on texting and social media use while driving, after killing a similar bill in the closing moments of the 2014 legislative session.The House voted 98-20 Friday to approve House...
Feb 9 2015 // The number of driver privilege cards issued in Utah to immigrants in the United States without permission hit a six-year low in 2014, state figures show.The 35,200 cards issued last year are down from a high of 43,000 in...
Feb 9 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, filed legislation to address the state’s high number of uninsured motorists, especially those with DUI convictions.Senate Bill 260 would require an individual convicted of driving...
Feb 6 2015 // Two years ago on Christmas Day, veteran Police Officer Roderick Doda and new Officer Eric Schnieder suffered head and neck injuries when their cruiser was rammed by a car involved in a chase in Bridgeport, Connecticut.It...
Feb 6 2015 // The state of Ohio is proposing more fines for distracted driving, with the money going to help subsidize driver’s education courses for those who can’t afford them.The Columbus Dispatch reports that the Drive...
Feb 6 2015 // The Westchester County rail crossing made Nicole Sanders anxious even before she witnessed this week’s fiery fatal collision between a commuter train and a sport- utility vehicle.“There are a whole lot of...
Feb 5 2015 // Sitting behind pictures of loved ones killed in crashes, 15 Texas families tearfully pleaded with lawmakers to support a statewide texting-while-driving ban.“This is how I hold my baby now,” said Jeanne Brown,...
Feb 4 2015 // A committee of regulators led by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is working on standards on ridesharing that departments of insurance in states across the U.S. can look to as an example.Whether the National...
Feb 4 2015 // The Wal-Mart Stores Inc. driver whose truck crashed into a van carrying actor-comedian Tracy Morgan lost a legal bid to halt a lawsuit against the company while criminal charges are pending against him. Kevin Roper, who is...
Feb 2 2015 // A U.S. judge appeared skeptical on Jan. 30 about Uber’s bid for a quick pretrial ruling that its drivers are contractors and not employees, a critical question facing Silicon Valley’s sharing economy.App-based...
Jan 30 2015 // Lyft Inc.’s practice of treating drivers as independent contractors was questioned by a federal judge who said that under California law they may be considered employees who would qualify for minimum wage and other...
Jan 29 2015 // MetLife Auto & Home and Lyft, a nationwide transportation network company (TNC), have launched an auto insurance policy in Colorado tailored specifically for Lyft drivers that covers every stage of the trip.The growing...
Jan 28 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has approved a filing that will enable Uber drivers purchasing coverage through Metromile to add a new coverage endorsement to their personal auto policy.That endorsement will...
Jan 28 2015 // In the wake of the partial closure of a heavily traveled bridge in northern New Jersey last week, the state’s Transportation Commissioner Jamie Fox warned that the state’s failing roads and bridges cost drivers...
Jan 28 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp has filed legislation to address the state’s high number of uninsured motorists especially those with DUI convictions.Senate Bill 260 would require an individual convicted of Driving Under the...