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#1 Progressive Gains as Drivers Shop Around for Auto Insurance—Again
Apr 22 2024 // Although it may have seemed like drivers had thrown in the towel on trying to find cheaper auto insurance prices late last year, a new study of consumer behavior finds they’re back to shopping around. In addition,...
#2 Rising Prices, Low Satisfaction Drive 49% of Customers to Shop For New Auto Insurance
May 3 2024 // Increased premiums combined with lackluster customer satisfaction scores are driving record numbers of auto insurance customers into the market for a new policy, according to the J.D. Power 2024 U.S. Insurance Shopping...
#3 Hartford Q1 Income Up 41% on Commercial Lines as Auto Results Improve
Apr 29 2024 // The Hartford CEO Christopher Swift told analysts late last week that the insurer’s first quarter results included “progress toward restoring targeted profitability in auto” as it turned in an improved...
#4 Former MLB Player, 3 Others Charged with Staging Auto Accident in Miami
Apr 16 2024 // Four people, including a Cuban-born former Major League Baseball player who earned more than $15 million in his playing career, have been charged with staging an auto accident and defrauding an insurance carrier. Yuniesky...
#5 Soaring Insurance Costs Hit as US Buyers Finally Get a Break on Car Prices
Apr 12 2024 // A new form of sticker shock has hit American car buyers like Darin Davis. In January, when the 56-year-old Dallas real estate agent renewed the insurance on the pearly-white 2024 Cadillac XT4 that he bought just a few...
#6 Alabama City Councilman Hit With New Auto Insurance Fraud Indictment
Apr 22 2024 // Authorities have added four more insurance fraud charges to those already lodged against an city official in coastal Alabama. Prichard City Councilman Derrick Griffin last week was indicted by a grand jury for the second...
#7 Britain’s Insurers Under Pressure Over Spike in Car Insurance Premiums
Apr 18 2024 // The rising cost of car insurance has triggered a barrage of complaints in the cost of living crisis, Britain’s financial watchdog told lawmakers on Wednesday, as the sector insisted that prices remain at 2018 levels...
#8 ‘Car Wreck Clyde’ Attorney in Texas Charged with Skimming $2.4M from Settlements
May 2 2024 // A Houston plaintiffs’ attorney known as “Car Wreck Clyde” is awaiting court proceedings after being charged with skimming as much as $2.4 million in client settlement proceeds over the past decade,...
#9 Auto Insurer’s $10M Fraud Claims Against Doctors Are Subject to Arbitration, Court Rules
Apr 19 2024 // A federal appeals court has sided with three chiropractors in ruling that claims under New Jersey’s personal injury protection statute concerning insurance fraud are subject to arbitration. GEICO has lost its bid to...
#10 National Crime Report Shows Vehicle Thefts Surged to More than 1 Million in 2023
Apr 10 2024 // It was another record-breaking year for vehicle thefts in 2023, with more than one million vehicles reported stolen – an overall increase of 1% nationwide from 2022 to 1,020,729 last year. A report from the National...
#11 Truck Driver Fatally Shot in Confrontation With Police Officer in Michigan
Apr 10 2024 // ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The driver of a semitrailer-truck rammed a police vehicle in southwestern Michigan, crashed it into a home, tried to flee and was fatally shot by an officer, officials said. St. Joseph...
#12 Takeaways from Our Conversation on Commercial Auto, Telematics and Cannabis
Apr 22 2024 // Powered by InsuranceJournal.tv Commercial auto is a tough topic in any business segment, but it’s tougher still for cannabis businesses. For our latest podcast, we spoke with Griffen Kapulica, broker relationship...
#13 Aspen and Allianz’s PIMCO Launch Casualty-Focused Reinsurance Vehicle
Apr 17 2024 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. and PIMCO Investment Management Co. announced the formation of Pando Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled collateralized re/insurer focused on casualty business. Under a long-term agreement, Aspen...
#14 TN VW Employees Vote Overwhelmingly to Join United Auto Workers Union
Apr 22 2024 // CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW’s renewed effort to...
#15 New Vehicle Registrations in California Rose, While Tesla Registrations Dropped Again
May 6 2024 // The first quarter of the year saw the sixth straight quarterly increase (.7%) in overall registrations in California in the first quarter from the same period last year, while the state’s love affair with...
#16 Crews Demolish Connecticut I-95 Overpass Damaged During Fuel Truck Inferno
May 7 2024 // A bridge damaged in a fiery crash that kept Interstate 95 in Connecticut closed Thursday and Friday has been demolished. A live camera operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation on Saturday showed excavators...
#17 Inszone Acquires Van Oppen & Co. 2 in Wyoming
Apr 30 2024 // Inszone Insurance Services acquired Van Oppen & Co. 2 in Wyoming. Founded in 2008 by Rick van Oppen, the firm has specialized in serving the needs of the architectural, engineering and environmental...
#18 Houston Deputy Dies After Being Hit by Truck While Helping During Accident
Apr 25 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — A deputy who was a 20-year-veteran of a Houston-area sheriff’s office died Tuesday after being hit by a truck while trying to help a driver following a minor crash, according to officials. John...
#19 The Auto Store in New Jersey Pays $868K to Settle 35 Safety Violations
Apr 17 2024 // One of the East Coast’s largest auto recyclers and used parts suppliers has agreed to pay $868,000 in penalties related to 35 workplace safety violations at its Camden, New Jersey facility. The agreement with The...
#20 Vehicle Complexity, Labor ‘Reshaping’ Auto Insurance and Collision Repair: Report
May 6 2024 // New technologies and rising labor costs are putting pressure on auto insurance carriers and auto repairers by making repairs more costly and increasing repair times, trends that a new report asserts are...
