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New Response Truck to Assist at Kentucky Natural Disasters
Nov 15 2022 // The Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police has a new response truck to deploy teams to natural disasters. The truck, trailer and equipment will allow meal preparation for first responders at the scene and ensure adequate...
PennDOT Faces Wrongful Death Suit Over Open Ditch Hit by Motorcyclist
Nov 15 2022 // Pennsylvania’s transportation agency dug a ditch and didn’t tell anyone, and it cost a motorcyclist her life, the victim’s family says in a new civil lawsuit. Leslie Gingrich, a mother of three who was...
Ambac Acquires New Jersey Commercial Auto MGU and Marine Broker
Nov 9 2022 // Financial services holding company Ambac Financial Group, Inc. announced that it has acquired majority stakes in both All Trans Risk Solutions, LLC and Capacity Marine Corp, both of Mahwah, New Jersey. All Trans is a...
Brown & Brown Dealer Services Buys Connecticut Auto Dealer F&I Firm
Nov 8 2022 // Brown & Brown Dealer Services has acquired Finance Builders, a Canton, Connecticut firm providing finance and insurance (F&I) products and sales support to auto dealers in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Finance...
Berkshire: Negative Q3 Insurance Results Due to Catastrophe, Auto Losses
Nov 7 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway’s insurance business recorded an after-tax underwriting loss of $962 million (a pre-tax loss of $1.15 billion) in the third quarter, a decrease of $178 million from 2021, as catastrophe losses and...
Investigators Say Car Was Buried in California in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 7 2022 // A car was buried in the backyard of a Northern California mansion 30 years ago as part of a scheme to commit insurance fraud, authorities said Thursday. The convertible Mercedes was discovered last month by landscapers in...
Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase In Auto Loss Ratios
Nov 7 2022 // U.S. auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, the American Property and...
Landscapers Find Car Reported Stolen in 1992 Buried at California Mansion
Nov 7 2022 // Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the yard of a $15 million mansion built by a man with a history of arrests for murder, attempted...
Progressive Off the Hook for Hospital Costs Where Auto Insured Wouldn’t Cooperate
Nov 4 2022 // Auto insurer Progressive Insurance is not responsible for a hospital bill incurred by a Massachusetts insured who refused to cooperate with its efforts to investigate the accident claim that led to the medical...
Geico Faces California Class Action Claiming it Overcharged for Car Insurance
Nov 1 2022 // A federal judge on Monday said a lawsuit accusing Geico Corp. of overcharging more than 2 million California policyholders on car insurance early in the COVID-19 pandemic may proceed as a class action. U.S. District Judge...
Arkansas Motorcyclist’s Backpack Ignites When Officer Uses Taser
Oct 28 2022 // NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas motorcyclist carrying a gasoline-filled backpack was expected to survive after he was engulfed by a fireball when a state trooper used a Taser on him during a traffic stop,...
Auto Policyholders’ Claims Satisfaction Wanes: J.D. Power
Oct 27 2022 // Well documented are the pains insurers are facing while trying to keep up with rising claims frequency and severity in auto lines. J.D. Power’s newest study on claims satisfaction reveals the frustration has trickled...
Bad Driving, Inflation Among Factors Pushing Increase in Auto Loss Ratios
Oct 27 2022 // US auto insurers are coping with the largest direct loss ratio in 20 years because of factors that include historic inflation, a deterioration in driving behavior and sky-high jury awards, the American Property and...
Kia Recalling 71,000 Older U.S. Sportage Vehicle for Fire Risks
Oct 26 2022 // Kia will recall 71,000 2008-2009 model year Sportage vehicles in the United States previously recalled in 2016 for fire risks and is advising owners to park outside until repairs are completed. Kia said the recall fix is...
Landscapers Find Car Reported Stolen in 1992 — Buried at California Mansion
Oct 24 2022 // Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the yard of a $15 million mansion built by a man with a history of arrests for murder, attempted...
Man Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Sell Fraudulent Texas Vehicle Tags
Oct 19 2022 // HOUSTON – A 51-year-old man who advertised himself as the “Used Car King of New York” has admitted to conspiring to commit wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Octavian Ocasio pleaded...
Small Planes Crashes Into Ohio Car Dealership, Killing 2
Oct 19 2022 // MARIETTA, Ohio (AP) — A small plane crashed into a car dealership parking lot near the border of Ohio and West Virginia early Tuesday, killing two people on board and sparking a large fire. The crash of the 1974...
Lawsuit Filed Against Wisconsin State Senator in Fatal Car Crash
Oct 19 2022 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of a 5-year-old girl who died in a car crash involving Democratic Senate Minority Leader Janet Bewley has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the lawmaker. The lawsuit was filed Friday...
Agents Want End to California Auto Insurance Rate Moratorium
Oct 18 2022 // An insurance agent group in California is opining on the impact of California Insurance Commissioner Lara’s recent auto insurance rate decisions on California consumers. They do not like Lara’s auto insurance...
Muscle Car Theft Ring Arrests Follow Postal Worker Holdup
Oct 18 2022 // Thieves are using cloned key fobs to steal Dodge muscle cars and other high-powered vehicles directly from dealerships and even automakers in Michigan, then selling them for tens of thousands of dollars less than their...
