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Central Japan Water Leak Threatens Operations at Auto, Power Companies
May 18 2022 // A major water leak in central Japan on Wednesday disrupted supply to more than 130 businesses near the production center of Toyota Motor Corp. The accident in Japan’s manufacturing heartland threatened interruptions...
Michigan Governor: Last of $400 Auto Refunds Issued
May 11 2022 // Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced this week that auto insurers should have issued the last of $400 per eligible vehicle insurance refunds by May 9 and that any residents who have not received their refund should...
Florida, Louisiana Ranked Highest for Auto Insurance Costs
May 11 2022 // It’s not just homeowners insurance costs that are high in Florida. A new report shows that Floridians continue to pay some of the largest auto coverage premiums in the country. The BankRate 2022 report shows that the...
Armored Car Company Settles California Suit over $1 M Pot Sale Seizures
May 9 2022 // An armored car company has settled its lawsuit that accused the San Bernardino County sheriff of illegally seizing over $1 million in cash it was transporting from medical marijuana businesses in California. The settlement...
Allstate Outlines ‘Surgical’ Auto Rate Hikes to Combat Inflation
May 6 2022 // Rate increases in Allstate’s auto insurance business are in integral part of the insurer’s overall plan to address the impact of inflation. Wednesday during a conference call with analysts to discuss...
Safety Insurance Net Income Plummets as Auto Claims, Inflation Take Toll
May 5 2022 // Boston-based Safety Insurance Group, Inc. reported first quarter 2022 results showing net income of $7.8 million, compared to $36.2 million for the comparable 2021 period, as auto insurance claim frequency returned to...
Allstate Q1 Net Income Returns to Black Despite Adverse Auto Results
May 4 2022 // First quarter 2022 insurance premiums earned grew 6.5% to about $11 billion at Allstate Corp., as net income was $630 million compared with a loss of about $1.4 billion during the first three months of 2021. Tom Wilson CEO...
State Farm Still Wins: Buffett Talks Auto Insurance at Annual Event
May 3 2022 // There wasn’t a lot of talk about auto insurance at this year’s annual meeting of Berkshire Hathaway, but when the subject came up, Warren Buffett acknowledged the continued dominance of one competitor—a...
Allstate to Increase Magnitude of Auto Rate Hikes in 2022
May 2 2022 // Allstate said it is raising auto insurance rates more due to continued upticks in physical damage and bodily injury severity. The personal property insurer said in a statement on April 21 that first quarter unfavorable...
ATV Is Not a Farm Vehicle, Virginia Court Rules
May 2 2022 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court decision. The lower court ruled for...
California Labor Commissioner Cites Car Wash $800K
Apr 28 2022 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office cited Torrance Car Wash more than $800,000 for wage theft violations affecting 35 workers, including minimum wage, overtime and contract wage violations. An investigation...
Alabama Auto Shop Owners Design Anti-Theft Cages for Catalytic Converters
Apr 27 2022 // As the number of catalytic converter thefts has soared nationwide, one Alabama auto repair shop has begun building anti-theft cages that cover the pollution-control devices. Dean and Cory Parker, owners of Dean’s...
Allstate to Increase Magnitude of Auto Rate Hikes in 2022
Apr 25 2022 // Allstate said it is raising auto insurance rates more due to continued upticks in physical damage and bodily injury severity. The personal property insurer said in a statement on April 21 that first quarter unfavorable...
Auto Insurance Industry to New York: Get Rid of Photo Inspection Requirement
Apr 22 2022 // Auto insurance carriers and independent agents in New York have launched a campaign to eliminate what they say is an outdated requirement for the state’s auto insurance buyers. The group wants lawmakers to let auto...
UK Car Insurance Premiums Reached 18-Month High in 1st Quarter: Survey
Apr 21 2022 // The cost of a comprehensive car insurance policy in Britain touched an 18-month high in the first quarter and will continue to increase on the back of rising inflation and regulatory changes, a survey showed on...
More than $900M in Auto Insurance Refunds Returned to Eligible Michiganders
Apr 19 2022 // Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that nearly a third of eligible Michiganders have already received their $400 auto refund checks from the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) catastrophic fund...
Federal Judge Certifies Class Action vs. PGAC on Auto Policy Fees
Apr 19 2022 // A subsidiary of American Family Insurance now faces a federal class-action lawsuit in Florida, alleging it regularly charged auto policyholders a cancellation fee that was never mentioned in the policy. The size of the...
ATV Is Not a Farm Vehicle Covered Under Homeowner’s Policy, Virginia Court Rules
Apr 18 2022 // The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) is not a “farm type vehicle” covered by a homeowner’s insurance policy, reversing a lower court that ruled in favor of coverage. The...
No-Fault Auto Insurance Lead Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years for Bribery
Apr 11 2022 // A man prosecutors said was a leader of a conspiracy that involved bribing 911 operators, hospital workers, and police officers to obtain the confidential information of tens of thousands of New York and New Jersey motor...
Vehicle Collides With Food Truck in Austin, Texas, Injuring 11
Apr 11 2022 // Eleven people were injured in a “major collision” the night of April 8 in Austin, Texas, involving pedestrians and two vehicles, one of which hit a food truck, authorities said. Austin-Travis County Emergency...
