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Witness Affidavit Not Needed Before ‘John Doe’ Auto Suit Filed – SC Supreme Court
Jan 25 2024 // A driver may file a “John Doe” civil action against an unknown driver, even without first obtaining an statement from a third-party witness. But an affidavit must be produced promptly upon request, the South...
Home Surveillance Video Leads to Arrests for Fraud in Alleged Staged Auto Collision
Jan 25 2024 // A home surveillance video camera helped lead investigators to five Southern California residents for allegedly staging an auto collision to collect an insurance payout. Each defendant has been charged with one felony count...
Family of Texas Woman Killed in Propane Truck Collision Files $150 Million Lawsuit
Jan 23 2024 // The family of a Texas woman killed in a January collision with a propane truck has filed a $150 million lawsuit against the propane company and the driver of the vehicle, citing negligence and wrongful...
Power Line Falls on Car During Oregon Ice Storm, Killing 3
Jan 22 2024 // A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous in the Pacific Northwest. Shortly before...
Envelop Risk Launches Cyber Reinsurance Lloyd’s Vehicle With Managing Agent Apollo
Jan 22 2024 // Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber re/insurance and analytics specialist, announced the launch of Envelop SPA 1925, a dedicated cyber reinsurance special purpose arrangement (SPA) at Lloyd’s, in partnership with...
Trudeau to Hold National Summit in Response to Canada’s Massive Spike in Auto Thefts
Jan 22 2024 // Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is holding a summit next month to coordinate a national response to a massive spike in auto thefts across Canada in recent years. Toronto, Canada’s largest city, has...
Western U.S. States Had Among Highest Car Theft Rates, Report Shows
Jan 22 2024 // A new report shows Colorado has the most car thefts, while populous California made the top 10 list. The report’s authors analyzed data from the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer, which showed the amount of motor...
Trends in Auto Thefts Add to Rising Claim Costs
Jan 22 2024 // Vehicle theft rates continue to put pressure on the personal auto insurance market. CCC Intelligent Solutions said in its year-end report that the number of vehicle thefts in the U.S. increased 2% in the first half of 2023...
Higher Auto Claims, More Frequent Accidents Continue to Outpace Premium Hikes
Jan 22 2024 // As claim severity rises, U.S. personal auto results are on the decline, according to AM Best’s Market Segment Report, issued in December 2023. The 112.2 net combined ratio in 2022 for personal auto was an almost...
Texas Car Dealership Faces Lawsuit for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation
Jan 19 2024 // South Austin Nissan, a car dealership in Austin, Texas, operated by NICPA Central Auto Group, LLC, subjected female employees to sexual harassment and retaliated against employees when they reported the harassment the U.S....
19 Dead, Hundreds of Auto Accidents from Ice Storm in Tennessee, Mississippi
Jan 19 2024 // Tennessee health officials have confirmed at least 14 weather-related deaths from the icy storm that has gripped much of the country. Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the state’s largest public school system with about...
10 Largest Auto Insurers Each Raised Rates by Double Digits in 2023
Jan 18 2024 // According to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s RateWatch, Farmers Insurance instituted double-digit rate increases in 43 states in 2023 for a weighted average rate increase of 17.6%—and its private-auto...
Nebraska Jury Awards $335K to Deaf Truck Driver in Disability Discrimination Case
Jan 16 2024 // Trucking companies Werner Enterprises, Inc. and Drivers Management, LLC must pay $335,682 to a deaf truck driver months after an Omaha, Nebraska jury found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Dallas Auto Dealer That Gave Employee Racist ‘Trophy’ Fined $22K
Jan 12 2024 // AOD Ventures, Inc. doing business as Autos of Dallas, a local retailer of pre-owned vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, will pay $22,500 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the...
Auto Insurance Costs Soar by 20% in the US
Jan 12 2024 // There’s no relief in sight for US car owners who’ve faced soaring costs of maintaining a vehicle in the past two years. Prices of motor-vehicle insurance rose 20.3% in December from a year earlier, the biggest...
Worker Tells of Fleeing Burning Jeep on Cargo Ship Where 2 Firefighters Died
Jan 12 2024 // Gaven Puchinsky had been pushing vehicles onto a huge cargo ship in one of the nation’s busiest seaports when he heard a loud “clunking” noise that he believed came from the yellow Jeep Wrangler he was...
Stray Dogs Cause Over $350,000 in Damages at Houston Car Dealership
Jan 11 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — A pair of strays have landed in the doghouse after being caught on video causing more than a quarter-million dollars’ worth of damage at a Houston car dealership. One dog, described as a bull terrier...
Progressive Files for 19.78% Auto Insurance Rate Increase in West Virginia
Jan 10 2024 // Less than a month after Farmers Direct Insurance filed for a hefty rate increase on West Virginia auto liability policies, Progressive has followed suit with an almost identical request. The West Virginia insurance...
Michigan Appeals Court: Parents Can Elect Lower Auto Insurance Limits for Minor Drivers
Jan 10 2024 // The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled last week that state law permits the parent of a minor to elect lower than default liability limits for their child’s auto insurance coverage. A three-judge panel unanimously...
Michigan Sees Decrease in Uninsured Motorists Following Auto Insurance Reform
Jan 8 2024 // Michigan reported the largest decrease in uninsured motorists of any state between 2020 and 2022, according to a recent study by the Insurance Research Council. Michigan’s uninsured motorist rate dropped by more than...
