Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
People Moves: LSM Switzerland Promotes Hefel to Country Mgr; BHSI Names Bruce-Kahn as CE, Singapore; Howden CAP Hires Marsh’s van Kuffeler Chief Commercial Officer
Oct 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) and Howden CAP. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty...
Climate Activists Appear in UK Court After Throwing Soup on Van Gogh Painting
Oct 17 2022 // Three climate activists appeared in a London court on Saturday on charges of criminal damage after protests including throwing soup over Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting in the National...
Auto-Owners, Erie, Cincinnati, Hartford, Hanover Tops in Agents’ Satisfaction: J.D. Power
Oct 17 2022 // Despite near constant disruption from the twin forces of digital transformation and economic uncertainty, independent insurance agents have never been more satisfied with their carrier partners. According to the J.D. Power...
2 More Defendants Plead Guilty in New Orleans Staged Auto Collision Scheme
Oct 14 2022 // United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Herbert Allen, age 37, and Dion Ridley, age 23, agreed to plead guilty to count one (1) of their indictment, charging Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of...
Indiana Mayor’s Blood Alcohol Was Twice State Limit When He Struck Car
Oct 14 2022 // The mayor of Indiana’s second-largest city had a blood alcohol reading nearly twice the state’s limit for driving when he was arrested over the weekend for drunken driving, court records show. Fort Wayne Mayor...
Georgia Auto Rates Top Issue in Insurance Commissioner Race
Oct 13 2022 // Auto insurance costs have become the central issue in the election for Georgia’s next insurance commissioner. John King, the Republican incumbent appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp, says he’s looking for ways to...
AM Best: Trouble Around the Bend for Commercial Auto Insurers After Good 2021?
Oct 12 2022 // For the first time in many years the commercial auto insurance segment enjoyed a combined ratio below 100 in 2021, but increased claim frequency and severity in 2022 point to a U-turn in financial results. According to AM...
U.S. Consumers Value Data Privacy Over Savings in Home, Auto Insurance: Policygenius
Oct 6 2022 // Despite inflation and rising costs, most Americans would rather pay more for insurance coverage than use data-monitoring devices, according to an annual survey from Policygenius. The survey found that 68% of U.S. consumers...
People Moves: Arch Ins. Int’l Names Lockton’s Stallard as Cargo U/W; Beazley Hires van Ommeren as Financial Lines U/W; Aon Reinsurance Taps Sompo’s Shedden for Analytics
Oct 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance International, Beazley, and Aon Reinsurance Solutions. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Int’l Names...
13 Businesses, 19 Individuals Charged in Alleged Pennsylvania Car ‘Title Washing’ Ring
Oct 5 2022 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office has filed criminal charges against 19 individuals and 13 separate businesses for alleged motor vehicle “title washing.” Prosecutors allege the...
California Labor Commissioner Recovers $282K for Car Wash Wage Citations
Oct 5 2022 // The California Labor Commissioner’s Office recovered more than $282,000 for wage theft violations affecting 22 car wash workers in Long Beach, who were not paid for the time they were on premises. The workers were...
Auto-Owners, Erie, Cincinnati, Hartford, Hanover Tops in Agents’ Satisfaction: J.D. Power
Oct 4 2022 // Despite near constant disruption from the twin forces of digital transformation and economic uncertainty, independent insurance agents have never been more satisfied with their carrier partners. According to the J.D. Power...
California Tells Auto Insurers to Disclose Pandemic Profits
Oct 4 2022 // California’s insurance commissioner ordered nearly 50 auto insurers to provide detailed information about their claim costs during the pandemic, his latest attempt to compensate consumers he says were overcharged as...
Phone Alerts Responders After Car Hits Tree in Nebraska, Killing All 6
Oct 4 2022 // A passenger’s cellphone automatically alerted responders after a car hit a tree early Sunday in a Nebraska crash that killed all six of its young occupants, authorities said. Five men in the Honda Accord died at the...
Michigan Supreme Court to Hear Car Insurance Case
Oct 4 2022 // The Michigan Supreme Court agreed last week to decide whether major changes in car insurance law apply to people who were catastrophically injured before summer 2019. The case is being closely watched by insurers,...
Crash Involving Speeding Truck in Texas Kills 2, Injures 10
Sep 30 2022 // Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a pickup truck crashed into two other vehicles in the Texas city of Uvalde, authorities said. Uvalde Police Chief Daniel Rodriguez said U.S. Border Patrol agents saw the...
Insurers Warn California’s Inaction Threatens Auto Policies
Sep 27 2022 // Top U.S. insurance companies and associations say California is risking a crisis in the nation’s largest automobile insurance market by refusing to approve any rate increases for more than two years, since the start...
Multiple Crashes, Two Deaths Reported at ‘Pop-Up’ New Jersey Car Rally
Sep 27 2022 // A pop-up car rally over the weekend in southern New Jersey led to multiple crashes and the deaths of at least two people riding in a golf cart, officials say. Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron told NJ Advance Media on Sunday that...
Pennsylvania Recovers $1.7M for Buyers of Car Repair Coverage Service Contracts
Sep 23 2022 // Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said his office has secured a court order for more than $1.7 million in restitution against a car service coverage firm he said denied claims for services and refused to refund...
