Latest Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
SAFECO’s New Auto Product Increasing Business
Jun 5 2002 // One month after launching its new auto insurance product, Seattle-based SAFECO is seeing the results it expected: a substantial increase in new business. The new product has more than doubled SAFECO’s auto market...
Coalition Calls on NJ Governor to Act on Auto Insurance Reform
Jun 4 2002 // The Coalition for Auto Insurance Competition (CAIC) has called upon the Administration of Governor McGreevey to “quickly address the likelihood that auto insurance will become more difficult for New Jersey drivers to...
NAII Says Calif. Senate Passage of Auto Bills
Jun 4 2002 // Three automobile insurance bills that the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) says would drive up the cost of insurance, increase the number of underinsured motorists, and threaten a company’s...
Palm Springs, Calif. Man Gets 5 Years for Auto Fraud
Jun 4 2002 // The California Department of Insurance (CDI) announced the sentencing of a Palm Springs man after pleading guilty to one count of insurance fraud. James Keith Simpson was sentenced to five years in state prison by the...
Calif. Senate Approves Bill Requiring Cross-Subsidy for Inner-City Auto Drivers
May 31 2002 // The California Senate approved a bill that would expand eligibility for the current low-cost automobile insurance program to middle-income drivers, a measure that will force insurers to increase premiums for non-urban...
Prison, Restitution Ordered for Utica, NY Man for Auto Insurance Fraud
May 30 2002 // John Biagini, Sr., 50, of Utica NY was sentenced to serve 37 months in federal prison and to pay $80,900 in restitution to several insurance companies after pleading guilty to filing numerous fraudulent auto repair...
NAII Urges Senate to Reject Auto Body Shop Bill
May 29 2002 // The California State Senate convened on Tuesday to consider a bill that would, without constitutional authority or sound reason, ban an insurance company from owning or investing in auto body repair shops. “It is not...
eAutoclaims Launches Car Rental Procurement Offering
May 27 2002 // eAutoclaims has launched a car rental procurement offering through its eJusterSuiteT application service provider (ASP) for auto repair claims. eJusterSuite™, which integrates claims processing into one Web-based system...
Fontana Man Pays to Steal Own Car
May 27 2002 // Nahu Bautista, 26, of Fontana, was arrested on two counts of insurance fraud for allegedly paying someone to get rid of his vehicle for him. Bautista later filed a stolen vehicle report with the Fontana Police Department...
Home Healthcare-PL; Truck Physical Damage and Cargo
May 27 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: APG Insurance Services is offering a program for home healthcare- professional liability and truck physical damage and cargo. Dollars: Minimum premiums of $1,000. Carrier: Rated States Available:...
Non-Standard Auto
May 27 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Carnegie General Insurance Agency has available a program for non-standard auto. The program includes Nation Safe Driver Motor Club membership. Approved brokers. Dollars: Policy limits of 15/30/5 or...
NAMIC Calls on NY Legislators to Reform No-Fault Auto Laws
May 24 2002 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) added its weight to the growing demand for reform of New York’s Personal Injury Protection or “no-fault” auto insurance laws. Roger...
Storms Expected to Impact State Auto Financial Earnings
May 24 2002 // Ohio-based State Auto Financial Corporation estimates that storms would contribute between $20 to $22 million to losses in the second quarter, adding 9 to 10 direct loss ratio points to second quarter results. The company...
NY Fraud Investigators Charge 12 in Stolen Car Insurance Scam
May 24 2002 // Twelve persons have been arrested in a sting operation in Queens, charged with falsely reporting that their vehicles had been stolen and collecting the insurance proceeds, totaling around half a million dollars. The...
Copart Opens Auction Site in Somerville NJ
May 21 2002 // Copart, Inc., the national auto salvage provider, announced that it has opened a second auction facility to serve the state of New Jersey in Somerville next to US-206 in the community of Hillsborough. Copart now has 91...
Atty. General Asks Mich. Insurers to Explain
May 20 2002 // Attorney General Jennifer Granholm has released the results of a statewide survey her office conducted into the practice of insurance redlining in Michigan. In releasing the results—which showed disparities in auto...
Insurers Detour Major ‘Hits’ In Final Minutes of Colo. Session
May 20 2002 // The insurance industry emerged from the just-concluded state legislative session in Colorado with few significant “hits” although the one-year extension of the no-fault auto insurance law was longer than most...
ISO’s New Auto Loss-History Database Offers Insurers Comprehensive Information for Assessing Auto Po
May 17 2002 // Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) has launched its new Automobile-Property Loss Underwriting Service (A-PLUSTM) database to provide insurers, brokers and agents comprehensive automobile loss information, so they can...
Low CAPA Complaint Ratio Validates AAI’s Belief in Quality of Certified Generic Aftermarket Repair P
May 16 2002 // Complaint data released recently by the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) confirms the Alliance of American Insurers’ long-held belief that certified generic parts are equal or superior to auto company...
NJ Auto Insurance Coalition Steps Up Reform Campaign
May 15 2002 // The Coalition for Auto Insurance Competition (CAIC) announced the launch of an additional wave of advertising as part of its continuing statewide media campaign aimed at reforming New Jersey’s auto insurance system...
