Latest Commercial Auto Headlines
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Continental Risk Insurance Offers Taxi Liability Market
Jul 20 2009 // Continental Risk Insurance Services Inc. of Lodi, Calif., can now place taxi liability anywhere from 1 taxi to large fleets. Limits range from $10,000 up to $1 million. Coverage is provided by “A” XIII rated...
The Road to Savings
Jul 6 2009 // Five Best Practices Provide a Road Map for Controlling Total Commercial Auto Costs Your commercial auto clients are likely a diverse group — from large fleets of delivery trucks to accounts with smaller numbers of local...
NYC Bike-Taxi Proposals Include Insurance Requirements
Jul 1 2009 // New York City bicycle taxi regulations could be signed into law in August. Industry advocates and Councilman Leroy Comrie are pushing for tougher safety measures. They want drug testing for pedicab operators and an added...
Wisconsin’s Capitol Insurance Adds Commercial Auto Coverage
Jun 25 2009 // Capitol Insurance Companies (Capitol) based in Middleton, Wis., has launched a commercial automobile insurance product. The company said the product is available for appointed insurance agents and brokers through a newly...
Texas Takes 1,636 Vehicles Out of Service During ‘Roadcheck’
Jun 11 2009 // During Roadcheck 2009, which ran from June 2 through June 4, Texas Department of Public (DPS) troopers inspected 7,316 commercial vehicles, a 25.6 percent increase from Roadcheck 2008. During the three-day campaign, 7,316...
Plafker Appointed to Board for New York’s Livery Fund
Apr 23 2009 // Alan Plafker has been appointed to the board of directors of New York’s Independent Livery Driver Benefit Fund. Plafker is a long-time insurance agents who is also secretary of the Professional Insurance Agents of...
Nevada Debates Cab Seat Belt Law
Mar 9 2009 // A Nevada Senate panel heard testimony recently on a bill to let police ticket cab passengers for not wearing seat belts, and also ticket cabbies who don’t ensure that children riding in their taxis are buckled...
Seat Belts Could Be Required in Nevada Cabs
Feb 27 2009 // A Nevada Senate panel heard testimony this week on a bill to let police ticket cab passengers for not wearing seat belts, and also ticket cabbies who don’t ensure that children riding in their taxis are buckled...
New York City Cabs Could Get Cameras in Accident-Curbing Plan
Jan 6 2009 // New York City plans to install digital cameras on the outside of cabs in an effort to detect reckless driving and deter auto accidents. But a taxi drivers’ advocacy group says the technology would invade...
Connecticut Taxis Have Unusually High Crash Rates
Dec 12 2008 // A report says Connecticut’s taxi industry has unusually high crash rates, inconsistent inspection standards and unpredictable fares. The legislature’s Program Review & Investigations Committee report...
S.H. Smith & Company Launches Bus Program Website
Dec 11 2008 // Company enhances Customer Service through new Bus Website Hartford, CT – S.H. Smith & Company, Inc. is proud to announce the launch of its new website: http://www.shsmithbus.com. Developed to augment its...
Massachusetts Court Says Livery Firm Liable in Fatal Crash
Dec 1 2008 // A livery company and its driver could be held liable in a fatal car accident caused by a drunken passenger after he left the livery van, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled. The Supreme Judicial Court found that...
Main Street America Introduces New Commercial Auto Endorsement
Nov 13 2008 // The Main Street America Group introduced a new commercial auto endorsement — Commercial Auto Elite — available nationwide. The endorsement complements the super regional property/casualty insurance...
Union General Insurance Offers Public Auto Market
Sep 29 2008 // Concord, Calif.-based Union General Insurance has an “A+” admitted carrier offering a variety of programs to address public auto exposures. The program can handle accounts up to 10 units. Public auto classes...
New York Law Aids Livery Drivers’ Access to Workers’ Compensation
Jul 28 2008 // New York livery drivers will now have better access to workers’ benefits. Gov. David A. Paterson announced Friday that he has signed a law to aid the drivers in New York City, and in Westchester and Nassau...
Unitrin Specialty & Red Shield Insurance Company Form Marketing Venture
Jul 3 2008 // July 3 2008 – Unitrin Specialty and Red Shield Insurance Company announced today that the two companies have formed a marketing relationship that will benefit both company’s appointed agents in Oregon and...
AmWINS Introduces Commercial Auto, Trucking Programs
Jun 11 2008 // Burlington, N.C.-based AmWINS Transportation Underwriters launched several new insurance programs for the trucking and commercial auto industry. These national programs include coverage for truck broker’s contingent...
West Virginia Conducting Commercial Vehicle Inspection Blitz
Jun 4 2008 // Truck drivers, beware. The West Virginia Public Service Commission is conducting a mandatory road check for commercial vehicles. Starting early on June 3, PSC enforcement officers will conduct nonstop inspections over a...
New Jersey Court: Injured Delivery Driver Can’t Collect Damages
Apr 9 2008 // A truck driver struck by a car while making an early-morning delivery stop at a New Jersey Taco Bell cannot collect damages from his employer because his injuries entitled him to workers’ compensation benefits, a...
Cambridge GA Offers Accidental Downtime for Commercial Auto
Feb 28 2008 // California-based Cambridge General Agency is offering coverage for accidental downtime for commercial auto risks. This coverage is only available for vehicles with comprehensive and collision coverage. The accidental...
