Latest Dealerships Headlines
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Blue River Underwriters Expands Auto Dealer Program Nationally With Acquisition of Platinum Program Managers and Insurance Services
Mar 30 2016 // Atlanta, GA, March 30, 2016 — Blue River Underwriters, a Breckenridge Insurance Group company, has acquired California-based wholesale commercial auto insurance provider Platinum Program Managers and Insurance Services....
$250K in Boat Motors Stolen from South Carolina Marine Dealership
Mar 24 2016 // Investigators say thieves have stolen $250,000 worth of boat motors from a marine dealership on Lake Murray. Lexington County deputies said in a news release that a white van broke into the lot at Captain’s Choice...
Texas Mutual Pays $721K Dividend to Auto Dealers Safety Group
Nov 3 2015 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co., a policyholder-owned workers’ compensation insurer, announced a dividend of $721,113 to the Lone Star Auto Dealers (LSA) safety group. The dividend was earned based on the group...
United Dealer Services Launches Admitted Franchised Auto Dealership Program
Sep 29 2015 // Program Administrator United Dealer Services, LLC has launched an admitted and fully comprehensive Franchised Auto Dealership Insurance Program available on a wholesale basis to all qualified agents in New Jersey, New...
Car Dealers Sue Volkswagen Over Losses Tied to Diesel Cheating
Sep 25 2015 // Independent car dealerships sued Volkswagen AG in California on Thursday over losses they say they will incur following revelations that the company fitted some diesel models with software to cheat on U.S. vehicle...
Maine’s Cross Insurance Announces Leadership for Franchised Dealer Practice
Sep 1 2015 // Cross Insurance, an independent insurance agency based in Bangor, Maine, appointed vice presidents Michael J. McInnis, Sr. and Scott S. Colford as co-leaders of its newly formed Franchised Dealer Practice that will focus...
Blue River Underwriters Adds Experienced Leadership to Auto Dealers and USL&H Programs
Aug 19 2015 // Pictured left to right: Michael Mahoney and Susan Doyle Atlanta, GA, August 19 2015 — As part of the growth plans for its Auto Dealer and United States Longshoreman & Harbor Workers Act (USL&H) insurance...
Connecticut High Court Overturns $35M Auto-Repair Award
Aug 17 2015 // The Connecticut Supreme Court on July 13 unanimously overturned nearly $35 million in damages against the Hartford Fire Insurance Company. The Supreme Court said the lower court had incorrectly concluded that the Hartford...
16 Year-Old Driver Causes $100K Damage at South Texas Dealership
Jun 29 2015 // A 16-year-old driver has been blamed for a wreck that caused more than $100,000 in damage to new trucks and other property at a Texas dealership. Corpus Christi police say the driver suffered minor injuries in the accident...
Arson Suspected in Car Dealership Fire in Northern California
Jun 10 2015 // Arson investigators say they suspect car fires were intentionally set at a dealership north of San Francisco. KNTV-TV reported Sgt. Sasha D’Amico says officers found several vehicles on fire when they responded to a...
K&K Launches New Program for Franchised RV Dealers
Jun 8 2015 // K&K Insurance Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Aon plc, has launched an expansion of its franchised powersport dealership program adding recreational vehicle (RV) dealers. RV dealers will now have access to the program...
Conn. Senator Urges DOJ to Investigate Auto Insurers’ ‘Preferred’ Repair Shops
Feb 24 2015 // U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate a recently aired CNN report’s allegation that auto insurers may be pressuring consumers to repair their vehicles at...
Fatal Houston Fender-Bender Shows Shortcomings of Recalls
Feb 2 2015 // By the time Carlos Solis IV laid eyes on the silver Honda Accord in a Texas used-car lot last April, the sedan had changed hands twice, been in at least two crashes and still had a defective air bag that had been recalled...
West Virginia Judge Dismisses Parts Suit Against Body Shop, Liberty Mutual
Jan 16 2015 // A Kanawha County, W. Va., judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused a St. Albans body shop owner of illegally installing junkyard parts on new vehicles. Former Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed the lawsuit in 2011...
Oklahoma AG Warns of Insurer ‘Steering’ to Body Shops
Nov 17 2014 // Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has issued a warning to citizens of his state regarding the practice of “steering” — where insurance companies strongly push consumers to take their vehicles to...
V3 Insurance Offers Enhanced Auto Dealers Coverage in Western States
Oct 17 2014 // V3 Insurance Partners LLC of Newtown, Pa. has launched the V3 Dealer V₃antage program for non-franchised auto, truck and RV dealers. The program features garage liability, garage keeper’s liability, dealer’s...
Louisiana AG Files Suit Against State Farm over Auto Repair Practices
Sep 8 2014 // Alleging “a culture of unsafe business practices” in its handling of vehicle repairs, Louisiana’s attorney general has filed suit against insurance giant State Farm. Attorney General Buddy...
Burglars Hit Oklahoma Governor’s Campaign Bus
Aug 25 2014 // Oklahoma City police say a stereo and TV were stolen from Gov. Mary Fallin’s campaign bus while it was parked at an RV dealership for maintenance. The Oklahoman reported on Aug. 22 that robbers broke into the bus and...
Louisiana AG Files Suit Against State Farm Over Auto Repair Practices
Aug 19 2014 // Alleging “a culture of unsafe business practices” in its handling of vehicle repairs, Louisiana’s attorney general has filed suit against insurance giant State Farm. Attorney General Buddy...
Berlin Bans Car Service Uber; Insurance Concerns Cited
Aug 18 2014 // Berlin has banned car service Uber, which allows users to summon a ride on their smartphone, for not offering drivers and vehicles licensed to carry passengers, or full insurance cover, the German capital said. The ban...
