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Rhode Island Woman Charged With Stealing Funds from Auto Dealer
Sep 12 2018 // A 45-year-old Rhode Island woman has been charged with forging business checks and stealing as much as $400,000 from a Cranston, R.I., auto dealership where she worked. Federal prosecutors say Michelle Saritelli of South...
Serial Arsonist Arrested for Torching RVs at Florida Dealership
Aug 28 2018 // A serial Florida arsonist has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of 2nd degree arson in Palm Beach County for setting fires to $300,000 worth of RVs, according to a statement from Florida CFO and State Fire Marshal...
Rhode Island Auto Body Shop Legislation Goes Into Effect
Jul 16 2018 // Legislation effectively banning the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of vehicles, passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in June, has become law without Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s signature....
Rhode Island Auto Body Shop Legislation Goes Into Effect
Jul 11 2018 // Updated legislation regarding the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of motor vehicles, passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in June, has become law without Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s...
Rhode Island General Assembly Passes Auto Body Shop Bill
Jun 26 2018 // The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed H-8013/S-2679, which aims to effectively ban the use of aftermarket parts in the repair of vehicles. The bill is now awaiting Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s...
AXA Belgium Partners with Online Car Repair Platform Fixico
Jun 25 2018 // AXA, the Paris based insurance & asset management firm, and Fixico, a platform for cosmetic car repairs, after several months of joint testing, have just started to provide AXA’s customers in Belgium with an...
South Carolina Searching for Man Stealing Cars from Dealerships
Jun 20 2018 // Police across South Carolina are trying to find a man who is taking cars from dealerships across the state. Sumter County deputies said Monday the man most recently stole a new car from a Sumter dealership, drove it to...
Westlake Launches Spot Insurance for Auto Dealers in California
Jun 8 2018 // Westlake Financial Services has launched the Spot Delivery Insurance program, underwritten by Knight Management Insurance Services, LLC, for its dealer partners in California. Westlake’s new Spot Insurance program is...
Alabama Golf Cart Dealership Blaze Sends 4 Firefighters to Hospital
Jun 5 2018 // Four north Alabama firefighters were taken to hospitals for heat-related illnesses as they battled an explosive fire at a golf cart dealership. All the firefighters are expected to recover. News outlets report that Decatur...
Chicago Auto Dealer to Settle Sex Orientation, Disability Discrimination Suit for $100K
May 8 2018 // Chicago car dealership Evergreen Kia will pay $100,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual orientation and disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $1.1M from Connecticut Car Dealership
Feb 27 2018 // A former employee of a luxury Connecticut car dealership has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1 million from the business. Federal prosecutors say 50-year-old Vanessa Vence-Small, of New Windsor, New York, waived...
Thieves Steal Tires from 40 Vehicles at Oklahoma Dealership
Feb 12 2018 // Investigators in Norman, Oklahoma, say the theft of tires and rims from vehicles at a Norman car dealership appears similar to thefts reported in Texas. Police say tires and rims were discovered missing removed from about...
Risk Theory Launches Auto Service, Repair Garage Program
Jan 31 2018 // Risk Theory, LLC, underwriter for a nationwide dealer open lot program for independent agents, has launched a new garage package program for franchised and non-franchised auto service and repair operators. The Risk Theory...
Startup Trov, Munich Re to Insure Riders of Waymo’s Self-Driving Car Service
Dec 20 2017 // Trov, an on-demand insurance startup, plans to provide trip insurance for passengers using Waymo’s soon-to-be launched self-driving, ride-hailing service. Waymo, formerly Google’s self-driving car project,...
New York Car Dealer to Get Prison Time for Fraud, Theft and Forgery
Nov 3 2017 // A 63-year-old man faces prison time for fraud, forgery and other illegal activities at the two car dealerships he operated in western New York. Richard Giza, of Lancaster, has pleaded guilty in Erie County Court to grand...
New Vehicle Inspection System in Massachusetts Hits Bumps
Oct 11 2017 // October did not start out as a good month to get your car inspected in Massachusetts. Despite promises of a smooth transition, many local mechanics have been unable to perform auto inspections since the state’s...
Firms Hit by Harvey, Irma Hope Business Interruption Coverage Pays Off
Sep 18 2017 // Business owners who are trying to get back on track after hurricanes Harvey and Irma now face a different sort of challenge: trying to recoup lost income from their insurers. Exclusions in the fine print of policies, along...
Some Insurers Stop Writing Policies on New Cars in Florida, Car Dealers Say
Sep 7 2017 // Insurers including Progressive Corp. and Allstate Corp. have stopped issuing policies on new cars in certain Florida counties, hindering vehicle sales days before Hurricane Irma is forecast to hit the state. The companies...
West Virginia Car Dealer Settles Suit With Former Employee for $2.1M
Aug 11 2017 // An attorney says a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit involving a West Virginia car dealership and a former employee. John Howard Motors Attorney Johnnie Brown told The Dominion Post that the car group and its owner...
Insurers Pummeled by Car Dealers’ Claims for Hail-Damaged Vehicles
Jul 24 2017 // A hailstorm that pounded down on a Subaru dealership in Plano, Texas, barely lasted 30 minutes, but left behind a trail of smashed windows, dented hoods and millions of dollars’ worth of claims for an insurer to...
