Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Highway Bill Includes Drunk Driving, Seat Belt Safety Provisions
Jul 31 2005 // Auto safety groups said that a highway and transit bill approved by Congress would help deter drunken driving, encourage states to pass primary seat belt laws and lead to safer vehicles. The safety provisions, part of a...
Commerce Net Earnings Rise, Losses Fall in 2nd Quarter
Jul 28 2005 // The Commerce Group Inc. out of Webster, Mass. reported that 2005 second quarter net earnings were $62.6 million, or $1.85 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $37.4 million or $1.14 per diluted share for...
CODED PLATES PROPOSED FOR DRUNK DRIVERS:
Jul 18 2005 // The automobiles of repeat drunk drivers would carry special license plate numbers under a bill under consideration by lawmakers. The license numbers or letters–the specific code hasn’t been...
Teen Driver, Liability Insurance Bills Pre-filed in Kentucky Legislature
Jul 13 2005 // Driver’s license requirements for teens and increasing minimum amounts for property damage liability insurance are among bills pre-filed for Kentucky’s 2006 legislative session, which is still six months...
Crash Risk is Four Times Higher When Drivers Use Cell Phones, Study Says
Jul 12 2005 // Common sense as well as experience tell us that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk. New research from the...
Wyoming Panel Considering Changes to Catch Uninsured Drivers
Jul 8 2005 // A legislative panel is considering new proposals aimed at reducing the number of uninsured motorists in Wyoming without creating a lot more work for insurance companies and the state. Vehicle owners in Wyoming are required...
TRUCK DRIVER, PRISON GUARDS INDICTED
Jul 4 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company reported that in unrelated cases Texas grand juries indicted a truck driver and two prison guards on workers’ compensation fraud charges. The guards and the truck driver were allegedly...
Who’s Really Driving Consumer-Driven Health Care?
Jul 4 2005 // Over the past couple of years, the most used phrase in the employee benefits industry has been consumer-driven health care. Though its broadest definition may refer to limited employer contribution or dual option plans,...
Texas Truck Driver Indicted for Workers’ Comp Fraud
Jun 22 2005 // The Travis County grand jury indicted Jerry Amaya of Cedar Creek, Texas, on workers’ compensation fraud-related charges, according to Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Amaya filed a workers’ compensation claim...
ACIC SUPPORTS CALIF. GRADUATED DRIVER’S LICENSE BILL:
Jun 20 2005 // Legislation supported by the Association of California Insurance Companies to extend restrictions placed on graduated drivers licenses won the approval of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. The bill, AB 1474...
PCI Reports La. House Bill 509 Will Harm Safe Drivers
Jun 17 2005 // In a move that will reportedly unfairly penalize Louisiana’s safe drivers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) on Friday expressed disappointment over House Bill 509, legislation that will...
ACIC Supports Calif. Graduated Driver’s License Bill
Jun 8 2005 // Legislation supported by the Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) to extend restrictions placed on graduated drivers licenses won the approval of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee. The bill,...
Bill to Curb Conn. Drivers’ Cell Phone Use on Gov. Rell’s Desk
Jun 7 2005 // Connecticut would become the third state to prohibit drivers from using hand-held phones, under a bill that has been given final legislative approval by the state Senate. The Senate voted 32-4 in favor of the ban and sent...
Majority of Wash. Drivers Choose to Go With the Flow
Jun 7 2005 // While many Washington drivers admit to speeding, only a very small number say they speed to get where they’re going faster, according to PEMCO Insurance’s 2005 Northwest Insurance Poll. PEMCO’s poll...
Mass. Gov. Proposes Good Driver Rate Rollback in Plan to End ‘Soviet-Style’ System
Jun 1 2005 // Massachusetts auto insurers would be required to provide up to a five percent discount to good drivers with clean records but be able to set other rates up to a cap of 15 percent on liability coverage under an auto...
Ore. Ranks Best in Nation for Driver Knowledge, Study Says
May 31 2005 // Oregon drivers rank as the most knowledgable in the nation when it comes to the rules of the road and automobile safety, according to a new study by an insurance company. Nearly 5,000 licensed drivers between the ages of...
GMAC Insurance Study: Some 20 Million Drivers are Potential Accidents Waiting to Happen
May 26 2005 // Results of a study released Thursday suggest that millions of Americans lack basic knowledge of rules of the road and safe automobile operation. In fact, the study shows that if tested today, one in 10 drivers –...
N.J. Drivers Geared Towards More Savings in 2005
May 25 2005 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Acting Commissioner Donald Bryan recently announced that during the last two years 64 percent of auto insurance policyholders have received rate reductions or special dividends. Since the...
SaferCar.Gov Unveils Car Crash Test, Rollover Ratings for 2005 Cars
May 25 2005 // The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced this week the completion of crash test and rollover ratings for passenger cars for the 2005 model year. All...
Rhode Island House Backs 60-Day Limit on Uninsured Driver Claims
May 24 2005 // The Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a bill last week that would require insurance carriers to respond to a request to settle with an uninsured driver within 60 days of the request; if the request has not been...
