Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Liberty Mutual/SADD Teen Driving Study Reports Kids Follow Lead of Parents
Sep 6 2004 // National • Aug. 10, 2004 Students will emulate parental driving habits, but the focus needs to be on things such as how habits change with conditions, reflecting good judgment. Exceeding the posted speed limit is not in...
Texas Jury Awards $24.7 Million in Drunk Driving Case
Sep 6 2004 // Texas South Central • Aug. 13, 2004 “How about making the charge to get an MVR (Motor Vehicle Record) reasonable instead of making it a huge profit item for the states? If it only cost $1 to run one instead of $5...
Liberty Mutual/SADD Teen Driving Study Reports Kids Follow Lead of Parents
Sep 6 2004 // National • Aug. 10, 2004 Students will emulate parental driving habits, but the focus needs to be on things such as how habits change with conditions, reflecting good judgment. Exceeding the posted speed limit is not in...
Texas Jury Awards $24.7 Million in Drunk Driving Case
Sep 6 2004 // Texas/South Central • Aug. 13, 2004 “How about making the charge to get an MVR (Motor Vehicle Record) reasonable instead of making it a huge profit item for the states? If it only cost $1 to run one instead of $5...
Progressive Offers Tips to Keep Drivers and Vehicles Safe as Hurricane Frances Approaches
Sep 2 2004 // After Charley’s passage the Progressive Group of insurance companies, the third largest auto insurer in the U.S. and insurer of about one in 10 Florida drivers, has had a lot of experience with storm related...
Progressive Rolls Out Data-Logging Discount for 5,000 Minn. Drivers
Aug 26 2004 // Mayfield Village, Ohio-based vehicle insurer Progressive announced that it is offering a discount to 5,000 Minnesota drivers who agree to use a data-logging device in their cars. The discount—as much as 25 percent—is...
Teens Follow Lead of Parents in Driving Habits
Aug 23 2004 // High school and middle school students overwhelmingly say their parents are or will be the biggest influence on how they drive, but the practices many teens say they are emulating represent some of the most risky driving...
Poor driving habits
Aug 23 2004 // Government and institutional data illustrate the poor driving habits of many in the U.S.: • Speeding – According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, speeding is a factor in 31 percent of all fatal...
Texas Jury Awards $24.7 Million in Drunk Driving Case
Aug 13 2004 // A Harris County, Texas jury awarded $24.7 million to the family of a woman who died in a crash with a drunken driver four years ago, the Associated Press reported. The civil jury found Jeffrey Lamont Tate responsible for...
Vehicle Destruction May Be Ultimate Sanction for Uninsured U.K. Drivers
Aug 11 2004 // Concerned by the high percentage of accidents involving uninsured motorists, the British Government announced plans for a crackdown that could ultimately allow police to seize and eventually destroy the cars they...
Liberty Mutual/SADD Teen Driving Study Reports Kids Follow Lead of Parents
Aug 10 2004 // High school and middle school students overwhelmingly say their parents are or will be the biggest influence on how they drive, but the practices many teens say they are emulating represent some of the most risky driving...
PCI: Mandatory Auto Insurance Doesn’t Reduce Number of Uninsured Drivers
Aug 9 2004 // Although unlicensed and uninsured drivers comprise a significant traffic safety concern across the country, the solution to the problem is not compulsory automobile liability insurance, according to the Property Casualty...
N.J. Auto Reforms Bring Rewards to Drivers
Aug 6 2004 // New Jersey Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly Bakke recently commended Liberty Mutual’s decision to return nearly $15 million to more than 200,000 policyholders. Liberty Mutual’s decision brings the total...
‘Unsafe’ Drivers in N.J. Face $250 Surcharge
Jul 29 2004 // New Jersey motorists who have been able to escape points for traffic tickets by pleading guilty to the catch-all charge of “unsafe operation of a motor vehicle” are finding it’s now an expensive bargain,...
Commerce Group Reports Q2, Year-to-Date Results
Jul 26 2004 // The Commerce Group, Inc. (NYSE:CGI) of Webster, Mass. today reported 2004 second quarter net earnings were $37.4 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $71.5 million or $2.22 per diluted share for...
Mandatory Auto Insurance Does Not Reduce Number of Uninsured Drivers, Says Insurer Trade Group
Jul 25 2004 // Although unlicensed and uninsured drivers comprise a significant traffic safety concern across the country, the solution to the problem is not compulsory automobile liability insurance, according to the Property Casualty...
No Jump in Arrests Under Pa. Drunk Driving Law
Jul 22 2004 // Pennsylvania’s tougher new blood-alcohol limit for motorists has had a minimal effect on the number of people being arrested for driving drunk, according to state police records. About 21,000 people were arrested for...
Atlantic Mutual Reducing Deductibles to Reward Claim-Free Homeowners and Drivers
Jul 22 2004 // Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.announced that it will reduce home and auto insurance policy deductibles by 10 percent for many customers each year they are claim-free˜providing long-term savings. “So many of our...
Allstate Returns $15 Million to N.J. Drivers
Jul 19 2004 // New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevey, joined by Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke, applauded Allstate New Jersey’s plans to return $15 million to more than 200,000 auto insurance policyholders....
N.J. FINES DRIVERS ON CELL PHONES:
Jul 19 2004 // New Jersey’s ban on cell phone use by drivers went into full effect on July 1, but police still can’t pull somebody over simply for chattering away while going down the road. Motorists talking on hand-held cell...
