Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Allstate, Progressive To Raise Rates For SUV, Pickup Drivers
Dec 4 2000 // Auto insurance giants Allstate and Progressive will raise liability premiums for sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and big vans because of evidence they cause more damage in accidents. Until now, drivers with similar...
Missouri Uninsured Driver Rate Down 18 Percent in 1999
Nov 22 2000 // Missouri’s projected rate of uninsured passenger vehicles dropped by 18 percent—or 63,000 autos—during 1999, reaching the lowest levels since the state enacted its current mandatory insurance law in 1987,...
AIG IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT
Oct 30 2000 // American International Group Inc. announced that its member companies have entered into a number of strategic alliances to provide insurance products and services to users of leading automotive-related sites including...
Progressive Announces Changes to Personal Auto Programs
Oct 12 2000 // Progressive announced that effective Nov. 11, 2000, the company will make changes to its personal auto programs in both Progressive West and Progressive Marathon. These actions, which are being taken in response to...
Personal Auto Profits Plummet
Aug 14 2000 // As Losses Top 66 Percent Will Texas Soon Bench the Benchmark System? Personal auto losses increased last year in 35 of 51 markets across the country, making for an average pure loss ratio of 65.6 percent, the highest level...
Devious Drivers
Jun 26 2000 // Following an 18-month investigation by the CDI Fraud Division, 11 suspects have been arrested for insurance fraud as well as conspiracy in connection with an auto drag-racing team. Investigators were assisted by the San...
Driver Co. Forms Alliance with Affinity
Jun 2 2000 // The San Diego-based Robert F. Driver Co. Inc. announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Affinity Insurance Services LLP. Driver, one of the largest independent insurance brokerage operations in the U.S., will...
AIA Urges Action on Cost Drivers
May 18 2000 // Rising liability costs are driving up New York City auto insurance rates, according to testimony by the American Insurance Association before the Assembly Insurance Committee. New York City bodily injury claims are much...
On the Road: Insuring RVs
May 1 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in a Winnebago these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers. In the 1950s, those silver, bullet-shaped...
Insuring RVs
Apr 24 2000 // It’s not just your grandparents heading down the road in those Winnebagos these days. As the population of RV owners grows, so does the market and the profit margins for insurers. In the 1950s, those silver,...
Driving Traffic to Your Web Site
Apr 10 2000 // “We’ve only had 632 visitors to our web site in six months. What can we do to get more traffic?” After a company web site has been up for awhile, there’s a wake up call. It’s not working like...
