Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurers Unprepared for Self-Driving Car Disruption: KPMG
Aug 3 2015 // The majority of property/casualty insurers do not expect autonomous or self-driving vehicles to have a real impact on their auto insurance business for another decade and have not adjusted their business models to prepare...
Evolving Consumer Base Is Changing Personal Lines: Conning
Aug 3 2015 // There are “far-reaching implications” for personal lines insurers and the products and services they provide as the U.S. continues to undergo changes in its demographic structure, an industry report states. The...
Authorities: Thieves Targeting Personal Vehicles of Atlanta Firefighters
Jul 31 2015 // Atlanta firefighters have been warned to keep their vehicles free of valuables after authorities say thieves are targeting the vehicles while the firefighters are working. Multiple media outlets report that four pickup...
Driver in Deadly Indiana Bus Crash Had Suspended License: Police
Jul 30 2015 // A 6-year-old boy died and 11 others were hurt this week when their church bus overturned near Indianapolis in an accident that police said appeared to be the result of an error by a driver with a suspended license. The boy...
N.Y. Sen. Schumer Pushes for High-Tech Solution to Drunk Driving
Jul 29 2015 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says the nation should increase funds for the development of high-tech sensors that can disable a car’s ignition if its driver is drunk. The New York Democrat said on July 26 that...
Oregon Cyclist Sues 2 Drivers in Injury Accident
Jul 27 2015 // A Portland, Ore. bicyclist is suing not only the pickup driver who hit her and shattered bones across her body, but also a second driver she says gave the truck the OK to turn. The Oregonian reported that Cynthia Lewellen...
Kansas Man Gets 1 Year in Jail for 17th Drunk Driving Conviction
Jul 24 2015 // A 59-year-old eastern Kansas man has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty in his 17th drunken driving case. The Kansas City Star reports Stephen Gast pleaded guilty after his June 10 arrest, when law...
Firms Interested in Driver Data Collected by Auto Insurers
Jul 24 2015 // The restaurants and doughnut shops that consumers pass on their commute would love to predict when they’ll be driving by. Their auto insurer may already know, and could be looking for a way to profit from that...
Crack Down On Drivers Using Cellphones in Hawaii
Jul 23 2015 // Kauai police say they have issued 539 tickets to people using cellphones while driving, an offense that can come with a pricey $300 fine for first-time law-breakers. Hawaii officials are cracking down on the use of...
Senate Bill Would Expand Big Rig Trucking by Teen Drivers Nationally
Jul 23 2015 // Drivers as young as 18 years old could be allowed to drive 80,000-pound trucks between states if Congress goes along with a proposal backed by the U.S. trucking industry that safety advocates say would be a disaster. The...
HNI’s Transportation DART System Aimed at Improving Driver Performance
Jul 22 2015 // New Berlin, Wis.-based risk management firm, HNI, announced it has launched the Transportation DART System, a performance management platform that captures metrics on productivity, safety and fuel efficiency for drivers...
Rhode Island’s Attorney General Releases PSA on Dangers of Drunken Driving
Jul 21 2015 // Rhode Island’s attorney general has released a public service announcement on the dangers of drunken driving. Peter Kilmartin says the 30-second video focuses on young drivers, who are inexperienced and often...
New Mexico Police Use Software to Stop Distracted Driving
Jul 21 2015 // Farmington police may be the first in New Mexico to crack down on distracted officers who try to use a patrol computer while driving. New software to prevent distracted driving has been installed in most of the...
Revamped Florida Driving Test Resulting in High Number of Failures
Jul 20 2015 // Officials for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles are re-examining some test questions as more Floridians are failing the revamped written driver’s license test. Three out of every five have...
New Hampshire’s ‘Hands-Free’ Driving Law in Effect
Jul 20 2015 // New Hampshire is now the 15th state to bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving. The new “hands-free” law, in effect as of July 1, applies to all hand-held devices, including GPS units, tablets...
U.S. Court Sides with Kansas Drivers in FedEx Employee Status Case
Jul 17 2015 // FedEx has lost a round in employment practices litigation over whether or not its drivers are employees of the company under Kansas labor statutes. On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit agreed with the...
Uber Driver Arrested in Florida City for Violating Ordinance
Jul 17 2015 // Police in Key West, Fla., have arrested an Uber driver following a crackdown on unlicensed vehicle-for-hire drivers. Spokeswoman Alyson Crean told the Miami Herald that 51-year-old Martin Maness was arrested July 10 on two...
Penn. Insurance Commissioner Congratulates Mature Driver Safety Class
Jul 15 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller on July 13 presented certificates to approximately 25 Pennsylvanians who successfully completed a mature driver safety class in Dauphin County. Miller also reminded...
Coming Soon: Marijuana ‘Breathalyzers’ for Police Testing of Drivers
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road. Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
4 Commercial Auto Endorsements Every Insured Should Consider
Jul 13 2015 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) lists more than 100 endorsements available for use with the business auto policy (BAP) (the total number varies by state). Out of this mass of policy-altering endorsements, most designed to...
