California Axes Self-Driving Car Rule Limiting Liability For Crashes
California has been happy to tweak the rules to get more self-driving cars on the road, but it still has its limits. The states DMV has eliminated a planned rule (suggested by GM) that would have let companies avoid liability for an autonomous vehicle crash if the machine hadnt been maintained to manufacturer specs.
December 5, 2017
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
California
Colorado Division Of Insurance Recovered $8.5M For Consumers In 12 Months
Consumers pocketed $8.5 million rightfully owed them by their insurance companies between July 2016 and June of this year thanks to investigations performed by the Colorado Division of Insurances consumer services team. The division, which regulates the insurance industry in the state, has released its “Annual Report on Complaints Against Insurers.”
December 5, 2017
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Life & Health
Colorado
Dozens Of Vehicles Broken Into At Milwaukee Train Station Lot
Milwaukee police are investigating another string of smash and grab car break-ins at the Milwaukee Intermodal Station parking lot Sunday morning.
December 4, 2017
Auto
Wisconsin
Insurers With Stockholders Pay Out Less To Florida Drivers
As car damage from 2017 storms in Florida and Texas threatens to set records, does it matter if your insurance company has to please stockholders and not just policyholders?
December 1, 2017
Auto
Risk Management
Florida
Minnesota Towns Key Protection Plan Aims At Decreasing Car Thefts
Eighty cars stolen in a single year more than twice the citys average was the last straw for Greenfield police, who have asked aldermen to approve a measure calling for dealerships, and any business that fixes, rents or stores cars, to make sure vehicle keys are protected from thieves.
December 1, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Minnesota
Canadian Auto Insurance Fraud Is Racking Up A Massive $2B Annual Bill
A new Aviva Canada report revealed an auto insurance fraud trend costing insurers $2 billion every year. This added expense to insurers is leading them to increase premiums to compensate for the fraudulent claims payments.
November 30, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Liability
The Impact Of Exponential Technology Disruption On Insurance
We live in a time of rapid technological change, and industries of all kinds are being disrupted across the globe. The exponential growth of new technologies has enormous potential to transform the way we do business and its having a major impact on the insurance industry.
November 30, 2017
Auto
Life & Health
Property
Risk Management
Technology
Flooding In Skagit County, Washington Displaced Many On Thanksgiving
The rain across western Washington has caused flooding all across Skagit county. The Skagit River reached its highest level in 11 years Thursday causing major flooding in the towns of Hamilton, Mount Vernon, and Concrete.
November 30, 2017
Auto
Property
Washington
BMW Issues Stop-Sale Order And Recall On All i3 Electric Cars
BMW last week issued a stop-sale order and recall for every i3 in the United States, meaning from the 2014 model up to the present 2018 car. A total 30,542 cars are affected.
November 28, 2017
Auto
Liability
Car Insurance Claims Can Increase Over Premiums Costs
Lowcostcarinsuranceprice.com has released a new blog post explaining thatcar insurance claims can increase the policys costs.
Car insurance pays benefits after an accident. The insured can claim benefits to repair his or her car. This will have an effect on car insurance rates as it will make premiums more expensive. This means that the initial prices of a policy are very important.
November 28, 2017
Auto
California
Car insurance pays benefits after an accident. The insured can claim benefits to repair his or her car. This will have an effect on car insurance rates as it will make premiums more expensive. This means that the initial prices of a policy are very important.
Honda Recalls 800K Odyssey Minivans, Issues Stop-Sale
Honda has issued a recall for just under 807,000 Honda Odysseys from the 2011 to 2017 model years, as well as a stop-sale on Odysseys from those model years. The reason is that the second-row outboard seats, which can be positioned closer together or farther apart, might not properly latch when being installed in one of the positions.
November 27, 2017
Auto
Subrogation
2 Killed After Truck Crashes Into California Home
An 11-year-old boy is dead and his 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after a truck crashed into their bedroom in the community of Madera Ranchos, according to the Madera County Fire Department. The driver of the truck also died at the scene.
November 27, 2017
Auto
Liability
Property
California
Stolen Truck Used In ATM Smash-And-Grab Theft
A brazen theft of an ATM was caught on camera in Alabama Tuesday. Surveillance video from the scene at a Givorns Foods shows a white truck with a Georgia license plate crashing through the storefront.
November 22, 2017
Auto
Property
Alabama
Georgia
Black Friday Insurance Coverage Takes Many Forms This Year
Among the preparations shoppers are making to ensure they get the best deal, adequate Black Friday insurance coverage is also vital. Before heading out to pick up the top tech gifts of 2017 there are several forms of insurance coverage that may be needed.
November 22, 2017
Auto
Property
Roadside Scanners To Be Used Against Uninsured Drivers In Oklahoma
Oklahoma has finalized a deal with a Massachusetts company to use license-plate scanners to catch uninsured drivers, and the firm expects to issue 20,000 citations a month starting as early as next year.
November 22, 2017
Auto
Oklahoma



