
New Minimum Auto Liability Limits May Cause Consumers To Drop Insurance
Insurance groups argue that new laws in California and New Jersey that raise the minimum auto liability coverage required for drivers may cause price-sensitive consumers to drop their coverage.
December 12, 2022
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Liability
California
New Jersey

We All Think Distracted Driving Is a Problem; Many Do It Anyway
Ninety-three percent of drivers think reading on a cell phone while driving is ‘very or extremely’ dangerous. Thirty-six percent of those same drivers admitted to doing it anyway in the last 30 days.
December 9, 2022
Auto

Perils On American Roads: Driver Behavior Across The Nation
‘What? No way! Wrong.’ After seven years, we’ve heard it all. No matter where a state ranks on our annual list of best and worst drivers, everyone thinks their state has the worst drivers in America.
December 9, 2022
Auto

Freezing Fog Contributed To 30-Vehicle Pileup On Washington Interstate
Thirty vehicles collided early Wednesday morning on Interstate 90, forcing an eight-hour closure of the eastbound lanes of the freeway east of Ellensburg.
December 8, 2022
Auto
Washington

New Jersey Legislators Seek To Ban Non-Driving Factors From Auto Policy Underwriting
During a press conference Monday, New Jersey Senate majority leader Terea Ruiz told a joke about her parents to underscore why she thinks car insurance companies shouldn’t be allowed to determine someone’s premium rate based on their education level.
December 6, 2022
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
New Jersey

Electric Vehicles: A Use Case for UBI
EVs bring to light some potentially interesting implications on auto insurance. They could represent a prime use case for a new type of embedded usage-based insurance policy.
December 6, 2022
Auto

Confronting The Deer In The Headlights
One day last month our firm received three separate, unrelated subrogation claim files involving serious personal injury, property damage, and a death resulting from tractor-trailers whose drivers had lost control after serving to avoid colliding with a deer on the highway.
December 5, 2022
Auto
Subrogation

Denied Insurance Claim Led To Shooting In Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City police released more information on Tuesday about a deadly shooting inside a business on the northwest side of the city. Police confirmed a Midwest City man was enraged over a denied claim and shot a woman inside an insurance agency before Robert Arnest, 65, turned the gun on himself.
December 1, 2022
Auto
Weird
Oklahoma

Can Insurers Connect To The Connected Car?
Today, more cars than ever are connected, and those connected cars are creating and transmitting a lot of data. This, in turn, has created a gold rush among automobile manufacturers (aka OEMs), insurers and others to find ways to monetize that data. For personal auto insurers, the stakes are greater than ever.
November 29, 2022
Auto
Technology

Ford Recalls 634K+ SUVs Over Fuel Leaks and Fire Risk
Ford Motor Co. is recalling over 634,000 SUVs worldwide because a cracked fuel injector can spill fuel or leak vapors onto a hot engine and cause fires. The recall covers Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs from the 2020 through 2023 model years.
November 28, 2022
Auto
Subrogation

Hurricane Ian Prompts a Question: How Many Totaled Vehicles Return to the Road?
Hurricane Ian caused widespread flooding across Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina in October, resulting in losses estimated at between $41 billion and $70 billion. Among those losses were up to 358,000 vehicles damaged by floodwaters, according to Carfax.
November 22, 2022
Auto
Salvage
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina

248K Ram Heavy-duty Diesel Trucks Recalled for Fire Risk
Ram is recalling more than 248,300 of its 2500 and 3500 heavy-duty pickup trucks for a potential fire risk from leaking transmission fluid.
November 17, 2022
Auto
Subrogation

Initiative Launches to ‘Fix the Cracks’ in Auto Glass Claims
A new initiative launched by insurance and tort reform groups is taking aim at assignment of benefits agreements for windshield repairs.
November 16, 2022
Auto
Fraud
Litigation
Florida

Autobrake Slashes Rear-end Crash Rates For Pickups, But Few Are Equipped
Automatic emergency braking (AEB) reduces rear-end crash rates for pickups dramatically, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. But despite the heightened danger they pose to other road users, pickups are less likely to be equipped with the crash avoidance feature than cars or SUVs.
November 15, 2022
Auto

GM Recall: Nearly 340K SUVs Over Defective Daytime Running Lights
General Motors has recalled 338,735 full-size SUVs for faulty daytime running lights that could increase the risk of a crash, the NHTSA disclosed on Monday.
November 14, 2022
Auto
Subrogation



