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Insurance Fraud Organizations Want Carjacking Tutorials Removed

Insurance Fraud Organizations Want Carjacking Tutorials Removed

The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), together with the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and the International Association of Special Investigation Units, has sent a joint letter to YouTube requesting the social media platform to take down all videos that provide ‘how to’ tutorials on carjacking Kia and Hyundai automobiles.
January 23, 2023 Auto Fraud

Major California Auto Insurers Resist Issuing New Policies

Major California Auto Insurers Resist Issuing New Policies

Major auto insurers are pulling back in the California marketplace because they are saying our drivers are just too expensive to insure. Californians are driving about as much as they were before the pandemic, but apparently not as well.
January 23, 2023 Auto California

Price Worries Drive Telematics Demand

Price Worries Drive Telematics Demand

With high inflation and pandemic tendencies holding on, consumer preferences and buying behaviors have shifted over the past few years. They come with consequences.
January 20, 2023 Auto

21-Vehicle Pileup On Colorado Interstate During Whiteout

21-Vehicle Pileup On Colorado Interstate During Whiteout

A massive 21-vehicle pileup on I-70 in Colorado during winter storm conditions forced the roadway closed on Wednesday, authorities said.
January 19, 2023 Auto Colorado

This Is Your Tesla Crash Mega Thread

This Is Your Tesla Crash Mega Thread

We’ve been following the spate of Tesla Full Self Driving (FSD) and Autopilot crashes with some interest and more than a little ire.
January 18, 2023 Auto Technology

Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies

Tesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies

A 2016 video that Tesla (TSLA.O) used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior engineer.
January 18, 2023 Auto Liability Litigation California

Geico Off The Hook In $5M Payout To Woman Who Got STD In Car

Geico Off The Hook In $5M Payout To Woman Who Got STD In Car

Geico is off the hook, at least for now, from paying $5.2 million to a Missouri woman who alleged she contracted a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company.
January 11, 2023 Auto Litigation Weird Missouri

Catalytic Converter Thefts Up, Spurring Action From Lawmakers

Catalytic Converter Thefts Up, Spurring Action From Lawmakers

Rising thefts of catalytic converters -- driven, at least in part, by increased black-market prices for the motor vehicle pollution-control component -- have prompted renewed state and federal focus on stopping these crimes.
January 10, 2023 Auto Legislation & Regulation

An On-Ramp To Digital Auto Claims

An On-Ramp To Digital Auto Claims

The insurance industry has long sought a solution to address the lengthy and costly delay between the time of accidents and the notification of a claim, also known as FNOL (first notice of loss).
January 9, 2023 Auto Technology

Mercedes-Benz Recalling 324K Vehicles Over Engine Stalling Issue

Mercedes-Benz Recalling 324K Vehicles Over Engine Stalling Issue

Several Mercedes-Benz model vehicles were voluntarily recalled over an issue that can cause the engine to stall while driving, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
January 5, 2023 Auto Subrogation

Likely Montgomery, Alabama Tornado Damages Dozens Of Homes

Likely Montgomery, Alabama Tornado Damages Dozens Of Homes

A possible tornado struck neighborhoods in east Montgomery before dawn Wednesday, damaging homes, ripping down trees, and tossing vehicles.
January 4, 2023 Auto Property Alabama

The Legal Gymnastics Of Faked Car Accidents

The Legal Gymnastics Of Faked Car Accidents

As another year of the COVID-19 pandemic draws to an arduous close, consumers are feeling greater economic pressure in terms of inflation. Consequently, an unforeseen yet unsurprising byproduct has evolved: a fraudulent insurance epidemic, spurred by staged and fraudulent auto accidents.
January 3, 2023 Auto Fraud

AAA Texas Reveals 2022’s Top Auto Insurance Claims

AAA Texas Reveals 2022’s Top Auto Insurance Claims

2022 has presented many challenges to Texans from inflation and supply chain issues to an increasing number of insurance claims. While all automobile insurance claims are not avoidable, most are by driving defensively and following simple tips.
December 29, 2022 Auto Texas

46 Vehicles Involved In Deadly Ohio Turnpike Pileup

46 Vehicles Involved In Deadly Ohio Turnpike Pileup

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers, turnpike personnel and first responders from several agencies responded to a multi-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike on Friday afternoon that left four dead and many injured.
December 28, 2022 Auto Ohio

Smartphone Apps Drive Gig Workers, Parents To Distraction

Smartphone Apps Drive Gig Workers, Parents To Distraction

Gig-economy workers are 4 times as likely as other drivers to use smartphone apps regularly while driving, a new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows.
December 28, 2022 Auto
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