Tesla Insurance recently announced that it has rolled out its controversial driver safety score to its customers in California, the largest market for the coverage. The score is based on real-time tracking of driver behaviors while using the vehicle.

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales increased by 108% from 3.24 million in 2020 to 6.75 million in 2021, according to EV Volumes, and that number is expected to jump again in 2022 as more EV options enter the marketplace and drivers seek relief from soaring prices.

Behind a barn off a dirt road in Washington County near the Tibbie community, a track hoe began digging and with every scoop of earth it pulled away what had been buried for six years was slowly revealed a white, 2006 Hummer H2.

Workers whose job puts them behind the wheel feel pressured to stay connected during the workday despite distracted driving raising the risk of an accident, according to data from several surveys released last week.

In a lawsuit stretching back more than a decade, a recent decision by an appeals court in Texas will allow a class action against USAA, related to total losses, to move forward.

A lengthy and heated debate on the Senate floor Tuesday preceded the passage of a bill that would make it illegal for car insurers in Delaware to use gender as a factor when determining customers’ premiums.

After back-to-back tornado outbreaks two weeks in a row, last month set the record for most tornado reports during the month of March. As of Friday morning, the current preliminary number was 233 tornado reports, breaking the record of 225 reports in 2012, with records going back to the year 2000.

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales increased by 108% from 3.24 million in 2020 to 6.75 million in 2021, according to EV Volumes, and that number is expected to jump again in 2022 as more EV options enter the marketplace and drivers seek relief from soaring prices.

Motorists are involved in an accident every 60 seconds in the U.S., and the damage, injury and stress can complicate an already difficult situation. Insurers face the challenging task of getting accurate information as quickly as possible to manage loss cost and additional expenses, while supporting policyholders in their moment of need.

More than 50 vehicles were involved in a pileup on Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County, Pa., on Monday, killing at least three people and closing a seven-mile stretch of the highway. Blinding snow squalls were moving through the region at the time.

The country’s insurance industry consists of an estimated 7,000 companies, collecting more than $1 trillion in premiums each year, according to the latest figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The law enforcement agency adds that because of its sheer size, the sector contributes significantly to the cost of insurance fraud by providing bigger opportunities and financial incentives to those committing illegal acts.

State Farm is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the nation’s largest auto insurer of systematically underpaying thousands of total loss claims by applying a percentage discount to the value of comparable vehicles to account for ‘typical negotiation.’

A chain-reaction crash on an interstate in southeastern Missouri on Thursday morning left six people dead and resulted in a pileup of an estimated 135 vehicles, closing the highway in both directions for hours, the authorities said.

Drivers of bigger vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are more likely to hit pedestrians while making turns than drivers of cars, according to a new study. The research released Thursday by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety points to the increasing popularity of larger vehicles as a possible factor in rising pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads.

Though the insurance industry has been quick to adopt digital claims processes, including photo estimates, customer dissatisfaction with the technology remains a significant concern, industry representatives who took part in a Reuters Events webinar agreed Tuesday.