Wednesday’s storm caused treacherous road conditions. In Central Pennsylvania, those conditions led to a deadly pile-up.

None of us could have predicted the events of 2020 and their impact on the automotive industry. A disruption in the export of Chinese parts, manufacturing delays in Europe, the short-term closure of U.S. assembly plants and a significant drop in sales volume can all be blamed on COVID-19.

Honda is recalling over 1.4 million vehicles in the U.S. to repair drive shafts that can break, window switches that can overheat and a software flaw.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has revealed that the storm that hit southern and central Ontario in November 15, 2020, caused $87 million in insured damage.

Fewer cars on the road, increasing accident severity, an uncertain economy-these are just a few of the unprecedented challenges the auto insurance industry has faced in 2020. Now, third party liability insurers are seeking the best method to adapt to this ever-changing situation.

At least a dozen people in New Rochelle and the Bronx were indicted Wednesday in a cunning car fraud scheme to collect insurance by strategically smashing vehicles and submitting big-buck bills while scrimping on the actual repairs, prosecutors said.

The auto insurance industry-and the world at large-has faced no shortage of changes and challenges in 2020. From treatment trends to legislative updates, we've had to manage not only a changing business climate, but also industry-altering events that are reshaping auto insurance.

Motor vehicle crashes are often the result of an omission—a missed cue by a driver that leads to an unfortunate outcome. That is why bewildered drivers often say "I didn’t see him" when they deal with the consequences of a mistake on the road.

Drivers fidget with electronics and take both hands off the wheel more often as they develop trust in automated systems, new research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's AgeLab shows.

Cities across the United States have seen a reduction in motor vehicle traffic and use as a result of COVID-19 and subsequent business closures, work-from-home policies and government emergency orders.

GM announced this week that it will start selling policies directly to drivers through its new OnStar Insurance program. The company will start with its employees in Arizona and plans to expand to the general public by the end of 2021.

A tornado hit the Arlington area Tuesday night as a line of thunderstorms pounded North Texas, leaving damage in Arlington and Grand Prairie, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth and local authorities.

When Helen Witty's 16-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk and drugged driver, in her grief she found some comfort in a single word: crash. While most of those around her were referring to her daughter's death as an accident, Witty says that one word-crash-helped her change her perception and heal.

The U.S. is making General Motors recall and repair nearly 6 million pickup trucks and SUVs equipped with potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.
The decision announced Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will cost the automaker an estimated $1.2 billion, about one third of its net income this year.

CCC on Wednesday estimated repairable auto appraisal counts were down nearly 20 percent in October. The projections come amid November releases of third-quarter same-store sales data from Gerber Collision's parent company and 3Q frequency data from Allstate and Progressive.