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Hyundai, Kia Recall Vehicles For Leaks That Can Cause Fires

Hyundai, Kia Recall Vehicles For Leaks That Can Cause Fires

Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 600,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada to fix a brake fluid leak that could cause engine fires.
September 3, 2020 Auto Subrogation

State Farm Insurance Claims Hit 24,800 For Louisiana Homeowners After Hurricane Laura

State Farm Insurance Claims Hit 24,800 For Louisiana Homeowners After Hurricane Laura

State Farm, the largest homeowner insurer in Louisiana by market share, has received 24,800 insurance claims from homeowners across the state after Hurricane Laura barreled through the Lake Charles region last week.
September 2, 2020 Auto Property Louisiana

State Farm And Ford Partner On Usage-Based Insurance

State Farm And Ford Partner On Usage-Based Insurance

State Farm and Ford announced that they have entered into an agreement to share connected vehicle telematics data for usage-based insurance (UBI) products.
August 28, 2020 Auto

Hurricane Laura Takes Aim At Texas-Louisiana Coast, Expected To Become Category 4

Hurricane Laura Takes Aim At Texas-Louisiana Coast, Expected To Become Category 4

Hurricane Laura was expected to rapidly strengthen to a Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday on a steady track to hit the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast after dark, causing catastrophic damage, the National Hurricane Center said.
August 26, 2020 Auto Catastrophe Property Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Texas

Allstate, Geico Among Large Auto Insurers Facing COVID-19 Rebate Backlash

Allstate, Geico Among Large Auto Insurers Facing COVID-19 Rebate Backlash

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many large car insurers realized that their policyholders were not driving to work, school, practices, shops and more as social distancing and shelter-in-place became the norm.
August 25, 2020 Auto Illinois

Category 3 Hurricane Forecast As Laura Strengthens Over Gulf

Category 3 Hurricane Forecast As Laura Strengthens Over Gulf

Residents in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, were ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Laura strengthens in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is forecast to make landfall Wednesday night as a major Category 3 hurricane with winds of up to 115 mph in eastern Texas.
August 25, 2020 Auto Catastrophe Property Louisiana Texas

Kenosha Car Dealership Sustained $1.5M In Riot Damage

Kenosha Car Dealership Sustained $1.5M In Riot Damage

A Kenosha car dealership that was targeted Monday night during protests-turned-riots in the Wisconsin city reportedly incurred an estimated $1.5 million in damage as a result of the fires set during the first night of unrest while local business owners continue to grapple with the ongoing destruction.
August 25, 2020 Auto Property Wisconsin

Massive Northern California Wildfires Rage On; 845 Structures Razed And 7 Deaths

Massive Northern California Wildfires Rage On; 845 Structures Razed And 7 Deaths

Firefighters battling three massive wildfires in Northern California got a break from the weather early Monday as humidity rose and there was no return of the onslaught of lightning strikes that ignited the infernos a week earlier.
August 24, 2020 Auto Property California

Tesla Car Insurance Program Is Headed Out of California And Into China

Tesla Car Insurance Program Is Headed Out of California And Into China

The Tesla car insurance program is beginning its business expansion beyond California and is taking its firs steps into China.
August 21, 2020 Auto California

Driver Assistance Helping Keep Accidents Down Despite Bad Habits

Driver Assistance Helping Keep Accidents Down Despite Bad Habits

Distracted driving and major speeding violations are on the rise, and technology will play a key role in helping to keep drivers safe and shaping the auto insurance customer experience, according to a new report from LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a provider of advanced analytics services for businesses and governmental entities.
August 20, 2020 Auto Technology

105 Structures Burned, Thousands Evacuate As California Wildfires Rage Uncontained

105 Structures Burned, Thousands Evacuate As California Wildfires Rage Uncontained

In a matter of days, the LNU Lightning Complex -- named for the fires ignited by a rash of thunderstorms early this week — had charred 124,000 acres and was 0% contained, according to Cal Fire’s latest status report posted 7 p.m. Wednesday.
August 20, 2020 Auto Property California

Don’t Overlook Loss Of Use

Don’t Overlook Loss Of Use

Far too often, subrogated auto insurance carriers fail to submit loss-of-use claims or simply waive loss-of-use damages for marginal value while negotiating a third-party auto-property settlement.
August 14, 2020 Auto Subrogation

Fierce Derecho Tracks Across 700 Miles Of The Midwest

Fierce Derecho Tracks Across 700 Miles Of The Midwest

A derecho — a dangerous, ferocious wall of wind that’s like an inland hurricane — lashed 700 miles across the Midwest on Monday, flipping cars, downing trees, causing widespread property damage and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands.
August 12, 2020 Auto Property Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Nebraska

More North Carolina Beach Homes Destroyed In Second Hurricane Isaias-Related Fire

More North Carolina Beach Homes Destroyed In Second Hurricane Isaias-Related Fire

Crews responded to a fire involving several homes on Concord Street in Ocean Isle Beach early Thursday morning. Mayor Debbie Smith says three homes are a total loss, and three others are damaged.
August 6, 2020 Auto Property North Carolina

The Failed No-Fault Automobile Insurance Experiment

The Failed No-Fault Automobile Insurance Experiment

In its widest sense, "no-fault insurance" is a term used to describe any auto insurance coverage under which policyholders are paid for personal injuries and property damage they sustain in accidents through their own insurance company, regardless of fault. In many ways it is like first-party coverage.
August 6, 2020 Auto Liability Subrogation
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