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Ford Recalls F-150 For Instrument Cluster, Focus For Chassis Integrity Issues

Ford just issued two new recalls, covering two wildly different vehicle segments. In fact, these two recalls exist on opposite ends of a number of spectrums.

January 27, 2017 Auto Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Marijuana Insurance Industry Is Taking Off Like Wildfire

This emerging market is rapidly growing strength throughout the United States with legalized cannabis. The marijuana insurance industry has exploded since certain forms and uses of medicinal cannabis received approval.

January 26, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Adjuster Fraudulently Issued 23 Settlement Checks To Her Brother

The wife of a Jones County commissioner was sentenced to 15 years, three of them in prison, Wednesday after pleading guilty to her part in a conspiracy to commit insurance fraud. Arleatha Battle Martin, 44, pleaded guilty to racketeering in a Bibb County Superior Court hearing.

January 26, 2017 Fraud Georgia

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Estimates $100M In Damage

Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens has called on the state’s insurance companies to expedite storm damage claims resulting from this weekend’s deadly tornadoes in South Georgia.

January 26, 2017 Auto Catastrophe Property Georgia

Nine More Georgia Counties Under State Of Emergency

Georgia ramped up its state of emergency Monday as crews organizing the cleanup from the weekend’s deadly storms begged for additional aid. Gov. Nathan Deal expanded his emergency declaration to include nine additional counties in southern Georgia.

January 24, 2017 Auto Property Georgia

19 People Die In Severe Storms Across The Southeast

The Southeast picked up the pieces on Monday after deadly tornadoes tore through the region, killing more people in one weekend than in all of last year.

January 23, 2017 Auto Property Alabama Georgia Mississippi

Georgia Police Arrest Former Insurance Agent Over Fraud Charges

An Online Athens report said that the accused is alleged to have filed bogus watercraft insurance claims and forged documents, which amounted to $7,100 in payouts from GEICO and Allstate.

January 20, 2017 Fraud Georgia

When Cars Fight Back Against Thieves

Every 45 seconds, a car is stolen in the U.S., for a total value of $4.9 billion in stolen vehicles during 2015. And as vehicles have become more sophisticated, they’ve often inadvertently been left exposed to car theft in new ways.

January 18, 2017 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

U.S. Roads Keep Getting More Dangerous

New government estimates project that for the second straight year, the United States will see the largest leap in motor vehicle fatalities in 50 years. In the first nine months of 2016, the Department of Transportation estimates that 27,875 people died in motor vehicle crashes.

January 18, 2017 Auto Liability Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

NICB Warns Against Warming Up Unoccupied, Unlocked Vehicles

As frigid temperatures and wintry blasts have hit a large section of the nation, drivers are increasingly “puffing”—warming up their parked vehicles before heading out on the road. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) warns that leaving an unlocked car running with the keys or fob inside can lead to two unwanted scenarios.

January 17, 2017 Auto Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

The Smiling Face Of Insurtech

They have one-word names, their advertising campaigns throw around lofty concepts like optimism and their signature is digital reliance. The new face of insurance in North America wears a big smile and talks to customers using artificially intelligent chat bots.

January 17, 2017 Technology Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California