Category: Auto Insurance
LaHood Criticizes Driver Distraction Lobbying Push
July 10th, 2010Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood criticized a fledgling lobbying campaign on Wednesday which he said would undermine his work to limit drivers' use of cell phones and other electronic devices while behind the wheel. LaHood responded to a document pre… more »
New problem: ‘Apping’ while driving
July 6th, 2010Smartphone apps are making us dumber drivers. According to a new survey, 25 percent of smartphone-owning motorists say they use apps while behind the wheel. What's worse is that a small percentage of those surveyed are using smartphones while driving to… more »
Florida Insurance Fraud Jumps on Intentional Crashes
June 29th, 2010(Bloomberg) -- Insurance fraud jumped in Florida as policyholders crashed their cars on purpose to generate medical claims, an industry group said. Staged accidents surged 58 percent to 1,999 in 2009, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said today in a… more »
Texting While Driving More Common Among Adults Than Teens
June 22nd, 2010Adults are guilty of the dangerous activity of texting while driving more often than teenagers, according to the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project. The Pew study also revealed that adults are substantially more likely to talk on… more »
The Race Is On
June 18th, 2010Forget the Gecko. Never mind that good neighbor. And those good hands are old news. Love her or hate her, today's auto-insurance It girl is Flo, the chirpy salesclerk from Progressive. The Ohio-based insurer has come to see Flo as far more than a mascot.… more »
Senate panel backs distracted-driving powers for states
June 11th, 2010WASHINGTON—A Senate committee Wednesday added its support of the battle against distracted driving by approving a bill that would allow states to enact laws prohibiting texting and using hand-held cell phones while driving. Two insurance organizat… more »
Despite Prop. 17's defeat, auto insurers' battle may not be over
June 11th, 2010A $16-million effort by auto insurers to ease regulations may not be over despite state voters' decision to reject Proposition 17, which would have allowed drivers to take their continuous-coverage discount with them if they switched carriers. By th… more »
Personal Auto Market in Flux
June 8th, 2010At least $40 billion in auto insurance premiums were up for grabs in the past 12 months, a new study finds. The Insurance Consumer Dynamics Survey from Little Rock, Ark.-based Acxiom Corp. surveyed 2,368 adults with auto insurance to explore current… more »
Cities With The Most Stolen Cars
May 19th, 2010If you live in the Golden State, consider investing in a LoJack. That's because six of the 10 cities on our list of car-theft hot spots are located in California. All but one of those--the San Francisco/Oakland metro--form an auto-theft corridor running… more »
Allstate Now Recruiting Exclusive Agents in California
May 18th, 2010RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., PRNewswire-FirstCall -- Allstate Insurance Company is actively seeking eager California business people to become new exclusive agents in the state. Successful entrepreneurs, and professionals who may face limited advancement in… more »
California's Prop. 17 aims to alter auto insurance
May 17th, 2010Californians thought they had settled this already. But with Proposition 17, an initiative on the June 8 ballot, voters are being asked once again to set the rules governing auto insurance in California and how it's priced. In reality, this fight has b… more »
Insurers, Florida Drivers Sweat
May 12th, 2010Insurer special investigations units (SIU) in Florida are likely working overtime these days. Just weeks after news broke that Direct General Insurance Co.'s SIU, in concert with local law enforcement, cracked a major auto insurance fraud ring in Central… more »
Customer Auto Insurance Preferences Shifting
May 7th, 2010Auto insurance policyholders are warming to higher deductibles, a new report finds. The second quarter 2010 edition of the Industry Trends Report (ITR) from San Diego-based Mitchell International Inc. delves into insurance deductible data from 2003 thro… more »
Nighttime driving is biggest danger for teen drivers, study says
May 7th, 2010Driving after dark is the single most-dangerous risk a teenage driver can take and is more likely to result in death than drinking, speeding or disregarding a seat belt, according to a national 10-year study of highway fatalities released Thursday. &quo… more »
Effort to ban texting by drivers gains traction
May 5th, 2010So much recent attention has been focused on distracted driving that even Oprah Winfrey has gotten in on the act. Despite state and federal laws banning the use of hand-held communication devices while driving, risk and fleet managers are challenged to… more »
More than half of U.S. states join campaign to cut texting while driving
May 3rd, 2010Drivers in at least 30 states plan to participate Friday in Oprah Winfrey's "No Phone Zone" campaign, when viewers pledge to refrain from using their cellphones while driving. The Governors Highway Safety Association, which represents state hi… more »
Farmers Insurance Worked Closely With Florida Law Enforcement Agencies in Helping Bust 'Operation Crash for Cash' Ring
April 27th, 2010TAMPA, Fla., PRNewswire/ -- Farmers Insurance Group® cooperated with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Florida Department of Financial Services, and National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) in an eight-month investigation involving staged vehi… more »
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