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August 31, 2010
CDC Tallies Medical Costs of Vehicular Injuries in U.S.
If every licensed driver in America paid $500, the resulting sum would be just enough to cover the $99 billion in medical expenses and lost productivity run up each year in this country as the result of vehicular accidents.
August 24, 2010
Municipalities Experiment with Emergency Response Fees
If left unchecked, the levying of emergency response fees on motorists involved in accidents in an effort to pay for the cost of fire, police, and medical services will have an inflationary effect on auto insurance costs.
August 18, 2010
Fraudulent Claims for Smashed Windows Rise
Fraudulent auto insurance claims, especially those in which owners smashed their own windows, rose in the first half of 2010 according to findings by the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
August 10, 2010
J.D. Power Survey Finds Dropping Auto Insurance Satisfaction
Recession-strapped Americans are not happy with the price of automotive insurance and are shopping for bargains according to a survey by J.D. Power and Associates.
August 02, 2010
Philadelphia Man Orchestrates $1.3 Million Auto Insurance Fraud
Over a series of 44 car accidents, Wallace Morris of Philadelphia, his friends, relatives, and “associates” orchestrated almost $1.3 million in fraudulent auto insurance claims.
July 27, 2010
Insurance Surveillance System Proposed in Pennsylvania
If Governor Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania has his way, uninsured drivers on the state’s highways will be hunted down by surveillance cameras.
July 22, 2010
Study Contradicts Assumptions about Older Drivers
From 1997 to 208, fatal car crashes involving drivers age 70 and above decreased 37 percent according to a study completed by the Institute for Highway Safety.
July 12, 2010
Texas Moves to Crack Down on Uninsured Drivers
The statewide rate of uninsured drivers in Texas stands at 21.3% with a recent study revealing the counties of deep South Texas in the Rio Grande Valley to be a problem area at 29%.
July 06, 2010
New Jersey Proposes Reverse Rate Evasion Law
The New Jersey state Assembly has passed a measure that would make it illegal for residents to register or insure their vehicles in another state to obtain cheaper premiums.
June 28, 2010
Massachusetts AG Pushes for More Auto Insurance Changes
Consumers have been well served by auto insurance reform in Massachusetts over the past two years, but Attorney General Martha Coakley says further regulations are needed.
June 22, 2010
Studies Show Cost of Driving Increasing
According to data compiled in two studies, owning and operating a motor vehicle in the U.S. is becoming an increasingly expensive proposition, with the number of uninsured drivers rising and health care costs for accidents further elevating premiums.
June 16, 2010
Allstate Says Vehicle Theft Down in Texas for 2009
Vehicle theft for cars and trucks insured by Allstate was down 2.5% in Texas for 2009 although numbers varied widely by location.
June 08, 2010
Orange County Insurance Fraud Sting Nets 53 Mechanics
The 53 mechanics arrested in May 2010 in Orange County, California could face five-years in state prison for falsifying damage estimates on auto insurance claims forms.
June 01, 2010
U.S. Drivers Don't Know the Rules of the Road
On average, drivers in the U.S. scored only 76.2% on the annual GMAC Insurance National Drivers survey, illustrating a basic lack of knowledge of the rules of the road.
May 24, 2010
Change to Oklahoma Left Turn Law Takes Effect Nov. 1
A change in the Oklahoma traffic laws, effective November 1, will now require drivers to allow all oncoming traffic to pass before attempting to make a left turn.
May 19, 2010
Car Thefts Down in Vegas, Up in Laredo
Car thefts for 2009 are down in Las Vegas, once an automotive car theft capital according to the National Crime Bureau's annual "Hot Spot" list.
May 10, 2010
Cell Phone Use Increases Risk for Teens Driving at Night
Texting and talking behind the wheel are the likely culprits for a 10 percent increase in nighttime crashes for drivers 16 to 19 years of age in the period 1999 to 2008.
May 04, 2010
Louisiana Case Illustrates Effectiveness of Anti-theft Devices
One stolen motorcycle equipped with a Lo Jack tracking device led Louisiana troopers to $45,000 worth of stolen items linked to as many as five separate cases.

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