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Survey: Car Insurers, Body Shops Handled Claims Increase Well

Car insurance companies managed to keep customers satisfied with the claims process during the last three months of 2011 despite a surge in the number of claims being filed, according to J.D. Power and...Read More »

Court: Crash Caused by Box in the Road Is Covered Under Auto Policy

A federal appeals court delivered on Wednesday its opinion that Allstate should pay for an uninsured motorist claim in which a driver swerved to avoid a box lying in the road that was presumed to have...Read More »

AAA Pushes for New Driver Safety Laws in 2012

AAA officials announced Tuesday that they expect lawmakers in as many as 15 states to consider legislation in 2012 barring drivers from text messaging behind the wheel. Five states passed anti-texting...Read More »

Survey Shows Many Drivers Ignore Own Safety Advice

A new survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety provides the latest proof that most motorists talk a better game about driving safely than they actually put into practice. According to the results...Read More »

Insurance Research Organization’s Safety Pick List Grows to 115

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says a record 115 vehicles have earned its 2012 Top Safety Pick award, with every major automaker nabbing at least one honor in a trend toward...Read More »

NHTSA Revises Methods for Distracted-Driving Data Collection

Federal safety officials have changed the way they classify fatal crashes involving drivers who may have been talking or texting on cell phones or were otherwise distracted when crashes took...Read More »

NTSB Advocates Adoption of Cell-Phone Ban in All 50 States

Federal safety officials are calling on states to outlaw any use of cell phones and other electronic devices by drivers, citing a 2010 chain-reaction crash in Missouri that left two people dead...Read More »

AAA Predicts Slight Uptick in Holiday Traffic Volume

AAA is predicting that more Americans will travel this holiday season, despite a sluggish economy, but they will likely venture less far than last year. The motor club estimates that 91.9 million...Read More »

Report: Uniform GDL Laws Would Save Thousands of Lives

The United States could save more than 2,000 lives and about $13.6 billion a year by adopting uniformly tough restrictions on teenage drivers in every state, according to a report released Tuesday...Read More »