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Oklahoma Bills Aim to Crack Down on Uninsured Drivers

Oklahoma police could get new tools to combat the state’s uninsured motorist problem if state lawmakers approve two new bills. One of the bills would broaden the situations in which police could...Read More »

Mercury Insurance Back in the Black for Fourth Quarter 2011

Mercury Insurance’s profits surged in the fourth quarter of 2011 after losing $3.78 million in the previous quarter, according to financial statements released by the company. The company’s...Read More »

Second Florida PIP Reform Bill Gets Legislative Committee’s OK

A week after a second committee approved a car insurance reform bill circulating through the Florida House, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Thursday voted to advance an alternative measure...Read More »

Court: Car Insurance Doesn’t Cover Van Fire that Burned Down House

A federal appeals court has ruled  the damages from a van fire that burned down a house under construction should not be covered by a Virginia auto insurance policy covering the van because the van was...Read More »

Voters Could See Conflicting Insurance Measures on Nov. Ballot

Californians could wind up voting on competing auto insurance proposals in November if a proposed initiative backed by a consumer group gets enough signatures to make it onto the ballot. At issue...Read More »

Number of Michigan Auto Thefts Down 50 Percent since 2000

Car thefts in Michigan declined by more than 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to data recently released by the Michigan Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA). The total number of...Read More »

Allstate Insurance Gets Fourth-Quarter Boost in Profits

Car insurance provider Allstate saw profits jump 340 percent between the third and fourth quarters of 2011, a development that’s being largely attributed to the absence of the types of...Read More »

Car Insurance Community Rejects Consumer Group’s Conclusions

A new report released this week by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that premiums have become an undue economic burden on low- and moderate-income (LMI) Americans and that state...Read More »

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....Read More »