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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 »

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 »

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 in both...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 cars stolen...Read More »

Proposed Florida Texting Ban Carries Insurance Implications

The full Florida Senate could soon have a chance to vote on a bill that would prohibit drivers from sending and reading text messages from behind the wheel. Florida is among the eight remaining...Read More »

House Committee Advances Florida Auto Insurance Reform Bill

A bill aimed at making dramatic changes to Florida’s car insurance system cleared its second hurdle on Wednesday when the House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved the measure in a 10-5...Read More »

Florida Court: ‘Teenage Horseplay’ Not Covered by Auto Insurance

A Florida appeals court has affirmed a ruling saying that GEICO does not have to pay for a claim in which one of its insured drivers, Nicho Watson, helped cause an accident “involving four...Read More »

New Jersey Lawmakers Introduce Slew of Car Insurance Bills

While New Jersey insurance regulators have proposed a long list of changes to the way the state’s no-fault system operates, state lawmakers have introduced a whole host of bills that would...Read More »

California Continuous-Coverage Proposal to Get Statewide Vote

Residents of California will get a second chance to vote on a ballot measure that would allow car insurance companies in the state to give continuous-coverage discounts to policyholders regardless...Read More »