30 Years of UIM Coverage Rules Are Wrong, North Carolina Supreme Court Says March 27, 2024 By William Rabb North Carolinians can no longer stack underinsured motorist policies to compare to liability limits in order to boost the amount...
UK Insurer Direct Line Posts Operating Loss as it Grapples With Auto Claims Inflation March 22, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn Direct Line posted a 2023 operating loss as it grapples high motor claims inflation, but reinstated its dividend as the...
Biden’s Newest Rule on Auto Emissions Set to Boost Electric Car Sales March 21, 2024 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Keith Laing The Biden administration moved Wednesday to throttle pollution from the nation’s cars and light trucks, imposing tailpipe emission limits so...
Ferrari Sued for Failing to Fix ‘Life-Threatening’ Brake Defect March 19, 2024 By Robert Burnson Ferrari NV was accused in a US lawsuit of failing to fix a “dangerous safety defect” with the brakes in...
Suit Says OnStar, LexisNexis Shared Driving Data with Insurers, Spiking Rates March 19, 2024 By William Rabb Do motorist-assistance systems like GM’s OnStar feed data to auto insurers, resulting in higher premiums for some drivers? A south...
Study Looking at NHTSA Data Shows Fentanyl is Road-Safety Problem on the Rise March 18, 2024 A new study shows fentanyl is potentially becoming a road-safety problem. The study, from researchers at Jerry, a car insurance...
Winning Over the Policyholder: How Claims Can Help Improve Carriers’ Relationships with Insureds March 15, 2024 By Larry Millburn Many years ago, as the holiday season wrapped our home in a festive embrace, a tranquil evening turned into a...
Viewpoint: UIM Coverage and The ‘Floating Layer’ Theory March 14, 2024 By Gary L. Wickert Most insurance claims professionals understand that, as opposed to uninsured motorist (UM) coverage, which pays damages to an insured who...
NHTSA Opens Probe Into Emergency Braking Issues in Certain Honda Vehicles March 13, 2024 U.S. auto-safety regulators on Monday launched a preliminary probe into emergency braking issues in certain Honda vehicles following complaints of...
Latest Data Show Continued Increase in Electric Vehicle Collision Claims March 8, 2024 The frequency of claims submitted for repairable electric vehicles rose to its highest level in 2023, ending the year at...