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New Jersey Delays Vote on ‘Electronic’ Auto Insurance Bill

The Assembly has delayed a vote on a measure that would allow drivers in New Jersey to use smart phones, computers or tablets to prove they carry auto insurance during traffic stops. The bill was due to be voted on …

New Jersey Bill OKs Electronic Proof of Auto Insurance

Drivers in New Jersey may soon be able to use smart phones, computers or tablets to prove they carry auto insurance during traffic stops. The Assembly is scheduled to vote Monday on a bill that authorizes drivers to use an …

Delaware Allows Electronic Proof of Insurance

Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart is alerting drivers in Delaware that as of June 25, 2014, Delaware law-enforcement officials will accept proof of auto insurance (insurance ID card) in physical or electronic format. House Bill 258 w/HA 1 states that …

Rhode Island Legislation to Allow Digital Proof of Car Insurance

Motorists would no longer have to rifle through their glove compartment for proof of auto insurance under legislation pending before Rhode Island lawmakers. The bill would allow motorists to use their smartphones or other mobile electronic devices to offer police …

South Carolina Legislation Proposes Digital Proof of Insurance

A bill on Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk would allow South Carolina drivers to use their smartphone in a traffic stop to prove they have insurance. While TV commercials suggest officers already accept electronic proof, South Carolina is not among the …

GEICO Digital ID Card Provides Proof of Auto Insurance the Smart Way

GEICO announces mobile app providing customers digital access to their policy information. “Offering policyholders digital ID cards on the GEICO App was a logical next step for us,” said Peter Meoli, GEICO director of mobile development. “The paper ID cards …

Illinois Motorists Can Use Phones as Auto Insurance Proof

Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a new law that lets Illinois residents use cellphones to prove they have auto insurance. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers reports Quinn signed the legislation Friday. More than a dozen other states also …

States That Allow Electronic Proof of Insurance

The number of states that allow electronic proof of insurance via smartphones has increased to 25, with the recent addition of Indiana and Florida. The states that allow electronic proof of insurance coverage are: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, …

Colorado Drivers Could Use Phones to Prove Insurance

License, registration and proof of insurance. The officer’s request could soon be met in part using a smartphone in Colorado. The Colorado Senate voted unanimously Tuesday for an update to the state’s car insurance requirement. The change would allow drivers …

Wyoming May Allow Electronic Proof of Auto Insurance

Legislation awaiting Gov. Matt Mead’s signature would let drivers use their smartphones to prove they are insured if they are pulled over or involved in a crash. Republican Sen. Charles Scott, of Casper, tells the Wyoming Tribune Eagle he decided …