A Washington class action lawsuit claims USAA uses a computer program made by a CCC company to arbitrarily reduce or deny personal injury protection and/or medical payments, Washington Superior Court for Clark County documents say. [...]
Honda is spearheading legislation in six states that will prohibit counterfeit air bags, citing along with the Automotive AntiCounterfeiting Council (A2C2), the dangers they pose. Legislation is being considered, or soon will be filed, in [...]
A federal grant program aimed at updating state crash reporting systems could enhance the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s ability to set safety standards in a more timely manner, a press release says. NHTSA [...]
AAA has found through simulated collisions on four 2023 model year vehicles that reverse automatic emergency braking (AEB) isn’t foolproof. While known to significantly reduce rear-end collisions, AAA engineers wanted to know how reverse AEB [...]
Tesla continues to earn its status as a disruptor in the automotive industry after it most recently sent legislators and lobbyists in Nebraska scrambling to fix a proposed bill that unintentionally threatened to shut down [...]
A Missouri vehicle owner recently lost his case against a body shop that he claims damaged his vehicle and underestimated the cost of repairs. Plaintiff Jeremiah L. Johnson filed suit against Pundmann Motor Co. seeking [...]
A Virginia bill has advanced in committee that would require auto insurers to pay double the judgment amount to policyholders on unpaid or denied claims taken to court that are proven to be decisions made [...]
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) is proposing that insurers use a market survey to establish a competitive price for vehicle repairs, but the wording in the statute could be more problematic than helpful. “To establish [...]
The Centers for Disease and Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering rolling back COVID recommendations to say employees can go back to work after 24 hours with no fever, instead of the current five days, [...]
Jacobson Group CEO Greg Jacobson recently explained, according to the Insurance Journal, that 52% of carriers plan to increase staff in the next year while 38% plan to keep the staff they have without changes, [...]
