November 1, 2022
A federal judge on Monday said a lawsuit accusing Geico Corp. of overcharging more than 2 million California policyholders on car insurance early in the COVID-19 pandemic may proceed as a class action. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in …
October 18, 2021
For three centuries, a handful of insurers have dominated the market from the City of London. The upstart intent on challenging them rents two floors just outside the district in an area known as Silicon Roundabout, where its employees work …
March 25, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY — Nearly 5 percent of vehicles flagged as uninsured in Oklahoma were identified by error, according to a prosecutor who leads a new program that includes automatic license plate readers. The Oklahoma District Attorneys Council sent warning letters …
April 6, 2017
A new report suggests that people living in urban minority neighborhoods could be paying as much as 30 percent more for car insurance, but an industry group says the report’s findings are flawed. Nonprofit investigative news organization ProPublica and Consumer …
March 1, 2017
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., the largest U.S. property/casualty insurer, said annual profit fell 94 percent on car insurance claims costs. Net income dropped to $400 million from $6.2 billion in 2015, when results included one-time gains in the …
October 27, 2016
Three California district attorneys announced they had obtained a $925,000 settlement in a consumer protection lawsuit brought against the Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. and Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which offers Liberty Mutual auto insurance in California and nationwide. The …
July 28, 2015
Your driving record seems a legitimate risk for insurers to consider when they price auto insurance. But your marital status? Yes, young men in red sports cars will pay more for coverage than everyone else, but it’s hard to see …
March 18, 2015
The cheapest 2015 models to insure include two minivans, seven sport-utilities and the tiny Smart ForTwo, according to an Insure.com ranking of the most and least expensive vehicles to insure. The Jeep Wrangler Sport 4WD repeated its cheapest-to-insure title, with …
February 20, 2015
It’s well known that motorists who commit moving violations can expect higher car insurance costs. However, that increase varies significantly by state, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. For example, drivers who receive a DUI charge will pay an average …
December 18, 2014
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 …