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California Regulator Orders Access Insurance Company to Stop All Business Operations

March 8, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

California  Insurance Commissioner Jones issued a Cease and Desist Order against Access Insurance Company, which requires the company to immediately stop transacting, soliciting, negotiating, or administering and writing any new or renewal insurance business of any kind in the state of California. According to the insurance company’s website it is licensed to provide auto insurance […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, California

Nevada Raises Minimum Vehicle Liability Insurance Coverage Requirements

March 7, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The Nevada Division of Insurance announced it has partnered with the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, Nevada Highway Patrol and the Nevada Insurance Council (NIC) to inform Nevada consumers of a new law that will increase the minimum vehicle liability insurance to be in compliance with the law and avoid paying penalties. Collision repairers have […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Nevada

Cost of Car Insurance in UK Costs 10% of a Young Driver’s Salary

February 6, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Growth of injury claims and taxes drive higher costs for young people. All their salary for the year to date would go to pay auto insurance premiums. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) reported further evidence of the need to tackle rising motor insurance premiums – the cost of car insurance now gobbles up 10 […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Association of British Insurers, Auto Insurance, Auto Insurance Affordability, United Kingdom

AM Best Reports Personal Auto Insurance Underwriting Profitability Performed Better in 2017

February 5, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

The underwriting profitability of the U.S. personal auto line showed signs of improvement in 2017 as rate hikes have been effective against loss frequency and severity trends, according to a new A.M. Best report. The combined ratio for the U.S. private passenger standard auto composite (companies with private passenger auto net premiums written that constitute […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: A.M. Best, Auto Insurance, Profitability

Auto Physical Damage Insurance Underwriting Profit Continues to Decline in the U.S.

January 12, 2018 By CollisionWeek Editor

Auto Physical Damage Insurance Profitability

The latest statistics from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners indicates that the percentage of premiums going to pay losses has continued to increase. Private passenger physical damage insurance turned to a loss in 2016. Data contained in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) report on profitability by insurance line in 2016, released this […]

Filed Under: Research Tagged With: Auto Insurance, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Profitability

KPMG Reports Autonomous Vehicle Tech Could Shrink Auto Insurance Sector 71% by 2050

June 28, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

KPMG Accident Frequency per vehicle by year

According to KPMG report, shifting driving risk to auto manufacturers and adoption of mobility-on-demand will significantly impact insurance business. Autonomous vehicle technology could shrink the auto insurance sector by 71 percent or $137 billion by 2050, according to new research by KPMG, titled The Chaotic Middle: The Autonomous Vehicle and Disruption in Automobile Insurance. KPMG […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Accident Frequency, Auto Insurance, Autonomous Vehicles

J.D. Power Study Finds Premium Increases Become Sticking Point for U.S. Auto Insurance Customers

June 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Rate increases due to increasing driving, claim frequency and severity impacting consumer price satisfaction. A combination of record numbers of miles driven, increased frequency and severity of collisions, and extreme weather has crimped U.S. auto insurer profitability, resulting in rate increases for 26% of customers and a strain on customer satisfaction. According to the  J.D. […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Customer Satisfaction, J.D. Power

Agreement Reached on North Carolina Auto Insurance Rates

June 16, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the signing of a settlement agreement with the North Carolina Rate Bureau in response to the Rate Bureau’s Feb. 1, request for a 13.8 percent increase in auto insurance rates. The North Carolina Department of Insurance agreed to a lower average increase of 2.2 percent – a savings of more […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, North Carolina

Autonomous Vehicles Will Add $81 Billion in New Premiums for Auto Insurers by 2025

May 19, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Accenture Report

According to a report by Accenture, while the long-term impact of autonomous vehicles will reduce the need for auto insurance, initially they will expand the insurance business. Insurance coverage for autonomous vehicles will bring $81 billion in new premiums to the U.S. auto insurance industry over the next eight years, driven by risks related to […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Autonomous Vehicles

J.D. Power Reports Canadian Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Climbs Despite Premium Increases

May 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

JD Power Alberta Auto Insurance Rankings

The Co-operators Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction in Alberta, Atlantic and Ontario Regions; Industrial Alliance Ranks Highest in Quebec Customer satisfaction with auto insurance in Canada increases for the second consecutive year despite nationwide premium increases, according to the J.D. Power 2017 Canadian Auto Insurance Satisfaction Study, released today.  “It does seem counterintuitive to see […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Auto Insurance, Canada, J.D. Power

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