Read more auto insurance stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24144/auto-insurance.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:02:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/62324/recession-drives-boom-in-auto-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCar-insurance fraud spurred by the recession is continuing unabated, Newsweek reports. “Give-ups”—feigning theft or arson to collect insurance money on an unwanted vehicle—are up 24% this year over last, according to an industry group. And claims stemming from suspicious car fires are up 27%. “Normally honest people are...http://www.newser.com/story/62324/recession-drives-boom-in-auto-fraud.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 13:23:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61311/insurer-sees-games-as-boost-for-old-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn experiment by Allstate Insurance and a San Francisco software startup that aims to use computer games to improve the mental health of all ages is getting good reviews, the Chronicle reports, including from one local who says improved reaction time and peripheral vision saved him from an accident. “I’m...http://www.newser.com/story/61311/insurer-sees-games-as-boost-for-old-brains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 15:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55759/more-strapped-drivers-kick-insurance-to-curb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the economy sours, a stunning number of drivers are cutting back or dropping their insurance, MSNBC reports—and that has regulators and safety activists worried. “We may be looking at record numbers of uninsured motorists across the nation,” said the president of the Northwest Insurance Council. An industry research...http://www.newser.com/story/55759/more-strapped-drivers-kick-insurance-to-curb.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 11:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47085/lost-your-job-hyundai-will-buy-your-car-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith rebates and other incentives failing to entice buyers, Hyundai is letting hard-luck owners return their cars, CNNMoney reports. Buyers who can't make payments because they got fired or went bankrupt are allowed to trade cars back with little or no obligation, within a year. "The goal is that this...http://www.newser.com/story/47085/lost-your-job-hyundai-will-buy-your-car-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 19:01:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45516/as-money-woes-rise-drivers-let-insurance-lapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the unemployment rate climbs, so, too, does the number of drivers letting their car insurance lapse, the Wall Street Journal reports. One industry group says several hundred thousand drivers dropped their insurance in the last year alone. A study two years ago pegged the percentage of uninsured drivers at...http://www.newser.com/story/45516/as-money-woes-rise-drivers-let-insurance-lapse.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 22:14:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40701/insurance-guzzles-savings-from-fuel-efficient-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThink you’re saving money by driving that small, fuel-efficient car you traded in your SUV for? Maybe, but you’re probably paying more for your insurance—a lot more, reports the Wall Street Journal . In accidents, small cars tend to sustain more damage, and occupants more injures, than larger vehicles. Hence...http://www.newser.com/story/40701/insurance-guzzles-savings-from-fuel-efficient-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 11:07:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39824/missing-airbags-threaten-drivers-of-used-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUsed-car buyers, beware: Missing or ruined air bags are posing a threat to unsuspecting drivers’ lives, an NPR investigation finds. Some dealerships put greed over safety and sell cars that have been in accidents without replacing the protective pouches. Instead, they may stick faulty air bags back in the car,...http://www.newser.com/story/39824/missing-airbags-threaten-drivers-of-used-cars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Oct 2008 13:37:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32487/calif-mulls-pay-as-you-drive-insurance-to-cut-costs-miles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn alliance of insurance companies and environmentalists are pushing to bring pay-as-you-drive auto-insurance, available from a handful of companies in other states, to California in a big way, the Los Angeles Times reports. The system, which charges premiums based on mileage, as recorded by a GPS tracking device, gives drivers...http://www.newser.com/story/32487/calif-mulls-pay-as-you-drive-insurance-to-cut-costs-miles.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jul 2008 13:48:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31470/the-good-in-4-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe rest of the world may have thought it would never happen, but energy prices are beginning to change Americans' behavior. Time notes some positive aspects: Jobs lost to globalization return, because energy costs make international shipping unattractive. Suburban sprawl is slowing as people choose to live closer to cities....http://www.newser.com/story/31470/the-good-in-4-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Jul 2008 12:03:39 CDT