Industry News – April 2012

Insurance Industry

Property Casualty 360 Auto Claims Satisfaction Down as Claims Repair Cycle is Up – 4/18/12
Insurance Journal North Carolina Auto Insurance Reform Postponed Until Next Year – 4/16/12
Insurance Journal 15 Trends in P/C Insurance Employment – 4/16/12
Claims Journal Do Claims Departments Rely Too Much on Metrics – 4/12/12
PropertyCasualty360 Top 8 Celebrities Who Got Their Start in Insurance – 4/5/12

NC Law Blog iPads at Depositions – 4/11/12
eDiscovery Daily eDiscovery Trends: Rules Changes for Spoliation Could Come as Soon as 2013 – 4/10/12
Property Casualty 360 Has e-Discovery Been Solved by Software? – 4/10/12
Corporate Counsel (Law.com) What Do You Think About the Trend Away from Big Law? – 4/10/12

Washington Post (blog) ‘Orange Cones. No Phones’: Safety officials focus on phones in work zones – 4/25/12
Wall Street Journal (Blog) A Black Box in Your Car? – 4/23/12
Autoweek NHTSA intensifies investigation into BMW 7-series rollaways – 4/19/12
International Business Times Female, Elderly Drivers More Likely to Confuse Gas and Brake Pedals: NHTSA Report – 4/17/12
Charlotte Observer Freeways no longer? Highway tolls weighed – 4/17/12
Claims Journal New Analytic Methods Provide Statistical Insight Into Distracted Driving – 4/12/12
Huffington Post Toyota Subpoenas Vocal Critic, Asks For Communication With The Huffington Post – 4/10/12
Bolt Insurance Driven to Distraction Infographic

Orlando Sentinel Fort Lauderdale sunbather accident to prompt review of beach-driving policy – 4/16/12
Fleet Owner Police find stolen truck as it’s being buried – 4/9/12
ABC News New Jersey Truck Driver, Son of Midwife, Delivered Third Baby While on the Job – 4/11/12

Wall Street Journal (Blog) Safety Officials Intensify Probe of BMW ‘Roll Away’ Crashes – 4/17/12
The Norwich Guidon – Norwich University Distractions are a driving cause of car accidents – 4/3/12

Today’s Trucking EOBR Debate Re-Ignites – 4/26/12
Business Insider INFOGRAPHIC: The Real Cost Of Trucking In The US –
Journal of Commerce Truck Tonnage Grows, But Slows in March – 4/24/12
Land Line Magazine CVSA’s Roadcheck 2012 planned for June 5-7 – 4/20/12
Truck News ATA report touts trucking as driving force behind US economy – 4/17/12
Trucking Info ATA’s Annual Trends Report Reflects Recovering Trucking Industry – 4/18/12
Trucking Info ATA’s Annual Trends Report Reflects Recovering Trucking Industry – 4/18/12
Supply Chain Digest Logistics News: Truck Driver Turnover Dropped Slightly in Q4, ATA Says – 4/11/12
Journal of Commerce Truckload Driver Turnover Rate Slows – 4/11/12
Fleet Owner Slowdown in job creation shouldn’t worry trucking yet – 4/6/12
Transport Topics New Minn. Law Grants Liability Protection to Truckers – 4/10/12
Transport Topics FMCSA Shuts Down N.J. Carrier – 4/9/12
Journal of Commerce Trucking Puts Brakes on Hiring – 4/6/12

Detroit Free Press NHTSA: If cars communicate, 80% of crashes can be avoided – 4/27/12
Forbes Hate To Break It To You, But Your Car Likely Has A Black Box ‘Spying’ On You Already – 4/19/12
MyCentralJersey.com Admissibility of ‘black box’ evidence at issue in aggravated-manslaughter case against actress – 4/17/12
Fox Business Will you have a rear-view mirror — or a camera? – 4/10/12
Slash Gear Alcohol-testing cars less than a decade away – 4/4/12