Industry News – May 2012

Insurance Industry

Insurance Journal How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry – 5/17/12
Property Casualty 360 Top 10 Best Insurance Headquarters – 5/8/12
Property Casualty 360 Progressive Files Patent Suit Against Hartford, State Farm – 5/2/12
Claims Journal Understanding the Right of Reimbursement for Defense Costs When Reserving Rights – 5/1/12
Insurance Journal Fewer Auto Insurance Buyers Shopping But More Switching Carriers: J.D. Powers –
Property Casualty 360 Top 10 Best Insurance Commercials on TV – 5/1/12
Property Casualty 360 Fewer Consumers Shopping Auto Insurance Despite More Advertising – 4/30/12
Fox News Are drivers ready for Big Brother car insurance plans? – 4/24/12

Silicon Valley Business Journal California Senate passes bill on self-driving cars – 5/22/12
ComputerWorld (blog) Busted! Your car’s black box is spying, may be used against you in court – 5/1/12
The Columbus Dispatch ‘Black box’ in your car raising questions – 4/29/12

Insurance Journal Safety Report Cites Lack of Progress in Reducing Motorcyclist Deaths – 5/22/12
Consumer Reports NHTSA study finds underinflated and worn tires increase the likelihood of a crash – 5/15/12
The Detroit News Low tire pressure causing crashes – 5/12/12
ATRI Mapping Large Truck Rollovers: Interactive Map by American Transportation Research Institue (ATRI)

Transport Topics FMCSA Formally Withdraws EOBR Rule – 5/18/12
Autoblog NHTSA proposes mandatory stability control on big rigs, busses – 5/16/12
Fleet Owner FMCSA formally rescinds EOBR mandate – 5/14/12
Transport Topics Industry Seeks Relief from FMCSA Policy in Crashes When Truckers Are Not at Fault – 5/14/12
Land Line Magazine NHTSA to propose stability control systems for big trucks – 5/9/12
Fleet Owner Turning the tables: Scoring CSA – 5/10/12
Land Line Magazine Showdown heats up over EOBR mandate – 5/7/12
Trucking Info Stability Control Proposal Nearing Publication – 5/8/12

The Trucker 2012 Roadcheck being held June 5-7 – 5/15/12
Arkansas Business Driver Shortage Troubles Trucking Firms – 5/14/12
News-Leader.com Trucking firms divided on requiring black boxes – 5/14/12
Orlando Business Journal Report: Trucking industry stabilizing – 5/11/12
Trucking Info Freight Volumes Show Slow But Continued Growth – 5/9/12
Trucking Info More Fleets Report Positive 1Q Financials – 4/30/12
LandLine Magazine EOBR listening session: Fed panel gets an earful on harassment – 4/27/12
Overdrive Online Owner-operators sound off on recorders, harassment – 4/27/12

Trucking Info Connecting Vehicles to Cut Congestion, Improve Safety – 5/31/12
The Boston Globe Employees’ cellphone use while driving is liability -5/27/12
ABC News Safety Experiment: Cars That ‘Talk’ to Each Other – 5/23/12
Supermarket News Truck Cameras Improve Driver Behaviors – 5/1/12
Digitaltrends.com NHTSA: Autonomous car technology could eliminate up to 80 percent of crashes – 4/27/12