Insurance News - Friday, January 31, 2014

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Friday, January 31, 2014:

• Regulators, courts and city halls are struggling to define Uber. Is it a taxi company or a technology platform?
• Ridesharing taxi services stuck in insurance limbo.
• Can insurance discounts for installing text-blocking devices lead to fewer distracted drivers?
• New U.S. laws to be considered around the use and security of Big Data from automobiles.
• The first serious accident caused by an algorithm will be a major challenge to the fully driverless future.
• California consumer watchdog wants regulator to ban insurers from using driver's occupation and education in setting rates.

Insurance News - Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, January 28, 2014:

• Ontario-based insurers paid more than $25 million in claims for vehicles damaged in the December ice storms.
• Is the state of Ontario auto causing foreign property and casualty insurers to reconsider their business strategy in Canada?
• FSCO has released a revised MIG and OCF-18 to reflect SABS changes that become effective on February 1st.
• In Florida Personal Injury Protection coverage is projected to drop an average of 13.2% from a year ago because of anti-fraud reforms.  However, the overall reduction is only 1.2% because “no-fault” accounts for a small portion of auto coverage.
• With a spring provincial election still a strong possibility, a Forum poll from the weekend shows Conservatives at 36%, Liberals at 33% and the NDP at 26% as polling numbers show the race is even tighter.