TexasSure, the vehicle insurance verification database designed to reduce the number of uninsured motorists, is now available to law enforcement statewide.
TexasSure is a secure database that matches the records of registered passenger vehicles with personal auto insurance policy information submitted by Texas insurance companies. The project was mandated by the Texas Legislature and is a collaborative effort of the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI), the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas Department of Information Resources.
The statewide rollout follows a successful field test program by the DPS in the Austin area. TxDOT made the database available to tax assessor-collectors statewide in June.
"After a vehicle is pulled over, the TexasSure database is a fantastic tool that helps law enforcement identify those who are driving without insurance-or with an expired or phony insurance document," said DPS Lt. Louis Sanchez.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Some child booster seats considered dangerous in auto crash
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety on Wednesday named several child booster seats -- currently available on the U.S. market -- as potentially dangerous for young children in the event of a car crash.
In its first-ever review of child booster seats, the agency tested nearly 50 different child booster seats to see their effectiveness in protecting children in crashes.
The booster seats were placed inside late model vehicles, as instructed by the manufacturers, and then crash-tested to see the potential impact on the child dummies.
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In its first-ever review of child booster seats, the agency tested nearly 50 different child booster seats to see their effectiveness in protecting children in crashes.
The booster seats were placed inside late model vehicles, as instructed by the manufacturers, and then crash-tested to see the potential impact on the child dummies.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Car insurance rates on the rise
The price of everything is going up these days. Now you can add one more thing to the list, car insurance.
Crumpled metal and shattered glass often the result of accidents we see on the roadways every day. We are all required to have insurance in Michigan to cover the cost, but the experts says rates are going up.
Bob Pierce, MI assoc. of Insurance Agents: "Everything is interrelated in today's economy, when prices go up in one arena they impact another"
Pierce says it's hard to say exactly how much prices are going up because there are so many different factors in insurance rates but he says the reason for the increase is simple.
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Crumpled metal and shattered glass often the result of accidents we see on the roadways every day. We are all required to have insurance in Michigan to cover the cost, but the experts says rates are going up.
Bob Pierce, MI assoc. of Insurance Agents: "Everything is interrelated in today's economy, when prices go up in one arena they impact another"
Pierce says it's hard to say exactly how much prices are going up because there are so many different factors in insurance rates but he says the reason for the increase is simple.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Boston's 'Biggest Loser' Indicted in Insurance Fraud Case
A Suffolk County grand jury returned indictments against a Boston man in connection with allegedly attempting to defraud insurance companies by reinsuring expensive jewelry that had allegedly been stolen, and for allegedly defrauding his auto insurance company by presenting a false registration address.
Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said that David Fioravanti has been charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud, insurance fraud, larceny over $250, attempted larceny over $250, and making a false statement on a motor vehicle registration.
Fioravanti won $100,000 onf NBC's "The Biggest Loser" show in in 2004. He is due to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court Nov. 4.
During the course of the investigation, investigators said they discovered that Fioravanti also had motor vehicle insurance policies with Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. All of the auto insurance policies issued to Fioravanti listed his mother's address in Marshfield as the address where his car is registered. However, authorities learned that Fioravanti actually lives in Boston and they maintain that he fraudulently registered and insured his automobiles at the Marshfield address. Authorities allege Fioravanti did this in order to pay lower auto insurance premiums.
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Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said that David Fioravanti has been charged with motor vehicle insurance fraud, insurance fraud, larceny over $250, attempted larceny over $250, and making a false statement on a motor vehicle registration.
Fioravanti won $100,000 onf NBC's "The Biggest Loser" show in in 2004. He is due to be arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court Nov. 4.
During the course of the investigation, investigators said they discovered that Fioravanti also had motor vehicle insurance policies with Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. All of the auto insurance policies issued to Fioravanti listed his mother's address in Marshfield as the address where his car is registered. However, authorities learned that Fioravanti actually lives in Boston and they maintain that he fraudulently registered and insured his automobiles at the Marshfield address. Authorities allege Fioravanti did this in order to pay lower auto insurance premiums.
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