AUTO INSURANCE NEWS/ RALEIGH, N.C. Is it more important to keep overall car insurance premiums low, or to make sure everyone's paying what they deserve? North Carolina legislators once again examining the unique rate-setting system for the state's roughly ... [full story]

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Wednesday that he agreed with the National Transportation Safety Board that cell phone should not be used manually while driving, but he steered away from a debate about whether hands-free devices should be allowed behind ... [full story]

In its first five months on the books, Indiana’s texting-while-driving ban has led to only a few dozen citations by state troopers — a trend police blame on restrictions in the law that make it difficult for them to enforce. ... [full story]

Credit and information management firm TransUnion released end of third-quarter results of its proprietary Auto Insurance Risk Index, noting a slight increase of 0.03 percent after four consecutive quarterly declines. The index now registers 98.85, three basis points higher than ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. safety investigators called on Tuesday for a nationwide ban on texting and cell phone use while driving, a prohibition that would include certain applications of hands-free technology becoming more common in new cars. The National ... [full story]

Underwriters, trucking companies and industry groups have mixed opinions on the merits and potential impact of a new federal rule prohibiting commercial truckers and bus drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving. The new rule, announced jointly on Nov. ... [full story]

Annual traffic deaths in the U.S. have fallen to their lowest level in six decades, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Released on Thursday, the figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that highway ... [full story]

DETROIT—For the past several years, the federal government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars promoting the development of electric cars. Now regulators are investigating whether the big battery packs used by one of them pose a safety risk in ... [full story]

The emotional toll for Americans who lose a friend or loved one in a motor vehicle crash has a steep financial counterpart — an average $6 million per fatal accident, according to auto club AAA. In a new report ... [full story]

The respected Consumer Reports magazine on Tuesday gave Detroit's recovering auto industry a blow to the gut. Chrysler was the one bright spot, moving from bottom of the barrel last year to the middle of the pack this year. ... [full story]