Over the past five years, commercial auto insurance has experienced the most consistent underwriting results compared to other commercial lines and has generated better results than personal auto, despite the difference in the sizes of the markets, according to a ... [full story]

ATLANTA (Reuters) - The percentage of U.S. high school students who drink and drive has dropped by more than half in two decades, in part due to tougher laws against driving under the influence of alcohol, federal health officials said ... [full story]

Nearly 18,000 teens, aged 16 to 19, died in car accidents from 2006 to 2010, and their fatal-crash rate is nearly three times greater than drivers 20 and older, according to a report from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) ... [full story]

WASHINGTON (UPI) The number of motor vehicle traffic fatalities for the first half of 2012 increased 9 percent from the previous year, U.S. traffic officials said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated 16,290 people died in car crashes ... [full story]

More and more drivers are inviting their insurance companies to ride along and monitor their driving. The idea behind so-called “pay as you drive” or “usage-based” insurance is simple enough. As State Farm puts it: “Safer drivers should pay ... [full story]

California Gov. Jerry Brown rode to Google headquarters in Silicon Valley in a self-driven Toyota Prius before signing legislation Tuesday. Google is leading the charge to develop the promising technology. "Today we're looking at science fiction becoming tomorrow's reality, ... [full story]

The cost of auto coverage for the average U.S. driver will probably climb for a third straight year as insurers charge more to boost profits pressured by record-low interest rates and increased cost from natural disasters. The average ... [full story]

Don’t get in a traffic accident in a tiny Toyota Yaris. It has the most injuries per crash of any vehicle, according to an insurance industry study. The Highway Loss Data Institute looked at insurance data for model year ... [full story]

A new survey of more than 1,700 teens nationwide, conducted by Liberty Mutual and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions), compares the destructive driving habits of parents, as observed by the teens, to those of the teens themselves—and the results are ... [full story]

WASHINGTON — Jerry Wiseman notices it's harder to turn and check his car's blind spots at age 69 than it was at 50. So the Illinois man and his wife took a refresher driving course, hunting tips to stay safe ... [full story]