South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has vetoed a moped safety bill, saying it is government overreach to require reflective vests for nighttime driving and helmets for drivers under 21. People over 18 “should decide for themselves what they should wear … Source: Claims Journal

The American Law Institute (ALI) is the preeminent independent legal organization in the United States producing scholarly work in the legal field, including its “Restatement of the Law” treatises which are meant to inform practitioners on general principles of common … Source: Claims Journal

Even the most organized drivers need a little help remembering everything. General Motors introduced the Rear Seat Reminder for U.S. customers. The feature, believed to be the first in the industry, is designed to remind drivers to check the back … Source: Claims Journal

A Texas insurance company has filed to offer an optional endorsement to its homowners insurance policy that would require mandatory arbitration in claims disputes in exchange for a premium discount, and the head of the Office of the Texas Public … Source: Claims Journal

Self-driving cars must increase safety at least twofold to make a real dent in the 38,000 lives lost on American roads last year, the U.S. auto safety chief said as the federal government prepares to release rules for autonomous vehicles … Source: Claims Journal

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab says it has uncovered an online marketplace where criminals from all over the world sell access to more than 70,000 hacked corporate and government servers for as little as $6 each. Kaspersky discovered the forum after … Source: Claims Journal

Allowing medical providers to hide false claims amid treatment for crash injuries will encourage scams and could discourage insurers from writing business in Texas, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud said in an amicus brief filed this week with the state … Source: Claims Journal

For the first time in five years, insured tailgate thefts posted a decline, according to a new report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The 6 percent decline in 2015 reverses a consecutive five-year escalating theft trend. In 2014, … Source: Claims Journal

The mother of an Indiana girl who died in an all-terrain vehicle crash has started a nonprofit foundation in partnership with state lawmakers to draft a helmet law and mandatory safety education for children who ride ATVs. Ashlee Bruggenschmidt’s 11-year-old … Source: Claims Journal

Across the street from San Francisco’s main jail, business is booming at Auto Glass Now where more than a dozen motorists show up on an average day to replace windows broken by thieves. “It’s been insane,” said Julio Lara, the … Source: Claims Journal