Insurance News - Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, September 27, 2016:

• Motorist in Tesla self-driving vehicle is killed when it smashes into a tree at 100 mph in Holland - but the company insist he had not switched on auto-pilot function.
• Insurance premiums could drop 40 percent by 2050 due to automated vehicles.
• Self-driving cars operated by ride-sharing service Uber hit the public roads in Pittsburgh, as the company launches a pilot program that will pick up actual passengers.
• New Brunswick auto insurance claims have grown $70 million over 3 years and may lead to some large rate hikes.
• Lyft's president says 'majority' of rides will be in self-driving cars by 2021 and car ownership will end by 2025. Overly optimistic?

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Rick Tompkins, a suburban Toronto insurance broker, never considered a career in politics until a good friend, who happens to be the leader of the Conservative party, asks him to run for office. He accepts the offer, with the understanding that he would probably not win, but can use the opportunity to gain some visibility for himself and his business. Jerry Switzer, a veteran party worker, is sent in to guide Rick through a campaign in a riding that hasn’t elected a Conservative in years. Rick fumbles his way through the election campaign and manages a surprise win but at the expense of saddling his party with an impossible commitment. What makes matters worse, Rick is anything but politically correct. He offends everyone in his path and stumbles from one political scandal to another. Still, Rick has one saving asset: a political party machine that is able to spin scandals to its advantage.

Insurance News - Thursday, September 15, 2016

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Thursday, September 15, 2016:

• Uber and Lyft have each been in the news recently for their investments in and work with automaker partners in developing self-driving technology. So, what about the drivers?
• Michigan may soon become the first state to allow self-driving cars on the road without a human driver sitting behind the steering wheel.
• The Ontario Provincial Police recently suggested that so far this year, it has investigated 38 road deaths in which a distracted driver was involved.
• What Amazon can teach auto insurance carriers about online retailing and enhancing the consumer experience.
• Vastly different story lines among Canada’s four public auto insurers.
• Self-driving Google cars will soon know when the police are approaching and to pull over to the side of the road.

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