Insurance News - Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, September 17, 2013:

• So there is a new term now for distracted walking, 'wexters’ and they are a hazard for drivers when they step off the curb.
• A Google Street View car in Indonesia was involved in collision after the company boasted that the vehicles had driven 200,000 accident-free miles.
• Does customer loyalty drive auto insurance rates up because they are reluctant to shop around?
• Pay As You Drive programs can be used to accurately infer your destination, a long-time concern of privacy advocates.  Is the public properly protected?
• California is considering regulating rideshare programs and proposing that drivers carry some form of commercial auto insurance coverage.