Insurance News - Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Here are the leading auto insurance headlines from ONTARIO AUTO INSURANCE TOPICS ON TWITTER for Tuesday, September 24, 2013:

• What would happen if your self-driving car was to cause a crash in Ontario? Under Ontario's current system you would be at-fault which is no different than if you caused a crash using your cruise-control but your insurer will pay.
• While the first self-driving cars are coming soon, overcoming motorists’ distrust of them may be a challenge.
• With insurers no longer able to use gender as a rating factor in calculating premiums under new EU regulations, the use of telematics to become critical.
• Toronto Sun article suggests GISA numbers show Ontario’s auto insurers can easily afford a 15% reduction in premiums over 2 years.
• NDP Leader Andrea Horwath accuses insurance industry of jacking up auto premiums.