 | Vehicles to get dearer as govt proposes insurance premium hikeAutomobiles are set to become expensive from June 1, as the government has proposed a steep rise in third-party insurance rates. |
 | Probe dropping of 84 motor vehicle insurance claims: Madras HCJustice N Anand Venkatesh passed the orders recently when the petitions regarding fake claims for motor accident insurance came up for hearing. |
 | Madras HC keeps in abeyance its order mandating bumper-to-bumper insuranceLast month, the Madras High Court ruled that "bumper-to-bumper" insurance should be mandatory whenever a new vehicle is sold, from September 1. |
| All new vehicles sold from September 1 must have bumper-to-bumper insurance cover, rules Madras HCSuch a policy will obviously be costly and it remains to be seen whether the state government will choose to enforce the order or appeal against it. |
