New System Aids LA Police Identify Drivers with Lapsed Policies
Posted on Mar 7, 2016 in Insurance Developments and Trends, Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on New System Aids LA Police Identify Drivers with Lapsed Policies
A new monitoring system is being launched in Louisiana to assist police with enforcement of a state requirement that drivers are up to date on paying their auto insurance premiums. The system will pull reports from insurers and provide the data to the state Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV) and to state police. Troopers will then be able to check the database during traffic stops. A recent report by the Insurance Research Council found 12 -15 % of drivers in the state are uninsured. Last year, the OMV issued a large number of fines to Louisiana residents in lapsed insurance cases.
