ARLINGTON, VA — The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is pleased to announce the election of Douglas S. Joyce as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. Joyce is president of Alfa Alliance Insurance Corporation. He succeeds Steven George, chief operations officer, AAA of Northern California, Nevada, and Utah, who served as IIHS chairman during 2011 and will continue to serve as a Board member.

ARLINGTON, VA — The Highway Loss Data Institute is pleased to announce the election of James Nutting as the new chairman of its Board of Directors. Nutting is senior vice president and chief actuary, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies. He succeeds Martin Deede, vice president – actuarial, MetLife Auto and Home, who served as HLDI chairman in 2011 and will continue to serve as a Board member.

New safety features take 3 decades on average to spread through the vehicle fleet, a HLDI report says

Bumper demonstration test shows easy way to solve mismatch problem when SUVs and cars collide

Final hours-of-service rule still allows truck drivers to spend up to 11 hours a day at the wheel

New technologies could cut crashes dramatically, but don't count on them being everywhere tomorrow. A study by the Highway Loss Data Institute shows it takes about three decades for safety features to spread through the registered vehicle fleet.

Status Report Vol. 47, No. 1 cover article

A New Jersey law intended to help police enforce graduated licensing restrictions by requiring young drivers to display special decals is unpopular, widely flouted, and hasn't led to better compliance with the restrictions, an Institute study has found.

Status Report article: Vol. 46, No. 11, p. 4