January 21, 2008
N.J. back in driver's seat with
Philadelphia Inquirer - TRENTON - New Jersey has fixed its auto insurance problem. Five years after the state deregulated the industry, the results are in, and by almost every measure the reform has been a resounding success. Premiums are down. Competition is up. The number ...
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Posted by Richard at 08:32 AM
January 19, 2008
Allstate suspended from writing new auto policies in
Dubuque Telegraph Herald - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty on Wednesday suspended Allstate companies from writing new automobile insurance policies in Florida for refusing to comply fully with a subpoena from the state. McCarty abruptly ...
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Posted by Sean at 01:49 PM
BUSINESS Mandatory auto insurance premiums to be cut
TOKYO The government decided Friday to lower premiums for compulsory automobile liability insurance policies in April for the first time in 11 years due to a fall in the number of deaths in traffic
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Posted by Michael at 09:48 AM
January 18, 2008
More Allstate Insurance on Hold
TALLAHASSEE, FL (AP) -- A day after telling Allstate Corporation to stop writing new car insurance policies in Florida, state regulators are telling the company to stop writing any new business in the state -- including home
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Posted by Rob at 12:35 PM
January 16, 2008
8 ways to insure your home
MSNBC - Raise your deductible to $1,000 from $250 (15% to 30% savings), purchase your auto insurance from the same company (15%), and keep a claim-free record (5% to 35%). That would save $245 to $560 on a $700-a-year policy. If disaster does strike, make ...
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Posted by Murray at 08:58 AM
January 14, 2008
Home insurance goes
Everett Herald - That's already happening on the commercial building side and in auto insurance, where insurers in some states are offering breaks to hybrid-car drivers. "Some insurers perceive a 'halo effect' in which adopters of climate-change mitigation ...
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Posted by Mel at 12:18 PM
Auto arson rises in S.J.
Record - STOCKTON - Can't make your auto payment? Light your car on fire, and tell the insurance company you were a victim of theft. That's what a local prosecutor says he's seeing more of these days. But instead of chasing down a phantom arsonist, oftentimes ...
Posted by Ryan at 09:05 AM
January 11, 2008
Insurance shortcomings
Philadelphia Inquirer - WASHINGTON - U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay consumers' home and auto claims to pad their already fat bottom lines, a consumer group said yesterday. The Consumer Federation of America's insurance director, J ...
Posted by Murray at 03:05 PM
