Friday, July 20, 2007

Journal Register Company Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results - Business Wir...

Journal Register Company Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results
Business Wire (press release), CA - 20 minutes ago
While there were trend improvements in the home furnishings and dining/entertainment advertising revenue categories, the financial/insurance and ...

State Farm to cut 50000 coast customers - Tallahassee.com

State Farm to cut 50000 coast customers
Tallahassee.com, FL - 1 hour ago
The exception to cancellations - coastal residents who had an auto insurance policy with State Farm as of July 12. State Farm has more than 865000 ...

NBC UNIVERSAL and PRN, Thomson's Out-of-Home Advertising Business ... - Euron...

NBC UNIVERSAL and PRN, Thomson's Out-of-Home Advertising Business ...
Euronext (persbericht), Netherlands - 1 hour ago
... like our unique auto insurance 'Rate Ticker,' that shows Progressive rates side-by-side with those of other top insurers in real-time," said Fred Khoury ...

Wachovia Earns Record $2.34 Billion, EPS Up 4% To $1.22 - Earthtimes.org

Wachovia Earns Record $2.34 Billion, EPS Up 4% To $1.22
Earthtimes.org - 1 hour ago
Expanded auto lending and credit card franchises generating results ahead of expectations. -- Solid credit quality; increased provision largely reflects ...


Insurance Companies Drop Hawaii Auto Premiums (Insurance Journal)
Hawaii auto insurance companies are dropping their Hawaii rates as local traffic accidents and claims fall. Insurance Commissioner J.P. Schmidt said the state has approved rate reductions for four

Blanco vetoes increase in auto insurance limits (The Advocate)
Louisiana motorists still reeling from the hurricanes should not be forced to increase their auto liability insurance, the governor decided Wednesday.

Governor vetoes auto insurance liability bill (KTBS Shreveport)
Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has vetoed legislation that would have doubled the minimum amount of auto liability insurance coverage motorists would have to carry.

Governor Blanco Vetoes Auto Insurance Bill (WAFB Baton Rouge)
Governor Kathleen Blanco has vetoed legislation that could have increased auto insurance costs for over one million Louisiana motorists.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Tort Reform Cited As Improving Economic Climate - WLBT-TV

Tort Reform Cited As Improving Economic Climate
WLBT-TV, MS - 13 minutes ago
Initially, it brought in more insurance carriers for auto, home, and health coverage. But now businesses are taking notice. Jay Moon, president of the ...

Insurers: Motorists Should Choose Medical Coverage - MyFox Detroit

Insurers: Motorists Should Choose Medical Coverage
MyFox Detroit, USA - 15 minutes ago
But Smith said something must be done to make auto insurance more affordable in Detroit and Flint. Fifty percent of drivers in the Detroit area do not have ...

Albany convenience store shut down over workers' comp violation - MSN Money

Albany convenience store shut down over workers' comp violation
MSN Money - 21 minutes ago
"These businesses failed to secure workers' compensation insurance to cover their employees, and then failed to reimburse New York when ordered to do so," ...

Insurers say motorists should have choice in medical coverage - MLive.com

Insurers say motorists should have choice in medical coverage
MLive.com, MI - 24 minutes ago
The insurance industry thinks so, releasing a study Tuesday that predicts motorists could save up to 16 percent on their auto premium if they were allowed ...


Agencies brace for auto insurance changes (The Daily News of Newburyport)
NEWBURYPORT - Local agencies are bracing for some sort of change as a result of the state's decision to reduce regulation of auto insurance rates, but they aren't sure what that change will be.

Mass.: Auto Insurance Competition Closer (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Car owners could gradually see more competition in the auto insurance market under a plan unveiled Monday by the state insurance commissioner.

Police say 4 are linked to auto insurance scam (The Trenton Times)
TRENTON -- The owner of an auto body repair shop in Hamilton and three of his employees were indicted yesterday for their alleged roles in an auto repair insurance scam, state authorities said.

Patrick: Auto insurance plan balances market, state control (Boston Globe)
Gov. Deval Patrick said a new plan to increase competition in the regulated Massachusetts auto insurance market strikes a fine balance between the free market and government control.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Car Insurance

Shame on Blue Cross - San Jose Mercury News

Shame on Blue Cross
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 23 minutes ago
The bill would have followed California?s successful model for lowering auto insurance rates by requiring insurers to disclose their health care rates to ...

Survey Says: Some Motorcyclists May Not Completely Understand ... - Business ...

Survey Says: Some Motorcyclists May Not Completely Understand ...
Business Wire (press release), CA - 26 minutes ago
The Progressive Group of Insurance Companies, now celebrating its 70 th year in business, is the country?s third largest auto insurance group and largest ...

Why Yearly Insurance Reviews Are Essential - SavingAdvice.com

Why Yearly Insurance Reviews Are Essential
SavingAdvice.com, WA - 31 minutes ago
Auto insurance regulations changed last year, resulting in cheaper rates for many policyholders. If you originally went with the company that gave you the ...

Few Kan. Residents Covered by Flood Insurance - Insurance Journal

Few Kan. Residents Covered by Flood Insurance
Insurance Journal, CA - 43 minutes ago
The dozens of vehicles flooded by rapidly rising water would be covered, however, under comprehensive auto insurance policies, Higbie said. ...


State's auto insurance could shift (Berkshire Eagle)
BOSTON ? Newly appointed state Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burns will announce tomorrow whether competition will be introduced into the state's regulated auto-insurance market.

Auto insurance market (Berkshire Eagle)
1. Keep the market the way it is now, allowing the state to set auto-insurance rates. 2. Allow some competition, but have the state regulate rate hikes.

Burnes expected to announce auto insurance decision soon (Sentinel & Enterprise)
BOSTON -- Newly appointed state Insurance Commissioner Nonnie Burnes announces tomorrow whether competition will be introduced into the Massachusetts-regulated auto insurance market.

Your address affects auto-insurance rates (Toronto Star)
What are you paying for car insurance? It could depend on where you live. Your address is one of the factors that insurers take into account when determining your premiums.