Saturday, November 05, 2005

Zipcar Puts the Hammer Down on High Gas Prices and


Zipcar Puts the Hammer Down on High Gas Prices and Car Ownership in the Bay Area (The Auto Channel)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 -- Tired of looking for parking, paying three dollars per gallon for gas, expensive monthly car payments, and stratospheric insurance premiums? Zipcar, the nation's largest provider of self-service cars by the hour or day, recognizes San Francisco's pain.

Tax collector s office discusses fake auto insurance cards, property taxes (Boca Raton News)
Florida is near the top of the list of those states experiencing an increase in the number of unauthorized insurers selling phony insurance. This ranges from health insurance that will leave thousands of people owning many millions in unpaid medical bills.

Research uncovers failures in selling of insurance protection (Financial Times)
Companies selling payment protection insurance have been urged to take "urgent action" to comply with regulatory standards after research uncovered evidence of poor selling practices.

Avoiding Insurance Surprises: Does Your New Car Have the Coverage It Needs? (The Auto Channel)
WARWICK, R.I.--Nov. 3, 2005--Auto manufacturers have rolled out the 2006 new car lines, meaning that there are some great deals out there, if consumers take the time to comparison shop and review new car guides. However, new car buyers should make certain that they have auto insurance that properly protects their sizable investments--or they may regret it.

MONEY & BANKING (The Hindu)
SBI's festival offer SBI, as part of its festival offer, is providing car loans up to 85 per cent of the on-road cost at an interest of 7 per cent per annum. EMIs are Rs 1,509 per lakh. SBI is offering free accident insurance cover as part of the scheme, which is ...

Chicago Man Charged After Five-Car Wreck (Des Plaines Journal)
A five-car collision at the southbound fork of Lee Street and Mannheim Road resulted in several charges to a 26-year-old Chicago man.

Avoiding Insurance Surprises: Does Your New Car Have the Coverage It Needs? (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Auto manufacturers have rolled out the 2006 new car lines, meaning that there are some great deals out there, if consume

Study: Pa. Leads Nation In Deer-Car Crashes (Action News 4 Pittsburgh)
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A major insurance company says Pennsylvania motorists are reporting more deer-vehicle collisions than any other state in the country.

Car fire spreads to building; mechanic, auto detailer out of business temporarily (Lebanon Daily Record)
A car fire that spread to a building is believed to be the cause of a commercial structure fire that has temporarily put an auto detailer and a mechanic out of business.

Stations review auto insurance spots as ad wars heat up (WPRI 12)
BOSTON Governor Romney is asking television stations not to air ads that are critical of his auto insurance plan.

Stations review auto insurance spots as ad wars heat up (WRGB)
(Boston - AP) Governor Romney is asking television stations not to air ads that are critical of his auto insurance plan. Romney's lawyer called and wrote to the broadcast outlets yesterday asking them not to use ads by a group called the Coalition for Affordable Auto Insurance For All.

Judge: Auto Insurer Needs To Reopen 17,000 Cases (The Denver Channel)
BOULDER, Colo. -- A judge in Boulder said the auto insurer American Family Mutual Insurance must reopen up to 17,000 medical and wage loss cases in Colorado.

Top 10 states for auto-deer collisions (CNN Money)
Pennsylvania ranks first among the top ten worst states for vehicle-deer collisions, according to an insurance survey published Thursday.

Insurance scam fails (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
A Dutch dentist who chopped off his finger and then faked a car crash before claiming 1 million from insurers has been given a suspended sentence and fined.

Mike Pero moves up a gear - to insurance (Stuff)
Mike Pero Mortgages is planning to use its good-guy reputation to sell us life and income protection insurance - but it has also laid the groundwork to sell house, contents and car insurance.

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