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Pension fund invited to join insurance clearinghouse (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
The Insurance Commission is asking the Government Service Insurance System to take part in a new facility that will process compulsory third-party liability (CTPL) insurance for motor-vehicle owners starting January.

Changes sought in auto insurance Garamendi: Give record more weight than the ZIP code (San Francisco Chronicle)
Sacramento -- California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said Thursday he will push for changes in auto insurance rates that would place more emphasis on a car owner's driving record and less on the owner's ZIP code.

Car insurance to shi f t gear s (Inside Bay Area)
Forget about Northern California versus Southern California.

Garamendi Calls For Auto Insurance Changes to End "Zip Code" Rates (KXTV)
The days of California drivers paying wildly different car insurance rates based solely on where they live may soon become a thing of the past.

Insurance commissioner seeks new rules for setting auto rates (AberdeenNews.com)
SACRAMENTO - California auto insurance companies would be required to change how they calculate rates, focusing less on where motorists live and more on how well they drive, under a proposal announced Thursday by Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi.

Changes sought in auto insurance / Garamendi: Give record more weight than the ZIP code (San Francisco Chronicle)
California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi said Thursday he will push for changes in auto insurance rates that would place more emphasis on a car owner's driving record and less on the owner's ZIP code. Declaring "how you drive is more important...

Car insurance cost 'falling' (u.tv)
The cost of car insurance has fallen to 1999 levels. The latest statistics from the Irish Insurance Federation shows that premiums have dropped by 25 per cent.

Vehicle testers' top safety picks / Insurance industry institute ranks best performers in crash tests (San Francisco Chronicle)
Three large sedans, seven midsize sedans including five from Volkswagen/Audi, and the compact Honda Civic have been given the first-ever "Top Safety Pick" awards by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. These new awards in two tiers, gold (...

Owner: Park and go lot took car and went (phillyburbs.com)
While a Langhorne man was in California, the car he had left in a Philadelphia parking lot was in an accident in Harrisburg.

California Seniors Assail Insurance Commissioner on Proposed Changes to Auto Insurance Regulations (The Auto Channel)
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 22 -- John Kehoe, policy chair for the California Senior Advocates League, issued the following statement today in response to the new auto insurance regulations proposed by California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi.

New Rules Proposed for Car Insurance Rates (KRON 4 Bay Area)
Posted: December 22, 2005 at 5:48 p.m. SACRAMENTO (KRON) -- California auto insurance companies would be required to change how they calculate rates, focusing less on where motorists live and more on how well they drive, under a proposal announced Thursday by Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi.

Report Finds Car Insurance Redlining Rampant in California (The NewStandard)
In many parts of California, moving merely across the street could cause drivers' car-insurance rates to go up. This is especially the case if the new address is in a zip code with an even slight...

State official proposes auto insurance overhaul (San Jose Mercury News)
California's insurance commissioner proposed regulations today that would require auto insurance companies to give people's driving record more weight than their home ZIP code when setting their rates.