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Avoid Katrina's wrath at the used car lot (Contra Costa Times)
Flood-damaged cars from the Gulf region have been showing up in California, state officials say, posing a risk for unsuspecting used car buyers. Because of that, California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi and AAA of Northern California issued a warning Thursday to consumers to conduct thorough background checks before purchasing a used vehicle.
Source: www.macon.com

Admiral offers car insurance for family fleets (icWales)
FAMILIES with more than one car are being targeted in a new drive by insurance giant Admiral. There are 7m households in the UK owning more than one vehicle, and the insurer has launched a new type of policy to cater for this market.
Source: icwales.icnetwork.co.uk

Car insurance is set for price hike (prestontoday.net)
Car insurance premiums are set to rise this year as insurers struggle to make a profit, research predicted today. (26/01/2006 15:14:52)
Source: www.prestontoday.net

Driving less could drive down car insurance (Kansas City Star)
If you ve been driving less to compensate for higher gas prices, you might be eligible for savings on your car insurance.
Source: www.kansascity.com

Auto and Homeowners Insurance Available Through AAA Hawaii (The Auto Channel)
HONOLULU--Jan. 2, 20066, 2006--AAA Hawaii's affiliated insurer has received approval by the state insurance division to offer automobile and homeowners insurance to qualified members.
Source: www.theautochannel.com

How to save money on car insurance (The Columbus Dispatch)
If you no longer drive to work or school, your car can be rated as a "pleasure" vehicle with a lower insurance rate. If you don t drive as far to work or school, you might save money because insurers usually charge more the farther you drive.
Source: www.dispatch.com

Auto Insurer Charges More Based On Zip Codes (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
One of the state's biggest car insurance companies has begun charging more based on drivers' zip codes.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Joaquin Walks Away from Car Wreck (E! Online via Yahoo! News)
Joaquin Phoenix may have walked the line between life and death Thursday, when he narrowly escaped injury in a serious car accident.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Receiver named for auto dealer (The Cincinnati Post)
A Northern Kentucky judge has named the man who helped liquidate the troubled Kentucky Central Life Insurance Co. in the 1990s to perform a similar task on Hebron Auto Sales.
Source: news.cincypost.com

Faced with high auto, health insurance rates, new chief steps in (The Daily Record)
When former state insurance commissioner Alfred W. Redmer resigned last fall to take a private-sector job, R. Steven Orr quickly called the Baltimore County acquaintance. What was the job like? What were the pitfalls?
Source: www.mddailyrecord.com

Do rental car companies try to push unneeded insurance? (San Jose Mercury News)
When you rent a car, you're likely to encounter pressure to buy extra insurance. Readers have asked if sleazy rental agents deliberately target senior citizens. My answer is ``not necessarily,'' but those agents do target renters who don't seem to know the ropes -- a group that might well include seniors.
Source: www.siliconvalley.com

SAN FRANCISCO / Warning given on used cars damaged in hurricanes / Insurance czar tells buyers to check ID numbers (San Francisco Chronicle)
Used-car buyers, who must always beware, have never needed to be more beware than right this minute with some 600,000 cars damaged in last year's hurricanes making their way onto the market. That was the word Thursday from state Insurance Commissioner...
Source: www.sfgate.com

Ballot Fight Over Auto Insurance Is Averted (Los Angeles Times)
Ending the threat of a divisive campaign, a billionaire insurance executive said Friday that he would abandon plans to qualify ballot initiatives to overhaul the way auto insurance rates are set.
Source: www.latimes.com

Safe Auto plans move to Easton (The Columbus Dispatch)
Safe Auto Insurance Co. plans to leave its Whitehall location and build a $20 million headquarters at Easton. The homegrown vehicle insurer, known for its "minimumcoverage" pitch, will move to a four-story, 150,000-square-foot office building at Easton Oval in 2007.
Source: www.dispatch.com

Used Car Buyers Beware: Flood-Damaged Cars Are Coming; Auto Club Joins Insurance Commissioner Garamendi to Warn (The Auto Channel)
LOS ANGELES--Jan. 2, 20064, 2006--The Automobile Club of Southern California joined California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi today to warn local car buyers about the danger of purchasing used vehicles damaged by flood waters during last year's Gulf Coast hurricanes.
Source: www.theautochannel.com

Electric Insurance Enhances New Jersey Auto Product (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BEVERLY, Mass.----Jan. 27, 2006--Electric Insurance Company announced today that it has enhanced its private passenger auto product and, as a result, is expanding its marketing distribution in New Jersey.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Insurance Australia May Buy China Pacific Stake (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Insurance Australia Group Ltd., the nation's largest auto and home insurer, said it may buy a stake in China Pacific Property Insurance Co.
Source: www.bloomberg.com