Saturday, January 14, 2006

Insurance Plans You Can Avoid (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)


Insurance Plans You Can Avoid (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News)
At least once a week, offers for mortgage life insurance land in my mailbox. Without hesitation, these letters go straight to the shredder, as do the myriad offers for other "insurances" that I really don't need. Name a hazard of life, no matter how trivial or unlikely, and companies will offer to insure against it. The latest trend is insurance against the costs of identity theft -- which,

DRUNK MUM CRASHES CAR WITH 7 KIDS (Daily Mirror)
A DRUNK mum crashed a car carrying seven children after downing a pint of wine at a party. Victoria Jefferson, who had no licence or insurance, took her sisters' car without permission.

Auto insurers warn on rates (The Sacramento Bee)
SAN FRANCISCO - Insurance industry officials defended their auto policy pricing practices Thursday, then warned regulators that revamped regulations would tax rural motorists and drive up rates for most California drivers.

More Auto show (Detroit Free Press)
Actor Dennis Haysbert helped to kick off the launch of Allstate Insurance Co .'s Your Choice Insurance at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Tuesday.

Insurance fraud (phillyburbs.com)
The Burlington County Prosecutor's Office is slated to receive a boost in state funding this year to continue its crackdown on insurance fraud.

New option makes car insurance affordable for low-income drivers (KESQ)
Car insurance isn't affordable for many drivers, with rates on the rise. Now there's a new option for low income drivers here in the valley. Here in California, one out of every four drivers doesn't have car insurance. Many simply can't afford it. And those who can say rates are still too expensive.

Newtek Business Services Contracts with G.M. Minority Dealers Associations Offer of Insurance, Merchant Processing, and (The Auto Channel)
NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2006 -- Newtek Business Services, Inc. (http://www.newtekbusinessservices.com/), announced today, that through its operating subsidiaries, it has contracted with the General Motors Minority Dealers Association (GMMDA) to offer three primary and several other business and financial services products to its over 200 auto dealership members.

Insurance key when driving foreign roads (The Arizona Republic)
I had been driving all day, and now it was dark. I had rented a car in Phoenix and was heading across the Arizona border to Kino Bay on the Gulf of California in Sonora.

No-fault auto insurance, plagued by fraud, may expire (Palm Beach Post)
Florida's system of paying for medical care after a car accident will disappear unless lawmakers act this year.

Where You Live Matters for Auto Insurance Rates According to Insurance.com Report (The Auto Channel)
CLEVELAND, Jan. 12, 2006 -- Insurance.com, the largest online auto insurance agency in the United States, reports a decrease in auto insurance rates depending on geographical location.

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