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U.S. insurance company to offer discount rate for hybrid car owners (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News)
_ Travelers, the fourth largest property and casualty insurance company in the United States, announced Thursday that it will implement a 10 percent discount on auto insurance for hybrid vehicle owners beginning next month.

DeLong wants change in W.Va. insurance scoring (East Liverpool Review)
Calling the reform an important step in protecting unemployed workers and other state residents, West Virginia Delegate Joe DeLong (D-Hancock) is seeking support in banning insurance credit scoring.

Insurer proposes measure to alter California insurance reforms (TimesLeader.com)
LOS ANGELES - The head of Mercury Insurance is trying to get an initiative on the November election ballot that would undo new auto insurance reforms and reduce the state's ability to regulate the industry, it was reported Thursday.

Insurance company takes named drivers' history into account (Telegraph.co.uk)
An insurance company has become the first to take into account named drivers' history behind the wheel.

Insurance Industry Files Ballot Initiatives to Repeal Prop. 103, Raise Auto, Home and Business Rates by Hundreds of (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Just days after the announcement of more insurance rate reductions under Proposition 103, the insurance industry has quietly introduced three ballot measures to undo these and other consumer protections of the 1988 ballot measure.

Travelers to Offer Hybrid Owners Across U.S. 10 Percent Discount on Auto Insurance (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers , today announced plans to implement a 10 percent discount* on auto insurance to hybrid vehicle owners in the United States beginning in February 2006.

Hybrid Drivers Cash in on Premium Insurance Rates (GreenBiz)
NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2006 - A major U.S. motor insurer has promised hybrid drivers a 10% discount on their premiums. The St. Paul Travelers insurance group, one of America's biggest car insurers, has announced that from February hybrid owners will receive the favorable rate.

16 Wheels: Cheaper insurance for hybrid owners (WNDU 16)
Here's a new incentive to buy a hybrid car: cheaper insurance. Travelers' is the first insurance company to offer 10% discounts for hybrid drivers on a nationwide basis.

Travelers Group lowers auto insurance for hybrids (Autoblog)
Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative USA Toda y reports that Travelers Group will offer a 10 percent discount for owners of gas/electric hybrids. According to the insurance company, hybrid owners are classed in its "preferred group" - married, ages 41-60, of either gender. The discount does not include personal injury and uninsured motorist components of drivers' insurance package, but

Save Thousands on Car Insurance ? Really (Free Lance)
It's so confusing and, frankly, pretty boring. But it's a necessary evil that every driver must concern themselves with: car insurance.

Analysts see another big year for insurance stocks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Many stock analysts see another year of gains for insurers, with lightning striking twice for top-performing insurance broker Aon Corp. and auto insurer Progressive Corp. .

Insurance Fraud and Buildup Add Approximately $400 Million to California Auto Injury Claims, IRC Study Finds (The Auto Channel)
MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 5, 2006 -- A recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury insurance claims puts a price tag on the cost of claim abuse in California.

Reilly decides not to appeal 'scam' 8.7% auto-rate cut (Boston Globe)
After proclaiming that the Romney administration's 8.7 percent auto insurance rate reduction for this year was a ''scam," Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly yesterday declined to appeal the decision in court.

Scotland's car crime paradise (The Scotsman: Scotland News)
CAR thieves are more likely to strike in parts of west Edinburgh than anywhere else in Scotland, according to new figures released by an insurance company.

Insurance Company Offers Hybrid Car Owners 10 Percent Discount (Planet Ark)
NEW YORK - Are tree-hugging, middle-age owners of hybrid vehicles a better risk than drivers of ordinary autos? St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. is betting they are.

Drivers paying price for car crime capital tag (South London Press)
CROYDON is the car crime capital of the South East forcing drivers to pay massively over the odds for insurance. Newly released figures show the town's CR0 postcode suffered more car break-ins and thefts last year than anywhere else in the region.

Auto insurer gives drivers of hybrids a break (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
An insurance company is giving owners of hybrid-powered cars and trucks a financial reward for driving the gas-sippers: a 10% discount on their auto insurance. Travelers Group said Thursday it will roll out the discount at the end of February.

Auto insurer gives hybrid drivers a break (The Arizona Republic)
DETROIT - An insurance company is giving owners of hybrid-powered cars and trucks a financial reward for driving the gas-sippers: a 10 percent discount on their auto insurance.