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Insurance Australia 1st-Half Profit Falls 1% on Sales (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Insurance Australia Group Ltd., the nation's largest auto and home insurer, said first-half profit fell 1 percent on lower revenue as competition cut prices.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Travelers Offers Hybrid Owners 10 Percent Discount on Auto Insurance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HARTFORD, Conn.----Feb. 21, 2006--Hybrid-driving Americans can now take advantage of a 10 percent discount on auto insurance offered by Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers .
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Ohio Auto Insurance Policy Premiums Expected to Fall (Insurance Journal)
Insurance officials and company representatives are predicting that automobile insurance rates in Ohio are likely to drop this year, and homeowner insurance bills should remain mostly unchanged. In
Source: www.insurancejournal.com

Court affirms insurance cancellation because of prior DWI (Arkansas News Bureau)
LITTLE ROCK - An insurance company had the right to refuse to cover a claim because the person insured lied on an application about a previous DWI conviction, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Source: www.arkansasnews.com

Europe News: Hidden dangers of in-car satnav systems under scrutiny (Telematics Update)
In-car navigation equipment could be proving to be more of a hindrance than a help to the nation s drivers, according to new research by safe driver champion, Privilege Insurance.
Source: www.telematicsupdate.com

When shopping for car insurance, learn from hurricanes (Federal Times)
Hurricane Katrina offers many lessons in preparing for disaster, and adequately insuring your car is one of them. To save money, many people purchase only liability auto insurance especially if they have older cars. This is the coverage required by law, and pays for damage caused by your car.
Source: federaltimes.com

comScore Reports 24 Percent Growth in Auto Insurance Quotes and 29 Percent Growth in Policies Purchased Online in 2005 (The Auto Channel)
RESTON, Va., Feb. 21 -- Consumers flocked online to research and purchase auto insurance in 2005 according to an analysis released today by comScore Networks, the leader in the use of the Internet to measure and understand consumer behavior and attitudes.
Source: www.theautochannel.com

Savings on Auto, Home Insurance May Be in the Mail (Duke University)
Durham, N.C. -- Ever wonder why you get several auto and home insurance mailings each year? So did more than 1,700 faculty and staff before they compared rates and signed up for the benefit.
Source: www.dukenews.duke.edu

BMW eyes big firms for car lease scheme (Manila Bulletin)
BMW Philippines is targetting the country s top corporations that provide their top executives with top-of-the-line car plans for its innovative car lease scheme, called Premium Lease.
Source: www.mb.com.ph

Finance: Buying a car? Drive a bargain (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Here's the first thing I would have splurged on, had I won the Powerball Jackpot: Someone to buy my next car for me.
Source: news.yahoo.com

The Instigator Rolls into Toronto for the 2006 Performance World Custom Car & Truck Show (The Auto Channel)
Toronto - February 22, 2006:With a passion for cars and an exuberance for life, Richard and Paige Udell are a traveling husband and wife team, visiting car shows around the North American continent.
Source: www.theautochannel.com

Five arrested for filing false auto insurance claims (San Jose Mercury News)
Five people suspected of filing false auto insurance claims in Santa Clara County have been arrested, the insurance commissioner's office said today.
Source: www.siliconvalley.com

A Road Map to Lower Auto Insurance (ThirdAge)
An unforeseen consequence of the post-WW II baby boom could yield savings for you. The aging boomer population may be bringing down auto insurance rates across the country. The rising number of experienced drivers on the road is driving the price of premiums down.
Source: www.thirdage.com

Cases of Insurance Fraud, Auto Theft Increase in Wayne County (The Wayne Independent)
WAYNE COUNTY - Since 2002, insurance fraud cases have more than doubled in Wayne County and auto thefts have tripled, according to Wayne County District Attorney Michael Lehutsky, during the February 21, 2006, Wayne County Commissioners' meeting.
Source: www.wayneindependent.com

Car-dealer measure is pulled (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
A state senator has decided to park a controversial bill that would have given car dealers immunity from consumer lawsuits.
Source: www.timesdispatch.com

Insurance Australia 1st-Half Profit Falls 1% on Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Insurance Australia Group Ltd., the nation's largest auto and home insurer, said first-half profit fell 1 percent on lower sales.
Source: www.bloomberg.com

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-02-23 02:53 GMT: Insurance Australia Group to return 200 mln aud to shareholders (Interactive Investor)
SYDNEY (AFX) - Insurance Australia Group Ltd (IAG), Australia's largest motor vehicle and home insurer, said it plans to return 200 mln aud to shareholders as it continues to benefit from growth strategies.
Source: www.iii.co.uk

Baton Rouge, La., Man Arrested in Business Auto Insurance Scam (Insurance Journal)
Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., reported that special agents from his office, in a joint effort with members of the fraud section of the Louisiana Department of Insurance, arrested Wa
Source: www.insurancejournal.com