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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

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

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

Murder mum's son sued over car crash (The Scotsman: Scotland News)
RELATIVES of Sean Flynn - who was cleared last year of murdering his mother Louise Tiffney - have launched a 150,000 damages action against him over a car crash in which two young men died.
Source: news.scotsman.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

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

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

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

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

Texas Auto Insurance Plan Names New General Manager (Insurance Journal)
Cathleen C. Beavers has been named general manager of Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association, according to TAIPA Chairman Brad Duelks. Previously, Beavers
Source: www.insurancejournal.com

'ZIP code' shifts to insurance rates (Palo Alto Weekly)
After much discussion among Palo Alto residents concerning a secession from the 94303 ZIP code, the issue has shifted to apparent inequities in car-insurance rates.
Source: www.paloaltoonline.com

Car Accident in Chili Kills Two Men (R News)
Two men died in a car accident after the truck they were traveling in swerved into the path of a refuse collection truck in Chili. It happened on Scottsville Road south of Paul Road about 7:00 this morning.
Source: www.rnews.com

In-Car Navigation Systems Too Distracting? (Slashdot)
Lam1969 writes "A survey released by an insurance company shows that drivers with in-car navigation systems are more likely to lose concentration than drivers who unfold a map while driving. From the article: 'One in 10 motorists with navigation systems set off on their journeys without bothering to program their route, and more than half admitted that they then had to take their eyes off the
Source: rss.slashdot.org