Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Squirrels, cows, kebabs top odd British insurance claims (AFP via Yahoo! News)


Squirrels, cows, kebabs top odd British insurance claims (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British motorists made claims last year for everything from a frozen squirrel crashing through a car windshield to a cow jumping on a quad bike, an insurance company said.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Car thefts down, but industry still lucrative (Independent Online)
Insurance companies have upped their funding of a Business Against Crime vehicle theft task team to R1,5-million in an attempt to further reduce car theft despite a decline noticed in vehicle-related crimes.
Source: www.iol.co.za

Agents upset with car insurance ads in BMV mailings (BizJournals)
The state agency that requires Ohio motorists to have insurance is letting advertisements for car insurance be packaged with its vehicle registration renewal forms.
Source: www.bizjournals.com

Onliner offers car-of-choice with 12-mth insurance (AutoWired)
RICHARD SANDERS, whose 9-year-old 'Drive-the-Deal' business continues to thrive, has added to his online empire.
Source: www.autowired.co.uk

Basic car insurance going up (Burnaby NewsLeader)
The B.C. Utilities Commission has approved ICBC s application for an interim rate increase of 6.5 per cent on basic insurance, effective March 15.
Source: www.burnabynewsleader.com

Ohio Gov. Taft Orders Review of Ads for Auto Insurance in State Registration Renewals (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
You get your vehicle registration renewal notice in the mail. It says you must certify that you have insurance and threatens fines, penalties and the loss of your driver's license if you don't.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Auto insurer spends $188K to help keep drowsy drivers off the road (CBC News)
Saskatchewan's government-operated auto insurance company hopes to fight drowsy driving with cash. Saskatchewan Government Insurance said Tuesday it will give $188,000 to the Sleep Disorders Centre at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon.
Source: www.cbc.ca

Va. House Panel Blocks Gov. Kaine's Insurance Tax Plan (Insurance Journal)
The heart of Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's transportation funding plan higher car sales and insurance premiums taxes died Monday in the House Finance Committee. On party-line votes, the tax
Source: www.insurancejournal.com

Nutty insurance claim as squirrel hits car (Edinburgh Evening News)
MOTORISTS made insurance claims last year for everything from a frozen squirrel crashing through a car windscreen to a cow jumping on a quad bike, it was revealed today.
Source: edinburghnews.scotsman.com

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