Saturday, March 04, 2006

Proposal rankles auto insurers, rural lobby (North County Times)


Proposal rankles auto insurers, rural lobby (North County Times)
A state official has proposed regulations would limit the use of ZIP codes in determining car-insurance rates, pitting rural drivers against their urban counterparts and leaving some suburban commuters worrying that they'll be hit by higher rates, too.
Source: www.nctimes.com

Shooting not covered by auto insurance policy, court says (WREG-TV Memphis)
LITTLE ROCK The Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled today that an auto insurance company does not have to defend a customer in Saint Francis County who, while sitting in his pickup truck, shot another person through the wall of a house.
Source: www.wreg.com

Shooting not Covered by Auto Insurance Policy, Ark. Court Says (Insurance Journal)
An auto insurance company does not have to defend a customer in St. Francis County who, while sitting in his pickup truck, shot another person through the wall of a house, the Arkansas Court of Appeal
Source: www.insurancejournal.com

The Car Czar: Totaled wrecks best left alone (The Sacramento Bee)
Q: After an accident, what are the criteria for "totaling" a car? And what about "salvaged." If a car is repairable, but the insurance company chooses to total it out, is the car then considered a "salvaged" vehicle? I was wondering about cases where a wrecked car can be repaired to make it fundamentally sound. In such cases, does the mere fact that the insurance company deemed it totaled make
Source: www.sacbee.com

Insurance companies back grass-roots movements (Miami Herald)
Borrowing a page from consumer groups that reach out to the masses to sway lawmakers, two major insurers are backing grass-roots efforts to bring about major reforms in home and auto insurance regulation.
Source: www.miami.com

Drivers wasting 1.4bn on insurance (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The average motorist with a four-year no claims discount could save more than 125 by shopping around for their car insurance, research has claimed.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Driver ran into me - then scrapped his car (The Observer)
I saw a car run into mine in a supermarket car park. I challenged the driver, took the registration number and reported it to the police. My insurer, Allianz Cornhill, told me to have the car repaired and said it would reimburse the 250 excess when the claim was settled.
Source: observer.guardian.co.uk

Insurance system unfair (Chico Enterprise-Record)
There was a story in the E-R that said the auto insurance rates are unfair. It reported that some people who live in the wrong areas have to pay more for auto insurance based on where they live rather than how well they drive.
Source: www.chicoer.com

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