Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Driving less could mean lower insurance premiums (WALB News 10)


Driving less could mean lower insurance premiums (WALB News 10)
Albany--As gas prices take a toll on your wallet, it could actually lead to cheaper car insurance. Many drivers are spending less time behind the wheel in order to save money at the pump.

Auto Club Of SoCal To Change How Car Insurance Is Calculated (KFSN-TV Fresno)
The state's fourth-largest provider of auto insurance has agreed to base its rates on safety and driving frequency rather than primarily on where a driver lives.

Auto Club agrees to drive down insurance rates with new criteria (Daily Breeze)
The Automobile Club of Southern California, the state's fourth-largest provider of auto insurance, has agreed to tie its rates to safety and miles driven rather than ZIP codes.

Get More Mileage Out Of Your Auto Insurance (Hope Star)
(ARA) - Over the past year, gas prices have done nothing but spiral upwards. Consumer frustration has risen accordingly, due to financial constraints as well as consumers' inability to purchase a new car or travel as much as they might have intended.

Car insurance firm shifts way it calculates rates (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides)
If Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi has his way, how much you pay for car insurance will have more to do with how you drive than where you live.

Company Targets Insurance Specifically To Churchgoers (KOCO ChannelOklahoma.com via Yahoo! News)
Most people already have home and car insurance to protect them and their families, but what about protection while at church?

Braking high insurance costs (Whittier Daily news)
THE Automobile Club of Southern California deserves applause for its decision to act on new regulations set down by Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. The new rules mirror much of Proposition 103, the landmark measure intended to end discriminatory practices in the auto insurance industry.

Auto Club of SoCal Reduced Rates to Take Effect in December (Insurance Journal)
California's fourth-largest provider of auto insurance has agreed to base its rates on safety and driving frequency rather than primarily on where a driver lives. The plan, to take effect Dec. 1,

Save on Homeowners Insurance (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
There are several ways you can save on your homeowners insurance policy. One way is to insure your home for less than it's worth -- that should easily lower your premiums. But that's a dumb way to save because it defeats the purpose of insurance, which is to protect you against a financial loss.

Marijuana Found in Carmelo Anthony's Car (Washington Post)
LOCHBUIE, Colo. -- Police found marijuana in Carmelo Anthony's car during a traffic stop, but the Denver Nuggets star wasn't in the vehicle at the time, officers said Tuesday.

Insurance Trade Groups Fight To Keep Rate Rules (CBS 13 Sacramento)
A trade organization representing some of the state's largest auto insurers said it will keep fighting proposed rate-setting rules despite a decision by the Automobile Club of Southern California to honor them. AAA To Change Car Insurance Calculations

Buy flood insurance before the water rises (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
While Congress is working to require more homeowners to buy the insurance, it's a good idea to decide yourself whether to protect your home from this peril.

Owner of Las Vegas auto repair shop sentenced in insurance fraud scam (Nevada Appeal)
District Court Judge Sally Loehrer sentenced Alfredo Gonzalez Foutch, owner of Big Boys Toys auto repair shop, to six months in Clark County Detention Center for two gross misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit insurance fraud.

Farmers Insurance Group Lowered Auto Rates in 2005 with New Auto Product (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
LOS ANGELES----July 10, 2006--Farmers Insurance Group is committed to providing the best rates to California auto insurance customers. In fact, Farmers took the opportunity to bring lower rates to auto customers last year with a new auto product which in some cases, saved customers 25% -- which was approved by the California Department of Insurance.

Auto Club To Change How Car Insurance Is Calculated (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi will sign a giant check for $133 million today representing the likely savings to holders of Auto Club of Southern California car insurance policies under a new rate reduction.

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