Friday, September 08, 2006

Injured troops receiving cash payouts under nerw insurance program, VA says (Stars and Stripes)


Injured troops receiving cash payouts under nerw insurance program, VA says (Stars and Stripes)
WASHINGTON Nearly 2,700 seriously wounded servicemembers have received cash payouts in the first nine months of the new traumatic injury insurance program, officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs said.

PSL woman accused of burning car for insurance fraud (The Palm Beach Post)
Lisa Marie Stott, 34, of Port St. Lucie was arrested Wednesday on warrants for burning to defraud insurance and making a false insurance claim.

Insurance company nailed for overcharging (Bradenton Herald)
An insurance company was ordered today to refund more than $5 million in premium overcharges to 526 commercial policy holders in the state.

10 Breakway brands (CNN Money)
Man, it's been a tough week. My house burned down and my dog ran off. But I've got some good news: I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance. (Rimshot.) If you got that joke, then you're one of the millions of people who have enjoyed - or at least remembered-one-liners from ads run by the auto insurer Geico.

Dumping the car: No road rage, just bike bliss (MSNBC)
NEW YORK - Six years ago, Bruce Wilbur did what most Americans wouldn't dream of: he got rid of his car. And his minivan, too. He started taking the bus to work - not a common sight in Rochester, N.Y. - and loved the switch. More recently, he's been biking to work.

Show You Have Car Insurance Or It Will Be Towed (KLTV Texas)
A warning for those driving without car insurance. Starting this Sunday if you can't show it, police will tow it. State statistics show four out of every 10 drivers don't have insurance. That's why Tyler adopted an ordinance to let police tow away uninsured drivers.

Even without a car, students can still get around Boston (The Daily Free Press)
For many Boston-area students, high insurance costs, limited parking and bad traffic are all compelling reasons to leave the car at home during the school year. For Boston University students who cannot part with their cars, BU offers parking permit stickers, marketed for drivers afraid of walking out to find neon-orange parking tickets stuck to their windshields.

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