Insurance Company Offers Hybrid Car Owners 10 Percent Discount (Planet Ark) NEW YORK - Are tree-hugging, middle-age owners of hybrid vehicles a better risk than drivers of ordinary autos? St. Paul Travelers Companies Inc. is betting they are.
IRC: Insurance Fraud, Buildup Add Some $400M to Calif. Auto Injury Claims (Insurance Journal) A recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury insurance claims puts a hefty price tag on the cost of claim abuse in California. In 2002, between $319 and $432 million in bodily in
3 Seriously Injured In 3-Car, Head-On Crash (Des Plaines Journal) Four people were injured, three seriously, in a three car accident Dec. 28. Police said a 17-year-old Des Plaines woman driving a Honda CRV was traveling north in the 2700 block of River Road when she noticed a car stopped in front of her.
Auto insurer gives drivers of hybrids a break (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News) An insurance company is giving owners of hybrid-powered cars and trucks a financial reward for driving the gas-sippers: a 10% discount on their auto insurance. Travelers Group said Thursday it will roll out the discount at the end of February.
Cleanup on aisles 1 through 6: Car crashes into grocery store (WREG-TV Memphis) MALVERN, Ark. A car crashed through the front of a Brookshire's grocery store in Malvern. No one was hurt, but the car pushed all the way to aisle six -- about 60 feet inside.
Hybrid Drivers Cash in on Premium Insurance Rates (GreenBiz) NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2006 - A major U.S. motor insurer has promised hybrid drivers a 10% discount on their premiums. The St. Paul Travelers insurance group, one of America's biggest car insurers, has announced that from February hybrid owners will receive the favorable rate.
Travelers Group lowers auto insurance for hybrids (Autoblog) Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative USA Toda y reports that Travelers Group will offer a 10 percent discount for owners of gas/electric hybrids. According to the insurance company, hybrid owners are classed in its "preferred group" - married, ages 41-60, of either gender. The discount does not include personal injury and uninsured motorist components of drivers' insurance package, but
Drivers paying price for car crime capital tag (icCroydon) CROYDON is the car crime capital of the South East forcing drivers to pay massively over the odds for insurance. Newly released figures show the town's CR0 postcode suffered more car break-ins and thefts last year than anywhere else in the region.
Auto insurer gives hybrid drivers a break (The Arizona Republic) DETROIT - An insurance company is giving owners of hybrid-powered cars and trucks a financial reward for driving the gas-sippers: a 10 percent discount on their auto insurance.
No one hurt after car crashes into U.S. grocery store with 75 people inside (CNews) MALVERN, Arkansas (AP) - A car that crashed through the front of a grocery store hit six aisles and the deli counter, but missed all 75 people inside, police said Saturday.
Insurer proposes measure to alter California insurance reforms (TimesLeader.com) LOS ANGELES - The head of Mercury Insurance is trying to get an initiative on the November election ballot that would undo new auto insurance reforms and reduce the state's ability to regulate the industry, it was reported Thursday.
Analysts see another big year for insurance stocks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Many stock analysts see another year of gains for insurers, with lightning striking twice for top-performing insurance broker Aon Corp. and auto insurer Progressive Corp. .
Insurance con artists on the run (The Enterprise) BROCKTON Car accident claims in the city dropped more than $9 million within a year after a crackdown on insurance fraud was launched by insurance companies and police investigators in Brockton.
Save Thousands on Car Insurance ? Really (Free Lance) It's so confusing and, frankly, pretty boring. But it's a necessary evil that every driver must concern themselves with: car insurance.
16 Wheels: Cheaper insurance for hybrid owners (WNDU 16) Here's a new incentive to buy a hybrid car: cheaper insurance. Travelers' is the first insurance company to offer 10% discounts for hybrid drivers on a nationwide basis.
Travelers to Offer Hybrid Owners across U.S. 10 Percent Discount on Auto Insurance (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) HARTFORD, Conn.----Jan. 5, 2006--Travelers personal lines, a member of St. Paul Travelers , today announced plans to implement a 10 percent discount on auto insurance to hybrid vehicle owners in the United States beginning in February 2006.
Insurance Fraud and Buildup Add Approximately $400 Million to California Auto Injury Claims, IRC Study Finds (The Auto Channel) MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 5, 2006 -- A recent Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury insurance claims puts a price tag on the cost of claim abuse in California.
U.S. insurance company to offer discount rate for hybrid car owners (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ Travelers, the fourth largest property and casualty insurance company in the United States, announced Thursday that it will implement a 10 percent discount on auto insurance for hybrid vehicle owners beginning next month.