Archive for the ‘Car Insurance’ Category
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
WASHINGTON -- The 2005 Chevrolet Uplander, Pontiac Montana SV6, Saturn Relay and Buick Terraza, newly redesigned General Motors Corp. minivan models, offer better protection for occupants than do earlier versions, according to the results of crash tests conducted by the insurance industry.
The Uplander and its three corporate cousins earned the ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Prepare for the cost of motor insurance to go up over the next year. The cost of comprehensive policies rose just over 2 per cent in the last quarter. Non-comprehensive cover rose 1.7 per cent, according to a survey by AA Insurance. Insurers have been prevented from pushing up costs ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Forget about Northern California versus Southern California.
A proposal unveiled Thursday by Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi to base auto insurance premiums primarily on how motorists drive and not where they live is pitting drivers in rural areas against those who live in big cities.
Garamendi said the new regulations, which he announced ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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Millions of Americans are getting ready for their annual Memorial Day weekend road trips. But what if you get into an auto accident and get injured? The other driver's insurance will ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
SACRAMENTO -- The Assembly approved auto insurance legislation Thursday that would let insurers offer discounts for longtime customers, despite arguments that it would hurt many low-income drivers and invite a lawsuit.
The bill, by Sen. Don Perata, D-Oakland, would allow auto insurers to offer "persistency discounts" to try to lure longtime ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Richard Hayward's High Court victory against Norwich Union - which is to appeal - could have ramifications for many car owners with similar clauses in their policies.
Mr Hayward, of Llantarnam, Gwent, made a claim after the nearly new car was stolen from the Halfway Service Station, near Newport, in February ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
You shop hard to rent a car for $26 a day, and then the agent at the counter says you should nearly double that rate by taking the collision damage waiver, or CDW, to protect your wallet if you bang up the car. Should you decline the extra insurance?
Probably. But ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Buttafuoco, 48, pleaded guilty to a single felony count and was immediately booked into the Los Angeles County Jail.
Prosecutors said Buttafuoco, who co-owns a San Fernando Valley body shop, told undercover investigators how to file phony insurance claims for undamaged cars. He was arrested in December.
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
To encourage its customers to choose safer cars, Farmers charges lower premiums to insure automobiles that are statistically involved in fewer accidents, cause fewer injuries and have lower repair costs. Farmers also promotes the use of safer autos by offering premium discounts in some states for vehicles with safety devices ...
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Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
THE FINANCIAL Services Authority yesterday urged drivers to check their car insurance after it emerged that 18,000 people have bought cover from an unlicensed company. The regulator raised the alarm after it emerged that Sussex Insurance Services, which is based in Hove, sold insurance even though it was not authorised ...
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