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Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition
Apr 9 2007 // Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study group appointed by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has recommended...
Summary of Mass. auto insurance recommendations
Apr 9 2007 // In its report, Gov. Patrick’s auto insurance study group set forth these key recommendations: 1. The insurance commissioner should examine alternatives to move towards competitive rating using flex-bands, while...
Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law
Apr 9 2007 // After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective medical coverage that every Florida car...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Mass. auto report offers map to move state to limited price competition Also, advises against assigned risk pool change at this time and against erasing subsidies or allowing credit scoring A special auto insurance study...
Car insurance taxes to help fund massive Virginia transit plan
Apr 9 2007 // Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has proposed $3 billion in borrowing for transportation projects, one-fifth more than Republican legislators sought, using existing taxes on car insurance premiums to pay off debt. Kaine, a...
State Auto completes purchase of Beacon Insurance Group in Texas
Apr 9 2007 // Ohio-based State Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. has completed the purchase of the Beacon Insurance Group of Wichita Falls, Texas. With the acquisition, Texas becomes State Auto’s 29th state of operation, according...
News Currents
Apr 9 2007 // Fla. lawmakers face future of no-fault law After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective...
Calif. low cost auto program expanded to six counties
Apr 9 2007 // California has expanded its Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program to low-income, good drivers in Merced, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura counties, announced the California Department of Insurance. The...
Arizona offers auto insurance comparison guide
Apr 9 2007 // The Arizona Department of Insurance has released the latest edition of its “Automobile Insurance Premium Comparison” to aid consumers with comparison shopping for auto insurance. The publication contains price...
Study: homeowners more volatile than private passenger auto
Apr 9 2007 // The homeowners insurance line was three times more volatile than private passenger auto during the 14-year period 1992-2005, due in large part to the active 2004 and 2005 Atlantic hurricane seasons, according to a recent...
Plymouth Rock Gets Behind Mass. Motorcycle Safety Campaign
Apr 6 2007 // Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp. is joining the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) in a statewide initiative to promote awareness and safety of motorcycle riders. As part of the state’s Motorcycle Safety...
Vehicles Flunk Insurance Safety Group’s Neck Injury Test
Apr 6 2007 // Head restraints in several passenger vehicles provided marginal or poor protection against neck injuries and whiplash, the insurance industry reported in new crash test results. Only 22 of 75 vehicles tested in a simulated...
U.S. to Require Electronic Stability Control on Cars by 2012
Apr 5 2007 // In a move that the government says could ultimately save up to 10,000 lives each year on U.S. roadways, the nation’s top transportation official today announced plans to make new crash prevention technology standard...
Counterfeit Auto Insurance Cards Among Documents Seized in N.C.
Apr 2 2007 // Hoke County, N.C. authorities raided three houses last week and arrested three illegal immigrants, also seizing phony documents and equipment used to make them. Among the items seized were dozens of phony drivers’...
N.Y. Approves 21st Century to Sell Auto Policies
Apr 2 2007 // The New York State Insurance Department has approved the application of 21st Century Insurance Group to sell auto insurance in New York. “Competition helps lower insurance rates for drivers,” New York Acting...
James A. Yano Named State Auto General Counsel
Apr 2 2007 // State Auto Financial Corp. has announced the appointment of James A. (Jay) Yano of Columbus, Ohio as vice president, secretary and general counsel. Yano replaces John R. Lowther, who announced his retirement in November...
State Auto Group Completes Merger with Beacon; ‘A’ Ratings Unaffected
Mar 30 2007 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services reported that ratings on the members of State Auto Group (A/Stable/) were not affected by State Auto’s recently completed purchase of Beacon Insurance Co. With the...
Calif. Low Cost Auto Program Expanded to Six Counties
Mar 30 2007 // California has expanded its Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program to low-income, good drivers in Merced, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Tulare and Ventura counties, announced the California Department of Insurance. The...
Florida Weighs Whether to Continue Personal Injury Coverage
Mar 29 2007 // After her car accident, Sarah Capps suffered from a sore shoulder and back. What she thought were common pains turned out to be six herniated discs. Were it not for the protective medical coverage that every Florida car...
