- Auto insurance rate increases fall
The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by 3.5 percent in 2004, the smallest increase in four years, reports the Insurance Information Institute. The declining number of auto accidents due to better drivers and safer cars and crackdowns on fraud and abuse are behind the trend, though rising ......
- Curing Auto Coverage
New Jersey is near the top in the nation for many splendored things. It has great beaches, ruby red sunsets, hundreds of historic landmarks and more diners than anywhere else. On the not-so-good list are toxic waste sites, the number one population density, poor air quality and the priciest auto ......
- New insurance chief sends tingles down the
industry's spine.
New insurance chief sends tingles down the industry's spine "What do these regulations mean?" was the response of many local automobile insurers last week after newly installed California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi announced that he would scrap his predecessor's regulations for rate roll-backs and future rate increases and replace them ......
- Look for auto rates to rise only slightly
The cost of auto insurance is expected to rise by just 0.5 percent this year, the smallest increase in six years, reports the Insurance Information Institute.
- National insurance profits, premiums at record highs
SYRACUSE - A recent report issued by Neu, York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. cited record profits for the insurance industry nationally that are resulting in increased expenses for residents of New York State.
- Insurers cut auto insurance costs in Louisiana through state's flex band law
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance cites the state's flex band law for its 2.1 percent cut in Louisiana auto insurance premiums in February. The flex band law, which permits insurers to adjust premiums up or down by 10 percent, is allowing State Farm to move quickly to provide Louisiana drivers ......
- Ruling to impact insurance rates
A recent decision by the Eighth District Court of Appeals in Cuyahoga County will have a significant impact on automobile insurance rates in Ohio. The decision involves a case against Ohio-based Progressive Insurance Company and the issue of using generic, non-OEM (original equipment manufacturer) parts for automobile repairs. "This decision ......