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A Treat For Fido, Fluffy: Car Insurance

By Diane Levick, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Sep. 11--Car insurance for dogs and cats? No, they're not being trained to drive. An insurer named Progressive wants to protect pets from stupid human tricks at the wheel. Progressive is believed to be the first auto insurer promising to pay its own customers for dog or cat injuries or death -- up to $500 per accident -- when their pets are hurt while riding in their vehicles. Normally, if the other driver causes the accident, his or her po...

What to Expect After No-Fault Expires

By Beatrice E. Garcia, The Miami Herald Sep. 11--Here are questions and answers on figuring out what auto insurance you might need after the no-fault law expires as expected on Oct. 1.: Q. What kind of auto-insurance coverage will be mandatory? A. After the no-fault law expires, drivers will no longer be required to buy $10,000 in personal injury protection, or PIP, that covers medical expenses and lost wages in an accident, regardless of who is at fault. Only property damage liabilit...

BRIEF: State Farm Sponsors Driver Safety Program in Boise

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise Sep. 9--State Farm Insurance is sponsoring an AARP Driver Safety Program from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at 12601 W. Explorer Drive, Suite 150, Boise. Certificates will be given to participants upon completion of the course for auto insurance discounts or removal of three points from their driving record. Cost is $10. Registration is required by calling 345-4357, Ext. 255. ----- To see more of the Idaho Statesman, or to subscribe to the newspaper, ...

Your Money: Pound Notes - Wwwebwatch

By MELANIE WRIGHT www.ConfidentCover.com NEW car insurance comparison website for the over-50s launched this week by Saga. It allows users to compare over 30 policy features side-by-side, such as the excess, courtesy car and call centre location, as well as the premium. Insurers currently on ConfidentCover.com include Swiftcover, Saga, Endsleigh, Hastings, More Than, Yes and the AA. (c) 2007 Sunday Mirror; London. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.

2007 ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR: Dave Roush, Insuring Success

By McClellan, Matt Dave Roush Founder & CEO Insurance.com Dave Roush, founder and CEO of Insurance.com, has a simple goal in mind. "We want to nail it," he says. While the strategy around "nailing it" is complex, the goal is simple - save people time and money on auto insurance. Roush originally developed the concept behind Insurance.com on a napkin. The idea came about in response to frustration over the lack of options for purchasing insurance online in the late 1990s. The o...

EDITORIAL: Lawmakers Have Enough Ideas to Craft a Solution ? Albeit an Imperfect on ? to PIP

By South Florida Sun-Sentinel Sep. 8--ISSUE: Car insurance law set to sunset. The special session has been delayed, but there's still reason for lawmakers to trek up to Tallahassee and deal with a looming hole in auto insurance. On Oct. 1, the law forcing drivers to carry personal injury protection, or no-fault, is set to expire. Most knowledgeable, reasonable people in Florida understand that eliminating this requirement -- at least without replacing it with something -- is potentially...

If You Drive, You Must Read This

By Russell Ray, Tampa Tribune, Fla. Sep. 7--TAMPA -- In less than a month, Florida's 36-year-old no-fault auto insurance law will die. Legislators tangled for months over whether to preserve Florida's no-fault system, but they were unable to break their deadlock over proposed reforms. The law, which is set to expire Oct. 1, is almost certain to sunset now that legislative leaders have delayed the special session that was slated to begin this month. However, Florida motorists should not ...

THE WATER COOLER ; New Road Rules for Insurers

By JAY FITZGERALD Auto insurers would be permanently banned from using personal details about motorists - such as their marital status, education, profession and homeownership - when setting premium rates under a new "managed competition" system outlined yesterday by state Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes. Burnes, who surprised many last month by announcing her support for a major overhaul of the state's current system for setting auto insurance rates, also is proposing a one-year ...

BRIEF: State Farm Sponsors Driver Safety Program

By The Idaho Statesman, Boise Sep. 7--State Farm Insurance is sponsoring an AARP Driver Safety Program from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at 12601 W. Explorer Drive, Suite 150, Boise. Certificates will be given to participants upon completion of the course for auto insurance discounts or removal of three points from their driving record. Cost is $10. Registration is required by calling 345-4357, Ext. 255. ----- To see more of the Idaho Statesman, or to subscribe to the news...

Good Day at the Office for Wales Plc

By Sion Barry It was a good day at the office for Wales Plc yesterday. Motor insurance groupAdmiral Group post record half year pre-tax profits and confirmed its next move into the European mainland market would be Italy. Insurance broker ProtectaGroup, which has its headquarters in Williamstown, Rhondda, has made its 11th and biggest acquisition to date in a cash deal for the general insurance arm of Cardiff- based Julian Hodge Bank. Newport-headquartered Monmouthshire Building Society p...