Latest News in Car Insurance – March 10, 2009
March 10, 2009 by Webmaster
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Survey: Americans’ low insurance IQ hurts finances – Caspar Star-Tribune
10 Mar 2009 at 4:54am
CHICAGO – Americans are lacking in basic knowledge about insurance that might help their finances during the recession, according to a new survey. In fact, we know a lot less about insurance than we think we know, according to the National …
Modesto Police: Cars torched for insurance money – Modesto Bee
10 Mar 2009 at 5:01am
Car owners struggling with auto debt should think twice before setting their vehicles aflame. “A blemished credit history is better than a criminal history,” Modesto police Sgt. Brian Findlen said Monday. Investigators are looking closely at …
Americans Believe They’re Savvy About Insurance, But NAIC Insurance IQ … -…
10 Mar 2009 at 12:51am
KANSAS CITY, Mo. , March 10 /PRNewswire/ — In these uncertain financial times, knowledge is your best policy — especially when it comes to insurance. According to a new survey commissioned by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners …
March 10 Letters to the Editor – Bangor Daily News
10 Mar 2009 at 5:59am
Maine has been plagued by “out-of-staters” coming here trying to change us since as long as I can remember. Susan Cosgrove has publicly demonstrated this bad habit in a recent letter to the editor. Merging also is a pet peeve of mine. She …
Auto Insurance Rates Rise as Unemployment Numbers Climb – Insurance News Net
9 Mar 2009 at 6:00am
With record number of job losses, more and more Americans are dropping their auto insurance policies In these hard times, consumers definitely do not need any more price increases. But recent evidence shows that when unemployment rates rise, so do …
Workers suffer too – WISC News
10 Mar 2009 at 4:26am
In cubicles, factories and stores these days, anxious workers are trying to ease each other’s economic fears with something akin to, “Well, at least we still have a job.” Yet for many, that’s becoming small comfort as more employers cut hours or hire …
Auto Insurance Agent Alert: Smart Consumers are Shopping For Auto … – Insu…
5 Mar 2009 at 11:05am
Auto insurance rates may be on the rise in the United States, but shopping for auto insurance can ease consumers’ worries about saving. While consumers are witnessing auto insurance rates rising by the day, reviewing auto insurance policies is …
Insurance.com’s February RateWatch Notes Car Insurance Rates Drop – Earthtimes
4 Mar 2009 at 7:39am
CLEVELAND – (Business Wire) Insurance.com, the largest online auto insurance agency in the United States, today released its monthly RateWatch report for February 2009. The data found that, on average, auto insurance rates in February were down …
Keep auto appeals board – Berkshire Eagle
2 Mar 2009 at 4:52pm
The state’s auto insurance reform measures have benefited consumers, but the dissolving of the Division of Insurance Board of Appeals on April 1, as advocated by insurance commissioner Nonnie Burnes, would constitute a step backwards. We support …
Canada’s Walkaway thrives by easing risk of buying car – CNN Money
5 Mar 2009 at 2:04pm
TORONTO (Reuters) – A company that allows consumers who lose their jobs to walk away from their car payments is one of those rare businesses that’s thriving thanks to the recession that has gripped the North American economy. Privately owned Walkaway …
