Latest News in Car Insurance – May 12, 2009
May 12, 2009 by Webmaster
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Car insurance bill passes Senate – Raleigh News & Observer
11 May 2009 at 10:53pm
RALEIGH — Thousands of car owners could get relief from a recent spike in their insurance bills under a bill approved by the Senate on Monday night. The legislation, passed 48-0, would eliminate a requirement that auto insurance policies provide the …
Robotic auto warranty calls draw fire – Everett Herald
12 May 2009 at 12:05am
NEW YORK — The telephone calls flood people every day around the country: A computerized voice tells them that their car warranties are about to expire and that they should sign up for new service plans. The calls target people regardless of whether …
Auto warranty companies badgering by phone – Lincoln Journal Star
11 May 2009 at 10:03pm
Until about a week ago, Virginia Dietrich was getting the automated calls two or three times a week. The calls said her car warranty was about to expire and she needed to sign up for a new service plan. Some of the calls came to her cell phone. But …
Wrong number: ‘Robo-calls’ dial up senators – Town Hall
12 May 2009 at 12:41am
Federal regulators have been investigating and are close to filing lawsuits against companies believed to be behind a national wave of spam “robocalls” that warn people that their auto warranties are about to expire and they need to sign up for new …
Business briefs: Law firm announces new appointments – Nashville Tennessean
12 May 2009 at 12:05am
Attorney Bruce C. Doeg was named chair of the business department of the Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz law firm on Monday. Doeg will oversee some 230 attorneys and paralegals across the firm’s 14 offices, including in Nashville …
Harry Gross: Adding liability coverage – Philadelphia Daily News
12 May 2009 at 12:05am
Dear Harry: My wife and I are in our 60s and retired. We own one car, which is recorded in my name alone. My wife has a driver’s license, but she has not driven in years. If I were in a bad accident, and we were sued for more than our insurance …
Meta System and Wavecom to Jointly Develop Solutions for Auto … – TradingM…
11 May 2009 at 7:11pm
Meta System, a MetaSystem Group company specializes in research, development and production of electronics applied to advanced safety systems for motor vehicle market, while Wavecom dominates the market for wireless communication solutions for the …
Credit insurance hampers GM restructuring – Financial Times
11 May 2009 at 3:29pm
Hedge funds and other investors stand to make billions of dollars on credit insurance contracts if GM declares bankruptcy, a prospect that is complicating efforts to persuade creditors to agree to a restructuring plan for the automaker, analysts …
Our view: Maybe this will prove to be their ‘final notice’ – Public Opinion
11 May 2009 at 10:46pm
Your cell phone wasn’t mobile enough. Your office number fooled no one. Your home phone land line offered no refuge. And the Do-Not-Call list did-not-work. No matter the means, automated robo-dialers managed to find you. If you answered, they warned …
FTC close to bringing action against companies randomly calling about … – …
12 May 2009 at 12:33am
WASHINGTON – Federal regulators have been investigating and are close to filing lawsuits against companies believed to be behind a national wave of spam “robocalls” that warn people that their auto warranties are about to expire and they need to sign …
