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  • House Committee Advances Florida Auto Insurance Reform Bill
  • State Farm Car Insurance Rates to Rise for Delaware Policyholders
  • Progressive Insurance Announces 1,100 New Job Openings
  • Court: Crash Caused by Box in the Road Is Covered Under Auto Policy

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State Farm Car Insurance Rates to Rise for Delaware Policyholders

State Farm Car Insurance Rates to Rise for Delaware Policyholders
State Farm announced on Friday that it will be bumping up Delaware auto insurance rates by an average of 1.9 percent starting on Feb. 27. The second-largest car insurer in the First State said the overall changes for individual policyholders will depend on the discounts they qualify for, the coverages they carry and a number...Read More »

Court: Crash Caused by Box in the Road Is Covered Under Auto Policy

Court: Crash Caused by Box in the Road Is Covered Under Auto Policy
A federal appeals court delivered on Wednesday its opinion that Allstate should pay for an uninsured motorist claim in which a driver swerved to avoid a box lying in the road that was presumed to have fallen off the back of an unidentified driver’s car. The opinion from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stated that...Read More »

House Committee Advances Florida Auto Insurance Reform Bill

House Committee Advances Florida Auto Insurance Reform Bill
A bill aimed at making dramatic changes to Florida’s car insurance system cleared its second hurdle on Wednesday when the House Civil Justice Subcommittee approved the measure in a 10-5 vote, despite serious reservations voiced by many...Read More »
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Florida Court: ‘Teenage Horseplay’ Not Covered by Auto Insurance

A Florida appeals court has affirmed a ruling saying that GEICO does not have to pay for a claim in which one of its insured drivers, Nicho Watson, helped... Read More »

New Jersey Lawmakers Introduce Slew of Car Insurance Bills

While New Jersey insurance regulators have proposed a long list of changes to the way the state’s no-fault system operates, state lawmakers have... Read More »

California Continuous-Coverage Proposal to Get Statewide Vote

Residents of California will get a second chance to vote on a ballot measure that would allow car insurance companies in the state to give continuous-coverage... Read More »
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Insurance Companies

Progressive Insurance’s December Profits Down 32 Percent

Progressive Insurance announced Thursday that December 2011 profits were down nearly one-third from the year before, dropping from $112.8 million in December... Read More »

PCI Plans to Support No-Fault Reform, Oppose Body-Shop Bills

Officials with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) announced this week they intend to push for the overhaul of no-fault auto insurance... Read More »

III: Insurance Industry Members Foresee “Road to Recovery”

Seventy-five percent of U.S. property and casualty insurers expect the industry to see increased profits in 2012, despite nearly one-third predicting that... Read More »
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Premium Rates

OII: Ohio Auto Insurance Rates Are Increasing

Average expenditures for Ohio car insurance policies rose 5.1 percent between 2009 and 2011, according to a new report from the Ohio Insurance Institute... Read More »

Drivers in Iowa, ND and SD Paid Lowest Average Premiums in 2009

Drivers in Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota had the most affordable average car insurance premiums nationwide for  in 2009, while Louisiana and D.C.... Read More »

Consumer Group Accuses Mercury of Foul Play in Calif. Rate Filing

Santa Monica-based Consumer Watchdog is challenging a Mercury Insurance request to raise rates for its California auto policyholders by an average of 6... Read More »
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Consumer

Court: Crash Caused by Box in the Road Is Covered Under Auto Policy

A federal appeals court delivered on Wednesday its opinion that Allstate should pay for an uninsured motorist claim in which a driver swerved to avoid... Read More »

AAA Pushes for New Driver Safety Laws in 2012

AAA officials announced Tuesday that they expect lawmakers in as many as 15 states to consider legislation in 2012 barring drivers from text messaging... Read More »

Survey Shows Many Drivers Ignore Own Safety Advice

A new survey from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety provides the latest proof that most motorists talk a better game about driving safely than they... Read More »