Archive | July, 2010

Drop in La. Car Thefts May Lead to Cheaper Auto Insurance

Auto insurance companies may be dropping rates in Louisiana, thanks to a reported falloff in car thefts. In 2009, 4,614 vehicles were stolen in Louisiana, down from 5,547 in the previous year, according...Read More »

Allstate App Allows Customers to File Auto Insurance Claims, Pay Bills

Anyone who has ever been in an auto accident knows how stressful the situation can be. Now, thanks to a new tool for Allstate customers, drivers involved in an accident can begin the claims process immediately...Read More »

Field Narrows in Progressive Auto Insurance Fuel-Efficiency Contest

A competition field that started out with 136 vehicles developed by 111 teams has been whittled down to just nine vehicles representing seven teams in Progressive Auto Insurance’s Automotive X PRIZE...Read More »

Some Calif. Car Insurance Customers to Get Rebates, Rate Cuts

Farmers Insurance announced yesterday that some of its California auto insurance customers will be eligible to receive a 10-percent premium rebate and an average 14.5-percent rate reduction. Current customers...Read More »

Don’t Be Surprised by What Car Insurance Companies Don’t Cover

Not all auto insurance plans provide the same coverage, and Trish Bragg of Missouri recently found this out the hard way. One morning Bragg woke up to leave for work only to find that her car...Read More »

National Wildlife Foundation to Receive Aid from Auto Insurance Co.

Elephant, a Virginia-based auto insurance company, is doing its part to help the efforts to clean up the gulf oil spill with its Give for the Gulf program. The company announced that it will...Read More »

Auto Insurance Company Helps Houston Police Combat Theft

Three law enforcement departments in Texas each have a new vehicle for their anti-theft/bait vehicle programs thanks to Nationwide Insurance. The Nationwide bait vehicle program allows police...Read More »

Seattle Traffic-Cam Tickets May Not Impact Auto Insurance

Seattle has a new plan to keep people from speeding — monitoring them with cameras. Seattlepi.com says that a van equipped with the camera most recently aimed to catch people who were going...Read More »

Penn. Proposes Camera System to Catch Auto Insurance Violators

Uninsured drivers cruising through Pennsylvania might want to think twice before they do so again. This week, Gov. Ed Rendell laid out measures he wants to take in order to help close his state’s...Read More »