December 28, 2007

Farmers Insurance CEO Paul N. Hopkins Will Honor California Indian ...

Forbes - Headquartered in Los Angeles and doing business in 41 states, the Farmers insurers provide Homeowners, Auto, Business, Life insurance and financial services to more than 10 million households. For more information about Farmers, visit our Web site at ...

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Posted by Doug at 01:01 PM

December 24, 2007

More workers urged to learn

Louisville Courier-Journal - We used to have a general customer-service course, but now we offer Spanish for auto-insurance representatives, tax preparers and apartment managers," said Anna Lopez, director of the school's custom training and education program. Bashas ...

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Posted by Alex at 03:59 PM

December 23, 2007

Florida regulators deny Travelers' request for insurance rate hike

The insurer's computer model to predict hurricane losses was unapproved, regulators say. Florida insurance regulators have denied a request by the Travelers Companies to raise property-insurance rates by an average 4.6 percent.

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Posted by Jason at 01:14 PM

Consumers' plaints, droll to

Boston Globe - Auto insurance competition is a question mark. After 30 years under a system where regulators set rates for all auto insurers, the state - at the prodding of insurers, not consumers - is moving to a system in which each company will set its own ...

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Posted by Gary at 10:44 AM

December 22, 2007

U.S., Mexico unite to stop car thefts

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico - A sprawling junkyard on the edge of this Sonoran border town might seem like the last place to find a car stolen from the streets of Phoenix. But here they sit by the

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Posted by Chris at 11:17 AM

December 20, 2007

4 bumps, $8G; insurance group slams weak bumpers

An insurance group is again raising concerns about vehicle bumpers - those of minivans this time - contending that weak federal standards permit automakers to build cars that suffer thousands of dollars in collision damage even in impacts at walking

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Posted by Mel at 01:37 PM

December 18, 2007

State Farm files for higher home insurance rates, larger multipolicy ...

Dallas Morning News - AUSTIN State Farm Insurance on Monday filed for a statewide increase of 3.6 percent in homeowner rates but also proposed tripling its discount for policyholders who have both auto and home coverage giving those customers in Dallas County a 1 ...

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Posted by Murray at 02:14 PM

Coakley: 2 more insurers

Boston Globe - For the first time in 30 years, the state is moving away from a system where regulators approve one set of auto insurance rates for all the companies and replacing it with a system called "managed competition" where each company sets its own rates ...

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Posted by Murray at 11:04 AM