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The price of auto insurance is determined by many factors, and isn't limited to just the model you drive, the cost to fix it and its overall safety record.&lt;br /&gt;The Insurance Information Institute, a trade group for the insurance industry, said the average driver pays about $850 a year in insurance. Your bill can be influenced by several factors:&lt;br /&gt;DRIVING RECORD&lt;br /&gt;The more accidents and serious traffic violations you have, the more you'll pay. You may also pay more if you haven't been insured for a number of years.&lt;br /&gt;MILES DRIVEN&lt;br /&gt;The more miles you drive, the more chance for accidents, the more you'll pay. If you drive less than 10,000 miles a year, you will pay less. Some companies will give discounts to policyholders who carpool.&lt;br /&gt;WHERE YOU LIVE&lt;br /&gt;Insurance companies look at local trends, such as the number of accidents, car thefts and lawsuits, as well as the cost of medical care and car repair.&lt;br /&gt;DRIVER'S AGE&lt;br /&gt;Mature drivers generally have fewer accidents than less experienced drivers, particularly teenagers. So insurers usually charge more if teenagers or young people below age 25 drive your car.&lt;br /&gt;THE MODEL&lt;br /&gt;Cars that cost more, have high theft rates, cost more to repair or have poor safety records cost more to insure.&lt;br /&gt;DRIVER'S CREDIT&lt;br /&gt;Some insurance companies use credit scores as a factor in insurance rates. Credit-based insurance scores are based on information like payment history, bankruptcies, collections, outstanding debt and length of credit history. Regular, on-time credit card and mortgage payments affect a score positively, while late payments affect a score negatively.&lt;br /&gt;AMOUNT OF COVERAGE&lt;br /&gt;The larger your policy, the more you'll pay. However, you may qualify for discounts. Some insurance companies offer discounts if you have your homeowners and auto insurance policies with them, for example.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">7</thr:total></item><item><title>States with Highest Car Insurance Prices</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2010/02/states-with-highest-car-insurance.html</link><category>auto insurance</category><category>insure a car in another state</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 05:53:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-3586044687741725467</guid><description>For most drivers, the all-time most resented vehicle expense is not gas, oil changes or even those triple-digit transmission repairs, but auto insurance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every six months to a year, drivers voluntarily or, in some states are required to, play Premium Poker: the high-stakes game in which you bet your driving fortunes against the car insurance companies, all of which have better hands than you do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even in these days of almost universal nationwide mandatory coverage, about 15 percent of motorists drive uninsured, according to Insurance Research Council estimates. "The problem of uninsured motorists persists," said Elizabeth A. Sprinkel, IRC senior vice resident. "Responsible drivers who purchase insurance end up paying for injuries caused by uninsured drivers."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other unofficial estimates of uninsured drivers, which include illegal aliens, the underage, elderly, medically unfit and disqualified individuals who are driving, put the total at a much higher level than the quoted 15 percent. An even more frightening recent GMAC study found that one in six licensed drivers currently on the road are unfit to drive. It is estimated that 600,000 drivers in New Jersey alone are hitting the roads without car insurance. However, they (the car insurance agencies) know that sooner or later the odds catch up with nearly everyone, and your chances of making it through your driving years without a major automotive incident are outstandingly rare. Last year there were there were 5,930,182 police-reported motor vehicle traffic crashes, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, resulting in an average of one fatality every 12 minutes (every 31 minutes in alcohol-related crashes), an injury every 12 seconds, and 4,181,000 cases of property damage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even more sobering, is the U.S. Department of Transportation's estimate that an additional 10,000,000 crashes go unreported, many because the drivers have no car insurance and just as many because the drivers are trying to avoid a possible increase in their car insurance prices due to the accident.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what makes up the cost of your car insurance prices? There are four basic standards:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•Who you are: age, occupation, marital status, geographic location, medical condition.&lt;br /&gt;•What you drive: SUV, sports car, minivan, luxury sedan, high performance model, truck.&lt;br /&gt;•How you drive: tickets, DUIs, accidents, high mileage.&lt;br /&gt;•Where you drive: high crime and crowded urban areas, suburban town, rural and wide open spaces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are multiple other factors punched into the cost calculator: is your vehicle financed so the cost can be recovered if totaled; what safety equipment does it have (side impact airbags and curtain airbags are much better); driver education courses taken; history of illnesses which could affect driving safety and that occupational information which shows some drivers (like professors and engineers have) as a sub-culture with much better driving records than, let's say, young, blonde celebrities and aging movie stars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There can also be a credit check and another verification to see if you are one of the 36 million licensed Americans who have been judged unfit to drive in a study by GMAC, the 2007 Insurance National Drivers Test. That probe found that one in six current drivers could not pass a written DMV exam if taken today. The worst odds of running into one, or perhaps one of them running into you, are on the East Coast, while your chances of fewer encounters would be among the best-educated drivers in Idaho and Oregon.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With all of those factors stacked against your chances of continuing to drive without incident or accident, there are things you can do to lower your car insurance prices, like not driving drunk and giving up street-model NASCARs. Then again, there are those you can't control, like where you drive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course if you decide to move in order to lower auto insurance costs, here are some actual numbers to juggle:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The national average annual outlay for liability coverage alone was projected to be $847 for 2007, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The estimate was based on combined stats of the institute and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, an organization which assists state regulators. It does not include collision or comprehensive coverage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Car insurance figures like those can be misleading. For example, consider the highway robbery for drivers in major urban areas. According to Insurance.com, drivers in Detroit, Philadelphia, Newark, New York and Los Angeles were paying, from $5,984 to $3,303 a year, in that order as of February 2006, for $100/300/50* liability, $500 deductible each for collision and comprehensive and $100/300* for uninsured. These multi-thousand-dollar car insurance prices are due, to higher density of traffic, increased likelihood of theft or vandalism and greater incidence of fraudulent claims, according to insurers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The good news about auto insurance costs is that despite the increasing costs of medical care and vehicle repair plus cumulative weather-related damage such as the Katrina disaster, car insurance experts have anticipated a drop in rates. The Insurance Information Institute forecast a drop of 0.5 percent in 2007, once again, for liability coverage alone. That would be the first decrease since 1999.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Making state-by state comparisons is trickier, however, as the official Insurance Information Institute premium charts are only as recent as 2004; the highest car insurance price for that year was $1,221.08 in New Jersey, the lowest, $579.95 in Iowa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below are the most up-to-date state figures from the Mid-Year Auto Insurance Pricing Report by Insurance.com. It's based on car insurance quotes given to consumers by participating auto insurance companies in the 47 states where Insurance.com operates, plus the aggregate profile of consumers who shop using their Web site.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cost of getting caught driving without auto insurance can vary from state to state, depending on the percentage of drivers who are uninsured in that state. In Massachusetts, residents can be charged anywhere from $500 to $5,000 in fines and receive a one-year jail sentence. In Florida, Louisiana, Connecticut and New Jersey, drivers operating a vehicle without the state required minimum will have their vehicles impounded, which can cost thousands depending on how long it takes to recover the vehicle.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally, even though there remain two states –New Hampshire and Wisconsin -- which do not require motorists to carry liability insurance, all 50 have some auto insurance requirement about. In many states, motorists can't register a car without showing proof of liability insurance. In others, they don't ask for proof of car insurance until drivers have accidents or tickets on their records.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>Auto Insurance Rates in 2010, Will They Go Up Again?</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2010/01/auto-insurance-rates-in-2010-will-they.html</link><category>Auto Insurance Rates Calculate</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jan 2010 06:31:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-1112144676471957349</guid><description>&lt;div id="body"&gt;   &lt;p&gt;Don't think that just because you've been a long term, loyal client that you'll be protected from rising pa auto insurance rates in 2010. The indicators show many companies are scrambling to cover their losses by jacking up the rates again. If you're anything like the rest of us it may just be the last rate increase that gets passed off to another loyal client.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The days of clients sitting back and absorbing rate increases are coming to an end...well at least a major slowdown. There was a time that pa auto insurance companies could just raise the rates and we all took it in stride. Or at the least, our agent explained away the inflation, cost of repairs, etc and we drank the Kool-aid like a kid on a hot summer day. The days of following blindly as our agents lead the way are beginning to get old.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pennsylvania auto insurance rates took a dip during the last five years as the heat of a soft market got some competitors fighting for new business. Unfortunately, the price for grabbing "market share" at artificially low prices almost always comes back to bite the insurance company. Many of the largest companies in the industry got caught up in the race to grab more new business. Other, more traditional companies stayed conservative and kept rates at a level that would not damage their financial status if investments went "south". Guess what...investments did go south and they've pretty much stayed there. This bad news effectively killed the idea of taking "investment income" and using it to offset huge losses from underpricing the product. What's this all mean to you and I...you guessed it... higher rates are coming soon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Now you need to get your shopping list ready so you can find the company who can bail you out of this mess. Certainly you'll be online doing some price comparisons but do you really want to take advice from a computer? Is your online advisor a six month veteran of the insurance business? These are only a few items that would concern me if I were doing some shopping online. Get your current policy out and be sure that you are comparing "apples to apples" when you get a pa auto insurance quote. Now you've got to sort through the "paid advertisers" and find a provider who is ranked high on their own merit. Once you've located a reliable source who is a proven expert in Pennsylvania auto insurance you can get down to business.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It's very important to remember that many Pennsylvania auto insurance companies use different methods of determining auto insurance rates. Some companies are using a model that puts a huge emphasis on your credit rating, of course that can be good or that can be bad..depending on your circumstances. Other carriers put an emphasis on open accounts in conjunction with other scoring methods. These alone are very good reasons you should be checking with agents/sources that represent more than one insurance company. This way you can ensure that you have someone who is looking out for you and knows they need to remain competitive in order to earn your trust.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">3</thr:total></item><item><title>Aflac Car Insurance</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/aflac-car-insurance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:27:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-6896290364935865068</guid><description>I have found that for car insurance&lt;a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=10418#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;color:#ee7e02;" &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Aflac is the way to go! 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More likely than not, a better deal on insurance&lt;a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=10418#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;color:#ee7e02;" &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a id="KonaLink2" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=10418#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;color:#ee7e02;" &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; could be obtained through Aflac, especially when it comes to a new driver! I would also recommend Aflac to anyone who perhaps drives a sports car, or a car that would typically be higher to insurure because of a turbo engine, or syle and model. And of course, while &lt;a id="KonaLink3" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=10418#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;color:#ee7e02;" &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 126, 2); color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 126, 2); color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;saving money and getting better coverage, it never hurts to sponsor&lt;a id="KonaLink4" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=10418#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static;color:#ee7e02;" &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(238, 126, 2); color: rgb(238, 126, 2) ! important; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 11px; position: static; background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="position: relative;" class="preLoadWrap" id="preLoadWrap4"&gt;&lt;div style="position: absolute; z-index: 4000; top: -32px; left: -18px; display: none;" id="preLoadLayer4"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; a company who utilizes cute little ducks to market their services!  I would imagine that if you are like me, and saving money  by utilizing Aflac’s services, you are sure to have something to “quack” about!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ee7e02;"&gt;Related reviews :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=35289" rel="bookmark" title="Aflac Insurance"&gt;Aflac Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aflac--When we hear "Aflac", we automatically think of the duck. While the duck is great, the insurance coverage with Aflac is absolutely the best in the industry. For those not familiar with Aflac, Aflac is supplemental insurance. 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SO we had to choose an insurance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=64764" rel="bookmark" title="ACA Travel Insurance"&gt;ACA Travel Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are living in Indonesia, and you plan to travel to another country for holiday, I suggest you to use the travel insurance from Bank Central Asia (BCA). The insurance company is called ACA, and they have several offer for you regarding your travel insurance. I used to buy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=10584" rel="bookmark" title="Geico Insurance"&gt;Geico Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people have seen the funny commercials they have out now a days about insurance. They constantly knock the other competitors on their rates. I was curious about the rate of other competitors. I called and got a dozen rate quotes from other well known insurance agencies. None of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=17140" rel="bookmark" title="USAA Life Insurance"&gt;USAA Life Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;USAA provides a suite of excellent life insurance products at competitive prices. Unlike its auto insurance products, however, USAA life insurance products are open to the general public. Among the products provided by USAA are level term life insurance, whole life insurance and universal life insurance. Level term insurance probably ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=71655" rel="bookmark" title="Travel Guard travel insurance"&gt;Travel Guard travel insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Are you looking for travel insurance that you can buy online from the Internet? The answer is Travel Guard Insurance from AIG. Try to visit their site to find what they offer for you. And if you need a quotation for your travel insurance, you can also get it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=2236" rel="bookmark" title="Progressive Insurance"&gt;Progressive Insurance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Progressive Insurance has become one of the largest insurance companies. Their prices are lower that any other major insurance company and signing up for insurance with them is easy - you just dial the 800# and get everything setup over the phone. If you want to check rates, they will also ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=15008" rel="bookmark" title="Geico insurance company"&gt;Geico insurance company&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Geico was has remained my insurance company for a long time because of their fantastic insurance rates. I like the idea of the offering you a quote before you even purchase insurance from them and I also like that they offer you a quote from other insurance companies that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=1522" rel="bookmark" title="Beathard Insurance Conroe Texas"&gt;Beathard Insurance Conroe Texas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I currently have insurance with Beathard Insurance Company. It all started when I was taking quotes online to find the best deal on my auto insurance. It seemed that Safeco was the best one I could find. After getting all the quotes from several different companies I decided ...</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">4</thr:total></item><item><title>Chubb auto insurance-they screwed me!</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/chubb-auto-insurance-they-screwed-me.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:24:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-2273487455763524296</guid><description>When the other car went through a red light and struck my car, i thought this would be a no brainer.  Then, &lt;b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"&gt;Chubb&lt;/b&gt; became involved because the other guy had &lt;b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"&gt;Chubb&lt;/b&gt; and I have Allstate.  The &lt;b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(153, 255, 153);"&gt;Chubb&lt;/b&gt; appraiser evaluated the damages to my car in a parking lot in the rain while I was not present. He determined that about 1/2 of the damages were already there. I tried to straighten this out on the phone with their adjuster but she hung up the phone on me. Then, her supervisor wouldn't return my calls. Now, they have sent a check for only 1/2 the damages.&lt;br /&gt;I am sending the check back and now running the claim through my own &lt;b style="color: black; background-color: rgb(160, 255, 255);"&gt;insurance&lt;/b&gt; policy with a 500 deductible.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Loews Corporation - Loews Group - LTR- Profile</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/loews-corporation-loews-group-ltr.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:23:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-1664618994734233648</guid><description>&lt;div class="companyDescription"&gt; Loews Corporation - Loews Group. The Group's principal activities are to provide property and casualty insurance, produce and sell cigarettes and operate offshore oil and gas drilling rigs and natural gas pipeline systems. It also distributes and sells watches and clocks, through its subsidiary Bulova Corporation. The Group's insurance services are provided through its subsidiary CNA Financial Corporation, which offers property and casualty coverages. The services include risk management, information services, warranty and claims administration. Through Lorillard, Inc the Group produces and sells cigarettes under brand names Newport, Kent, True, Maverick and Old Gold. It operates 18 hotels through its subsidiary Loews Hotels Holding Corporation. The Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc owns and operates 44 offshore oil and gas drilling rigs. The Group operates interstate natural gas transmission pipeline systems through its subsidiary Boardwalk Pipelines, LLC. Provides insurance services, produces &amp;amp; sells cigarettes, operates hotels, offshore drilling rigs &amp;amp; natural gas pipeline systems &lt;/div&gt;                                           &lt;div class="listingHead"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Key People&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;                                                                                                                 &lt;table class="keyPeople mt6"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                         &lt;td class="cpahdr" bgcolor="#f1f5fc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joint Chairman&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                          &lt;td class="cpaval" bgcolor="#f1f5fc"&gt;Jonathan M. Tisch&lt;/td&gt;                        &lt;/tr&gt;                                                                         &lt;tr&gt;                         &lt;td class="cpahdr" bgcolor="#e1ebfd"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Joint Chairman&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                          &lt;td class="cpaval" bgcolor="#e1ebfd"&gt;Andrew H. Tisch&lt;/td&gt;                        &lt;/tr&gt;                                                                         &lt;tr&gt;                         &lt;td class="cpahdr" bgcolor="#f1f5fc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;President &amp;amp; Chief Executive&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                          &lt;td class="cpaval" bgcolor="#f1f5fc"&gt;James S. Tisch&lt;/td&gt;                        &lt;/tr&gt;                                                                         &lt;tr&gt;                         &lt;td class="cpahdr" bgcolor="#e1ebfd"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Senior Vice President &amp;amp; Chief Financial Officer&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                          &lt;td class="cpaval" bgcolor="#e1ebfd"&gt;Peter W. Keegan&lt;/td&gt;                        &lt;/tr&gt;                                                                         &lt;tr&gt;                         &lt;td class="cpahdr" bgcolor="#f1f5fc"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Senior Vice President, Secretary &amp;amp; General Counsel&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                          &lt;td class="cpaval" bgcolor="#f1f5fc"&gt;Gary W. Garson&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Tokio Marine Motor Insurance</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/tokio-marine-motor-insurance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:19:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-4682651933483984397</guid><description>&lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Overview&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;Motor insurance is a compulsory class of insurance for all vehicles licensed to be used on public roads, as per the Road Transport Act 1987.  Motor Insurance is a Tariff class and is governed by the rules and regulations stipulated in the Motor Tariff issued by Persatuan Insuran Am Malaysia (PIAM). &lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Classification of Motor Insurance&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Private Car - Individual Use and Business Use &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;CommercialVehicle&lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Motorcycle &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Motor Trade Policy (Road Risk)&lt;/span&gt;                       &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;Types of coverage available are: &lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;a) &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Comprehensive Cover &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;The policy will indemnify you if your vehicle is damaged or lost in the following circumstances    :-&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;by accidental collision or overturning                            &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;by collision or overturning caused by mechanical breakdown or   consequent upon wear and tear.                            &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;by impact damage caused by falling objects provided no   convulsion of nature is involved.                            &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;by fire explosion or lightning                            &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;by burglary, housebreaking or theft                            &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;by malicious act                            &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;when in transit (including its loading and unloading) by :                           &lt;/span&gt;                           &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;road, rail inland waterway                                  &lt;/span&gt;                               &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="bodytext"&gt;direct sea route across the straits between the island of Penang and the   mainland &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;Transportation of damaged vehicle of up to RM200.00 (for Private Car and Commercial Vehicle) and RM50 (for motorcycle) as towing charges to the nearest repairer or to the Insured's address will be reimbursed. &lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;In addition, the policy will also cover the third party   liability.&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;The common extra benefits available under comprehensive cover (subject to additional premium) are :&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Windscreen Cover  &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Inclusion of Special Perils &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Strike Riot and Civil Commotion (SRCC) &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Legal Liability of Passenger (LLP)&lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Additional Named Driver &lt;/span&gt;                                               &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;b) &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Third Party Fire and Theft Cover&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Death or bodily injury &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Damage to third party property &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Loss or damage to the motor vehicle due to fire, explosion, lightning, housebreaking or theft &lt;/span&gt;                       &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;c) &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Third Party Cover&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;p class="bodytext"&gt;The policy indemnify you or your authorized driver for the amount which you or your authorized driver are legally liable to pay (including claimants' cost and expenses) for:-&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class="bodytext"&gt;Death or bodily injury – total liability is unlimited &lt;/span&gt;                         &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li class="bodytext"&gt;Damage to third party property – total liability is limited to RM 3 million in respect of any claim or series of claims arising out of one event. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                       Tokio Marine Auto Partner   Service&lt;br /&gt;                    A &lt;a href="http://www.tokiomarine.com.my/services/tmim_auto.htm" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"&gt;24-hour motor assistance   service&lt;/a&gt; for breakdowns and accidents available to every TMIM's comprehensive motor policyholder where most of the services provide are free of charge</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Ping An Announces 2009 Interim Results</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/ping-announces-2009-interim-results.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:18:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-1765247310668709967</guid><description>&lt;div class="info_text" id="content"&gt;  &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Achieved strong growth across core businesses; embraced new opportunity in integrated financial development&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Operation Highlights (for the six months ended June 30, 2009 in accordance with IFRS): &lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Premium income sharply increased; net income in line with expectation; capital strength further enhanced &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Gross written premiums, policy fees and premium deposits grew 33.9% to a total of RMB92,685 million (1H 2008: RMB69,228million)&lt;br /&gt;• Total assets rose 17.3% to RMB885,419 million as at June 30, 2009 (as at December 31, 2008: RMB754,718 million)&lt;br /&gt;• Net assets grew 18.8% to RMB101,793 million as at June 30, 2009 from RMB85,696 million as at December 31, 2008&lt;br /&gt;• Embedded value per share grew 16.1% to RMB19.42 as at June 30, 2009 from RMB16.73 as at December 31, 2008)&lt;br /&gt;• Financial strength further enhanced, Group solvency margin ratio at 325.8%, life insurance unit’s solvency margin ratio at 220.6%&lt;br /&gt;• Total income grew 24.8% to RMB79,439 million (1H 2008: RMB63,633 million). Net profit at RMB5,441 million (1H 2008: RMB9,719 million). Given the high base in the same period last year, this year’s first half figures are in line with expectation&lt;br /&gt;• Earnings per share were RMB0.71 (1H 2008: RMB1.29)&lt;br /&gt;• Interim dividend of RMB0.15 per share recommended (1H 2008: RMB0.20)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rapid expansion across core businesses; integrated strengths further enhanced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;• Market share of life insurance and property &amp;amp; casualty business increased to 16.8% and 11.8%, respectively&lt;br /&gt;• First-year premium income from individual life insurance grew 35.7%, far exceeded market average; one-year new business value of Life increased by 19.8% from December 31, 2008&lt;br /&gt;• Continued growth in life business sales force and productivity, number of agents reaches 394,000.&lt;br /&gt;• Annuity business remained an industry leader, assets under trust and asset under investment management grew 39.0% and 41.5%, respectively, from December 31, 2008&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Total investment yield improved to 4.8%; net investment yield remained steady&lt;br /&gt;• Ping An Securities underwrote six corporate bond issuances, its best performance to date&lt;br /&gt;• Assets under the management of Ping An Trust reached RMB81,267 million, representing a significant increase of 67.5% as compared to the end of 2008&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Total assets of banking unit grew 35.3% to about RMB200 billion&lt;br /&gt;• Accumulated number of credit cards in circulation exceeded 2 million; cross-selling contributed 66.6% of new cards issued in the first half of 2009&lt;br /&gt;• The investment in Shenzhen Development Bank represents a new opportunity for integrated financial buiness development&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hong Kong/Shanghai, August 14 2009 - Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (“Ping An” or “the Group”, HKEx: 2318; SSE: 601318) today announced its financial results for the first half of 2009. The Chinese economy showed signs of recovery in the first half of 2009. All of Ping An’s core businesses experienced strong growth during the period. Insurance premium growth rate far exceeded the market average. The value of new life insurance business rose significantly along with the value of net assets of the Company. The growth in business and the advancement in core competences have paved the way for the future expansion of Ping An. Leveraging the opportunities brought about by the strategic investment in Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB), Ping An has made a significant step in implementing integrated financial strategies.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sharp growth in premium income, embedded value; solvency ratio further enhanced&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For the six months ended June 30, 2009, gross written premiums, policy fees and premium deposits totaled RMB92,685 million, up 33.9% from RMB69,228 million over the same period last year under IFRS. Total investment income from investment portfolio of insurance funds rose 50.8% to RMB13,924 million from RMB9,235 million in the first half of 2008. Total investment yield  grew to 4.8% from 3.6%. Net profit decreased 44.0% to RMB5,441 million (1H 2008: RMB9,719 million ). The decrease was due to less direct profit contribution from realized equity investments gains and lower dividend income compared to the same period last year. A sharp increase in first-year premium income from life insurance also affected near-term profitability, in addition to tax provisions recorded during the period.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Group’s total assets reached RMB885,419 million as at June 30, 2009 (RMB754,718 million as at December 31, 2008). Net assets grew 18.8% to RMB101,793 million from December 31, 2008. Embedded value grew 16.1% to RMB142,628 million (RMB122,859 million as at December 31, 2008).  Embedded value per share grew 16.1% to RMB19.42. The Board of Directors recommended an interim dividend of RMB0.15 per share for 2009. The Group’s capital strength and solvency ratio were further enhanced. As at June 30, 2009, the Group’s solvency ratio stood at 325.8%.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under PRC GAAP, the Group's premium income for the first six months of 2009 reached RMB92,685 million, grew 33.9% from RMB69,228 million over the same period last year. Net profit decreased 37.6% to RMB4,558 million (1H 2008: RMB7,310 million).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the period, Ping An was able to take advantage of recent market rallies to optimize its asset allocation and achieve a remarkable performance for corporate bonds underwriting business and asset management in trust business. Total assets of the banking unit grew to almost RMB200 billion as the business continued to experience rapid growth. The accumulated number of credit cards in circulation reached new heights thanks to the Group’s cross-selling capability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Commenting on the 2009 interim results, Ping An Chairman and CEO Ma Mingzhe said: “Our three major businesses maintained a remarkable development trend. Our market share of insurance business increased. The scale and quality of our bank’s asset improved. Investment assets under management continued to grow. The extent and depth of cross-selling further enhanced. Furthermore, we captured the rare opportunity to make strategic investment in SDB and received full support from our shareholders. This will enable us to take a firm step forward in executing our  integrated financial strategy.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Insurance: market share increased for both life and property &amp;amp; casualty businesses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Life Insurance&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Gross written premiums, policy fees and premium deposits in the six months ended June 30, 2009 reached RMB73,921 million, rose 35.5% from the same period last year (1H 2008: RMB54,557 million). Net profit from life insurance reduced 44.2% to RMB4,642 million in the first half of 2009 from RMB8,325 million in the same period in 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By expanding sales channels of both individual life insurance and bancassurance, first-year premium from individual life insurance business grew a healthy 35.7% to RMB17,055 million during the period. One-year new business value of Life increases by 19.8% from December 31, 2008. Gross written premiums, policy fees and premium deposits from bancassurance rose to RMB16,299million.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Group proactively developed its life insurance sales force. The number of insurance agents grew steadily to about 394,000, up 10.6% compared to the end of 2008. The Group continued to lift the productivity and professionalism of its sales agents and enhance service quality through training. As at June 30, 2009, the Company had approximately 38.31 million individual customers and 0.52 million corporate customers. The 13-month and 25-month persistency ratios for our individual life insurance customers were maintained at satisfactory levels of above 90% and 85% respectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Property and Casualty Insurance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a result of the global financial crisis, China’s domestic economy slowed down and the property &amp;amp; casualty insurance market was adversely affected. Still, driven by the principle of “Surpassing Targets Healthily”, Ping An Property &amp;amp; Casualty continued to implement its development strategy vigorously and was able to maintain its premium income growth momentum. In the six months ended June 30, 2009, the business of Ping An Property &amp;amp; Casualty grew rapidly. Gross written premium grew 27.9% to RMB18,764 million in the first half of 2009. Market share increased from10.9% as at December 31, 2008 to 11.8% as at June 30, 2009.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;All three principal segments of the Group’s property and casualty insurance business recorded steady growth. Continued demand for automobiles in China led to an increase in gross written premiums in the automobile insurance business by 30.8% to RMB13,378 million in the first half of 2009. Gross written premiums from non-automobile insurance business also posted growth of 21.0% to RMB4,418 million as a result of increased sales in commercial property insurance, liability insurance and construction all risks insurance.  As a result of stronger promotion, gross written premiums attributable to the accident and health insurance business increased21.6% to RMB968 million.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;While the property &amp;amp; casualty insurance business experienced rapid growth in the first half of 2009, the Group also took care to ensure the growth is healthy and service quality remain high. Combined ratio for the six months ended June 30, 2009 was100.0%, representing a decrease of 2.0 percentage points compared to the year 2008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Banking: total assets near RMB200 billion; cross-selling accounts for 67% of new card issuance&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the first half of 2009, Ping An Bank achieved rapid steady growth in its business. In PRC banking sector, Ping An Bank continues to be one of the best in asset quality, and an innovator in service, distribution channels and product offering. Total assets rose 35.3% to RMB197,603 million from the year end of 2008. Total deposits and loans increased 30.1% and 43.7% respectively from the year end of 2008, exceeding industry averages.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ping An Bank’s network expansion achieved a further breakthrough with the successful opening of branches in Guangzhou and Hangzhou. The number of credit card in circulation exceeded 2 million, with about 67% of new card issuance contributed by cross-selling in the first half of 2009. Continuous development and innovation have been achieved in respect of service, channels and products. For credit card issuance, the bank launched a number of new credit card products such as the Car-owner’s Credit Card and Insurance Credit Card. In May, the bank further expanded the card issuance channels by launching a program in Beijing where credit cards were issued without a physical branch presence. For corporate business, the bank launched “Ping An Listing Express” and established the first corporate customer service centre in Shenzhen, providing innovative services such as the online 6S service for corporate customers. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ping An Bank’s loan quality continued to improve in the first half of 2009. Non-performing loan ratio decreased to 0.46% as at June 30, 2009 from 0.54% as at December 31, 2008. Ping An Bank’s capital adequacy ratio (CAR) and Core CAR were well above regulatory requirement level of 8% and 4%, at 11.2% and 8.4% as at June 30, 2009, respectively. Ping An Bank successfully issued RMB3 billion subordinated debts in June 2009, resulting in increased supplementary capital, and also improving its CAR.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Investment Business: capitalized on market recovery; total investment yield enhanced remarkably&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;During the first half of 2009, the domestic A-share market saw substantial gains with turnover in the secondary market increasing sharply compared to the same period last year. The total investment income from the investment portfolio of insurance funds reached RMB13,924 million in the six months ended June 30, 2009, total investment yield was 4.8% in the period.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ping An Trust continued to sustain rapid growth during the reporting period while enhancing its products, channels and platform construction. Assets under management reached RMB81,267 million, up 67.5% from the level of the end of 2008. While product line enriched, the progressing sales channel has been further expanded. With the growth of its investment team and perfection of investment platform, Ping An Trust’s noncapital market investment has fared well. All investment projects are progressing steadily, and should contribute to the Group’s overall profit growth in near future.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For its securities and brokerage business, Ping An took advantage of the favorable situation to strengthen its management platform, implemented profit model switch, and to expanded its sales network while obtaining approvals for the establishment of two branches. Ping An Securities underwrote six corporate bond, its best performance to date. Investment banking business actively dealt with the adverse impact arising from the temporary freeze in IPO activity in the first half of the year, focusing on existing projects and building high quality professional team in preparation for the reopening of the IPO market and Growth Enterprise Market board. Meanwhile, the unit continued to gain recognition for its work. During the period, it was named “Best Sponsor of the Small &amp;amp; Medium Enterprises Board” by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As at June 30, 2009, investment assets under Ping An Asset Management totaled approximately RMB520 billion, marking a slight increase compared to the end of 2008. The growth was primarily due to an increase in investable assets as a result of a steady growth in the Group’s insurance business, as well as an increase in fair value of assets as a result of the substantial rise of the A-share market in the first half of the year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Outlook: enhance competitive advantages; accelerate execution of integrated financial strategy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Going forward, Ping An will continue to focus on improving its competitiveness across all business segments and achieving steady growth in its insurance businesses. The Group also intends to drive rapid growth in its banking and investment businesses and strengthen the integrated financial services platform via deepened cross selling initiatives to achieve greater synergies. Ping An will maintain its strategy of building an integrated financial services platform. The investment in SDB will help create further value for the Group in the long run.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Ma said: “Looking forward, the long term trend of economic growth of China will continue, and the growth potential in the financial sector of China is huge. We firmly believe that integrated financial service is an irreversible development trend. Through years of cumulative experience, we possessed the pre-requisites for integrated financial services. We will execute our strategy and create more value to our stakeholders through two strategic initiatives: increasing the number of customers and generate more profit from each customer. Based upon these, we will completely push ahead the implementation of the company’s integrated financial strategy to create more value for shareholders, customers and the society.”&lt;/p&gt;      &lt;/div&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Available Car Insurance</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/available-car-insurance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:12:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-4817886568200784005</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/direct.aspx"&gt;Direct General&lt;/a&gt; Corporation is a privately owned insurance holding company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee that provides personal lines insurance and insurance related products directly to the customer through CarInsurance.com in thirteen states located in the southeastern United States. Most policies are written through these insurance companies: Direct Insurance Company, Direct General Insurance Company, Direct National Insurance Company, Direct General Insurance Company of Louisiana, and Direct General Insurance Company of Mississippi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/progressive.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="progressive" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_progressive_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/progressive.aspx"&gt;Progressive&lt;/a&gt; offers the price and coverage you deserve. Progressive consistently receives an A+ (Superior) rating from A.M. Best Company, an independent firm that rates the financial strength and performance of insurance companies. A+ is one of the highest ratings available and means you can trust the stability of Progressive. Since 1937, Progressive Corporation has specialized in car insurance. Today, they are the fourth largest auto insurance company in the nation. Progressive is committed to selling through professional, independent insurance agencies like CarInsurance.com because they know agents and brokers provide unmatched benefits to their customers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/esurance.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="esurance" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_esurance_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/esurance.aspx"&gt;Esurance&lt;/a&gt; Auto Insurance is a subsidiary of the White Mountains Insurance Group, a company with 100 years of experience and more than $19 billion in assets. As a part of the White Mountains family, they share White Mountains' commitment to excellence in insurance practices, rigorous financial discipline, and pride of ownership. Esurance Insurance Company and some of their subsidiary companies are rated "A-" (Excellent) from A.M. Best, which means you can count on your coverage, protection, and reliability.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/safeco.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="safeco" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_safeco_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/safeco.aspx"&gt;Safeco&lt;/a&gt; receives an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, an independent firm that rates the financial strength and performance of insurance companies. Since 1923, Safeco Insurance Company has provided their customers with the protection and stability of a major brand and excellent customer service. They are a member of the Liberty Mutual Group. With the addition of Safeco, Liberty Mutual Group becomes the fifth largest property and casualty insurer in the U.S.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/unitrin.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="unitrin" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_unitrin_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/unitrin.aspx"&gt;Unitrin&lt;/a&gt; receives an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, an independent firm that rates the financial strength and performance of insurance companies. The Unitrin family of companies, started in 1931, has over 6 million customers and more than $9 billion in assets. Unitrin Direct is committed to using technology to improve their customer service experience achieving a 96% Customer Satisfaction rating by focusing on the customer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/travelers.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="travelers" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_travelers_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/travelers.aspx"&gt;Travelers&lt;/a&gt; had $24.5 billion in total revenue and $109.8 billion in total assets in 2008. They are the second-largest writer of commercial U.S. property casualty insurance and the second-largest writer of auto and homeowners insurance through independent agents. Travelers consistently receives an A+ (Superior) rating from A.M. Best Company. Founded in 1853, they are one of the oldest large insurance companies in the United States and have a diversified insurance business. Their familiar red umbrella logo symbolizes the protection and coverage you get with Travelers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/hartford.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="hartford" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_hartford_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Founded in 1810, &lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/hartford.aspx"&gt;The Hartford&lt;/a&gt; Financial Services Group is one of the largest investment and insurance companies in the United States, with 200 years of service. The Hartford employs over 30,000 employees across the world with millions of customers. The Hartford is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. The Hartford receives an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company. With longevity and stability, The Hartford has proven its ability to pay claims, including during the Great Chicago Fire and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Hartford also insured Presidents Lincoln and Eisenhower, and the construction of the Hoover Dam and the Golden Gate Bridge.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/arrowhead.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="arrowhead" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_arrowhead_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/arrowhead.aspx"&gt;Arrowhead&lt;/a&gt; General Insurance Agency is a national insurance program manager that has teamed up with the country's top rated insurance carriers to proudly offer quality insurance products throughout the U.S. They offer a personal auto program that offers coverage for most drivers. Offering positive underwriting results for over 20 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/qbe.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="qbe" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_qbe_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/qbe.aspx"&gt;QBE Insurance&lt;/a&gt; Group Limited is one of the top 25 insurers and reinsurers worldwide with operations in all key global insurance markets. QBE has offices in 45 countries with around 13,000 staff worldwide. QBE receives an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company. QBE Insurance corporations' primary property and casualty business writes a wide range of commercial and personal products primarily through Independent General Agencies. Their broad range of products are coupled with timely, knowledgeable service, which help meet the needs of our customers. They are dedicated to developing and sustaining long-term relationships with Independent General Agencies with proven track records.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/meritplan.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="meritplan" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_meritplan_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/meritplan.aspx"&gt;Meritplan&lt;/a&gt; receives an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, an independent firm that rates the financial strength and performance of insurance companies. An A is one of the highest ratings and means you can trust the stability of Meritplan Insurance. Meritplan Insurance Company is a member of the Balboa Insurance Group, which is owned by Bank of America.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/newport.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="newport" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_newport_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/newport.aspx"&gt;Newport Insurance&lt;/a&gt; Company is a member of the Balboa Insurance Group, which is owned by Bank of America, one of the world's largest companies with over 200,000 employees and more than $1.7 trillion in assets. Newport receives an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, an independent firm that rates the financial strength and performance of insurance companies. An A is one of the highest ratings and means you can trust the stability and endurance of Newport Insurance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/infinity.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="infinity" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_infinity_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/infinity.aspx"&gt;Infinity&lt;/a&gt; has a long and successful history of providing quality car insurance products dates back to 1950. Infinity employs over 2100 people across the country. They provide car insurance protection for those with a proven record of accident-free driving as well as those who have difficulty obtaining coverage due to a record of accidents or violations, their age, occupation or type of car they drive. Infinity receives an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, an independent firm that rates the financial strength and performance of insurance companies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="margin: 5px; float: right;"&gt;&lt;a style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" href="http://www.carinsurance.com/encompass.aspx"&gt;&lt;img alt="encompass" src="http://www.carinsurance.com/images/logos/full_encompass_logo.gif" style="border-width: 0px; background-color: transparent ! important;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carinsurance.com/encompass.aspx"&gt;Encompass&lt;/a&gt; is no longer available on the CarInsurance.com platform, but we list them for our current Encompass customers. Encompass underwriting companies are rated B+ (Very Good), A- (Excellent), A (Excellent), or A+ (Superior) for insurance financial strength by the A.M. Best Company as of January 26, 2009. Encompass specializes in personal insurance. Encompass has more than 1.2 million customers in 42 states with more than $1.7 billion in personal insurance written premium which makes them one of the largest personal insurance brands in America. Encompass is a subsidiary of Allstate.&lt;/p&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total></item><item><title>AXA : Automobile Insurance</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/axa-automobile-insurance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:09:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-2560291170604591847</guid><description>&lt;h2&gt;Driving Record Rating - 10* Program&lt;/h2&gt;                                           &lt;p&gt;If you are a claims-free driver, the AXA 10* Auto product will reward you with a very competitive rating. The longer you have been claims-free, the higher your star level (up to 10 years) and the lower your premiums will be.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;To earn the best AXA auto rates you must be:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                                                      &lt;ul class="liste_bullet_rouge"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;10 years licensed in Canada or the United States&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;10 years with no "At Fault" Losses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;                                        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Note: License suspensions and/or gaps in insurance coverage may affect your star level.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Zurich Auto Insurance</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/zurich-auto-insurance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:06:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-8502950127636564432</guid><description>At last, a unique opportunity to underwrite commercial motor has arrived. And it’s been developed in New Zealand for New Zealanders. &lt;p&gt;Zurich believes in listening to what customers want and then delivering on that. Driven by service excellence, Zurich Auto combines leading technology with a specialist team to provide an offer like no other. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="heading2"&gt;Focused on keeping you motoring &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Underwritten by one of the world’s leading insurers, Zurich Auto incudes:&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Zurich Commercial Motor – for businesses with up to 10 vehicles &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Zurich Fleet Motor - for businesses with more than 10 vehicles&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class="heading2"&gt;Benefit from some great features&lt;/p&gt; Some of the benefits Zurich Auto can offer its brokers and customers include:   &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Paperless system. Keep in touch online from the comfort of your keyboard. Access for both clients and brokers, enabling full tracking of claims and the progress of repairs to your customer’s car, risk management and analysis capabilities. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;100% intermediated. Motor insurance available through brokers only.  &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Innovation. By employing the best, you get service excellence and great value. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Available 24/7 – claims online.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p class="heading2"&gt;Zurich is one of the world’s leading insurance companies &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Zurich New Zealand is headquartered in Auckland and led by Mike Poole and backed by a team hand picked from local talent. All major operational functions of underwriting, risk management, servicing, technical support and claims are provided by New Zealand staff with expert local knowledge. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Our business model provides brokers with a distinct competitive advantage. We are a leading global insurer operating locally with 100% focus on brokers. We don’t deal direct. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Click here for more information &lt;a href="http://www.zurich.co.nz/zportal/cs/ContentServer?pagename=NZInternet/Page/ThreeColumn&amp;amp;cid=1167365076877" style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;about Zurich&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Munich Re Group: Auto Insurance - Analysis of the consolidated cash flow statement</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/munich-re-group-auto-insurance-analysis.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:04:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-1330746896632626636</guid><description>&lt;p&gt; Our primary insurance and reinsurance operations have a significant influence on the cash flow of the Munich Re Group. We generally first collect the premiums for the risks assumed and do not make payments until later, in the event of a loss. The cash flow statements of insurance companies are therefore of limited relevance. The cash flow statement is adjusted to eliminate the effects of fluctuations in exchange rates and changes in entities consolidated. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;div class="image_box"&gt;       &lt;a class="pic" href="http://report.munichre.com/munichre/annual/2008/gb//English/40/40/90/Konzern_Kapitalflussrechnung.gif" rel="lightbox" title="Analysis of the consolidated cash flow statement"&gt;&lt;img src="http://report.munichre.com/munichre/annual/2008/gb//English/40/40/90/Konzern_Kapitalflussrechnung_thumb.gif" alt="Analysis of the consolidated cash flow statement" title="Analysis of the consolidated cash flow statement" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;div style="margin: 5px 5px 0pt 0pt; float: left;"&gt;    &lt;a href="http://report.munichre.com/munichre/annual/2008/gb//English/40/40/90/Konzern_Kapitalflussrechnung.gif" rel="lightbox" title="Analysis of the consolidated cash flow statement"&gt;&lt;img class="lupe" src="http://report.munichre.com/munichre/annual/2008/gb/layout//pic/icon_enlarge.gif" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;div style="float: left; padding-top: 6px;"&gt;    &lt;a style="" href="http://report.munichre.com/munichre/annual/2008/gb//English/40/40/90/Konzern_Kapitalflussrechnung.gif" rel="lightbox" title="Analysis of the consolidated cash flow statement"&gt;enlarge&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;   &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p&gt; In the consolidated cash flow statement, the Group profit of €1,528m is used as the starting point for determining the cash inflows from operating activ ities. The consolidated result is adjusted by €1,067m to take account of the higher technical provisions. There was an increase in provisions for future policy benefits at the Group’s primary insurers due to portfolio development and strong new business production at recently established companies abroad, whilst the high maturity payouts of the past decreased further. By contrast, our reinsurers’ provisions for future policy benefits fell, mainly owing to our reductions of large-volume quota share treaties. Their loss re serves increased, primarily because a large portion of the many major losses (e.g. those caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike) had not yet been settled. The &lt;a id="glossaryLink_25" class="glossaryLink" onmouseover="return openGlossary(event, 'glossaryLink_25'); return false;" onmouseout="javascript:closeSoftPopup();  return false" href="http://report.munichre.com/reports/munichre/annual/2008/gb/English/404090/analysis-of-the-consolidated-financial-statements.html#"&gt;net&lt;/a&gt;&lt;script type="text/Javascript"&gt;addGlossaryWord('glossaryLink_25', 'glossaryLink_25', 'Gross/net', 'In insurance terminology, the terms gross and net mean before and after deduction of the portion attributable to business ceded in reinsurance.');&lt;/script&gt; gains on the disposal of investments - which in adjusting the consolidated profit have to be deducted from the cash flows from operating activities - are essentially attributable to the disposal of securities available for sale and equity derivatives. The negative balance from write-ups and write-downs (triggered by share price losses that could not be fully offset by the use of derivatives) has to be added to the consolidated result again. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt; The &lt;span class="bold"&gt;cash outflows for investment activities&lt;/span&gt; were determined by payments for the acquisition of investments. These exceeded the inflows from the sale/ maturity of investments by €3,461m. In the financial year, we completed the following main acqusitions: in the second quarter, we acquired 100% of the shares in the US primary insurer The Midland Company. The purchase price of €861m has been reduced in the cash flow statement by the cash of €131m held. The Munich Re Group additionally assumed a total of €643m in investments and €466m in &lt;a id="glossaryLink_56" class="glossaryLink" onmouseover="return openGlossary(event, 'glossaryLink_56'); return false;" onmouseout="javascript:closeSoftPopup();  return false" href="http://report.munichre.com/reports/munichre/annual/2008/gb/English/404090/analysis-of-the-consolidated-financial-statements.html#"&gt;technical provisions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;script type="text/Javascript"&gt;addGlossaryWord('glossaryLink_56', 'glossaryLink_56', 'Technical provisions', 'Uncertain liabilities directly connected with insurance business. These provisions are made to ensure that obligations under insurance contracts can always be met.');&lt;/script&gt; through the acquisition. On 30 September 2008, we acquired a further 61% in BACAV, thus increasing our share - holding to 90%. The purchase price of €416m has been reduced by the cash of €96m held. The acquisition added investments of €3,851m and tech nical pro visions of €3,920m to the Munich Re Group’s books. Besides this, we purchased Sterling Life Insurance Company and Olympic Health Management Systems Inc. in the year under review for a total of €223m. We paid the amount in cash, reducing this in the cash flow statement by the cash of €92m held. As a result of the acquisition, the Munich Re Group assumed a total of €96m in  investments and €72m in gross technical provisions. We also acquired 65% of the share capital of ERGO Daum Direct Auto Insurance Co. The purchase price of €37m has been reduced by the cash of €0.2m held. As a consequence of the purchase, investments of €112m and technical provisions of €121m were transferred to the Munich Re Group. Lastly, we purchased 100% of the shares in the holding company The Roanoke Companies for €34m, less the cash of €9m held. In this connection, the Munich Re Group assumed intangible assets of €43m and liabilities of €12m. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt; The &lt;span class="bold"&gt;cash outflows for financing activities&lt;/span&gt; stem mainly from the share buybacks of €1,498m and the dividend payment of €1,181m for 2008.  &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt; Overall in the year under review, cash – which encompasses cash with banks, cheques and cash in hand – fell by €151m to €2,354m. &lt;/p&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>China Auto Insurance</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/china-auto-insurance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:57:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-7150373174183806774</guid><description>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" &gt;&lt;span class="contenthead"&gt;Importance of China auto insurance industry&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On an average, premiums of China auto insurance industry amounts to over 60 percent of aggregate premiums of insurance industry of China. China automobile insurance industry is a major contributor in non life insurance segment. From 2000 to 2007 premiums of automobile insurance industry of China have amounted to 70 percent of total premiums paid in China insurance sector. It is also regarded as having best rate of growth among all insurance industries of China&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="contenthead"&gt;China auto insurance laws&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Car owners in China are bound by law to get an auto insurance policy. This law was introduced in July 2006. This law has provided automobile insurance market in China with a much needed shot in arm. It is being assumed that in 2015 more cars would be sold in China than in United States of America. This is supposed to be a good sign for auto insurance industry of China as that would mean that more auto insurance policies would be sold in China at that particular point of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="contenthead"&gt;China auto insurance market&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Allianz, which is a major insurance services provider of world, has been a marquee name in China auto insurance market. It has among first few companies, from outside China, to have ventured into property insurance &lt;a id="KonaLink3" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.economywatch.com/world-industries/automobile/china-auto-insurance.html#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(100, 0, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana;font-size:11px;"  &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(100, 0, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana;font-size:11px;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; market of China which has been growing at a steady rate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As per regulations of China auto insurance market, any auto insurance services provider, which is funded by overseas business enterprises, has to have a minimum of 20 million yuan&lt;a id="KonaLink4" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.economywatch.com/world-industries/automobile/china-auto-insurance.html#"&gt;&lt;span style="position: relative;" class="preLoadWrap" id="preLoadWrap4"&gt;&lt;div style="position: absolute; z-index: 4000; top: -32px; left: -18px; display: none;" id="preLoadLayer4"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in registered capital in order to open a branch in China. China Insurance Regulatory Commission requires a minimum of 200 million yuan in order for an overseas auto insurance services provider to establish a new branch in China&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China Insurance Regulatory Commission has put in a provision, which states that overseas auto insurance services providers can transform their branches into subsidiaries that are fully owned. However, this facility would only be provided in instances where that particular branch has operated, for a period of one year, in accordance to laws set by China Insurance Regulatory Commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First in this line was a branch of Ming An Insurance Company Limited of Hong Kong. It was set up at Shenzhen. A number of non life insurance companies &lt;a id="KonaLink5" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.economywatch.com/world-industries/automobile/china-auto-insurance.html#"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(100, 0, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana;font-size:11px;"  &gt;&lt;span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(100, 0, 0); color: rgb(100, 0, 0) ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:verdana;font-size:11px;color:transparent;"   &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; have benefitted greatly from China auto insurance policies. One example is Huatai Insurance Co, which generates 70 percent of its income from these policies&lt;/span&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>MetLife Auto &amp; Home® offers you superior auto insurance coverage most other companies don't</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/metlife-auto-home-offers-you-superior.html</link><category>metlife</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:53:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-4650616890503971057</guid><description>&lt;!--starts subTabdivider--&gt;                                   &lt;div id="tabContentTitle"&gt;                                     &lt;h2 style="display: none;" id="jsDisabledHdr"&gt;Auto Insurance Basics&lt;/h2&gt;                                   &lt;/div&gt;                                   &lt;div id="left-content-border"&gt;&lt;h3&gt;MetLife Auto &amp;amp; Home&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; offers you superior auto insurance coverage most other companies don't.&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our Auto Advantage&lt;sup&gt;TM&lt;/sup&gt; features go beyond basic liability and collision coverage to offer you more complete coverage and benefits, including:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deductible Saving Benefit&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt; for good drivers&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Enhanced rental car damage coverage&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full replacement cost for total losses&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Full replacement cost for major parts&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Multi-policy discounts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Safe driver credits, discounts and programs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;And if you own a &lt;strong&gt;motorcycle&lt;/strong&gt;, we've got the right coverage for you.&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt; Ask your MetLife Auto &amp;amp; Home representative for details.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Law Suit Against Generali Insurance Company Goes Ahead In California USA</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/law-suit-against-generali-insurance.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:45:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-3028912309000892632</guid><description>Generali Insurance Company, Italy's largest insurance company which also owns Israeli insurance company Migdal, has lost a California USA court case that would have stopped court action considering claims filed against the company for insurance policies purchased in Europe before World War Two by holocaust victims. Generali has been consistently trying to avoid any responsibility to pay these insurance policies to holocaust victims' families by using any and all means. Generali must now defend itself in the $135 million suit in California. The precedent setting case should serve a....</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>Car of the Year 2010 shortlist</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/car-of-year-2010-shortlist.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:29:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-6588778523452423490</guid><description>&lt;h2 style="font-family: arial; font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The final seven cars in line for the European Car of the Year accolade.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial;"&gt;Vauxhall's new Astra is among the seven nominees confirmed for the Car of the Year award 2010. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The other six are the Citroën C3 Picasso, Mercedes-Benz E-class, Volkswagen Polo, Toyota iQ, Skoda Yeti and Peugeot 3008.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The candidates were picked from a list of 33 eligible cars, all of which are available in at least five major European markets and have the prospect of at least 5,000 annual sales. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The second round of voting will now take place among 59 jurors from 23 European countries and the result will be announced on November 30. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p style="font-family: arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;We will be running a full report of how the seven finalists fare on that date. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>7 Ways To Save on Your New York Auto Insurance in 2010</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/7-ways-to-save-on-your-new-york-auto.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:28:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-1080665812922509249</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span&gt;7 Ways To Save on Your New York Auto Insurance in 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Consult with your agent. Many companies have changed the way policy rates are determined. In the last few years, many insurance companies introduced a credit scoring formula into the mix. Prior insurance history, claims, moving violations, coverage limits and credit history now carry the most weight when obtaining an insurance rate. If you have had the same company for over 5 years or more, it is quite possible you may not be benefitting from your excellent credit history. It is probably a good time to shop around. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Other ways to cut your rates: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Are you getting all the discounts you are entitled to? If a life event has changed your family dynamic, it could impact your insurance costs. Many insurance carriers offer a discounted tier, when a rated, younger driver goes off to college without a vehicle. Simple documentation from SUNY Albany, Siena College, Cornell, Binghamton, Marist or Buffalo might reduce your New York auto insurance rates. Unfortunately, you’re still stuck paying the college tuition.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Increase your collision and comprehensive (fire &amp;amp; theft) deductibles to $ 1000. A higher deductible reduces your premium. It’s an option you should consider.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Drop collision and/or comprehensive from older vehicles. To determine the trade offs, go to &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; (Kelley Blue Book) to figure out your vehicles value and what you risk by removing these coverages from your policy. Then call your agent and request your annual savings, should you decide to remove these coverages.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Take an accident prevention / defensive driver course, especially important for fulltime, youthful operators. &lt;u&gt;It just got a whole lot easier to take the class!&lt;/u&gt; You can do it from your home or your workplace. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has recently approved an online version of the course. Here is the link to approved vendors: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt; On a NY auto insurance policy, you could save 10% on most coverages. Get that completion certificate to your agent. The discount last for 3 years!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Consult an agent with more than 1 company. Many of the “Big Box” insurance companies only have the ability to offer a single company product. They spend tons of money advertising but only offer you 1 option! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">2</thr:total></item><item><title>Auto Insurance Requirements Expected to Increase in 2010</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/auto-insurance-requirements-expected-to.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:26:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-6479425331454671210</guid><description>&lt;span class="lingo_region"&gt;&lt;div class="xn-content"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="xn-location"&gt;MADISON, Wis.&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class="xn-chron"&gt;Dec. 23&lt;/span&gt; /PRNewswire/ --The states of &lt;span class="xn-location"&gt;Wisconsin&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class="xn-location"&gt;Louisiana&lt;/span&gt; will be raising minimum liability limit requirements which may cause a raise in current premiums. As of &lt;span class="xn-chron"&gt;January 1, 2010&lt;/span&gt;, these states will require that all new policies written meet these new requirements and consumers may want to compare their current carrier's rates with those of others to ensure that their policy remains competitive.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;As of the 1st of the year, liability coverage will become a requirement in &lt;span class="xn-location"&gt;Wisconsin&lt;/span&gt; and the limits will increase to &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$50,000&lt;/span&gt; for the injury or death of one person, &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$100,000&lt;/span&gt; for the injury or death of more than one person and &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$15,000&lt;/span&gt; for property damage. In addition to the new limit increase, beginning &lt;span class="xn-chron"&gt;June 1, 2010&lt;/span&gt;, drivers and owners will be required to provide proof of such coverage when requested by law enforcement; caught operating a vehicle without insurance may result in a fine up &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$500&lt;/span&gt;, failure to have proof on hand may be subject to a &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$10&lt;/span&gt; fine and providing fraudulent proof of coverage can end in a fine of up to &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$5,000&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Residents of &lt;span class="xn-location"&gt;Louisiana&lt;/span&gt; currently pay some of the highest premiums in the nation and the new increased limits are expected to push these rates even higher. Although some have expected the rate increase to be in the 20 percent range, insurance commissioner &lt;span class="xn-person"&gt;Jim Donelon&lt;/span&gt; stated, "I would not be surprised to see it go to 15 percent." The limits for bodily injury liability to one person will increase to &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$15,000&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$35,000&lt;/span&gt; for more than one person and &lt;span class="xn-money"&gt;$25,000&lt;/span&gt; for property damage liability.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For those who will be up for policy renewal after the New Year, it may be wise to shop around before renewing their policy. Websites such as OnlineAutoInsurance.com allows visitors to complete an &lt;a href="http://www.onlineautoinsurance.com/compare/"&gt;auto insurance comparison&lt;/a&gt; online to help ensure that their current rate is still the most affordable. In order to avoid policy lapse while shopping around, rates should be compared well in advance of policy expiration dates. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SOURCE  Online Auto Insurance, LLC&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;     &lt;/span&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><title>3 Things to Consider When Buying Cheap Full Coverage Auto Insurance</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/3-things-to-consider-when-buying-cheap_23.html</link><category>auto insurance</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:59:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-8931916008631151997</guid><description>If you’re looking for cheap full coverage auto insurance you’ve got to be a bit confused about all the choices you have. And, because most people want to get quality coverage along with money savings, it can take a bit of time to consider different aspects before deciding upon which company to go with and which policy to buy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Understanding what the terms mean will speed up the process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Full Coverage Insurance - Full coverage insurance is comprehensive coverage that covers you personally for every type of insurance that your insurance company offers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some examples:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Medical Costs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Medical costs could be an option for some policies. When you have a full coverage auto insurance policy the medical costs of everybody in your car are covered if you get into an accident and sustain injuries.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liability&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liability is also covered when you have a full coverage auto insurance policy. So if an accident is your fault, this coverage makes it possible for all the damages you’ve caused to be compensated.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liability coverage should be part of everyone’s insurance policy because you never know who will be blamed if there’s an accident. In this case it’s far better to be safe than sorry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cost of the Premium&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It pays to compare premium costs with different insurance carriers if you’re looking for cheap full coverage auto insurance because the cost of identical coverage can vary by hundreds of dollars or more per year.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The premium will be based on your age, your gender, and how old your vehicle is.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the way, if your car is on its last legs you may not want to invest in full coverage because the premiums will be higher. You could end up paying premiums based on the current market value of the car. It usually makes more sense to get cheap full coverage auto insurance policies&lt;br /&gt;for newer vehicles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some comprehensive insurance polices cover you in case of arson or vandalism, but they aren’t very common.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When comparing premiums you can check out companies online and get in touch with some insurance agents who can keep you abreast of information about cheap automobile insurance.</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total></item><item><title>Car Insurance Coverage Details and More</title><link>http://autoinsurance-us.blogspot.com/2009/12/car-insurance-coverage-details-and-more.html</link><category>auto insurance</category><category>geico.com myquote yourpolicy</category><author>noreply@blogger.com (Auto Insurance Solution)</author><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:39:00 -0800</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615308642755527647.post-7725557882186230345</guid><description>&lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;Buying a car insurance policy &lt;/strong&gt;means you need to become familiar&lt;br /&gt;with the details of each type of coverage. Do you know what you&lt;br /&gt;want in terms of coverage? Or do you need to consider more&lt;br /&gt;details before you move forward? The fact of the matter is that&lt;br /&gt;there are many details that surround the car insurance industry,&lt;br /&gt;available policies, and you as a consumer. For this reason you&lt;br /&gt;need to know as much as you can about the car insurance&lt;br /&gt;industry, as well as what you are looking for. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;What coverage details are most important to you?&lt;/strong&gt; This is among&lt;br /&gt;the most important questions that you will face. For instance,&lt;br /&gt;you may feel that a low deductible is as important as it gets.&lt;br /&gt;In this case you will need to search for a car insurance policy&lt;br /&gt;that offers many options in this area. This will allow you to&lt;br /&gt;see what is available and how much it costs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Of course, you don’t want to get hung up on one coverage detail.&lt;br /&gt;Remember, it is important to consider anything and everything&lt;br /&gt;that has to do with a policy; especially if you are ready to&lt;br /&gt;make a buying decision. Skipping over one detail may be a huge&lt;br /&gt;mistake.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The details you face as a car insurance consumer will determine&lt;br /&gt;what you end up with and how much you pay. Remember that every&lt;br /&gt;detail, big and small, is important to your future. Once you&lt;br /&gt;realize that this is the case you should be able to begin your&lt;br /&gt;search for car insurance. Are you ready to buy a policy? Once&lt;br /&gt;you know all about car insurance coverage details your answer&lt;br /&gt;should be a resounding yes.&lt;/p&gt;</description><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>