tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:35:30 +0000Privacy Policyhttp://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)Blogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-8209768018715138592Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:34:00 +00002012-02-13T10:34:59.438-08:00 A federal appeals court has ruled  the damages from a van fire that burned down a house under construction should not be covered by a Virginia auto insurance policy covering the van because the van was not being used “as a vehicle” when the fire erupted. According to court documents, the case originally began in 2008, when John Robins was http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/court-car-insurance-doesnt-cover-van_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-4295714563081640672Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:34:00 +00002012-02-13T10:34:00.363-08:00Oklahoma police could get new tools to combat the state’s uninsured motorist problem if state lawmakers approve two new bills. One of the bills would broaden the situations in which police could tow a resident’s car for being uninsured, while the second would make it so that police could stop motorists if a state database indicates that they’re driving an uninsured auto. The Sooner state http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/oklahoma-bills-aim-to-crack-down-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-7821087049743731498Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:33:00 +00002012-02-13T10:33:12.246-08:00The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled on Monday that some additional language included in a form that Unitrin policyholders sign to reject underinsured motorist coverage actually invalidated the rejection form, meaning that many of Unitrin’s Pennsylvania automobile insurance policyholders could be entitled to compensation under a type of coverage they chose to reject. All Pennsylvania car http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/court-penn-insurers-fine-print-negated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-4248855896153598503Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +00002012-02-13T10:32:24.994-08:00 Washington State lawmakers have until February 14 to pass a pair of bills that would pave the way for vehicle-sharing programs in the state and make insurance regulations more hospitable to insurers who want to offer usage-based options to Washingtonians, according to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Insurance-Friendly Car Sharing http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/washington-auto-insurance-bills.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-6659766063884188294Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:31:00 +00002012-02-13T10:31:41.875-08:00Progressive Insurance recently announced that it’s making it easier for consumers to get quotes and buy car insurance online through their mobile phones. The direct-to-consumer car insurer will make available to 15 states in February and more throughout 2012 a new function on its mobile app that allows users to get quotes just by taking pictures of pertinent documents and supplying a little http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/progressive-using-image-capture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-2496244896154914923Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:31:00 +00002012-02-13T10:31:08.479-08:00Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives have submitted a pair of bills this session that would bar insurance companies from taking into account a consumer’s education level, homeowner status and credit history when determining how much to charge for a policy. House Bill 7411 would enact the credit-history ban, while House Bill 7193 would take care of education level and http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/rhode-island-lawmakers-seek-to-limit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-1865864632354328273Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +00002012-02-13T10:29:35.819-08:00 Recent reports showing that regulators in California, Michigan, Georgia, Montana, Ohio and North Carolina together recovered nearly $150 million last year on behalf of consumers who had been wronged by coverage providers highlights the valuable insight shoppers can get by researching auto insurance reviews and complaint data online. A large http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/recent-recovery-reports-highlight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-3577663547733575949Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:45:00 +00002012-02-08T21:45:25.615-08:00Car insurance companies managed to keep customers satisfied with the claims process during the last three months of 2011 despite a surge in the number of claims being filed, according to J.D. Power and Associates. The announcement from the marketing information services company is based on auto insurance reviews from more than 3,500 people who had filed a physical damage claim within the http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/survey-car-insurers-body-shops-handled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-1739800139308143956Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:44:00 +00002012-02-08T21:44:46.123-08:00A new report released this week by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that premiums have become an undue economic burden on low- and moderate-income (LMI) Americans and that state regulators should do all they can to reduce costs for this group. “What is undeniable is that high auto insurance costs for LMI households either impose a substantial financial burden or greatly limit http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/car-insurance-community-rejects_08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-4825886490509508261Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:43:00 +00002012-02-08T21:43:43.421-08:00Car thefts in Michigan declined by more than 9 percent between 2009 and 2010, according to data recently released by the Michigan Auto Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA). The total number of cars stolen in the state dropped from about 29,650 to 26,875 during that period. While the 9 percent year-to-year drop is impressive, the data also show that thefts actually dropped a whopping 50 http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/number-of-michigan-auto-thefts-down-50.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-5433261347780941884Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:42:00 +00002012-02-08T21:42:50.253-08:00 A federal appeals court has ruled  the damages from a van fire that burned down a house under construction should not be covered by a Virginia auto insurance policy covering the van because the van was not being used “as a vehicle” when the fire erupted. According to court documents, the case originally began in 2008, when John Robins was http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/court-car-insurance-doesnt-cover-van.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-5337659259440663051Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:41:00 +00002012-02-08T21:41:40.951-08:00Mercury Insurance’s profits surged in the fourth quarter of 2011 after losing $3.78 million in the previous quarter, according to financial statements released by the company. The company’s fourth-quarter profits came in at about $79.5 million. Yearly profits rose for Mercury between 2010 and 2011. Profits for 2010 came in at $152.2 million, while last year saw the company making $191.2 http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/mercury-insurance-back-in-black-for_08.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-4247141425423043648Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:26:00 +00002012-02-07T21:26:34.829-08:00 Auto insurance agents need to drop the Yellow Pages and go online to keep pace with the growing number of consumers checking out quotes or purchasing their policies over the Internet, a new report based on a recent roundtable discussion involving West Coast industry professionals states. According to the report, released this week by the WIAA http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/insurance-roundtable-agents-need-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-1175461647855184326Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:25:00 +00002012-02-07T21:25:33.614-08:00 Auto insurers are increasingly offering programs that use electronic devices installed in policyholder vehicles to track driver behavior and mileage—a growing trend that coverage providers cannot afford to miss out on, according to a new report. At least half the top 20 property and casualty insurers in both the United States and United Kingdomhttp://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/report-insurers-could-get-hurt-by-late.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-2138767031410169943Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:23:00 +00002012-02-07T21:23:35.885-08:00Officials with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) announced this week they intend to push for the overhaul of no-fault auto insurance systems in several states this year and to fight in others against proposed increases in labor rates for auto body repair. The association, which includes more than 1,000 member companies nationwide, released a list of issues this http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/pci-plans-to-support-no-fault-reform_07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-6306163723706220289Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +00002012-02-07T21:22:12.573-08:00 Seventy-five percent of U.S. property and casualty insurers expect the industry to see increased profits in 2012, despite nearly one-third predicting that premium growth will remain flat and less than 20 percent foreseeing a rise in interest rates, according to a new survey from the Insurance Information Institute (III) of about 100 insurance http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/iii-insurance-industry-members-foresee_07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-8251756827534536287Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:19:00 +00002012-02-07T21:19:20.007-08:00Mercury Insurance’s profits surged in the fourth quarter of 2011 after losing $3.78 million in the previous quarter, according to financial statements released by the company. The company’s fourth-quarter profits came in at about $79.5 million. Yearly profits rose for Mercury between 2010 and 2011. Profits for 2010 came in at $152.2 million, while last year saw the company making $191.2 http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/mercury-insurance-back-in-black-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-3142373697725695940Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:18:00 +00002012-02-07T21:18:28.466-08:00A new report released this week by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that premiums have become an undue economic burden on low- and moderate-income (LMI) Americans and that state regulators should do all they can to reduce costs for this group. “What is undeniable is that high auto insurance costs for LMI households either impose a substantial financial burden or greatly limit http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/car-insurance-community-rejects.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-3993586020951808804Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:17:00 +00002012-02-07T21:17:03.159-08:00 Car insurance provider Progressive is widely publicizing the fact that it plans to hire more than 1,100 people in five states over the coming months. The direct-to-consumer coverage provider says it’s looking for candidates that have experience with customer service. New hires will be helping customers from the company’s offices in the http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/progressive-insurance-announces-1100_07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-6048645036396037081Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:16:00 +00002012-02-07T21:16:14.259-08:00Car insurance provider Allstate saw profits jump 340 percent between the third and fourth quarters of 2011, a development that’s being largely attributed to the absence of the types of natural disasters in the fourth quarter that wreaked havoc in the third. The amount of catastrophic losses suffered by the company plummeted 94 percent between the third and fourth quarters, dropping from $http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/allstate-insurance-gets-fourth-quarter_07.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-457642445294510073Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:13:00 +00002012-02-04T10:13:08.601-08:00Progressive announced Monday it has been issued a fourth patent for its usage-based car insurance program, Snapshot, which electronically tracks driving behavior and offers policyholders an opportunity to earn discounts by showing safe habits and low mileage. The insurer said in a news release that the latest patent “relates, in part, to producing a driver safety score based on monitored http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/progressive-insurance-gets-fourth-pay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-4329576279490102842Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:11:00 +00002012-02-04T10:11:28.779-08:00 Seventy-five percent of U.S. property and casualty insurers expect the industry to see increased profits in 2012, despite nearly one-third predicting that premium growth will remain flat and less than 20 percent foreseeing a rise in interest rates, according to a new survey from the Insurance Information Institute (III) of about 100 insurance http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/iii-insurance-industry-members-foresee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-1880395729480020588Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:08:00 +00002012-02-04T10:08:07.041-08:00Officials with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) announced this week they intend to push for the overhaul of no-fault auto insurance systems in several states this year and to fight in others against proposed increases in labor rates for auto body repair. The association, which includes more than 1,000 member companies nationwide, released a list of issues this http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/pci-plans-to-support-no-fault-reform.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-894514959301971050Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:06:00 +00002012-02-04T10:06:31.099-08:00 Progressive Insurance announced Thursday that December 2011 profits were down nearly one-third from the year before, dropping from $112.8 million in December 2010 to $76.3 million a month ago. The results for the fourth quarter of 2011 are a little bit rosier. The year-over-year change in profits for that period was a decline of 14 percent, http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/progressive-insurances-december-profits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1581286737647530486.post-4876552783782790135Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:04:00 +00002012-02-04T10:04:38.521-08:00 Car insurance provider Progressive is widely publicizing the fact that it plans to hire more than 1,100 people in five states over the coming months. The direct-to-consumer coverage provider says it’s looking for candidates that have experience with customer service. New hires will be helping customers from the company’s offices in the http://dabestautoinsurance.blogspot.com/2012/02/progressive-insurance-announces-1100.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Nucstorm)0